Sheridan Comerate (April 11, 1928 – April 16, 1973) was an American actor famous for his film roles in '' 3:10 to Yuma'' and '' Live Fast, Die Young''. In television, some memorable appearances came in episodes in series like ''Twilight Zone'' (as gas station attendant in "Walking Distance"), and in "The Millionaire" where Comerate portrays a man who survives horrific plane crash. In life, he died in a plane crash near Brick Township, New Jersey, in 1973 at the age of 45.

Death

At about 4:20 a.m. on April 16, 1973, Comerate and five other people died when the

Beechcraft Queen Air The Beechcraft Queen Air is a twin-engined light aircraft produced by Beechcraft in several versions from 1960 to 1978. Based upon the Twin Bonanza, with which it shared key components such as wings, engines, and tail surfaces, but featuring ...

they were riding in disintegrated in midair over Brick Township, New Jersey. The pilot of the plane was reportedly flying stunts before the crash. The

blood alcohol content Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes; it is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume or mass of blood. For example ...

of the pilots was over the legal limit for driving a car.

Filmography

* ''

Ford Theatre ''Ford Theatre'', spelled ''Ford Theater'' for the original radio version and known, in full, as ''The Ford Television Theatre'' for the TV version, is a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950 ...

'' (TV series, episode "Miller's Millions") * '' Jeanne Eagels'' (uncredited, 1957) * '' 3:10 to Yuma'' (1957) * ''

Operation Mad Ball ''Operation Mad Ball'' is a 1957 military comedy from Columbia Pictures, produced by Jed Harris, directed by Richard Quine, that stars Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell, and Mickey Rooney. The screenplay is by Blake E ...

'' (1957) * ''

Casey Jones John Luther "Casey" Jones (March 14, 1863 – April 30, 1900) was an American railroader who was killed when his passenger train collided with a stalled freight train at Vaughan, Mississippi. Jones was a locomotive engineer for the Illinois C ...

'' (TV series, episode "Death Rides the Tender") * '' Playhouse 90'' (TV series, episode "

Project Immortality "Project Immortality" is an American television play broadcast on June 11, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, '' Playhouse 90''. The cast includes Lee J. Cobb and Michael Landon. Plot A brilliant man, Professor Lawrence Doner, is dying ...

") * ''Not One Shall Die'' (short film, 1957) * '' Live Fast, Die Young'' (1958) * ''

Crash Landing An emergency landing is a premature landing made by an aircraft in response to an emergency involving an imminent or ongoing threat to the safety and operation of the aircraft, or involving a sudden need for a passenger or crew on board to term ...

'' (1958) * ''

Schlitz Playhouse ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'' is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both Television comedy, comedies and Dramatic programming, drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The ti ...

'' (TV series, episode "Way of the West") * '' The Millionare'' (TV series, episode "The Ellen Curry Story") * ''

The Lawless Years ''The Lawless Years'' is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16, 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind, set during the Roaring 20s, having antedated ABC's far more successful ''The Untouchables ...

'' (TV series, episode "The Big Greeny Story") * ''

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, sup ...

'' (TV series, episode "

Walking Distance "Walking Distance" is episode five of the American television series ''The Twilight Zone''. It originally aired on October 30, 1959. The episode was listed as the ninth best episode in the history of ''The Twilight Zone'' by ''Time'' magazine. ...

") * '' The Story on Page One'' (1959) * ''

Ice Palace An ice palace or ice castle is a castle-like structure made of blocks of ice. These blocks are usually harvested from nearby rivers or lakes when they become frozen in winter. The first known ice palace (or, rather, '' ice house'', ледяной ...

'' (1960) * '' The Detectives'' (TV series, episode "The Old Gang")

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comerate, Sheridan 1928 births 1973 deaths Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1973 20th-century American male actors Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Place of birth missing