Frank Reppy Wilcox (March 13, 1907 – March 3, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television series, as well as Broadway plays.
Background
Wilcox was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger V. Wilcox. He was born in De Soto, Missouri, but the family moved to
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison is a city and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. The city is named in honor of US Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri an ...
. Wilcox worked in Kansas City as an oil company's sales manager.
Acting career
Wilcox joined the
Pasadena Community Playhouse
The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic performing arts venue located 39 S. El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California, United States. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engage ...
. By December 1924, he headed the Frank Wilcox Company, which produced plays in venues that included the Lyceum in Baltimore. In 1927, he became a member of
The Lambs Club
The Lambs, Inc. (also known as The Lambs Club) is a social club in New York City for actors, songwriters, and others involved in the theatre. It is America's oldest theatrical organization. "The Lambs" is a registered trademark of The Lambs, Inc ...
.
Wilcox became a contract player for
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
, beginning with the 1939 short film ''The Monroe Doctrine'', in which he was chosen to portray the American statesman
Henry Clay
Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...
during the early 1820s. He played
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...
as a militia captain in another 1939 film short ''Old Hickory'', based on key events in the public career of
President Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...
.
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Wilcox served on a
destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
.
Another film role was as the circus doctor in the 1952 production '' The Greatest Show on Earth'', starring
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist.
As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten C ...
.
In 1951, already at work in the new medium of television, Wilcox was cast in two episodes of the police drama ''
Racket Squad
''Racket Squad'' is an American TV crime drama series that aired from 1951 to 1953.
The format was a narrated anthology drama, as each individual episode featured various ordinary citizens getting ensnared in a different confidence scheme. E ...
''. Between 1952 and 1955, he guest-starred four times in different roles on the television series ''
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.
He first appeared in 1933 in ...
''. In 1956, Wilcox portrayed John Gould in "God's Healing" on the religion ''
Crossroads
Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to:
* Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...
''. The same year, he was cast as Duncan Glowrie in the episode "Bonnie Lassie" of ''
The Gale Storm Show
''The Gale Storm Show'' is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 125 half-hour black-and-white episodes, initially on CBS and in its last year on ABC. Its title is also seen ...
''. From 1955 to 1958, he appeared three times on the sitcom '' The People's Choice''.
In 1957, Wilcox guest-starred in the episode "Quicksilver" of ''
Sugarfoot
''Sugarfoot'' is an American Western television series that aired for 69 episodes on ABC from 1957-1961 on Tuesday nights on a "shared" slot basis – rotating with ''Cheyenne'' (first season); ''Cheyenne'' and ''Bronco'' (second season); and ...
'', as a young frontier law student. His best known television role, the one which brought him great recognition from millions of viewers, was that of the oil executive John Brewster in the first season of ''
The Beverly Hillbillies
''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family from ...
''.
Wilcox appeared in 1957 as Joe Spaulding in "Lucy Wants to Move to the Country," one of the later episodes of the CBS sitcom ''
I Love Lucy
''I Love Lucy'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along with ...
''. He appeared as well on the sitcom ''
Private Secretary
A private secretary (PS) is a civil servant in a governmental department or ministry, responsible to a secretary of state or minister; or a public servant in a royal household, responsible to a member of the royal family.
The role exists in t ...
''.
Between 1953 and 1956, Wilcox made 16 appearances in different roles on ''
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'', sometimes called ''The Burns and Allen Show'', was a half-hour television situation comedy broadcast from 1950 to 1958 on CBS. It starred George Burns and Gracie Allen, one of the most enduring acts in ...
''. He appeared three times in two different roles from 1961 to 1962 on ''
Pete and Gladys
''Pete and Gladys'' is an American sitcom television series starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams that aired on CBS on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time for two seasons, beginning on September 19, 1960. The last episode was b ...
''. In 1965 he was a guest star in an episode of ''
The Cara Williams Show
''The Cara Williams Show'' is an American situation comedy starring Cara Williams which centers on a married couple who try to conceal their marriage from their employer. Original episodes aired from September 23, 1964, until April 21, 1965 on CBS. ...
''.
In 1959, he was cast as Colonel Dodge in the episode "Man to Man" of the syndicated western series, ''
Frontier Doctor
''Frontier Doctor'' is an American Western television series starring Rex Allen that aired in syndication from September 26, 1958, until June 20, 1959. The series was also known as ''Unarmed'' and ''Man of the West''.TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes ...
The Donna Reed Show
''The Donna Reed Show'' is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the middle-class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz co-stars as her pediatrician husband Dr. Alex Stone, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children, Mary an ...
'' and ''
The Real McCoys
''The Real McCoys'' is an American situation comedy starring Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, and Kathleen Nolan. Co-produced by Danny Thomas's Marterto Productions in association with Walter Brennan and Irving Pincus's Westgate Company, it ...
''.
Wilcox made several guest appearances as a judge on ''
Perry Mason
Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and 4 short stories, all of which involve a c ...
'' during the nine-year run of that program. In 1961, he appeared as the judge on the "Jack Benny Show", titled "Jack on Trial for Murder", which had Raymond Burr as a guest star appearing as Perry Mason in a dream sequence where Jack dreams that he is on trial for murder and Perry Mason is his defense attorney. Wilcox also appeared as a judge in the 1961 episode "The Dentist" of ''
Angel
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...
'' and as Jennings is the 1961 episode "Troubleshooter" of '' Straightaway''. Wilcox also appeared in numerous episodes of ''
The Untouchables
Untouchables or The Untouchables may refer to:
American history
* Untouchables (law enforcement), a 1930s American law enforcement unit led by Eliot Ness
* ''The Untouchables'' (book), an autobiography by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley
* ''The U ...
'' as Federal District Attorney Beecher Asbury. He appeared in a 1965 episode of ''
Kentucky Jones
''Kentucky Jones'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Dennis Weaver which centers around a widowed Southern California veterinarian and rancher raising an adopted Chinese boy. Original episodes aired from September 19, 1964, un ...
'', and in the first episode broadcast of ''
The Munsters
''The Munsters'' is an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters. The series starred Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein's monsterEpisodes referring to the fact that Herman is Frankenstein's monster include #55, "Just Anoth ...
'' he hosts a masquerade ball, he is made up as Frankenstein's monster: "Cast... Frank Wilcox... The boyfriend's father, who is dressed up like Frankenstein's monster, is insulted when Herman suggests he's attending without a costume." (who in the series is
Herman Munster
Herman Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom '' The Munsters'', originally played by Fred Gwynne. The patriarch of the Munster household, Herman is one of Frankenstein’s monsters, created in a lab in Germany in the nineteenth ...
). His last television role was as Judge Moon in a 1973 episode of ''
Kung Fu
Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...
.''
His hometown of De Soto, Missouri, hosts the Frank Wilcox Film Festival every March during the weekend closest to his birthday. An actor who performed with Wilcox, or those with "Wilcoxian" careers as character actors, serve as the guest host of the event.
Wilcox's work on Broadway began with ''Yes or No'' (1917) and ended with ''Parlor Story'' (1947).
Personal life and death
Wilcox and his wife, Joy, had three daughters. On March 3, 1974, Wilcox died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 66.
Selected filmography
* ''
Postal Inspector Postal inspector may refer to:
* The United States Postal Inspection Service
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), or the Postal Inspectors, is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. It supports and protect ...
'' (1936) – Postmaster General
* ''
The Roaring Twenties
''The Roaring Twenties'' is a 1939 American crime thriller film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, and Gladys George. The film, spanning the periods between 1919 and 1933, was written by Jerry ...
'' (1939) – Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
* ''
The Fighting 69th
''The Fighting 69th'' is a 1940 American war film starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and George Brent. The plot is based upon the actual exploits of New York City's 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I. The regiment was given that nickna ...
'' (1940) – Lt. Norman
* ''
Calling Philo Vance
''Calling Philo Vance'' is a 1940 American mystery/comedy film released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars. The film also featur ...
'' (1940) – 2nd Reporter (uncredited)
* ''
Virginia City
Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. The city is a part of the Reno– Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Virginia City developed as a boom ...
'' (1940) – Union Outpost Soldier
* ''
'Til We Meet Again
''Til We Meet Again'' is a 1940 romance film directed by Edmund Goulding and Anatole Litvak and starring Merle Oberon and George Brent as two doomed, star-crossed lovers. It is a remake of the 1932 film ''One Way Passage'' and itself was remade i ...
'' (1940) – Ass't. Purser
* ''
Tear Gas Squad
''Tear Gas Squad'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Terry O. Morse and starring Dennis Morgan, John Payne and Gloria Dickson. The film was made under the working title of ''State Cop''. It includes the song ''I'm an Officer of the Law'' ...
'' (1940) – Sergeant Crump
* '' Murder in the Air (1940) – Hotel Clerk
* ''
Gambling on the High Seas
''Gambling on the High Seas'' is a 1940 American drama film remake of '' Special Agent'' (1935), directed by George Amy and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Gilbert Roland, John Litel, Roger Pryor and Frank W ...
'' (1940) – Stone
* ''
The Sea Hawk
''The Sea Hawk'' is a 1915 novel by Rafael Sabatini. The story is set over the years 1588–1593 and concerns a retired Cornish seafaring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous half-brother. After being ...
'' (1940) – Martin Barrett (uncredited)
* '' They Drive by Night'' (1940) – Reporter #1 (uncredited)
* '' River's End'' (1940) – Constable Kentish
* ''
City for Conquest
''City for Conquest'' is a 1940 American epic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy. The picture is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Aben Kandel. The supporting cast features ...
'' (1940) – Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''
Father Is a Prince
''Father Is a Prince'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith, starring Grant Mitchell and Nana Bryant. ''Father is a Prince'' is a remake of the 1934 comedy-drama '' Big Hearted Herbert'', itself based on a play by Sophie Kerr
Sophie ...
'' (1940) – Income Tax Investigator
* ''
Lady with Red Hair
''Lady with Red Hair'' (1940) is an American historical drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains and Richard Ainley. Released by Warner Brothers it stars Hopkins as the nineteenth century actress Mrs. Le ...
'' (1940) – Defense Assistant (uncredited)
* ''
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, th ...
'' (1940) – James Longstreet
* '' Footsteps in the Dark'' (1941) – FBI Agent Harrow (uncredited)
* ''
Knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...
'' (1941) – Denning
* '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1941) – Naval Officer
* ''
Strange Alibi
''Strange Alibi'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman, written by Kenneth Gamet, Leslie T. White and Fred Niblo Jr., and starring Arthur Kennedy, Joan Perry, Jonathan Hale, John Ridgely, Florence Bates and Charles Trowbri ...
'' (1941) – Reporter (uncredited)
* ''
The Wagons Roll at Night
''The Wagons Roll at Night'' is a 1941 circus film directed by Ray Enright and starring Humphrey Bogart as traveling carnival owner Nick Coster, Sylvia Sidney as his girlfriend, and Eddie Albert as a newcomer who falls in love with Nick's siste ...
'' (1941) – Tex
* ''
Affectionately Yours
''Affectionately Yours'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, and Rita Hayworth.
Plot
Foreign correspondent Rickey Mayberry (Dennis Morgan) hurriedly flies back from Portu ...
Bad Men of Missouri
''Bad Men of Missouri'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and written by Charles Grayson. The film stars Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Wayne Morris and Arthur Kennedy. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 26, 194 ...
'' (1941) – Funeral Minister (uncredited)
* ''
Highway West
''Highway West'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and starring Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy and William Lundigan. It is a remake of the 1934 film ''Heat Lightning''.Goble p.1
The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1941) – Murph – Motorcycle Cop
* ''
The Smiling Ghost
''The Smiling Ghost'' is a 1941 American film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Wayne Morris, Alexis Smith, and Alan Hale. The film is in the horror comedy genre, which was popular in the 1940s.
Plot
The elderly Mrs. Bentley (Helen West ...
'' (1941) – Alan Winters in Photo (uncredited)
* '' Navy Blues'' (1941) – Seabag Inspection Officer (uncredited)
* ''
Passage from Hong Kong
''Passage from Hong Kong'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Earl Derr Biggers. The film stars Lucile Fairbanks, Douglas Kennedy, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Ainley, Marjorie Gateson and ...
'' (1941) – Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
They Died with Their Boots On
''They Died with Their Boots On'' is a 1941 American black-and-white Western film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.
The film's stor ...
'' (1941) – Captain Webb
* ''
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
''Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot and Warren William. Bennett was paid $10,000 for her appearance, a significant drop from what she had recently been e ...
'' (1942) – Jim Martin – Ned's Lawyer
* ''
Captains of the Clouds
''Captains of the Clouds'' ( ''Shadows of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney. It was produced by William Cagney (Cagney's brother), with Hal B. Wallis as executive pro ...
'' (1942) – Flight Lt. Wood (uncredited)
* ''
Bullet Scars
''Bullet Scars'' is a 1942 American film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by D. Ross Lederman with top-billed stars Regis Toomey, Adele Longmire and Howard DaSilva.
Plot
Gangster Frank Dillon (Howard Da Silva) is on t ...
'' (1942) – Mike
* ''
Lady Gangster
''Lady Gangster'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. B picture crime film directed by Robert Florey, credited as "Florian Roberts". It is based on the play ''Gangstress, or Women in Prison'' by Dorothy Mackaye, who in 1928, as #440960, served less than ten ...
'' (1942) – Kenneth Phillips
* ''
Murder in the Big House
''Murder in the Big House'' is a black-and-white American crime drama, released by Warner Bros in April 1942. Structured as an hour-long second feature, it is directed by the prolific specialist in low-budget action productions, B. Reeves Eason, a ...
'' (1942) – Randall
* ''
Juke Girl
''Juke Girl'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt, written by A. I. Bezzerides, and starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale Sr., Howard ...
'' (1942) – Truck Driver (scenes deleted)
* ''
Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Relatively fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater ...
'' (1942) – Judge at Hearing (uncredited)
* ''
Wings for the Eagle
''Wings for the Eagle'' (aka ''Shadow of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American drama film starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and George Tobias, directed by Lloyd Bacon. It tells the story of workers at a Lockheed aircraft assembly p ...
'' (1942) – Stark
* ''
Escape from Crime
''Escape from Crime'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. It has essentially the same plot as the earlier ''Picture Snatcher'' (1933).
'' (1942) – Cornell
* ''
Secret Enemies
''Secret Enemies'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Craig Stevens, Faye Emerson, John Ridgely, Charles Lang, Robert Warwick, and Frank Reicher. The film was released b ...
'' (1942) – Counter-Espionage Man
* ''
Busses Roar
''Busses Roar'' is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop.
Plot
A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells.Pryor, Thoma ...
'' (1942) – Detective Quinn
* ''
Across the Pacific
''Across the Pacific'' is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. It was directed first by John Huston, then by Vincent Sherman after Huston joined the United States Army Signal Corps. It sta ...
'' (1942) – Capt. Morrison
* '' The Hidden Hand'' (1942) – Dr. Lawrence Channing
* ''
Truck Busters
''Truck Busters'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason, written by Robert E. Kent and Raymond L. Schrock, and starring Richard Travis, Virginia Christine, Charles Lang, Ruth Ford, Richard Fraser, Tod Andrews and Frank Wi ...
'' (1943) – Police Capt. Gear
* ''
Edge of Darkness
''Edge of Darkness'' is a British television drama serial produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six 55-minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama and politica ...
Chip Off the Old Block
''Chip Off the Old Block'' is 1944 American comedy musical film starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Ann Blyth. It was Blyth's film debut.
The son of a strict Navy man, O'Connor falls in love with a girl from a performing family (Ann Blyt ...
'' (1944) – Edward Storey (uncredited)
* ''
The Fighting Sullivans
''The Fighting Sullivans'', originally released as ''The Sullivans'', is a 1944 American biographical war film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Edward Doherty, Mary C. McCall Jr., and Jules Schermer. It was nominated for a now-discontinu ...
'' (1944) – Officer (uncredited)
* ''
Four Jills in a Jeep
''Four Jills in a Jeep'' is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film starring Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye, and Mitzi Mayfair as themselves, re-enacting their USO tour of Europe and North Africa during World War II.
Production
The wo ...
In the Meantime, Darling
''In the Meantime, Darling'' is a 1944 American drama film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Arthur Kober and Michael Uris focuses on a wealthy war bride (Jeanne Crain) who is forced to adjust to living in spartan condit ...
'' (1944) – Capt. MacAndrews (uncredited)
* ''
Conflict
Conflict may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''Conflict'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Stuart Paton
* ''Conflict'' (1936 film), an American boxing film starring John Wayne
* ''Conflict'' (1937 film) ...
'' (1945) – Robert Freston (uncredited)
* '' Night Editor'' (1946) – Douglas Loring
* ''
Without Reservations
''Without Reservations'' is a 1946 RKO Radio Pictures American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. The film was adapted by Andrew Solt from the novel ''Thanks, God! I'll Take It From H ...
The Devil's Mask
''The Devil's Mask'' is a 1946 American crime film directed by Henry Levin and starring Anita Louise, Jim Bannon and Michael Duane. The film was the second of three B pictures based on the popular radio series '' I Love a Mystery''. As well a ...
'' (1946) – Prof. Arthur Logan
* '' Notorious'' (1946) – FBI Agent (uncredited)
* ''
Cloak and Dagger
"Cloak and dagger" was a fighting style common in the Renaissance involving a knife hidden beneath a cloak. The term later came into use as a metaphor, referring to situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery.
Overview
In " Th ...
'' (1946) – American Officer (uncredited)
* ''Born to Speed'' (1947) – (uncredited)
* ''
Dark Passage
''Dark Passage'' (1946) is a crime novel by David Goodis. It was the basis for the 1947 film noir of the same name. The film implements extensive use of the first-person camera technique.
Plot
Vincent Parry, wrongly convicted of murdering hi ...
'' (1947) – Vincent Parry (picture in newspaper, uncredited)
* ''
Dead Reckoning
In navigation, dead reckoning is the process of calculating current position of some moving object by using a previously determined position, or fix, and then incorporating estimates of speed, heading direction, and course over elapsed time. ...
'' (1947) – Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
* '' The Arnelo Affair'' (1947) – McKingby (scenes deleted)
* ''
The Beginning or the End
''The Beginning or the End'' is a 1947 American docudrama film about the development of the atomic bomb in World War II, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, and Tom Drake, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. T ...
'' (1947) – Dr. W. H. Zinn
* ''
Mr. District Attorney
''Mr. District Attorney'' is a radio crime drama produced by Samuel Bischoff that aired on NBC and ABC from April 3, 1939 to June 13, 1952 (and in transcribed syndication through 1953). The series focused on a crusading district attorney initia ...
'' (1947) – Defense Attorney (uncredited)
* ''
I Cover Big Town
''I Cover Big Town'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Robert Shayne, Mona Barrie and Vince Barnett. It was released on Februa ...
'' (1947) – Harry Hilton
* ''
Hit Parade of 1947
''Hit Parade of 1947'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Mary Loos. The film stars Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards, Gil Lamb, Bill Goodwin and William Frawley. The film was released on March 2 ...
'' (1947) – Show Character (uncredited)
* ''
Philo Vance Returns
''Philo Vance Returns'' is a 1947 American mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring William Wright, Vivian Austin and Leon Belasco.Marshall p.333 It is one of a series of films featuring private detective Philo Vance.
Plot
Vance in ...
'' (1947) – George Hullman
* '' High Barbaree'' (1947) – Co-Pilot (uncredited)
* ''
Something in the Wind
''Something in the Wind'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor, and John Dall.
Durbin's third husband Charles David said she "hated" making her last three films and that she ...
Gentleman's Agreement
A gentlemen's agreement, or gentleman's agreement, is an informal and legally non-binding agreement between two or more parties. It is typically oral, but it may be written or simply understood as part of an unspoken agreement by convention or th ...
'' (1947) – Harry (uncredited)
* '' Her Husband's Affairs'' (1947) – Floorwalker (uncredited)
* ''
Out of the Past
''Out of the Past'' (billed in the United Kingdom as ''Build My Gallows High'') is a 1947 film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring (using the pseu ...
'' (1947) – Sheriff Ed Douglas (uncredited)
* '' Always Together'' (1947) – Donn's Lawyer (uncredited)
* ''
Blondie's Anniversary
''Blondie's Anniversary'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. It is the twenty-second of the 28 Blondie films.
Plot
Dagwood is holding a watch, a gift that his bos ...
The Miracle of the Bells
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' (1948) – Dr. Jennings
* ''
The Babe Ruth Story
''The Babe Ruth Story'' is a 1948 biographical film of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger. It stars William Bendix (New York Yankee batboy in the 1920s) as the ballplayer and Claire Trevor as his wife Claire Merritt Hodgson. Critics fa ...
'' (1948) – Surgeon Refusing to Treat Dog (uncredited)
* ''
The Return of October
''The Return of October'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Glenn Ford
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-American actor who often portrayed ordinary men ...
'' (1948) – Mr. Rawlins (uncredited)
* ''
Let's Live a Little
''Let's Live a Little'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Hedy Lamarr and Robert Cummings. Written by Howard Irving Young, Edmund L. Hartmann, Albert J. Cohen, and Jack Harvey, the film is about an o ...
'' (1948) – Bennett's Salesman (uncredited)
* ''
Slightly French
''Slightly French'' is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche and Janis Carter.Stern p.59 The screenplay concerns a Hollywood director who recruits an American singer.
Plot
After cla ...
'' (1949) – Starr (uncredited)
* ''
South of St. Louis
''South of St Louis'' is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Dorothy Malone. It chronicles the friendship between three ranchers after their ranch is destroy ...
'' (1949) – Captain (uncredited)
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The Clay Pigeon
''The Clay Pigeon'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Carl Foreman, based on a true story. The drama features Bill Williams and Barbara Hale, a real-life husband and wife.
Plot
Jim Fletcher (Williams), ...
'' (1949) – Dr. Matson – Navy Hospital Doctor
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The Fountainhead
''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to com ...
'' (1949) – Gordon Prescott (uncredited)
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House of Strangers
''House of Strangers'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, and Richard Conte. The screenplay by Philip Yordan and Mankiewicz (who chose to go uncredited) is the first o ...
'' (1949) – Minor Role (uncredited)
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Masked Raiders
''Masked Raiders'' is a 1949 American Western film.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p238
It was originally called ''Trouble in Texas''. Filming started 25 April 1949.
Plot
Cas ...
'' (1949) – Banker Corthell
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The Mysterious Desperado
''The Mysterious Desperado'' is a 1949 American Western film.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982, p. 239. The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported that "Tim Holt Westerns have attained a goo ...
'' (1949) – Elias P. Stevens
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The Doctor and the Girl
''The Doctor and the Girl'' (also known as ''Bodies and Souls'') is a 1949 American drama (film and television), drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Glenn Ford, Charles Coburn, Gloria DeHaven and Janet Leigh that was inspired by t ...
'' (1949) – House Surgeon (uncredited)
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All the King's Men
''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U.S ...
'' (1949) – Public Relations Man (uncredited)
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Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah are Biblical
figures.
Samson and Delilah may also refer to:
In music
* ''Samson and Delilah'' (opera), an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns
* ''Samson & Delilah'' (album), released in 2013 by V V Brown
* "Samson and Delilah" (t ...
'' (1949) – Lord of Ekron
* '' East Side, West Side'' (1949) – Frank Belmar (uncredited)
* '' Malaya'' (1949) – Naval Officer with Businessmen (uncredited)
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Key to the City
The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary. Arising from the medieval practice of granting respected ...
'' (1950) – Councilman (uncredited)
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The Kid from Texas
''The Kid from Texas'' is a 1950 American Western film that was Audie Murphy's first Technicolor Western and the first feature film on Murphy's Universal-International Pictures contract. It was directed by Kurt Neumann and featured Gale Storm ...
'' (1950) – Sheriff Pat Garrett
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Blondie's Hero
''Blondie's Hero'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the penultimate entry of the 28 Blondie films, which ended with ''Beware of Blon ...
Bunco Squad
''Bunco Squad'' is a 1950 American crime film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by George Callahan. The film stars Robert Sterling, Joan Dixon, Ricardo Cortez, Douglas Fowley and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was released on September 1, ...
'' (1950) – Mike Finlayson (uncredited)
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Three Secrets
''Three Secrets'' is a 1950 American drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal and Ruth Roman. It was released by Warner Bros.
Plot
A private plane crashes in the California mountains and a 5-year-old boy sur ...
'' (1950) – Charlie (uncredited)
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The Fuller Brush Girl
''The Fuller Brush Girl'' is a 1950 slapstick comedy starring Lucille Ball and directed by Lloyd Bacon. Animator Frank Tashlin wrote the script. Ball plays a quirky door-to-door cosmetics saleswoman for the Fuller Brush Company. The film also st ...
'' (1950) – Roberts (uncredited)
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Chain Gang
A chain gang or road gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include repairing buildings, building roads, or clearing land. The system was no ...
'' (1950) – Lloyd Killgallen (uncredited)
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Mister 880
''Mister 880'' is a 1950 American light-hearted romantic drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire and Edmund Gwenn, about an amateurish counterfeiter who counterfeits only one dollar bills, and manages ...
'' (1950) – Mr. Beddington (uncredited)
* '' The Flying Missile'' (1950) – Maj. Kennedy (uncredited)
* ''
Gambling House
A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...
'' (1950) – Mr. Warren (uncredited)
* '' Belle Le Grand'' (1951) – John (uncredited)
* ''
Payment on Demand
''Payment on Demand'' is a 1951 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan. The screenplay by Bernhardt and Bruce Manning chronicles a marriage from its idealistic early days to its dissolution.
P ...
'' (1951) – Mr. Drake (uncredited)
* '' Inside Straight'' (1951) – Zoe's Doctor (uncredited)
* '' Go for Broke!'' (1951) – HQ General (uncredited)
* ''
Cavalry Scout
Cavalry Scout is the job title of someone who has achieved the military occupational specialty of 19D Armored Reconnaissance Specialist in the Combat Arms branch of the United States Army. As with all enlisted soldiers in the United States Caval ...
'' (1951) – Matson
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As Young as You Feel
''As Young as You Feel'' is a 1951 American comedy film starring Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, and David Wayne, with Marilyn Monroe in a small role. It was directed by Harmon Jones.
Plot
When printer John R. Hodges is forced to retire at age 65 ...
'' (1951) – Joe (uncredited)
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Show Boat
''Show Boat'' is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock worke ...
'' (1951) – Gambler Mark Hallson (uncredited)
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The Whip Hand
''The Whip Hand'' is a 1951 American film directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring Carla Balenda and Elliott Reid.
Plot
Journalist Matt Corbin (Elliott Reid) is traveling through Wisconsin on a fishing trip and comes across a nearly d ...
'' (1951) – Bradford (uncredited)
* '' The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952) – Circus Doctor
* ''Trail Guide'' (1952) – Regan
* ''
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
''The Treasure of Lost Canyon'' is a 1952 American Technicolor adventure Western film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring William Powell, Julie Adams, Charles Drake, Tommy Ivo and Rosemary DeCamp.Bryant p.172 It was based on Robert Louis S ...
'' (1952) – Stranger (uncredited)
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Flesh and Fury
''Flesh and Fury'' is a 1952 American film noir drama sport film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling and Mona Freeman.Deadline – U.S.A.'' (1952) – Senator (uncredited)
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Young Man with Ideas
''Young Man with Ideas'' is a 1952 romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Ruth Roman and Glenn Ford. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay concern a young small-town lawyer, who moves his family from Monta ...
'' (1952) – Morton H. Clay (uncredited)
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The Half-Breed
''The Half-Breed'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Stuart Gilmore and written by Harold Shumate, Richard Wormser and Charles Hoffman. The film stars Robert Young, Janis Carter, Jack Buetel, Barton MacLane, Reed Hadley and Porter ...
'' (1952) – Sands
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Scaramouche
Scaramouche () or Scaramouch (; from Italian Scaramuccia , literally "little skirmisher") is a stock clown character of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte (comic theatrical arts of Italian literature). The role combined characteristics of the ...
'' (1952) – Deputy DeCrillion (uncredited)
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Carrie
Carrie may refer to:
People
* Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname
Places in the United States
* Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
* Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community
* Carrie Glacier, Olympic Nati ...
'' (1952) – Maitre D' (scenes deleted)
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Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
''Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton. It is the fourth installment of Universal-International's ''Ma and Pa Kettle'' series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride.
Plot
Ma and Pa Kettl ...
'' (1952) – Driver at Accident (uncredited)
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The Duel at Silver Creek
''The Duel at Silver Creek'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Don Siegel; his first film in the Western genre. It starred Stephen McNally, Audie Murphy and Faith Domergue. It was the first time Murphy had appeared in a film where he ...
'' (1952) – Dr. Clayton (uncredited)
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Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
''Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder'' is a 1952 American musical film directed by Richard Quine and written by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine. The film stars Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Charlotte Austin, Arthur Franz, Ida Moore and Lloyd Corrigan. Th ...
'' (1952) – Sidney Gordon (uncredited)
* '' The Raiders'' (1952) – Sam Sterling
* '' Thunderbirds'' (1952) – Uncle David 'Dave' Garrett
* ''
Ruby Gentry
''Ruby Gentry'' is a 1952 film directed by King Vidor, and starring Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, and Karl Malden. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to K ...
The Story of Three Loves
''The Story of Three Loves'' (also known as ''Equilibrium'') is a 1953 American Technicolor romantic anthology film made by MGM. It consists of three stories, "The Jealous Lover", "Mademoiselle", and "Equilibrium". The film was produced by Si ...
Code Two
''Code Two'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film about men training to be motorcycle cops. It stars Ralph Meeker, Sally Forrest, Elaine Stewart, Robert Horton and Keenan Wynn, and was directed by Fred M. Wilcox.
Plot
Classmates at the ...
'' (1953) – Police Capt. Stark (uncredited)
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Pony Express
The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pik ...
'' (1953) – Mr. Walstron (uncredited)
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Affair with a Stranger
''Affair with a Stranger'' is a 1953 American comedy-drama directed by Roy Rowland and starring Jean Simmons and Victor Mature. It was originally to be released as ''Kiss and Run''.
The film centres on the rumoured marital troubles of a succes ...
'' (1953) – Dr. Strong (uncredited)
* '' The Kid from Left Field'' (1953) – Man at Bar (uncredited)
* ''
The Man from the Alamo
''The Man from the Alamo'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Glenn Ford, Julie Adams and Chill Wills.Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview
Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, ...
'' (1953) – Texas Patriot at Meeting (uncredited)
* ''
China Venture
''China Venture'' is a 1953 American adventure war film directed by Don Siegel. The plot concerns an American patrol sent into South China during World War II to rescue an important prisoner held by Chinese guerrillas.
Plot
Cast
*Edmond O'Bri ...
'' (1953) – Capt. Dryden (uncredited)
* ''
Those Redheads from Seattle
''Those Redheads from Seattle'' is a 1953 American musical western film produced in 3-D directed by Lewis R. Foster and starring Rhonda Fleming, Gene Barry and Agnes Moorehead, and released by Paramount Pictures. It was the first 3-D musical.
Pl ...
'' (1953) – Vance Edmonds
* ''
Three Young Texans
''Three Young Texans'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Henry Levin and starring Mitzi Gaynor, Keefe Brasselle and Jeffrey Hunter.
Plot
A couple of cowboys, Johnny Colt and Tony Ballew, both have a romantic interest in tomboy Rusty ...
'' (1954) – Bill McAdoo
* ''
Dangerous Mission
''Dangerous Mission'' is a 1954 American Technicolor thriller film starring Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, Vincent Price and William Bendix. The film was produced by Irwin Allen, directed by Louis King and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is reme ...
'' (1954) – Jeremiah Kern (uncredited)
* ''
The Black Dakotas
''The Black Dakotas'' is a 1954 American Technicolor Western spy film directed by Ray Nazarro and produced by Columbia Pictures. Set during the American Civil War and filmed at the Iverson Movie Ranch, the film stars Gary Merrill as a cold-bloode ...
'' (1954) – Zachary Paige (uncredited)
* '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) – Frank (uncredited)
* ''
Naked Alibi
''Naked Alibi'' is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame and Gene Barry. It was released on October 1, 1954 by Universal-International. Portions of the film were shot in Tijuan ...
'' (1954) – Councilman Edgar Goodwin (uncredited)
* '' Black Widow'' (1954) – Zachary Paige (uncredited)
* ''
Masterson of Kansas
''Masterson of Kansas'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by William Castle and starring George Montgomery, Nancy Gates and James Griffith. It was produced by Sam Katzman for distribution for Columbia Pictures.
Synopsis
Bat Masterson ( ...
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
''Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops'' is a 1955 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.
After the film was completed, Universal-International wanted to rename it ''Abbott and Costello ...
'' (1955) – Rudolph Snavely (uncredited)
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The Eternal Sea
''The Eternal Sea'' (aka ''The Admiral Hoskins Story'') is a 1955 American war film directed by John H. Auer and starring Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith and Ben Cooper. After an American naval officer loses his leg at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, h ...
Trial
In law, a trial is a coming together of Party (law), parties to a :wikt:dispute, dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence (law), evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to Adjudication, adjudicate claims or d ...
'' (1955) – Lawyer #2 (uncredited)
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
''The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope war film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Gary Cooper and co-starring Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger, and Elizabeth Montgomery in her film debut. The fil ...
'' (1955) – Maj. Tom (uncredited)
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Meet Me in Las Vegas
''Meet Me in Las Vegas'' (1956) is an MGM musical comedy produced by Joe Pasternak, directed by Roy Rowland (film director), Roy Rowland, filmed in Eastman Color and CinemaScope, and starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse.
The screenplay is by Iso ...
'' (1956) – Sands Co-Owner (uncredited)
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Uranium Boom
''Uranium Boom'' is a 1956 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Dennis Morgan and Patricia Medina.
Plot
Becoming mining partners after first getting into a fistfight, two men strike uranium pay dirt in remote Colorad ...
'' (1956) – Floyd Gorman
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Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye may refer to:
Films
* ''Never Say Goodbye'' (1946 film), a romantic comedy directed by James V. Kern, and starring Errol Flynn and Eleanor Parker
* ''Never Say Goodbye'' (1956 film), US drama film directed by Jerry Hopper and ...
'' (1956) – Dr. Barnes
* '' The Price of Fear'' (1956) – Courtney (uncredited)
* ''
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' is a 1956 American drama film based on the 1955 novel '' The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' by Sloan Wilson. The film focuses on Tom Rath, a young World War II veteran trying to balance his marriage and fami ...
'' (1956) – Hopkins' Physician (uncredited)
* ''
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
''Earth vs. the Flying Saucers'' (a.k.a. ''Invasion of the Flying Saucers'' and ''Flying Saucers from Outer Space'') is a 1956 American science fiction film from Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Fred F. Sears, ...
'' (1956) – Alfred Cassidy (uncredited)
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The First Traveling Saleslady
''The First Traveling Saleslady'' is a 1956 American film, starring Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing. Commercially unsuccessful, it was among the films that helped to close RKO Pictures.
Future western stars Clint Eastwood and James Arness h ...
'' (1956) – U.S. Marshal Duncan
* '' A Strange Adventure'' (1956) – The Public Defender
* ''
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ ...
'' (1956) – Wazir
* '' Hollywood or Bust'' (1956) – Director (uncredited)
* '' 7th Cavalry'' (1956) – Maj. Reno
* ''
Dance with Me, Henry
''Dance with Me, Henry'' is a 1956 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is the final film that they starred in together, although Costello starred in one more film before his death, '' The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock''.
Plot ...
'' (1956) – Father Mullahy
* ''
Hell's Crossroads
''Hell's Crossroads'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Franklin Adreon and starring Stephen McNally, Peggie Castle, and Robert Vaughn. The film's sets were designed by the art director Frank Arrigo.
Plot
The events leading up to th ...
'' (1957) – Gov. Crittenden of Missouri
* '' Kelly and Me'' (1957) – George Halderman
* '' Beginning of the End'' (1957) – Gen. John T. Short
* ''
Tip on a Dead Jockey
''Tip on a Dead Jockey'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor and Dorothy Malone. It is based on ''The New Yorker'' 1954 short story by Irwin Shaw.
Plot
Phyllis Tredman is shocked when her husband ...
Man from God's Country
''Man from God's Country'' is a 1958 American CinemaScope Western film. It was written by George Waggner (credited as "george waGGner"), directed by Paul Landres and starred George Montgomery and Randy Stuart.Johnny Rocco'' (1958) – Gordon Lane (uncredited)
* ''
The Restless Gun
''The Restless Gun'' is an American Western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wandering cowboy in the era after the American Civil War. A skilled gunfighter, Bonner is an ...
'' (1959) - Episode "The Sweet Sisters"
* ''
Good Day for a Hanging
''Good Day for a Hanging'' is a 1959 American B Western film directed by Nathan H. Juran and starring Fred MacMurray and Margaret Hayes.
Plot
Eddie Campbell (Robert Vaughn) and two other members of an outlaw band watch a stagecoach as it t ...
'' (1959) – Judge Frazer (uncredited)
* ''
Go, Johnny, Go!
''Go, Johnny, Go!'' is a 1959 rock and roll film starring Alan Freed as a talent scout searching for a future rock and roll star. Co-starring in the film are Jimmy Clanton, Sandy Stewart, and Chuck Berry. The film has also been released as ''Joh ...
'' (1959) – Harold Arnold
* ''
North by Northwest
''North by Northwest'' is a 1959 American spy thriller film, produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to ...
'' (1959) – Herman Weitner (uncredited)
* ''
The Jayhawkers!
''The Jayhawkers!'' is a 1959 American Technicolor VistaVision film directed by Melvin Frank, starring Jeff Chandler as Luke Darcy and Fess Parker as Cam Bleeker. The film is set in pre-Civil War Kansas. Darcy leads a gang which seeks to take ad ...
'' (1959) – Lieutenant at Checkpoint (uncredited)
* ''
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
''Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' (New York: Doubleday, 1957) is a best-selling collection of humorous essays by American humorist and playwright Jean Kerr about suburban living and raising four boys. The essays do not have a plot or through-sto ...
'' (1960) – TV Interviewer (uncredited)
* ''
Swingin' Along
''Swingin' Along'' is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton. The film, which was released by 20th Century Fox, marked the final appearance of the comedy team of Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall. The film focuses on Noonan as a ...
'' (1961) – Psychiatrist
* ''
A Majority of One
''A Majority of One'' is a play by Leonard Spigelgass. The 1959–1960 Broadway production was directed by Dore Schary and ran for three previews and 556 performances, with Gertrude Berg, Cedric Hardwicke, and Ina Balin.
Plot
The play is a d ...
'' (1961) – Noah Putnam
* ''
The Horizontal Lieutenant
''The Horizontal Lieutenant'' is a 1962 American romantic comedy war film, based on the 1961 novel ''The Bottletop Affair'' by Gordon Cotler who was a Japanese interpreter for US Army Intelligence during World War II. It is a military comedy abou ...
'' (1962) – General (uncredited)
* ''
A Ticklish Affair
''A Ticklish Affair'', also known as ''Moon Walk'', is a 1963 film directed by George Sidney and starring Shirley Jones, Gig Young and Red Buttons. The screenplay, by Ruth Brooks Flippen, was based on a short story by Barbara Luther. The film was ...
'' (1963) – Bill (uncredited)
* ''
Johnny Cool
''Johnny Cool'' is a 1963 American neo-noir crime film directed by William Asher based on the novel ''The Kingdom of Johnny Cool'' by John McPartland which stars Henry Silva and Elizabeth Montgomery. Produced in part by Peter Lawford, ''Johnny ...
'' (1963) – FBI Agent (uncredited)
* ''
I'll Take Sweden
''I'll Take Sweden'' is a 1965 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, and starring Bob Hope, Frankie Avalon, and Tuesday Weld.
Plot
Single father Bob Holcomb, a widower, is unhappy with the guitar-playing boy Kenny his daughter ...
'' (1965) – Mr. Dow (uncredited)
* ''
Million Dollar Duck
''The Million Dollar Duck'' (also titled as ''$1,000,000 Duck'') is a 1971 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions based on the The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs, goose that lays golden eggs scenario. It w ...