Charles Carlton Maxwell (December 28, 1913 – August 7, 1993) was an American

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and producer who worked primarily in television.

Biography

Maxwell frequently appeared as a guest star in

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, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Lawman'', '' Rawhide'', and ''

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''. In 1959, he was cast as

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in the episode "One Bullet from Broken Bow" of the

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western series, ''

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'', starring

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in the title role. He appeared again later that year as crooked hotel owner “Ron Davis” in the episode “Lady Luck”. He also appeared on NBC's ''

'' ten times as entirely different characters. In the 1960s Maxwell began appearing in a variety of guest roles. For example, he appeared in ''

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'' (first season, episode 23) as Jakobar in "An Old Friend of the Family". He was a regular on the short-lived series ''

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'' and appeared as Corp. Giles on the World War II drama ''

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'' in the episode "Ask Me No Questions" in 1966. He also appeared as

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in the ''

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'' episode “

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” in 1968. He had his longest running role as the unseen, uncredited radio announcer on numerous episodes of

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Filmography

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* American male television actors People from Long Island Male actors from New York (state) 1913 births 1993 deaths 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1910s-stub