Tod Andrews (born Theodore Edwin Anderson; November 9, 1914 – November 7, 1972) was an American stage, screen, and television actor.

Early years

Tod Andrews was born as Theodore Edwin Anderson in

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, to Henry Anderson and Lydia A. Anderson (''née'' Apodaca; later Silverman, who wed in Pima, Arizona, on November 18, 1913. Tod and his sister, Gertrude Anderson Pierucci, were raised in

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; both suffered untimely deaths, predeceasing their mother, Lydia.Aaker, Everett (2006), ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters'' (pp. 19-20), McFarland & Company, Inc. Andrews graduated from

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and Washington State College.

Career

Stage

Andrews began his career as Michael Ames at the Pasadena Playhouse and moved to

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to appear onstage. Andrews acted with the

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Company in

from 1944 to 1948, when he was spotted by

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. When Henry Fonda left the title role in '' Mister Roberts'', Logan gave Andrews the part in the road production. On Broadway, Andrews played in '' Summer and Smoke'' (1948-1949) and ''A Girl Can Tell''. Billed as Michael Ames, he was in ''Quiet, Please!'' (1940), ''

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'' (1940-1943), ''Storm Operation'' (1944), ''Mrs. Kimball Presents'' (1944), ''Public Relations'' (1944), and ''That Old Devil'' (1944).

Film

He returned to films in 1965, appearing as Captain Tuthill in Otto Preminger's

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action blockbuster '' In Harm's Way''. In 1968, Andrews appeared on film in Ted Post's ''

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'' as a defense attorney. Two years later, he worked again with Post in '' Beneath the Planet of the Apes'', as James Franciscus's dying commanding officer, Colonel 'Skipper' Maddox. His final screen appearance was as a doctor in 1973's '' The Baby'', also directed by Post.

Television

Andrews' television performances included a starring role from 1957 to 1958 in the syndicated series of the

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, '' The Gray Ghost'', based on the heroic

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John Singleton Mosby. In 1959, he starred in the 13-episode ''Counterthrust'', a syndicated series "in which he played a secret agent in the Far East battling Communism". Andrews did a screen test for the '' Perry Mason'' 1950s TV series playing Perry Mason opposite

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as Hamilton Burger. This and other screen tests for that show were released on the Perry Mason 50th Anniversary 3-DVD set from 2008. Andrews was cast as Captain Lynn Parker in the 1960 episode, "Yankee Confederate," on the syndicated

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, '' Death Valley Days'', hosted by Stanley Andrews. In the story line, Parker is assigned by

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( Stan Jones) to infiltrate a

spy ring masterminded by Belle Waverly (

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). Gavin MacLeod played Belle's fiancé, Dandy Martin, who shoots her to death because she developed romantic feelings for Captain Parker. He was cast in two episodes of the CBS sitcom, ''

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'' and in the 1962 series finale, "The Hoax," of the ABC adventure series, '' Straightaway'', starring Brian Kelly and John Ashley. In 1962, he portrayed the part of Holt in the episode "The Devil and the Deep Blue" on CBS's '' Rawhide''. In 1964, he appeared in "

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", the last original broadcast episode of ''

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''. In 1973, Andrews played the

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in the made-for-TV political thriller, '' The President's Plane is Missing''.

Recognition

Andrews won a Theatre World Award in 1949 for his work in '' Summer and Smoke''.

Personal life

Andrews was married three times, t
Gloria Eleanor Folland (December 3, 1921 – October 28, 1991)
Alice Kirby Hooker, and Karolyn Rainwater (1943-1993). The first two marriages ended in divorce, and he was married to Rainwater when he died. In early August 1961 Tod Andrews (reference: Tod Andrews Takes Overdose, NY (AP) August 6, 1961) was hospitalized following a suicide attempt. According to an AP article published August 6, 1961, Tod Andrews was hospitalized at Lenox Hill Hospital after an overdose of sleeping pills. It was reported that he had phoned a friend to say he was going to kill himself and was subsequently found slumped in a chair in the apartment of a female friend. He was hospitalized on a Saturday in critical condition but taken off the critical list later the same day. On August 15th 1961, an article by Dorothy Kilgallen in Voice of Broadway noted that friends of Andrews were "still mystified about his headlined suicide attempt." as only hours earlier he had apparently been "having a cheerful time at Danny's Hideaway" talking about the "great year he had coming up on Broadway and in TV and announced his engagement to Valerie Veigal." (ref: Dorothy Kilgallen Voice of Broadway, in Olean Times Herald, Aug 15 1967 page 13)

Death

Andrews died of a heart attack on November 7, 1972, in

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, two days before his 58th birthday. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in

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. He was survived by, among others, his wife Karolyn, at least two children (some sources indicate three children), and his mother. Some sources indicate his father survived him as well but his father's year of death has not been established.

Filmography

Film

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'' (1941) as Telephone Man (film debut, uncredited) *'' International Squadron'' (1941) as Michele Edmé *'' They Died with Their Boots On'' (1941) as Cadet Brown (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) as Bill *'' Dangerously They Live'' (1941) as Dr. Craig (uncredited) *'' Captains of the Clouds'' (1942) as Student Pilot *'' Bullet Scars'' (1942) as Joe Madison *'' The Male Animal'' (1942) as Student (uncredited) *'' I Was Framed'' (1942) as Ken Marshall (Scott) *'' Murder in the Big House'' (1942) as Dapper Dan Malloy *'' Spy Ship'' (1942) as Gordon Morrel *'' Now, Voyager'' (1942) as Dr. Dan Regan (uncredited) *'' Truck Busters'' (1943) as Dave Todd *'' Action in the North Atlantic'' (1943) as Ahearn (uncredited) *'' Heaven Can Wait'' (1943) as Jack Van Cleve *''

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'' (1944) as Ralph Dawson *'' Return of the Ape Man'' (1944) as Steve Rogers *'' The Last Ride'' (1944) as Fritz Hummel *''

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'' (1950) as Rev. Bruce Ferguson *'' Between Heaven and Hell'' (1956) as Lt. Ray Mosby *''

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'' (1957) as Dr. William Arnold *'' In Harm's Way'' (1965) as Captain Tuthill *''

'' (1968) as Defense Attorney *'' Beneath the Planet of the Apes'' (1970) as Skipper *'' The Baby'' (1973) as Doctor *'' The President's Plane Is Missing'' (1973,TV) (final film)

Television

* '' The Gray Ghost'' (1957-1958) as Maj. John Mosby/The Gray Ghost * ''

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'' (1959) as Lt. Cmdr. Stacey * ''

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'' (1960-1962) as George Harris/Dr. James Low * '' Death Valley Days'' (1960-1968) as Captain Lynn Parker/

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* '' 77 Sunset Strip'' (1961) as Jim Breck * ''

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'' (1961) as Myles Cody * ''

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'' (1961) as Jeff Andrews * ''

'' (1961-1968) as Ralph Case/Mr. Franklin * '' Rawhide'' (1962) as Holt * ''

'' (1964) as Gil Sharewood * ''

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'' (1969) as Ed Franklin * ''

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'' (1969) as Dean Henry Pierce #1 * '' The Bold Ones: The Lawyers'' (1970) as Ted Hollister * '' Ironside'' (1970) as Man * ''

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'' (1972) as Andrew Burgess * ''

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'' (1972) as Graves (last appearance)

References

External links

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Tod Andrews profile
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