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Hugh Beaumont (actor)
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Eugene Hugh Beaumont was an American
actor
and television director
. He was also licensed to preach by the Methodist church. Beaumont is best known for his portrayal of Ward Cleaver
, the husband of June Cleaver
(Barbara Billingsley
) and the father of Wally
(Tony Dow
) and Beaver
(Jerry Mathers
) on the television series, Leave It to Beaver
(1957–1963).
. Richard Stanwix, a relative, said Beaumont was actually born to the east, closer to nearby Eudora
, Kansas
. Beaumont gave his birthplace as Lawrence, Kansas when he appeared on the "Do You Want To Be An Actor" radio program in 1937. Family friend Mrs. G. W. Cooper of Vinland confirmed the Beaumont family lived in the 800 block of Kentucky Street, near downtown Lawrence, when Hugh was born. His parents were Ethel Adaline Whitney and Edward H. Beaumont, a traveling salesman whose profession kept the family on the move. After graduating from Baylor School
, in Chattanooga, Tennessee
, he attended the University of Chattanooga, where he played football
. He later studied at the University of Southern California
and graduated with a Master of Theology
degree in 1946. He married Kathryn Adams Doty
in 1942, and the pair had three children. They divorced in 1974.
, who would star in The Life of Riley
in the 1946 film The Blue Dahlia
which starred Alan Ladd
) before taking his best-known role as the archetypal philosophy-dispensing suburban father, Ward Cleaver
, on the popular sitcom television series Leave It to Beaver. In 1946-1947, Beaumont starred in five films as private detective Michael Shayne
, taking over the role from Lloyd Nolan
.
Local legend in Chattanooga says that the fictional town of Mayfield where the Cleavers lived actually came from Mayfield Dairy, for which Beaumont had worked for while attending school in Chattanooga.
A precursor to his role as the kindly father figure came in Adventures of Superman
. In a 1953 episode called The Big Squeeze, he played an ex-convict with a wife and son whose trust he must win back after an apparent return to his criminal past.
From 1950-1953 Beaumont was the narrator of the Reed Hadley
series, Racket Squad
, based on the cases of a fictional detective, Captain John Braddock, in San Francisco
. In Hadley's second series, The Public Defender
, which aired on CBS from 1954–1955, Beaumont appeared three times in the role of Ed McGrath.
Before he and Barbara Billingsley
were cast as the concerned parents in Leave It to Beaver, each had appeared separately in the early 1950s on Rod Cameron
's syndicated
detective
series City Detective
. He also appeared in one of the early episodes of the CBS western
series, My Friend Flicka
. He also guest starred in an episode of Frank Lovejoy
's detective series, Meet McGraw
.
Beaumont not only acted in Leave It to Beaver, he also wrote and directed several episodes, including the final, retrospective episode, "Family Scrapbook
." His portrayal as head of the Cleaver household ranked #28 in TV Guide
s list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" in the June 20, 2004, issue.
Beaumont did not like the role of the patient Ward Cleaver much at all, which he believed had unfairly typecast him and overshadowed his many other roles in film and on television.
After Leave It to Beaver ended production and went into syndication
in the fall of 1963, Beaumont appeared in many community theater productions and did a few guest roles on such television series as Mannix
, The Virginian
, Wagon Train
and Petticoat Junction
.
. He walked up to a golfer and asked if he could join him in a twosome because the course was busier than expected. The golfer could not help noticing that other people were gawking and pointing at Mr. Beaumont. Unable to contain his curiosity any further, he asked Beaumont why everyone was making such a fuss about him. He replied, "Why, I'm Hugh Beaumont and I'm in television!"
Beaumont retired from show business in the late 1960s, launching a second career as a Christmas-tree farmer in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
. His wife at the time, Kathryn Adams Doty, was born in New Ulm, Minnesota
. He was forced to retire in 1972 after suffering a stroke
from which he never fully recovered. On May 14, 1982, Beaumont died of a heart attack while visiting his son, a psychology professor, in Munich
, Germany
. His ashes were scattered on the then family-owned island on Lake Wabana, Minnesota, near Grand Rapids.
band combined this actor's name with the name of Jimi Hendrix
's famous band to form The Hugh Beaumont Experience
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
. He was also licensed to preach by the Methodist church. Beaumont is best known for his portrayal of Ward Cleaver
Ward Cleaver
Ward Cleaver is a fictional character in the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. Ward and his wife, June, are often invoked as archetypal suburban parents of the babyboomer 1950s. The couple are the parents of Wally, a thirteen-year-old in the eighth grade, and seven-year-old ...
, the husband of June Cleaver
June Cleaver
June Evelyn Bronson Cleaver is a principal character in the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. June and her husband, Ward, are often invoked as the archetypal suburban parents of the 1950s. The couple are the parents of two sons, Wally and "Beaver"...
(Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley was an American film, television, voice and stage actress. She gained prominence in the 1950s movie The Careless Years, acting opposite Natalie Trundy, followed by her best–known role, that of June Cleaver on the television series Leave It to Beaver and its sequel Still...
) and the father of Wally
Wally Cleaver
Wallace "Wally" Cleaver is a fictional character in the iconic American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. Wally is the thirteen-year-old son of archetypal 50s suburban parents, Ward and June Cleaver and the older brother of the seven-year-old title character, Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver...
(Tony Dow
Tony Dow
Tony Lee Dow is an American film producer, director, sculptor, and a television child actor of the 1950s and 1960s.Dow is best known for his role in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, which ran in primetime from 1957 to 1963...
) and Beaver
Theodore Cleaver
Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver is the fictional title character in the American television series Leave It to Beaver. Seven-year-old Beaver is son to June and Ward Cleaver and sibling to thirteen-year-old Wally Cleaver .Beaver prefers "messin' around" with his pals and reading comic books to...
(Jerry Mathers
Jerry Mathers
Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers is an American television, film, and stage actor. Mathers is best known for his role in the television sitcom series Leave It to Beaver , in which he played Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver, the younger son of archetypal suburban couple June and Ward Cleaver , and the brother...
) on the television series, Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood...
(1957–1963).
Early years
There is conflicting evidence about his birthplace. His obituary reported he was born in Lawrence, KansasLawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
. Richard Stanwix, a relative, said Beaumont was actually born to the east, closer to nearby Eudora
Eudora, Kansas
Eudora is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Lawrence, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located along the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,136.- History :...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. Beaumont gave his birthplace as Lawrence, Kansas when he appeared on the "Do You Want To Be An Actor" radio program in 1937. Family friend Mrs. G. W. Cooper of Vinland confirmed the Beaumont family lived in the 800 block of Kentucky Street, near downtown Lawrence, when Hugh was born. His parents were Ethel Adaline Whitney and Edward H. Beaumont, a traveling salesman whose profession kept the family on the move. After graduating from Baylor School
Baylor School
Baylor School is a private, coeducational prep school on the outskirts of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school was founded in 1893 and since 1915 has been located on the same hillside site by the Tennessee River. The school went through several incarnations: moving from an all-male military academy...
, in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
, he attended the University of Chattanooga, where he played football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. He later studied at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and graduated with a Master of Theology
Master of Divinity
In the academic study of theology, the Master of Divinity is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America...
degree in 1946. He married Kathryn Adams Doty
Kathryn Adams Doty
Kathryn Adams Doty is a retired American actress.She was born as Kathryn Elizabeth Hohn in New Ulm, Minnesota. In 1939, she competed in the national finals of the Jesse L. Lasky radio contest, "Gateway to Hollywood", then remained in California begin a film career under the name of Kathryn Adams....
in 1942, and the pair had three children. They divorced in 1974.
Career
Beaumont began his career in show business in 1931 by performing in theaters, nightclubs and on the radio. He began acting in motion pictures in 1940, appearing in over three dozen films (many roles not credited; he was credited along with another future TV dad-William BendixWilliam Bendix
William Bendix was an American film, radio, and television actor, best remembered in movies for the title role in the movie The Babe Ruth Story and for portraying clumsily earnest aircraft plant worker Chester A. Riley in radio and television's The Life of Riley...
, who would star in The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, is a popular American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a long-run 1950s television series , and a 1958 Dell comic book...
in the 1946 film The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir, directed by George Marshall and written by Raymond Chandler. The film marks the third pairing of stars Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.-Plot:...
which starred Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
-Early life:Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was the only child of Ina Raleigh Ladd and Alan Ladd, Sr. He was of English ancestry. His father died when he was four, and his mother relocated to Oklahoma City where she married Jim Beavers, a housepainter...
) before taking his best-known role as the archetypal philosophy-dispensing suburban father, Ward Cleaver
Ward Cleaver
Ward Cleaver is a fictional character in the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. Ward and his wife, June, are often invoked as archetypal suburban parents of the babyboomer 1950s. The couple are the parents of Wally, a thirteen-year-old in the eighth grade, and seven-year-old ...
, on the popular sitcom television series Leave It to Beaver. In 1946-1947, Beaumont starred in five films as private detective Michael Shayne
Michael Shayne
Michael Shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer Brett Halliday. It was the title of a series of 12 films starring Lloyd Nolan, a radio series under a variety of names, between 1944 and 1953, and later in 1960-1961, a 32 episode NBC television series...
, taking over the role from Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Benedict Nolan was an American film and television actor.-Biography:Nolan was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Margaret and James Nolan, who was a shoe manufacturer...
.
Local legend in Chattanooga says that the fictional town of Mayfield where the Cleavers lived actually came from Mayfield Dairy, for which Beaumont had worked for while attending school in Chattanooga.
A precursor to his role as the kindly father figure came in Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California...
. In a 1953 episode called The Big Squeeze, he played an ex-convict with a wife and son whose trust he must win back after an apparent return to his criminal past.
From 1950-1953 Beaumont was the narrator of the Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley was an American movie, television and radio actor.Reed Hadley was born Reed Herring in Petrolia in Clay County near Wichita Falls, Texas, to Bert Herring, an oil well driller, and his wife Minnie. Hadley had one sister, Bess Brenner. He was reared in Buffalo, New York...
series, Racket Squad
Racket Squad
Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock, a fictional detective working for the San Francisco, California Police Department....
, based on the cases of a fictional detective, Captain John Braddock, in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. In Hadley's second series, The Public Defender
The Public Defender (TV series)
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.-Premise:...
, which aired on CBS from 1954–1955, Beaumont appeared three times in the role of Ed McGrath.
Before he and Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley was an American film, television, voice and stage actress. She gained prominence in the 1950s movie The Careless Years, acting opposite Natalie Trundy, followed by her best–known role, that of June Cleaver on the television series Leave It to Beaver and its sequel Still...
were cast as the concerned parents in Leave It to Beaver, each had appeared separately in the early 1950s on Rod Cameron
Rod Cameron
Rod Cameron was a Canadian-born movie actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. He appeared in horror, war, action and science fiction movies, but is best remembered for his many Westerns....
's syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
series City Detective
City Detective (TV series)
City Detective is a half-hour syndicated crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant. The first of three consecutive Rod Cameron series, City Detective aired between January 1, 1953 and May 10, 1955...
. He also appeared in one of the early episodes of the CBS western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
series, My Friend Flicka
My Friend Flicka (TV series)
My Friend Flicka is a 39-episode western television series set at the fictitious Goose Bar Ranch in Wyoming at the turn of the 20th century. The program was filmed in color but initially aired in black and white on CBS at 7:30 p.m. Fridays from February 10, 1956, to February 1, 1957. It was a...
. He also guest starred in an episode of Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He was born Frank Lovejoy Jr. in Bronx, New York, but grew up in New Jersey. His father, Frank Lovejoy Sr., was a furniture salesman from Maine...
's detective series, Meet McGraw
Meet McGraw
Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the hard-hitting detective McGraw, a man specifically given no first name in the program. Forty-one half-hour episodes aired on NBC during the 1957-1958 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The series was...
.
Beaumont not only acted in Leave It to Beaver, he also wrote and directed several episodes, including the final, retrospective episode, "Family Scrapbook
Family Scrapbook (Leave It to Beaver episode)
"Family Scrapbook" is the final episode of the iconic American television series Leave It to Beaver. It first aired on ABC on June 20, 1963. It was the 39th episode in the show's sixth and final season, and the 234th episode in the complete series....
." His portrayal as head of the Cleaver household ranked #28 in TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
s list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" in the June 20, 2004, issue.
Beaumont did not like the role of the patient Ward Cleaver much at all, which he believed had unfairly typecast him and overshadowed his many other roles in film and on television.
After Leave It to Beaver ended production and went into syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
in the fall of 1963, Beaumont appeared in many community theater productions and did a few guest roles on such television series as Mannix
Mannix
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors...
, The Virginian
The Virginian (TV series)
The Virginian is an American Western television series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series...
, Wagon Train
Wagon Train
Wagon Train is an American Western series that ran on NBC from 1957–62 and then on ABC from 1962–65...
and Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction is an American situation comedy produced by Filmways which originally aired on CBS from 1963 to 1970. The series is one of three interrelated shows about rural characters created by Paul Henning; the others are The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres.The setting for the series...
.
Retirement and death
Beaumont was extremely unassuming. On one occasion in the early 1960s, he went alone to play golf at a course in the San Fernando ValleySan Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
. He walked up to a golfer and asked if he could join him in a twosome because the course was busier than expected. The golfer could not help noticing that other people were gawking and pointing at Mr. Beaumont. Unable to contain his curiosity any further, he asked Beaumont why everyone was making such a fuss about him. He replied, "Why, I'm Hugh Beaumont and I'm in television!"
Beaumont retired from show business in the late 1960s, launching a second career as a Christmas-tree farmer in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,764 people, 3,446 households, and 1,943 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.8 people per square mile . There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 493.3 per square mile...
. His wife at the time, Kathryn Adams Doty, was born in New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....
. He was forced to retire in 1972 after suffering a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
from which he never fully recovered. On May 14, 1982, Beaumont died of a heart attack while visiting his son, a psychology professor, in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. His ashes were scattered on the then family-owned island on Lake Wabana, Minnesota, near Grand Rapids.
Motion pictures
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Phantom Raiders | Seaman (scenes deleted) | |
| The Secret Seven | Southern Racketeer (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | South of Panama | Paul Martin | |
| The Cowboy and the Blonde | Sound Man (uncredited) | ||
| Private Nurse | McDonald (uncredited) | ||
| Unfinished Business | Groom (uncredited) | ||
| Week-End in Havana Week-End in Havana Week-End in Havana is a 1941 Fox musical film directed by Walter Lang. The movie stars Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda. It was the second of three pictures the two stars made together and the second Faye film to have a Latin-American theme, typical for Fox musicals of the early 1940s... |
Officer (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Wake Island | Captain (uncredited) | |
| Right to the Heart | Willie Donovan | ||
| Young America | G-Man | ||
| Canal Zone | Radio Operator (uncredited) | ||
| To the Shores of Tripoli To the Shores of Tripoli To the Shores of Tripoli is a Technicolor 1942 film starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly and Minor Watson. The film was directed by H... |
Orderly (uncredited) | ||
| The Wife Takes a Flyer The Wife Takes a Flyer The Wife Takes a Flyer is a 1942 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace, and starring by Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay was written by Jay Dratler, Gina Kaus and Harry Segall. The music score is by Werner R. Heymann.-External links:* at Allmovie... |
Officer (uncredited) | ||
| Unseen Enemy | Narrator | ||
| Flight Lieutenant Flight Lieutenant Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. It ranks above flying officer and immediately below squadron leader. The name of the rank is the complete phrase; it is never shortened to "lieutenant"... |
John McGinnis (uncredited) | ||
| 1943 | Northwest Rangers | the Mountie who finds Fowler's body (uncredited) | |
| Flight for Freedom Flight for Freedom Flight for Freedom is a 1943 drama film directed by Lothar Mendes. Film historians and Earhart scholars consider Flight for Freedom an "a clef" version of the Amelia Earhart life story concentrating on the sensational aspects of her disappearance during her 1937 world flight.The film's ending... |
Flight Instructor (uncredited) | ||
| He Hired the Boss | Jordan | ||
| Bombardier Bombardier (film) Bombardier is a 1943 film war drama about the training program for bombardiers of the United States Army Air Forces. The film stars Pat O'Brien and Randolph Scott. Bombardier was nominated for an Academy Award in 1944 for the special effects used in the film... |
Soldier (uncredited) | ||
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Adjutant (uncredited) | ||
| Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event | George Sharpe | ||
| Du Barry Was a Lady DuBarry Was a Lady (film) DuBarry Was a Lady is a 1943 Technicolor film, starring Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, and Gene Kelly, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based on the 1939 stage musical of the same name.... |
Footman (uncredited) | ||
| Salute to the Marines Salute to the Marines Salute to the Marines is a 1943 World War II war film starring Wallace Beery. The movie, set in the Philippines and shot in Technicolor , was directed by S... |
Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| The Fallen Sparrow The Fallen Sparrow The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 spy film starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, and Walter Slezak. It was based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. An American returns home to find out who murdered his friend.-Plot:... |
Otto Skaas | ||
| The Seventh Victim The Seventh Victim The Seventh Victim is a 1943 horror and film noir starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter , and Hugh Beaumont, directed by Mark Robson, and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures... |
Gregory Ward | ||
| There's Something About a Soldier | Lt. Martin | ||
| 1944 | The Racket Man | "Irish" Duffy | |
| The Story of Dr. Wassell The Story of Dr. Wassell The Story of Dr. Wassell is a Technicolor World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, and Dennis O'Keefe. It is based on the wartime activities of US Navy Doctor Corydon M... |
aide to Admiral Hart in Surabaya | ||
| Mr. Winkle Goes to War Mr. Winkle Goes to War Mr. Winkle Goes to War is a 1944 war comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson and Ruth Warrick, based on a novel by Theodore Pratt.-Plot:On June 1, 1942, after fourteen years, mild-mannered 44-year-old Wilbert G. Winkle quits his boring bank job to follow his dream, to open a repair shop... |
Ranger Officer (uncredited) | ||
| The Seventh Cross The Seventh Cross (1944 film) The Seventh Cross is a 1944 film starring Spencer Tracy, Hume Cronyn, Ray Collins and Jessica Tandy. Cronyn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor... |
Truck Driver (uncredited) | ||
| I Love a Soldier | John (uncredited) | ||
| Strange Affair | Detective Carey (uncredited) | ||
| They Live in Fear | Instructor (uncredited) | ||
| Practically Yours Practically Yours Practically Yours is a 1944 comedic film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Norman Krasna, and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray.-Plot:... |
Cutter (uncredited) | ||
| 1945 | I'm a Civilian Here Myself | Interviewer | |
| Objective, Burma! Objective, Burma! Objective, Burma! is an Oscar-nominated 1945 war film which was loosely based on the six month raid by Merrill's Marauders in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War... |
Capt. Hennessey (uncredited) | ||
| Counter-Attack Counter-Attack Counter-Attack is a 1945 war film starring Paul Muni and Marguerite Chapman as two Russians trapped in a collapsed building with seven enemy German soldiers during World War II... |
Russian Lieutenant (uncredited) | ||
| Blood on the Sun Blood on the Sun Blood on the Sun is a film starring James Cagney and Sylvia Sidney. The film is based on the history behind the Tanaka Memorial document.... |
Johnny Clarke (credited) | ||
| The Lady Confesses The Lady Confesses - Plot summary :While on the verge of being divorced, Norma Craig disappears. Seven years later, when her husband , Larry Craig, plans to marry a girl Vicki McGuire, Norma returns and tells Vicki that she nor anybody else can marry Larry... |
Larry Craig | ||
| Blonde from Brooklyn | Discharging Lieutenant (uncredited) | ||
| You Came Along You Came Along You Came Along is a 1945 romance film set in World War II with a screenplay by Ayn Rand. It starred Robert Cummings and, in her film debut, Lizabeth Scott. Robert Cummings' character has the same name of his character on his 1950's television show Love That Bob.-Cast:*Robert Cummings as Major Bob... |
Chaplain (uncredited) | ||
| Apology for Murder | Kenny Blake | ||
| 1946 | Murder is My Business | Michael Shayne | |
| The Blue Dahlia The Blue Dahlia The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir, directed by George Marshall and written by Raymond Chandler. The film marks the third pairing of stars Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.-Plot:... |
George Copeland | ||
| Johnny Comes Flying Home | Engineer (uncredited) | ||
| Larceny in Her Heart | Michael Shayne | ||
| Blonde for a Day | Michael Shayne | ||
| 1947 | The Guilt of Janet Ames The Guilt of Janet Ames The Guilt of Janet Ames is a 1947 drama film. A widow sets out to find the five men whose lives were saved by the sacrifice of her husband in World War II and judge whether they are worthy.-Plot:... |
Frank Merino (uncredited) | |
| Three on a Ticket | Michael Shayne | ||
| Too Many Winners | Michael Shayne | ||
| Railroaded! Railroaded! Railroaded! is a 1947 black-and-white film noir directed by Anthony Mann.-Plot:The innocent owner of a car used in a back-room bookie operation robbery is "railroaded" for the killing of a cop during the getaway... |
Mickey Ferguson | ||
| Bury Me Dead Bury Me Dead Bury Me Dead is an American film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The drama features Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, and Hugh Beaumontd.-Plot:... |
Michael Dunn | ||
| 1948 | Reaching from Heaven | Bill Starling | |
| Money Madness Money Madness - Plot summary :Steve Clark rides on a Los Angeles-bound bus and gets off in a small town on the way. He first hides a large amount of cash he had been carrying in his suitcase. Then, he obtains a job, which leads him to a chance encounter with Julie Saunders , a local woman in her twenties. Julie... |
Steve Clark (previously known as Freddie Howard) | ||
| The Counterfeiters The Counterfeiters (film) The Counterfeiters is a 2007 Austrian-German film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. It fictionalizes Operation Bernhard, a secret plan by the Nazis during the Second World War to destabilize Great Britain by flooding its economy with forged Bank of England bank notes.The film centres on a... |
Phillip Drake | ||
| 1949 | Tokyo Joe Tokyo Joe Tokyo Joe is a 1949 film directed by Stuart Heisler from a story by Steve Fisher, adapted by Walter Doniger and starring Humphrey Bogart, Florence Marly and Sessue Hayakawa... |
Major (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Second Chance | Dr. Emory | |
| The Flying Missile The Flying Missile The Flying Missile is a 1950 black-and-white Cold War era Columbia Pictures film starring Glenn Ford and Viveca Lindfors. Made with the cooperation of the US Navy it tells a fictionalised story of the then recently revealed story of the US Navy's first mounting and firing submarine-launched cruise... |
Major Wilson (uncredited) | ||
| 1951 | Target Unknown | Colonel (uncredited) | |
| The Last Outpost | Lt. Fenton | ||
| Danger Zone | Dennis O'Brien | ||
| Roaring City | Denny O'Brien | ||
| Go for Broke! Go for Broke! (1951 film) Go for Broke! is a 1951 war film directed by Robert Pirosh, produced by Dore Schary and starred Van Johnson, several veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Henry Nakamura.... |
Chaplain (uncredited) | ||
| Pier 23 | Dennis O'Brien | ||
| Home Town Story Home Town Story Home Town Story is a 1951 American drama film directed by Arthur Pierson and starring Jeffrey Lynn, Donald Crisp, and Alan Hale, Jr.. The film features Marilyn Monroe in a small, early role... |
Bob MacFarland (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell is a 1951 comedy film, the third and final one starring Clifton Webb as Lynn Belvedere. Mr. Belvedere lies about his age and lives in a senior citizens home to determine if there was any point in growing old... |
Policeman (uncredited) | ||
| Lost Continent Lost Continent (1951 film) The Lost Continent is an American science fiction film, starring Cesar Romero and Hillary Brooke directed by Sam Newfield and produced by his brother Sigmund Neufeld. This low budget independent film was shot in eleven days. The footage on the plateau where the dinosaurs lived was printed with... |
Robert Phillips | ||
| Callaway Went Thataway Callaway Went Thataway Callaway Went Thataway is a 1951 American comedy film starring Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, and Howard Keel. It was written, directed, and produced by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama... |
Mr. Adkins, Attorney (uncredited) | ||
| Overland Telegraph | Brad Roberts | ||
| 1952 | Phone Call from a Stranger Phone Call from a Stranger Phone Call from a Stranger is a 1952 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, who was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The screenplay by Nunnally Johnson and I.A.R... |
Dr. Tim Brooks (uncredited) | |
| Bugles in the Afternoon | Lt. Cooke (uncredited) | ||
| Wild Stallion | Capt. Wilmurt | ||
| Washington Story | Chaplain (uncredited) | ||
| Night Without Sleep Night Without Sleep Night Without Sleep is a 1952 mystery film directed by Roy Ward Baker.-Plot:A composer, Richard Morton experiences blackouts and cannot account for his actions. He seems to recall a woman's screams and a conversation with his wife, Emily, but it's all a blur.Morton goes to see his friend John... |
John Harkness | ||
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler The Mississippi Gambler (1953 film) The Mississippi Gambler is a 1953 adventure film directed by Rudolph Maté. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Recording The Mississippi Gambler is a 1953 adventure film directed by Rudolph Maté. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Recording The Mississippi... |
Kennerly (uncredited) | |
| The Member of the Wedding The Member of the Wedding The Member of the Wedding is a 1946 novel by Southern writer Carson McCullers. It took McCullers five years to complete—though she interrupted the work for a few months to write the short novel The Ballad of the Sad Cafe.... |
Minister (uncredited) | ||
| 1955 | Hell's Horizon Hell's Horizon Hell's Horizon is a 1955 drama film directed by Tom Gries. It stars John Ireland and Marla English.-Cast:*John Ireland as Capt. John Merrill*Marla English as Sami*Bill Williams as Paul Jenkins*Hugh Beaumont as Sgt. Al Trask... |
Al Trask | |
| 1956 | The Mole People The Mole People -Plot:The film begins with a narration by Dr. Frank Baxter, an English professor at the University of Southern California, explaining the premise of the movie and its basis in reality... |
Dr. Jud Bellamin | |
| 1957 | Night Passage | Jeff Kurth | |
| 1965 | The Human Duplicators The Human Duplicators The Human Duplicators is an American science fiction film released in 1965 by independent company Woolner Brothers Pictures Inc.-Plot:The plot involves a giant alien named Dr. Kolos who is dispatched to Earth from a faraway galaxy on orders to create android doppelgängers by employing the... |
Austin Welles |
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