Albert King Calder (April 21, 1898 – June 28, 1964) was an American film, television and theatre actor.

Early life

Calder was born in

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. He began his acting career in 1929 in the Broadway play ''The Humbug'', playing Dr. Norman Ware. He also appeared in other theatre productions, including over 500 performances of the 1940 play '' My Sister Eileen''. Calder then moved to a stage company in

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stage company. His final theatre credit was in 1951.

Career

Calder began his screen career in 1949, when he appeared in the anthology television series '' The Clock''. He starred in the

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series ''

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'' from 1952 to 1954. He guest-starred in television programs including '' The Fugitive'', '' Trackdown'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Tales of Wells Fargo'', '' The Virginian'', ''

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'', '' Rawhide'', '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', '' Mr. Lucky'', '' State Trooper'' and ''

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''. His film credits include '' Time Table'', ''

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'', '' Mardi Gras'', '' The Rains of Ranchipur'', ''

Three Came to Kill ''Three Came to Kill'' is a 1960 American crime thriller film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Cameron Mitchell and John Lupton. The plot concerns an assassination attempt on a foreign prime minister. Plot Marty Brill's (Cameron Mitchel ...

'', '' On the Threshold of Space'', ''

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'' and '' Hong Kong Confidential''.

Death

Calder died in June 1964 of a

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at the

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, at the age of 67. He was buried in

Ferncliff Cemetery Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum is located at 280 Secor Road in the hamlet of Hartsdale, town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, United States, about north of Midtown Manhattan. It was founded in 1902, and is non-sectarian. Fernc ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Calder, King 1898 births 1964 deaths People from Baltimore Male actors from Baltimore Male actors from Maryland American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors Western (genre) television actors Burials at Ferncliff Cemetery