Les Carlson
Les Carlson ( Leslie Merle Carlson; February 24, 1933 – May 3, 2014) was an American-Canadian film and television character actor who acted on stage in Canada, the U.S. and England. His films include the horror films '' Deranged'', '' Black Christmas'', and ''Videodrome'', as well as the family film '' A Christmas Story''. His television credits include ''The Twilight Zone'' and ''The X-Files''. He was sometimes billed as "Les Carlson" and sometimes as "Leslie Carlson". Early life Born in the small South Dakota city of Mitchell, Carlson earned both a BFA and a MA from the University of South Dakota, which he attended in the 1950s and began his acting career performing in several stage plays in both the U.S and England. Career His performances include '' A Walk in the Woods'' in 1991 at the Gateway Theatre and '' Glengarry Glen Ross'', ''Jekyll & Hyde (musical)'', ''Hamlet'', ''Joggers'', '' All My Sons'' and '' Death and the Maiden''. He immigrated to Canada in the late ...
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Mitchell, South Dakota
Mitchell is a city in and the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 15,660 at the 2020 census making it the sixth most populous city in South Dakota. Mitchell is the principal city of the Mitchell Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Davison and Hanson counties. History The first settlement at Mitchell was made in 1879. Mitchell was incorporated in 1883. It was named for Milwaukee banker Alexander Mitchell, President of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad ( Milwaukee Road). Geography Mitchell is located at (43.713896, -98.026282), on the James River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Mitchell has been assigned the ZIP code 57301 and the FIPS place code 43100. Climate Mitchell has a humid continental climate, the Upper Midwest, with cold winters and warm sometimes humid summers. Average daytime summer temperatures range from 86& ...
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