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Nat Polen (June 14, 1914 — May 3, 1981) was an American actor. He is known for his long-running character roles playing
Nat Polen (June 14, 1914 — May 3, 1981) was an American actor. He is known for his long-running character roles playing physician
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Polen played Dr. Doug Cassen on ''As the World Turns
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'' for over 9 years, from April 1957 until October 1966. He then played Ephraim Webster on ''The Edge of Night
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It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that netwo ...
'' and Dr. John Crager on the ABC afternoon version of '' The Nurses''. He later became second acor to portray Dr. Jim Craig on '' One Life to Live'' from 1969 until shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in 1981. He was also a film actor, playing Lt. Reilly in the 1972 film ''Across 110th Street
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''. Other credits include appearing in 37 episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theatre.
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* Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors 1914 births 1981 deaths Deaths from pancreatic cancer Deaths from cancer in New York (state) {{US-screen-actor-1910s-stub