Victor Rodman was an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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 best known for his work on two Jack Webb

Jack Webb

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 NBC

NBC

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 television programs, Dragnet

Dragnet (series)

Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners...

and Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark (1956 TV series)

Noah's Ark is a 24-episode half-hour drama television series which aired on NBC in the 1956-1957 season. It stars Paul Burke in the title role of the young veterinarian Dr. Noah McCann, partner with the older Dr. Sam Rinehart, played by Victor Rodman , who in the series uses a wheelchair...

. In the latter 1956-1957 series, he played an older veterinarian

Veterinarian

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, Dr. Sam Rinehart, who uses a wheelchair. Paul Burke

Paul Burke (actor)

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 portrayed the younger colleague and title character, Dr. Noah McCann. May Wynn

May Wynn

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 starred as the young clinic receptionist, Liz Clark.

Rodman was born Victor Rottman, in Augusta, Arkansas. Named after his farmer father who was a Hungarian immigrant, he began acting in silent film shorts as early as 1914 and continued in that genre until 1925. During the 1930's and 1940's, he acted in radio dramas such as "Speed Gibson" and "This Is Your FBI". He performed as Dr. Kingsley in "Speed Gibson" and assumed various parts in the FBI series.

After a 30-year absence from the screen, Rodman appeared from 1953-1957 on eight episodes of Dragnet. In 1955, he guest starred in the syndicated

Television syndication

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 series, I Led Three Lives

I Led Three Lives

I Led Three Lives is an American drama series which was syndicated by Ziv Television Programs from October 1, 1953 to January 1, 1956. The series stars Richard Carlson...

, based on the exploits of communist infiltrator Herbert Philbrick

Herbert Philbrick

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. He played Comrade Arthur in the episode "Commie Dies." Thereafter, he joined the cast of the 24-episode Noah's Ark, which ran for twenty-four episodes.

In 1958, Rodman guest starred in the role of Rufe Teller in the episode "Drop to Drink" of CBS

CBS

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's Wanted Dead or Alive, a western

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 starring future screen star Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

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. In 1959, he appeared in the episode "Devil's Acre" of the syndicated western, Man Without a Gun

Man Without a Gun

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In 1959, Rodman also played a nightwatchman on an episode of CBS' Perry Mason

Perry Mason (TV series)

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starring Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

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. In 1960, Rodman guest starred as a judge on the episode "A Tender Touch" of the Craig Stevens

Craig Stevens (actor)

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 detective series, Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

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. Just prior to his death, Rodman's last role was uncredited as a prison inmate in the film Brainstorm

Brainstorm (1965 film)

Brainstorm, released in 1965, is a late film noir. The film stars Jeffrey Hunter and Anne Francis and was produced and directed by William Conrad, who became better known as an actor in such television series as Cannon and Jake and the Fat Man.-Plot:On a lonely highway, Jim Grayam spots a car...

, directed by William Conrad

William Conrad

William Conrad was an American actor, producer and director whose career spanned five decades in radio, film and television....

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Rodman died at the age of seventy-two in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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, California

California

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