Paul Domingo Comi (February 11, 1932 – August 26, 2016) was an American film and television actor.
Biography
Paul Comi was born 1932 in
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and part of the Greater Boston, Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Boston, Brighton, A ...
. and grew up in nearby
North Quincy, graduating from high school in 1949, after which he joined the
United States Army
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. He was awarded three
Purple Heart
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s during the
Korean War
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, in which he served (1950–51).
After his release from a hospital in Japan he was assigned to
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
, where he booked talent and wrote skits for the NCOs and Officers Club. After his discharge, in 1952, he went to California, where he attended El Camino Junior College and was elected Student Body President for two terms.
Awarded a scholarship to
USC School of Dramatic Arts
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at the
University of Southern California
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, he graduated in 1958
Magna Cum Laude
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with membership in
Tau Kappa Epsilon
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,
Phi Beta Kappa
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,
Phi Kappa Phi
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and
Blue Key
Blue Key Honor Society is an American national honor society for college upperclassmen. Blue Key has over 50 chartered collegiate chapters within the United States.
History
Blue Key Honor Society was founded as Blue Key National Honor Frater ...
honors.
He and his wife Eva had three children. As an apprentice at the La Jolla Playhouse the summer of 1957,
20th Century Fox
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picked him up and cast him as Pvt. Abbott in ''
The Young Lions
''The Young Lions'' (1948) is a novel by Irwin Shaw about three soldiers in World War II.
Plot
Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic Austrian drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary. Noah Acke ...
'' with
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academ ...
and
Montgomery Clift
Edward Montgomery Clift (; October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American actor. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men", according to ''The New York Times''.
He is best remembered ...
; he would act for four more decades.
Comi died on August 26, 2016, in
Pasadena, California
Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.
I ...
, at the age of 84.
Acting career
Comi's acting career spanned four decades, from the mid-1950s through the mid-1990s. He made over three hundred television appearances, twenty movies, and a number of recurring television roles. These included Deputy Johnny Evans in the
syndicated western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
series ''
Two Faces West
''Two Faces West'' is an American syndicated TV series set in the Wild West running from October 1960 to July 1961 for a total of 39 half-hour episodes (one per week on a continuous run). It was produced by Donald Gold and Jonas Seinfeld and M ...
'' (1960–61), starring
Charles Bateman, the part of Brad Carter, prosecuting attorney in ''
The Virginian'' while
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb (born Leo Jacoby; December 8, 1911February 11, 1976) was an American actor, known both for film roles and his work on the Broadway stage. He often played arrogant, intimidating and abrasive characters, but he also acted as respectabl ...
was in the cast. He was cast along with others, including
Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver B ...
and
Joby Baker
Joseph N. "Joby" Baker (born March 26, 1934) is a Canadian-born actor and painter.
Career
Baker was born in Montreal, Quebec. An early role in his career was in a 1958 episode of ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'', "Ronnie Makes A Recor ...
, who were all part of Paul Burke's crew in Burke's initial introduction, on ''
12 O'Clock High''.
Comi's professional acting career began in 1957, when, as an apprentice at the
La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse is a not-for-profit, professional theatre on the campus of the University of California, San Diego.
History
La Jolla Playhouse was founded in 1947 by Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Mel Ferrer. In 1983, it was revived under ...
, he was given a small part in the play ''Career'' that starred
Don Taylor and
Una Merkel
Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress.
Merkel was born in Kentucky and acted on stage in New York in the 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1930 and became a popular film ...
. His comedy scene as a drunken GI earned rave reviews in ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' and ''
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'', leading to his being signed by 20th Century Fox for the role of Pvt. Abbott in ''
The Young Lions
''The Young Lions'' (1948) is a novel by Irwin Shaw about three soldiers in World War II.
Plot
Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic Austrian drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary. Noah Acke ...
'' with
Montgomery Clift
Edward Montgomery Clift (; October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American actor. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men", according to ''The New York Times''.
He is best remembered ...
and
Dean Martin
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...
. At Fox, he appeared in several films: ''
In Love and War'' with
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter (born Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.; November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969) was an American film and television actor and producer known for his roles in films such as ''The Searchers'' and ''King of Kings (1961 film), King of Kin ...
and
Robert Wagner
Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor of stage, screen, and television. He is known for starring in the television shows '' It Takes a Thief'' (1968–1970), ''Switch'' (1975–1978), and ''Hart to Hart'' (1979– ...
; ''
A Private's Affair
''A Private's Affair'' is a 1959 American musical comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars Sal Mineo and Christine Carère. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1960.
Plot
Two men from New York—Luigi, a hip wanna-be beatnik, a ...
'' with
Ernie Kovacs
Ernest Edward Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was a Hungarian-American comedian, actor, and writer.
Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years afte ...
; and was lent out to
Warner Bros.
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for the role of "Jenkins" in the Michael Garrison production of ''
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
''The Dark at the Top of the Stairs'' is a 1957 play by William Inge about family conflicts during the early 1920s in a small Oklahoma town. It was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play in 1958 and was made into a film of the same name in 196 ...
'' with
Robert Preston and
Dorothy McGuire
Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for ''Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947) and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actre ...
. He also played Lt Tim,
Steve McQueen
Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1 ...
's assistant in ''
The Towering Inferno
''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The Towe ...
''.
In 1960, Comi appeared in ''
The Twilight Zone
''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, su ...
'' episode "
People Are Alike All Over
"People Are Alike All Over" is episode 25 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone''.
Opening narration
Plot
Two astronauts discuss an impending mission to Mars. One of them, Marcusson, is a positive thinker who believes ...
", as Warren Marcusson. Between 1961 and 1962, he portrayed airplane pilot Chuck Lambert on the first-run syndicated television adventure series ''
Ripcord'' about
skydiving
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For ...
and was a regular on the Western series ''
Rawhide''. He also played Victor Markham for one and one half seasons on the daytime soap ''
Capitol
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Specific capitols include:
* United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
* Numerous ...
'', followed by two seasons as George Durnley in ''
General Hospital
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''. Besides, he had two guest appearances on
Voyage to the Bottom Of The Sea
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in the episodes "Submarine Sunk Here" and "Deadly Creature Below!"
Comi played navigator Lt. Andrew Stiles for the ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' episode "
Balance of Terror
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" (1966). He played the banker Farnsworth in "The Wild, Wild West" S3 E9 "The Night of the Circus of Death" (1967). He appeared in ''
Barnaby Jones
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'' in the episode titled "Dangerous Summer" (02/11/1975).
Comi was a voting member of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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.
Business interests
He was President of Caffe D'Amore Inc. a coffee company started by his wife, Eva, the creator of the world's first flavored instant cappuccino, Caffe D'Amore.
Partial filmography
* 1958: ''
The Young Lions
''The Young Lions'' (1948) is a novel by Irwin Shaw about three soldiers in World War II.
Plot
Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic Austrian drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary. Noah Acke ...
'' - Private Abbott (uncredited)
* 1958: ''
In Love and War'' – Father Wallensack
* 1959: ''
Warlock
A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft.
Etymology and terminology
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'' – Luke Friendly (uncredited)
* 1959: ''
Pork Chop Hill'' – Sergeant Kreucheberg
* 1959: ''
Peter Gunn
''Peter Gunn'' is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, Edie Hart. The series aired on NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and on ABC in 1960–1961. The seri ...
'' ("The Rifle") – William Erlich
* 1959: ''
77 Sunset Strip
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'' ("The Grandma Caper") – Fred
* 1960: ''
A Private's Affair
''A Private's Affair'' is a 1959 American musical comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars Sal Mineo and Christine Carère. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1960.
Plot
Two men from New York—Luigi, a hip wanna-be beatnik, a ...
'' – Military Policeman (uncredited)
* 1960: ''
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
''The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond'' is a 1960 neo-noir crime film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Ray Danton, Karen Steele and Elaine Stewart. The supporting cast features Warren Oates, Jesse White and Robert Lowery. The picture mar ...
'' – Paul (uncredited)
* 1960: ''
Two Faces West
''Two Faces West'' is an American syndicated TV series set in the Wild West running from October 1960 to July 1961 for a total of 39 half-hour episodes (one per week on a continuous run). It was produced by Donald Gold and Jonas Seinfeld and M ...
'' – Deputy Johnny Evans
* 1960: ''
Men Into Space'' ("Caves of the Moon") – Major John Arnold
* 1960: ''
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 ...
'' ("One-Armed Bandits") – George Colleoni
* 1960: ''
Wake Me When It's Over
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Music videos were produced for "Poison Ivy" and "House of Pain". ...
'' – Lieutenant Malcolm Bressler (uncredited)
* 1960: ''
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
''The Dark at the Top of the Stairs'' is a 1957 play by William Inge about family conflicts during the early 1920s in a small Oklahoma town. It was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play in 1958 and was made into a film of the same name in 196 ...
'' – Jenkins (uncredited)
* 1961: ''
The Outsider'' – Sergeant Boyle
* 1960–1963: ''
The Twilight Zone
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'' ("
People Are Alike All Over
"People Are Alike All Over" is episode 25 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone''.
Opening narration
Plot
Two astronauts discuss an impending mission to Mars. One of them, Marcusson, is a positive thinker who believes ...
" / "
The Odyssey of Flight 33
"The Odyssey of Flight 33" is episode 54 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone'', the 18th episode of the second season. An unlikely break of the time barrier finds a commercial airliner sent back into the prehistoric age ...
" / "
The Parallel
"The Parallel" is episode 113 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone''. In this episode an astronaut returns from a voyage to find the world not quite the same as he remembers it. It was an early example of the concept o ...
") – Marcusson / 1st Officer John Craig / Psychiatrist
* 1961–1962: ''
Ripcord'' – Chuck Lambert
* 1962: ''
Cape Fear'' – George Garner
* 1962: ''
Stoney Burke'' ("The Scavenger") – Frank Foley
* 1962: ''
40 Pounds of Trouble
''40 Pounds of Trouble'' is a 1962 comedy film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, Larry Storch and Phil Silvers. It is a retelling of Damon Runyon's 1932 short story ''Little Miss Marker''.
It marks Jewison's ...
'' – Deputy Sheriff Cavanaugh
* 1964-65 ''
Rawhide'' - Yo Yo (6 episodes)
* 1965: ''
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was re ...
'' ("The Crimson Witness") – Modeer
* 1965: ''
Twelve O'Clock High
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'' ("R/X for a Sick Bird") – Major Adams
* 1965: ''
Perry Mason
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'' ("The Case of the Sad Sicilian") – Father Reggiani
* 1965–1968: ''
The F.B.I.
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'' ("Act of Violence" / "The Satellite" / "The Escape" / "The Giant Killer") – Crime Scene Special Agent / SAC Harper / Howard Schaal / Major Slidell
* 1966: ''
Blindfold
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'' – Barker
* 1966: ''
The Time Tunnel
''The Time Tunnel'' is an American color science fiction TV series written around a theme of time travel adventure starring James Darren and Robert Colbert. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science-fiction television series and ...
'' ("Massacre") – Captain Frederick Benteen
* 1966: ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' (S1:E14, "
Balance of Terror
The phrase "balance of terror" is usually, but not invariably,Rich Miller, Simon Kennedy'G-20 Plans to End 'Financial Balance of Terror' After Summit,'Bloomberg 27 February 2009. used in reference to the nuclear arms race between the United State ...
") – Stiles
* 1967: ''
The Invaders
''The Invaders'' is an American science-fiction television series created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1967 to 1968. Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, who after stumbling across evidence of an in-progress invasion ...
'' ("Storm") – Danny / Sheriff
* 1967: ''
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 w ...
'' ("The Night of the Circus of Death") - Bert Farnsworth
* 1968–1969: ''
Mannix
''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private inves ...
'' – ("The Playground" / "Another Final Exit") – Rudy / Harry
* 1969: ''All the Loving Couples'' – Mike Corey
* 1971–1973: ''
Cannon
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'' ("A Well Remembered Terror" / "No Pockets in the Shroud") – Airline Official / Detective Lou Micelli
* 1972: ''
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1972 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn. It is the fourth of five films in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. The fil ...
'' – 2nd Policeman
* 1973: ''
Room 222
''Room 222'' is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television that aired on ABC for 112 episodes, from September 17, 1969 until January 11, 1974. The show was broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 8:30 ( EST) fo ...
'' ("The Hand That Feeds") – Mr. Winters
* 1974: ''
The Towering Inferno
''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The Towe ...
'' – Tim
* 1977: ''
The Streets of San Francisco
''The Streets of San Francisco'' is a television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin, Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the ...
'' ("Interlude") – Alexander Dichter
* 1980: ''The Killings at Outpost Zeta'' – Commander Craig
* 1981: ''Longshot'' – Coleman
* 1981: ''
Dallas
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'' ("Waterloo at Southfork") – Dr. McWright
* 1982: ''
Death Wish II
''Death Wish II'' is a 1982 American vigilante action film directed and co-edited by Michael Winner. It is the first of four sequels to the 1974 film ''Death Wish''. It is the second installment in the ''Death Wish'' film series. In the story, ...
'' – Senator McLean
* 1984: ''
Best Defense
''Best Defense'' is a 1984 American comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy. The original music score was composed by Patrick Williams. It was released by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
The movie takes place as two parallel plots separat ...
'' – Chief Agent
* 1985: ''
Falcon Crest
''Falcon Crest'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired for nine seasons on CBS from December 4, 1981, to May 17, 1990. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the California ...
'' ("False Hope") – Money Scammer
* 1985–1990: ''
Knots Landing
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'' ("What If?" / "High School Confidential" / "The Emperor's Clothes") – Doctor / Ed Boyce
* 1986: ''
Howard the Duck
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'' – Dr. Chapin
* 1986: ''
Fame'' ("The Last Dance") – The Minister
* 1987: ''
Spies
Spies most commonly refers to people who engage in spying, espionage or clandestine operations.
Spies or The Spies may also refer to:
* Spies (surname), a German surname
* Spies (band), a jazz fusion band
* "Spies" (song), a song by Coldplay
* ...
'' ("The Game's Not Over" / "'Til the Fat Lady Sings")
* 1986–1989: ''
Highway to Heaven
''Highway to Heaven'' is an American fantasy Drama (film and television), 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 t ...
'' ("Summer Camp" / "Parents' Day" / "Children's Children") – Phil Lightell / Sergeant Baker / Harvey
* 1991: ''
L.A. Law
''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.
Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...
'' ("Since I Fell for You" / "On the Toad Again") – Detective Douglas French / Detective
* 1995: ''
Baywatch
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'' ("Leap of Faith")
[Internet Movie Database]
Leap of Faith
/ref> – Mr. Samuels
Awards and decorations
* Purple Heart
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(A 3 Purple Heart Veteran of the Korean War)
* Phi Beta Kappa
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USC 1958, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society USC 1958, Blue Key Honors USC 1958
See also
* List of The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) guest stars
The following is a list of guest stars that appeared on the 1959 anthology television series ''The Twilight Zone''.
Rod Serling himself provided the opening and closing commentary for all episodes and appeared on-screen for the first time at th ...
* List of Fame (1982 TV series) episodes
'' Fame'' is an American musical drama television series which premiered on NBC on January 7, 1982. The series is based on the 1980 film of the same name. In 1983, the series entered syndication, for which it remained until its conclusion in 1987 ...
References
External links
*
Filmography
nytimes.com
Filmography
moviefone.com
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1932 births
2016 deaths
Male actors from Boston
American male film actors
American male television actors
20th-century American male actors
USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni
Entertainers from Brookline, Massachusetts
Burials at Riverside National Cemetery