Reid Shelton
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Reid Shelton was a Broadway
and television actor.
He appeared in over 31 TV shows from 1974 to 1990; and 9 Broadway
shows from 1952 to 1983.
Starting with Wish You Were Here
in 1952, he performed several roles in My Fair Lady
for 6 years from 1956 to 1962. His Broadway work culminated in the role of Oliver Warbucks in Annie
, which he played for 6 years from 1977 to 1983. Shelton had a lead role in the Home Box Office
comedy series 1st & 10, as well as a cameo role in Cheers
as a small-time con man. His most famous TV role was Mr. Allen who ran the museum Blanche Devereux worked at in The Golden Girls
.
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
and television actor.
He appeared in over 31 TV shows from 1974 to 1990; and 9 Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
shows from 1952 to 1983.
Starting with Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here (musical)
Wish You Were Here is a musical with a book by Arthur Kober and Joshua Logan and music and lyrics by Harold Rome. The musical was adapted from Kober's 1937 play, Having Wonderful Time, and revolves around a summer camp for adults.-Synopsis:...
in 1952, he performed several roles in My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
for 6 years from 1956 to 1962. His Broadway work culminated in the role of Oliver Warbucks in Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
, which he played for 6 years from 1977 to 1983. Shelton had a lead role in the Home Box Office
Home Box Office
HBO, short for Home Box Office, is an American premium cable television network, owned by Time Warner. , HBO's programming reaches 28.2 million subscribers in the United States, making it the second largest premium network in America . In addition to its U.S...
comedy series 1st & 10, as well as a cameo role in Cheers
Cheers
Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...
as a small-time con man. His most famous TV role was Mr. Allen who ran the museum Blanche Devereux worked at in The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris, which originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida...
.