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Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn (July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American character actor. His expressive face was his stock-in-trade; and though he rarely carried the

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, he had prominent billing in most of his film and television roles.

Early life

Wynn was born on July 27, 1916, in

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, the son of

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comedian

Ed Wynn Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian. He was noted for his ''Perfect Fool'' comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a d ...

and his wife, the former Hilda Keenan. He took his

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from his

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Frank Keenan Frank Keenan (born James Francis Keenan; April 8, 1858 – February 24, 1929) was an American stage and film actor and stage director and manager during the silent-film era. He was among the first stage actors to star in Hollywood, and he pur ...

, one of the first Broadway actors to star in

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. His father was

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and his mother was of

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background. Ed Wynn encouraged his son to become an actor, and to join The Lambs Club, which he did in 1937.

Career

Theatre and radio

Wynn began his career as a stage actor. He appeared in several plays on Broadway, including ''Remember the Day'' (1935), ''Black Widow'' (1936), ''Hitch Your Wagon'' (1937), ''The Star Wagon'' (1938), ''One for the Money'' (1939), ''Two for the Show'' (1940), and ''The More the Merrier'' (1941). Wynn starred in the radio show ''The Amazing Mr. Smith'' on

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April 7 – June 30, 1941. He played the title role, "a carefree young man who runs into trouble galore and becomes an involuntary detective".

Film and television

Wynn appeared in hundreds of films and television series between 1934 and 1986. He was a

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contract player during the 1940s and 1950s. He had a brief role as a belligerent, unsympathetic drunk in the wartime romance '' The Clock'' (1945). Arguably his most dynamic performance was a small role in '' The Hucksters'' (1948) with

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. His early postwar credits include '' The Three Musketeers'' (1948), playing D'Artagnan's servant; '' Annie Get Your Gun'' (1950); '' Royal Wedding'' (1951); ''

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'' (1953); '' The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' (1956); ''

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'' (1961); ''

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'' (1964) and '' Dr. Strangelove'' (1964). The Wynns, father and son, both appeared in the original 1956 '' Playhouse 90'' television production of Rod Serling's ''

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''. The son was returning the favor: according to radio historian Elizabeth McLeod, Keenan had helped his father overcome professional collapse, a harrowing divorce, and a nervous breakdown to return to work a decade earlier, and now helped convince Serling and producer

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that the elder Wynn should play the wistful trainer. Both he and his father also appeared in a subsequent TV drama called ''

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'' (1960), which detailed the problems they had experienced while working on that series. In it, the Wynns, Serling, and many of the cast and crew played themselves. Keenan also featured in another Rod Serling production, a '' Twilight Zone'' episode entitled, "

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" (1960) as playwright Gregory West, who uniquely caused series creator Rod Serling to disappear. On January 18, 1959, Wynn starred in S. J. Perelman's Hollywood satire, "Malice in Wonderland", broadcast on NBC's prestigious Sunday afternoon anthology series ''

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''. In the 1959–1960 television season, Wynn co-starred with

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in NBC's ''

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'', an adventure program about unusual events surrounding an international construction company. Wynn played the role of Kodiak, the "troubleshooter", for Mathias's Frank Dugan. He appeared in numerous television series, such as the ABC/ Warner Bros. drama, '' The Roaring 20s'', '' The Islanders'', and the ABC Western series, '' The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters''. Wynn took a dramatic turn as Yost in the crime drama ''

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'' (1967) with Lee Marvin. He had a leading role in the third ''

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'' movie, '' Bikini Beach'' (1964) as a scheming newspaper publisher who wants to banish the local young people. Later he played Hezakiah in the comedy film ''

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'' (1965). He was the voice of the Winter Warlock in '' Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town'' (1970) and appeared in several

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films, including '' Snowball Express'' (1972), '' Herbie Rides Again'' (1974) and '' The Shaggy D.A.'' (1976) (as a villain who learns Wilbur Daniels's secret and uses it against him). He appeared as villainous businessman Alonzo Hawk in three Disney films – ''

'', ''

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'', and '' Herbie Rides Again''. He appeared in Francis Coppola's musical '' Finian's Rainbow'' (1968),

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's epic western '' Once Upon a Time in the West'' (also 1968), and

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's ''

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'' (1975). During this time, his guest television roles included ''

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'' (1971–1972), ''

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'' (1975), '' Movin' On'' (1975) and '' The Bionic Woman'' (1978). Wynn appeared in ten episodes of TV's ''

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'' during the 1979–1980 season, playing the role of former Ewing family partner-turned-enemy Digger Barnes.

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, a friend of Wynn's, had played Digger Barnes in 1978 but was unable to continue with the role because of his co-starring role on the CBS series, '' House Calls'', starring Wayne Rogers. Wynn was initially cast in '' Superman'' (1978) to play

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(the boss of

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and

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at the ''

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'') in April 1977. By June (production had moved to

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in England), Wynn collapsed from exhaustion and was rushed to a hospital. He was replaced by

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. In 1983, he guest-starred in one of the last episodes of ''

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'' and '' Quincy, M.E.'' In 1984, he starred in the television film '' Call to Glory'', which later became a weekly television series.

Personal life and last years

Wynn was married to former stage actress Eve Lynn Abbott (1914–2004) until their divorce in 1947, whereupon Abbott married actor

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, one of the couple's closest friends. Abbott contended her marriage to Wynn was a happy one, but that her divorce and remarriage were engineered by MGM studio boss Louis B. Mayer, who refused to renew Wynn's contract unless Abbott divorced him and married Johnson, who was the subject of rumors that he was homosexual. One son, actor and writer Ned Wynn (born Edmond Keenan Wynn), wrote the autobiographical memoir ''We Will Always Live In Beverly Hills''. His other son, Tracy Keenan Wynn, is a screenwriter whose credits include '' The Longest Yard'' and '' The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'' (both 1974). His daughter Hilda was married to

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. He was an uncle by marriage to the Hudson Brothers. His granddaughter is actress Jessica Keenan Wynn. Wynn suffered from painful ear infections which resulted in him shouting in a loud voice, which he had no control over. (Source: MGM Stock Company.) In his later years, Wynn undertook a number of philanthropic endeavors and supported several charity groups. He was a long-standing active member of the Westwood

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, in

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. During his last years, Wynn suffered from

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, which caused his death on October 14, 1986. His ashes are interred in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park in The Great Mausoleum, Daffodil Corridor, Columbarium of the Dawn, in a niche alongside his father Ed Wynn, his daughter Emily (February 13, 1960 – November 27, 1980), who died from

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, and his aunt.

Filmography

Film

* '' Somewhere I'll Find You'' (1942) as Sergeant Tom Purdy (uncredited) * '' The War Against Mrs. Hadley'' (1942) as Voice of Radio Announcer (uncredited) * '' For Me and My Gal'' (1942) as Eddie Milton (uncredited) * '' Northwest Rangers'' (1942) as 'Slip' O'Mara * '' Lost Angel'' (1943) as Packy Roost * '' See Here, Private Hargrove'' (1944) as Pvt. Mulvehill * '' Since You Went Away'' (1944) as Lt. Solomon * '' Marriage Is a Private Affair'' (1944) as Major Bob Wilton * '' Without Love'' (1945) as Quentin Ladd * '' The Clock'' (1945) as The Drunk * '' Between Two Women'' (1945) as Tobey * ''

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'' (1945) as Caller ('Number Please') * '' Week-End at the Waldorf'' (1945) as Oliver Webson * '' What Next, Corporal Hargrove?'' (1945) as Pvt. Thomas Mulvehill * '' Easy to Wed'' (1946) as Warren Haggerty * ''

The Thrill of Brazil ''The Thrill of Brazil'', also known as ''Dancing Down to Rio'', is a 1946 American musical film directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Columbia Pictures and starring Evelyn Keyes, Keenan Wynn, and Ann Miller Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Col ...

'' (1946) as Steve Farraugh * '' No Leave, No Love'' (1946) as Slinky * '' The Cockeyed Miracle'' (1946) as Ben Griggs * '' The Hucksters'' (1947) as Buddy Hare * '' Song of the Thin Man'' (1947) as Clarence 'Clinker' Krause * '' B.F.'s Daughter'' (1948) as Martin Delwyn Ainsley * '' The Three Musketeers'' (1948) as Planchet * '' My Dear Secretary'' (1948) as Ronnie Hastings * '' Neptune's Daughter'' (1949) as Joe Backett * '' That Midnight Kiss'' (1949) as Artie Geoffrey Glenson * '' Annie Get Your Gun'' (1950) as Charlie Davenport * '' Love That Brute'' (1950) as Bugsy Welch * '' Three Little Words'' (1950) as Charlie Kope * '' Royal Wedding'' (1951) as Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger * '' Kind Lady'' (1951) as Edwards' Butler * '' Texas Carnival'' (1951) as Dan Sabinas * '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1951) as Fred Bayles * '' It's a Big Country'' (1951) as Michael Fisher * ''

Phone Call from a Stranger ''Phone Call from a Stranger'' is a 1952 American film noir drama film directed by Jean Negulesco from a screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, based on the 1950 novelette of the same name by I. A. R. Wylie. The film centers on the survivor of an aircr ...

'' (1952) as Eddie Hoke * '' The Belle of New York'' (1952) as Max Ferris * '' Skirts Ahoy!'' (1952) as Himself (uncredited) * '' Holiday for Sinners'' (1952) as Joe Piavi * '' Fearless Fagan'' (1952) as Sgt. Kellwin – Company J * '' Desperate Search'' (1952) as Brandy * '' Sky Full of Moon'' (1952) as Al * '' Battle Circus'' (1953) as Sergeant Orvil Statt * '' Code Two'' (1953) as Police Sgt. Jumbo Culdane * '' Kiss Me Kate'' (1953) as Lippy * ''

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'' (1953) as Silva * '' The Long, Long Trailer'' (1954) as Policeman * ''

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'' (1954) as Willy Wurble * '' Men of the Fighting Lady'' (1954) as Lt. Commander Ted Dodson * '' The Glass Slipper'' (1955) as Kovin * '' The Marauders'' (1955) as Hook * '' Running Wild'' (1955) as Ken Osanger * '' Shack Out on 101'' (1955) as George * '' The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' (1956) as Sgt. Caesar Gardella * '' The Naked Hills'' (1956) as Sam Wilkins * ''

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'' (1956) as Barney Clark * ''

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'' (1956) as Sid Moore * '' Joe Butterfly'' (1957) as Harold Hathaway * '' The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown'' (1957) as Dandy * '' Don't Go Near the Water'' (1957) as Gordon Ripwell * '' The Deep Six'' (1958) as Lt. Commander Mike Edge * ''

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'' (1958) as Bartender (uncredited) * '' A Time to Love and a Time to Die'' (1958) as Reuter * '' The Perfect Furlough'' (1958) as Harvey Franklin * '' That Kind of Woman'' (1959) as Harry Corwin * ''

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'' (1959) as Jerry Marks * '' The Crowded Sky'' (1960) as Nick Hyland * ''

'' (1961) as Alonzo P. Hawk * ''The Joke and the Valley'' (1961, TV Movie) as Lambert Giles * '' The Big Bankroll'' (1961) as Tom Fowler * ''Il re di Poggioreale'' ('' Black City'') (1961) as Di Gennaro * '' The Power and the Glory'' (1961, TV Movie) as Wine Merchant * ''

'' (1963) as Alonzo P. Hawk * '' The Bay of St Michel'' (1963) as Nick Rawlings * ''

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'' (1964) as Lt. Charles Winston * '' Dr. Strangelove'' (1964) as Colonel Bat Guano * '' Honeymoon Hotel'' (1964) as Mr. Sampson * '' Stage to Thunder Rock'' (1964) as Ross Sawyer * '' The Patsy'' (1964) as Harry Silver * '' Bikini Beach'' (1964) as Harvey Huntington Honeywagon * ''

'' (1964) as Old Sailor * '' Nightmare in the Sun'' (1965) as Junk dealer * ''

'' (1965) as Hezekiah Sturdy * '' Promise Her Anything'' (1966) as Angelo Carelli * '' The Night of the Grizzly'' (1966) as Jed Curry * ''

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'' (1966) as Luke Plummer * ''

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'' (1966) as Hank Stahl * '' Warning Shot'' (1967) as Sgt. Ed Musso * '' Welcome to Hard Times'' (1967) as Zar * '' The War Wagon'' (1967) as Wes Fletcher * ''

'' (1967) as Yost * '' Run Like a Thief'' (1967) as Willy Gore * '' Frame Up'' (1968) as Inspector Donald * '' The Longest Hunt'' (1968) as Major Charlie Doneghan * '' Finian's Rainbow'' (1968) as Senator Billboard Rawkins * '' Once Upon a Time in the West'' (1968) as Sheriff – Auctioneer * ''The Magic Pear Tree'' (1968, Short) as Marquis (voice) * '' Mackenna's Gold'' (1969) as Sanchez * '' Smith!'' (1969) as Vince Heber * '' The Monitors'' (1969) as The General * ''

80 Steps to Jonah ''80 Steps to Jonah'' is a 1969 American drama film directed by Gerd Oswald, written by Frederick Louis Fox, and starring Wayne Newton, Jo Van Fleet, Keenan Wynn, Diana Ewing, Mickey Rooney and Sal Mineo. It was released by Warner Bros. in Decemb ...

'' (1969) as Barney Glover * '' Viva Max!'' (1969) as General Lacomber * ''House on Greenapple Road'' (1970, TV Movie) as Sgt. Charles Wilentz * ''

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'' (1970) as Edward * ''Five Savage Men'' (1970) as Pudge Elliott * '' Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town'' (1970, TV Movie) as The Winter Warlock (voice) * '' Assault on the Wayne'' (1971, TV Movie) as Orville Kelly * '' Pretty Maids All in a Row'' (1971) as Poldaski * ''Cannon'' (1971) as Eddie * '' The Man with Icy Eyes'' (1971) as Harry Davis * '' Terror in the Sky'' (1971, TV Movie) as Milton * ''The Manipulator'' (1971) as Old Charlie * '' Panhandle 38'' (1972) as Billy Bronson / Kile Richards * '' Wild in the Sky'' (1972) as General Harry Gobohare * '' Assignment: Munich'' (1972, TV Movie) as George * '' Cancel My Reservation'' (1972) as Sheriff 'Houndtooth' Riley * '' The Mechanic'' (1972) as Harry McKenna

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* '' Snowball Express'' (1972) as Martin Ridgeway * ''VD Attack Plan'' (1973, Short) as Contagion Corps Sergeant (narrator) * '' Hijack!'' (1973) as Donny McDonald * '' Herbie Rides Again'' (1974) as Alonzo P. Hawk * '' The Internecine Project'' (1974) as E.J. Farnsworth * ''The Legend of Earl Durand'' (1974) as Colonel Nightingale * '' Hit Lady'' (1974, TV Movie) as Buddy McCormack * ''Popcorn'' (1974, Short) (voice) * ''Target Risk'' (1975, TV Movie) as Simon Cusack * ''

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'' (1975) as Brother Dalton * ''

'' (1975) as Mr. Green * ''The Man Who Would Not Die'' (1975) as Victor Slidell * '' The Devil's Rain'' (1975) as Sheriff Owens * ''A Woman for All Men'' (1975) as Walter McCoy * '' The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'' (1976, TV Movie) as Fred Huisache * ''20 Shades of Pink'' (1976, TV Movie) * ''The Quest'' (1976, TV Movie) as H. H. Small * ''Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck'' (1976, TV Movie) as Jeremiah Starbuck * '' High Velocity'' (1976) as Mr. Andersen * '' The Killer Inside Me'' (1976) as Chester Conway * '' The Shaggy D.A.'' (1976) as John Slade * ''The Quest: The Longest Drive'' (1976, TV Movie) as Cooler * ''Mission to Glory: A True Story'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1977) as Novak * ''Sex and the Married Woman'' (1977, TV Movie) as Uncle June * '' Laserblast'' (1978) as Colonel Farley * ''

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'' (1978) as Fenton "F. R." Granger * '' The Bastard'' (1978) as Johnny Malcolm * ''

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'' (1978) as Jack * ''The Lucifer Complex'' (1978) as U.S. Secretary of Defense / Adolph Hitler? * ''The Billion Dollar Threat'' (1979 TV movie) as Ely * '' The Dark'' (1979) as Sherman "Sherm" Moss * '' Hollywood Knight'' (1979) as Jed * ''

Sunburn Sunburn is a form of radiation burn that affects living tissue, such as skin, that results from an overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, usually from the Sun. Common symptoms in humans and animals include: red or reddish skin that i ...

'' (1979) as Mark Elmes * '' Parts: The Clonus Horror'' (1979) as Jake Noble * ''

The Glove The Glove was a 1983 English musical collaboration and recording project by the Cure's Robert Smith and Siouxsie and the Banshees' Steven Severin. They released one studio album, '' Blue Sunshine'', in 1983 as part of Severin's solo deal with ...

'' (1979) as Bill Schwartz * '' The Treasure Seekers'' (1979) as Meat Cleaver Stewart * '' A Touch of the Sun'' (1979) as General Spelvin * ''

Just Tell Me What You Want ''Just Tell Me What You Want'' is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller and Alan King, and was also Myrna Loy's final film. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her novel, won h ...

'' (1980) as Seymour Berger * ''Mom, the Wolfman and Me'' (1980, TV Movie) as Grandpa Bergman * ''The Monkey Mission'' (1981, TV Movie) as Stump Harris * ''

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino ''A Piano for Mrs. Cimino'' is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film produced and directed by George Schaefer. The teleplay by John Gay is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Oliphant. It was broadcast on February 3 by CBS. P ...

'' (1982, TV Movie) as Barney Fellman * ''The Capture of Grizzly Adams'' (1982, TV Movie) as Bert Woolman * '' The Last Unicorn'' (1982) as Captain Cully / Harpy (voice) * ''

Best Friends Best Friend or Best Friends may refer to: * Someone with whom one shares the strongest type of friendship. Film and television * ''Best Friend'' (film), a 2020 South Korean film * ''Best Friends'' (1982 film), a film starring Goldie Hawn and B ...

'' (1982) as Tom Babson * '' Hysterical'' (1983) as Fisherman * ''

Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. ''The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair'' is a 1983 American made-for-television action-adventure film based on the 1964–1968 television series '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' starring Robert Vaughn and David Mc ...

'' (1983, TV Movie) as Piers Castillian * ''

Wavelength In physics, the wavelength is the spatial period of a periodic wave—the distance over which the wave's shape repeats. It is the distance between consecutive corresponding points of the same phase on the wave, such as two adjacent crests, tr ...

'' (1983) as Dan * '' Prime Risk'' (1985) as Dr. Lasser * '' Code of Vengeance'' (1985, TV Movie) as Willis * ''Mirrors'' (1985, TV Movie) as Reverend Dahlstrom * ''Zoo Ship'' (1985) (voice) * '' Black Moon Rising'' (1986) as Iron John * '' Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star'' (1986) as Grandpa (final film role)

Television

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Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings ...

'' – Episode: "The Luke O'Malley Story" (1958) as Luke O'Malley * '' The Untouchables'' (1959–1961) as Augie 'The Banker' Ciamino / Joe Fuselli * ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology series, anthology television program, television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dysto ...

'' – Episode: "A World of His Own" (1960) as Gregory West * ''

'' (1959–1960) as Kodiak * '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)'' – 1961 Episode "The Last Escape" as Ferlini * '' Rawhide'' – Episode: "Incident at Cactus Wells" (1962) as Simon Royce * '' Combat!'' – Episode: "The Prisoner" (1962) as Colonel Clyde * ''

Ben Casey ''Ben Casey'' is an American medical drama series that aired on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaff ...

'' – Episode: "Behold a Pale Horse" (1962) as O.J. Stanley * ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the progra ...

'' – Episode: "Grass Man" (1962) as Josh Tavers * ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...

'' – Episode: "Alias Joe Cartwright" (1964) as Sergeant O'Rourke * '' Combat!'' – Episode: "The Flying Machine" (1966) as Lt. Brannagan * ''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels ...

'' – Episode: "The Night of the Freebooters" (1966) as Thorwald Wolfe * '' Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' – Episode: "Show Me the Way to Go Home" (1966) as Harry Purcell * '' Then Came Bronson'' – Episode: "The Old Motorcycle Fiasco" (1969) as Alex * ''

Lancer A lancer was a type of cavalryman who fought with a lance. Lances were used for mounted warfare in Assyria as early as and subsequently by Persia, India, Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome. The weapon was widely used throughout Eurasia during the ...

'' – Episode: "Blue Skies for Willie Sharpe" (1970) as Kansas Bill Sharpe * ''

'' (1971) as Artie Gorman / Horace Wingate / Charlie Utley * '' Mod Squad'' – Episode: "And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them" (1971) as Luther * '' Hawaii Five-O'' – Episode: "Journey Out of Limbo" (1972) as Hummel * ''

Cannon A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder duri ...

'' – Episode: "The Island Caper" (1972) as Matt Dixon * ''

'' – Episode: "What Happened at the XST?" (1972) as Artie Gorman * '' McMillan & Wife'' – Episode: "The Devil You Say" (1973) as Professor Zagmeyer * ''

Hec Ramsey ''Hec Ramsey'' is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974, starring Richard Boone. The series was created by Jack Webb's production company, Mark VII Limited in association with Universal's television productions. The ...

'' – Episode: "A Hard Road to Vengeance" (1973) as Bullard * '' The New Perry Mason'' – Episode: "The Case of the Telltale Trunk" (1973) as Victor Harding * '' The Girl With Something Extra'' – Episode: "Guess Who's Feeding the Pigeons" (1974) as Victor Lucas * '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' (1974–1975) as Captain Joe 'Mad Dog' Siska * '' Movin' On'' – Episode: "The Elephant Story" (1975) as Barnaby * ''

'' – Episode: "Back-Up" (1975) as Wild Bill * ''

The Bob Newhart Show ''The Bob Newhart Show'' is an American sitcom television series produced by MTM Enterprises that aired on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978, with a total of 142 half-hour episodes over six seasons. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a ...

'' – Episode: "What's It All About, Albert?" (1975) as Dr. Albert * '' The Bionic Woman'' – Episode: "Rancho Outcast" (1978) as Gustave * ''

'' – 10 episodes (1979–1980) as Digger Barnes * ''

The Littlest Hobo ''The Littlest Hobo'' is a Canadian television series (French title: ''Le Vagabond'') based upon a 1958 well-known film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in Broadcast syndication, syndicatio ...

'' - Episode: "The Balloonist" (1980) as Gus Appleton (uncredited) * ''

Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo ...

'' – Episode: "Mr. Nobody/La Liberatora" (1981) as Willie the promoter * '' One Day at a Time'' – Episode: "Small Wonder II (1981) as Randolph Ericson * '' The Greatest American Hero'' – Episode: "Good Samaritan" (1982) as Ira Hagert * '' Hardcastle and McCormick'' – Episode: "Just Another Round of That Old Song" (1983) as Henry Willard * '' Quincy, M.E.'' – Episode: "Whatever Happened to Morris Perlmutter?" (1983) as Morris Perlmutter * '' Manimal'' – Episode: "Scrimshaw" (1983) as Clancy Sea Dog Morgan * ''

'' – Episode: "Tony's Baby" (1983) as Leo * '' Tales from the Darkside'' – Episode: "I'll Give You a Million" (1984) as Duncan * ''

Highway to Heaven ''Highway to Heaven'' is an American fantasy drama television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 1984, to August 4, 1989. The series starred Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent to Earth in order to help people in need. Victor ...

'' – Episode: "Popcorn, Peanuts and CrackerJacks" (1985) as Doc Brisby * '' Call to Glory'' (1984–1985) as Carl Sarnac

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wynn, Keenan 1916 births 1986 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male comedy actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Czech-Jewish descent American people of Irish descent American people of Ottoman-Jewish descent American people of Romanian-Jewish descent Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from pancreatic cancer Male Spaghetti Western actors Male Western (genre) film actors Male actors from Los Angeles Male actors from New York City Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players Members of The Lambs Club