Frank Orth (February 21, 1880 – March 17, 1962) was an American actor born in

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. He is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series ''

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''.

Career

By 1897, Orth was performing in

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with his wife, Ann Codee, in an act called "Codee and Orth". In 1909, he expanded into song writing, with songs such as "The Phone Bell Rang" and "Meet Me on the Boardwalk, Dearie". His first contact with motion pictures was in 1928, when he was part of the first foreign-language shorts in sound produced by Warner Bros. He and his wife also appeared together in a series of two-reel comedies in the early 1930s. Orth's first major screen credit was in ''Prairie Thunder'', a Dick Foran western, in 1937. From then on, he was often cast as bartenders, pharmacists, and grocery clerks, and always distinctly Irish. He had a recurring role in the Dr. Kildare series of films and also in the

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series as the befuddled Officer Tweedy. Among his better roles were the newspaper man

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as Gen. Custer the idea of associating the tune with the 7th Cavalry), and as the little man carrying the sign reading "The End Is Near" throughout ''Colonel Effingham's Raid''. However, Orth is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series ''

''. A short, plump, round-faced man, often smoking a cigar, Orth as Faraday wore his own dark-rimmed spectacles, though rarely in feature films. In 1959, Orth retired from show business after throat surgery. His wife died in 1961 after around fifty years of marriage.

Death

Orth died on March 17, 1962. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in the

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Selected filmography

*''The Painter'' (1931) *''Sleepy Head'' (1931) *''Dumb Luck'' (1931) *'' The Unwelcome Stranger'' (1935) - Jackson *'' The Payoff'' (1935) - Porter (uncredited) *'' Two Against the World'' (1936) - Tommy - Bartender *'' Hot Money'' (1936) - Hank Ford *'' Polo Joe'' (1936) - Bert *'' Land Beyond the Law'' (1937) - Deputy Shorty Long *''

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'' (1937) - Convict in Bunkhouse (uncredited) *'' Fly-Away Baby'' (1937) - Newsreel Reporter at Airport (uncredited) *'' Ever Since Eve'' (1937) - Cocktail Waiter (uncredited) *'' Marry the Girl'' (1937) - Barman (uncredited) *'' Talent Scout'' (1937) - Burlesque Theatre Manager (uncredited) *'' The Devil's Saddle Legion'' (1937) - Judge Barko *'' The Footloose Heiress'' (1937) - Justice Abner Cuttler *'' Prairie Thunder'' (1937) - Wichita *''

Submarine D-1 ''Submarine D-1'' is a 1937 drama directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Pat O'Brien, George Brent and Wayne Morris.. The film was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released by Warner Bros. Plot Butch Rogers and Sock McGillis are old submari ...

'' (1937) - Roseland Waiter (uncredited) *'' Missing Witnesses'' (1937) - Gordon (uncredited) *''

The Patient in Room 18 ''The Patient in Room 18'' is a 1929 mystery novel written by Mignon G. Eberhart. Eberhart's first published novel, it follows the adventures of Nurse Sarah Keate, who would later appear in six more of Eberhart's works, and became one of the mos ...

'' (1938) - Joe Higgins *'' Torchy Blane in Panama'' (1938) - First Leopard (uncredited) *''

Flight into Nowhere ''Flight Into Nowhere'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by Lewis D. Collins, and produced by Larry Darmour for Columbia Pictures. The film stars Jack Holt, Jacqueline Wells and Dick Purcell. In the low-budget action film, the locale ...

'' (1938) - Hammond's Associate (uncredited) *''

Little Miss Thoroughbred ''Little Miss Thoroughbred'' is a 1938 film directed by John Farrow. Peggy Ann Garner made her debut in the film. It was also known as Little Lady Luck. Plot Knowing her father's out there somewhere, little Janet runs away from an orphanage. A c ...

'' (1938) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) *''

Mr. Chump ''Mr. Chump'' is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by William Clemens and written by George Bricker. The film stars Johnnie Davis, Lola Lane, Penny Singleton, Donald Briggs, Chester Clute and Frank Orth. The film was released by Warne ...

'' (1938) - Sheriff Frank Hinton *'' Young Dr. Kildare'' (1938) - Mike Ryan (uncredited) *''

Nancy Drew, Detective ''Nancy Drew... Detective'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William Clemens (film director), William Clemens and written by Kenneth Garnet. The film stars Bonita Granville, John Litel, James Stephenson (actor), James Stephenson, Franki ...

'' (1938) - Captain Tweedy *''

Comet Over Broadway ''Comet over Broadway'' (1938) is an American film starring Kay Francis and released by Warner Brothers. John Farrow stepped in as director when Busby Berkeley became ill, but Farrow was uncredited on the film. Plot Eve Appleton (Francis), wife ...

'' (1938) - Cab Driver (uncredited) *'' Burn 'Em Up O'Connor'' (1939) - Tim 'Mac' McKelvy *'' Idiot's Delight'' (1939) - Benny Zinsser (uncredited) *'' Fast and Loose'' (1939) - Detective Hendricks (uncredited) *'' Nancy Drew... Reporter'' (1939) - Capt. Tweedy (uncredited) *''

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'' (1939) - Jim Jenks *'' Society Lawyer'' (1939) - Man in Outer Law Office (uncredited) *'' Winner Take All'' (1939) - Pete - Bettor (uncredited) *''

Broadway Serenade ''Broadway Serenade'' (also known as ''Serenade'') is a 1939 musical drama film distributed by MGM, produced and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer, based on a story by Lew Lipton, John Taintor Foote and ...

'' (1939) - Mr. Fellows *''

Calling Dr. Kildare ''Calling Dr. Kildare'' is a 1939 film in the Dr. Kildare series. Directed by Harold S. Bucquet, it stars Lew Ayres as the young Dr. Kildare and Lionel Barrymore as Dr. Gillespie, his mentor. The second of MGM's series of Kildare films, it introdu ...

'' (1939) - Mike Sullivan - Hospital Cafe Owner (uncredited) *''

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'' (1939) - Vic - Bartender (uncredited) *'' Young Mr. Lincoln'' (1939) - Loafer (uncredited) *''

Stanley and Livingstone ''Stanley and Livingstone'' is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Henry King and Otto Brower. It is loosely based on the true story of Welsh reporter Sir Henry M. Stanley's quest to find Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary presum ...

'' (1939) - Newspaperman with Pills (uncredited) *'' Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase'' (1939) - Captain Tweedy *'' Thunder Afloat'' (1939) - Old Sailor in Bilge Area (uncredited) *''

Dust Be My Destiny ''Dust Be My Destiny'' is a 1939 American drama film starring John Garfield as a man who gets into trouble after being sentenced to a work farm. Plot Joe Bell (John Garfield) becomes embittered after he is jailed for 16 months for burglary . Late ...

'' (1939) - Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited) *'' Fast and Furious'' (1939) - Captain Joe Burke *'' At the Circus'' (1939) - Cook in Diner (uncredited) *''

The Secret of Dr. Kildare ''The Secret of Dr. Kildare'' is a 1939 American film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This was the fourth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures, Lew Ayres starred all but the first. Plot summary Dr. Leonard G ...

'' (1939) - Mike Sullivan *'' His Girl Friday'' (1940) - Duffy *'' Dr. Kildare's Strange Case'' (1940) - Mike Ryan, Sullivan's Hospital Cafe *''

'Til We Meet Again ''Til We Meet Again'' is a 1940 romance film directed by Edmund Goulding and Anatole Litvak and starring Merle Oberon and George Brent as two doomed, star-crossed lovers. It is a remake of the 1932 film ''One Way Passage'' and itself was remade i ...

'' (1940) - Hong Kong Bartender (uncredited) *''

The Doctor Takes a Wife ''The Doctor Takes a Wife'' is a 1940 screwball comedy film starring Loretta Young and Ray Milland as a best-selling author and medical school instructor, respectively, who find it convenient to pretend to be married, even though they initially l ...

'' (1940) - New York Editor (uncredited) *''

La Conga Nights ''La Conga Nights'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Jay Dratler, Harry Clork and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Ferike Boros, Eddie Quillan and Armida. The ...

'' (1940) - Dennis O'Brien *'' Florian'' (1940) - Detective (uncredited) *''

Brother Orchid ''Brother Orchid'' is a 1940 American crime/ comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was wr ...

'' (1940) - Waiter at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited) *'' Gold Rush Maisie'' (1940) - Harris *'' Pier 13'' (1940) - Dead Pan Charlie *''

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'' (1940) - Barber *''

Dr. Kildare Goes Home ''Dr. Kildare Goes Home'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day. It is the fifth in the MGM series of nine films with Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare made from 1938–1942. Plo ...

'' (1940) - Mike Ryan (uncredited) *'' The Bride Wore Crutches'' (1940) - Bartender (uncredited) *''

Mexican Spitfire Out West ''Mexican Spitfire Out West'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jack Townley. It is the sequel to the 1940 film '' Mexican Spitfire'' and the second of the film series. The film star ...

'' (1940) - Window Washer (uncredited) *'' Gallant Sons'' (1940) - Newspaper Foreman (uncredited) *''

Father Is a Prince ''Father Is a Prince'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith, starring Grant Mitchell and Nana Bryant. ''Father is a Prince'' is a remake of the 1934 comedy-drama ''Big Hearted Herbert'', itself based on a play by Sophie Kerr Sophie ...

'' (1940) - Drugstore Proprietor *''

Dr. Kildare's Crisis ''Dr. Kildare's Crisis'' is a 1940 drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day. Mary Lamont's (Laraine Day) financier brother Douglas Lamont ( Robert Young) is subject to seizures, and it seems t ...

'' (1940) - Mike Ryan, Cafe Owner *''

Michael Shayne, Private Detective ''Michael Shayne, Private Detective'' is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver and Joan Valerie.Backer p.106 It is based on Brett Halliday's novel ''The Private Practice of Michael Shayne ...

'' (1940) - Steve *''

Let's Make Music ''Let's Make Music'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins starring Bob Crosby, Jean Rogers and Elisabeth Risdon. It was produced by RKO Pictures and written by Nathanael West. The film's songs include the classic "Big No ...

'' (1941) - Mr. Botts *'' Come Live with Me'' (1941) - Jerry *'' The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941) - Baxter - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited) *'' Road Show'' (1941) - Joe - Lion Owner (uncredited) *'' Ride on Vaquero'' (1941) - Auctioneer (uncredited) *'' The People vs. Dr. Kildare'' (1941) - Mike Ryan *''

The Great American Broadcast ''The Great American Broadcast'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Jack Oakie, Alice Faye and John Payne. Plot Impoverished roommates Rix Martin and Chuck Hadley have dreams of being the first to operate a coast-to-coast r ...

'' (1941) - Counter Man *''

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'' (1941) - Lew, Roundhouse Cafe Owner (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) - Drummer (uncredited) *'' Kisses for Breakfast'' (1941) - T.C. Barrett, the Hobo (uncredited) *'' Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day'' (1941) - Mike Ryan *'' Navy Blues'' (1941) - Joe (uncredited) *'' I Wake Up Screaming'' (1941) - Cemetery Caretaker *'' They Died with Their Boots On'' (1941) - Barfly (uncredited) *'' Skylark'' (1941) - Subway Cashier (uncredited) *'' Unholy Partners'' (1941) - Shino McGoon (uncredited) *'' Blue, White and Perfect'' (1942) - Mr. Toby *'' Right to the Heart'' (1942) - Pete *'' Dr. Kildare's Victory'' (1942) - Mike Ryan *'' Roxie Hart'' (1942) - Idler (uncredited) *''

Rings on Her Fingers ''Rings on Her Fingers'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. The screenplay concerns a poor man who gets mistaken for a millionaire and is swindled out of his life savings. Plot ...

'' (1942) - Kellogg *'' To the Shores of Tripoli'' (1942) - The Barber (uncredited) *'' My Gal Sal'' (1942) - McGuiness *''

Henry and Dizzy ''Henry and Dizzy'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Mary Anderson, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney and Maude Eburne. The film was released on June 5, 1942 ...

'' (1942) - Joe McGuire *'' The Magnificent Dope'' (1942) - Messenger *'' Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' (1942) - Jerry *''

Footlight Serenade ''Footlight Serenade'' is a 1942 musical comedy film directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Betty Grable, John Payne, and Victor Mature. Plot Tommy Lundy is an arrogant champion boxer who is hired by Broadway promoter Bruce McKay to star in a sta ...

'' (1942) - Mike the stage doorman *''

Tales of Manhattan ''Tales of Manhattan'' is a 1942 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier. Thirteen writers, including Ben Hecht, Alan Campbell, Ferenc Molnár, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Donald Ogden Stewart, worked on the six stories in this film. Ba ...

'' (1942) - Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence) *'' Orchestra Wives'' (1942) - Rex Willet *'' Springtime in the Rockies'' (1942) - Mr. Bickel (uncredited) *''

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant ''Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant'' is a 1942 feature film from MGM in their long-running Dr. Kildare series. Directed by Willis Goldbeck, it introduced two new doctors, Dr. Randall Adams (Van Johnson) and Dr. Lee Wong How (Keye Luke). Plot Physica ...

'' (1942) - Mike Ryan *'' Over My Dead Body'' (1942) - Detective *'' The Meanest Man in the World'' (1943) - NYC Bartender (uncredited) *'' Hello, Frisco, Hello'' (1943) - Lou, Bartender at Sharkey's *''

The Ox-Bow Incident ''The Ox-Bow Incident'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews and Mary Beth Hughes, with Anthony Quinn, William Eythe, Harry Morgan and Jane Darwell. Two cowboys arrive in a ...

'' (1943) - Larry Kinkaid (uncredited) *'' Coney Island'' (1943) - Saloon Waiter / Member of quartette, 'Irish' number (uncredited) *''

Sweet Rosie O'Grady ''Sweet Rosie O'Grady'' is a 1943 Technicolor musical film about an American singer who attempts to better herself by marrying an English duke, but is harassed by a reporter. Directed by Irving Cummings, it stars Betty Grable and Robert Young. ...

'' (1943) - Taxi Driver *'' Buffalo Bill'' (1944) - Sherman - Shooting Gallery Owner *''

Roger Touhy, Gangster ''Roger Touhy, Gangster'' is a 1944 American gangster film based on the life of Chicago mob figure Roger Touhy, directed by film noir specialist Robert Florey. Parts of the film were shot at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet, Illinois, ...

'' (1944) - Comic in Theater (uncredited) *'' Summer Storm'' (1944) - Cafe Maitre d' at End (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) - Smith (uncredited) *'' The Impatient Years'' (1944) - Counterman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) - Ordway (uncredited) *'' Tall in the Saddle'' (1944) - 'Shorty' Davis (uncredited) *'' Storm Over Lisbon'' (1944) - Murgatroyd *''

Carolina Blues ''Carolina Blues'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Joseph Hoffman, Al Martin and Jack Henley. The film stars Kay Kyser, Ann Miller, Victor Moore, Jeff Donnell, Howard Freeman, Georgia Carroll, M.A. Bogue, Ha ...

'' (1944) - Cab Driver (uncredited) *'' The Captain from Köpenick'' (completed in 1941, released in 1945) - Knoll, the Factory Personnel Manager *'' Pillow to Post'' (1945) - Clayfield Taxi Driver *'' Wonder Man'' (1945) - Charlie - the Bartender (uncredited) *'' Tell It to a Star'' (1945) - Augustus T. Goodman *'' The Lost Weekend'' (1945) - Opera Cloak Room Attendant *'' The Dolly Sisters'' (1945) - Stage Manager at The Bijou (uncredited) *'' She Went to the Races'' (1945) - Bartender Skelly *'' Doll Face'' (1945) - Peters *''

Colonel Effingham's Raid ''Colonel Effingham's Raid'' (UK title: ''Man of the Hour'') is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Irving Pichel. It is also known as ''Berry Fleming's Colonel Effingham's Raid'', ''Everything's Peaches Down in Georgia'' and ''Rebel Yell''. ...

'' (1946) - Wild Man (uncredited) *'' The Hoodlum Saint'' (1946) - Chronicle Editor (uncredited) *'' Blondie's Lucky Day'' (1946) - Shaving Kit Salesman (uncredited) *''

Murder in the Music Hall ''Murder in the Music Hall'' is a 1946 American musical mystery film directed by John English and starring Vera Ralston, William Marshall and Helen Walker.McCarty p.464 The film involves a murder in Radio City Music Hall with The Rockettes as ...

'' (1946) - Henderson, the Stage Manager *'' The Bride Wore Boots'' (1946) - Judge (uncredited) *''

The Well-Groomed Bride ''The Well Groomed Bride'' is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Olivia de Havilland, Ray Milland, and Sonny Tufts. Written by Claude Binyon and Robert Russell, the film is about a man and a woman who ...

'' (1946) - Waiter (uncredited) *'' The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) - Hotel Clerk *'' It's Great to Be Young'' (1946) - Franklin Johnson *'' Wake Up and Dream'' (1946) - Milkman (uncredited) *'' The Show-Off'' (1946) - Mr. Kopec - Superintendent (uncredited) *'' Lady in the Lake'' (1946) - Floyd Greer (uncredited) *''

Born to Speed ''Born to Speed'' is a 1947 American action film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Crane Wilbur, Scott Darling and Robert B. Churchill. The film stars Johnny Sands, Vivian Austin, Don Castle, Frank Orth, Geraldine Wall and Joe Haworth. ...

'' (1947) - Breezy Bradley *''

The Guilt of Janet Ames ''The Guilt of Janet Ames'' is a 1947 American sentimental film noir directed by Henry Levin, based on a story by Lenore Coffee, and starring Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas. Plot War widow Janet Ames (Rosalind Russell) is stricken unconsc ...

'' (1947) - Danny *'' Heartaches'' (1947) - Mike Connelly, Vic's Agent *'' Mother Wore Tights'' (1947) - Stage Doorman (uncredited) *'' Gas House Kids in Hollywood'' (1947) - Police Captain *'' It Had to Be You'' (1947) - Train Conductor Brown *'' The Big Clock'' (1948) - Burt *''

Fury at Furnace Creek '' Fury at Furnace Creek '' is a 1948 American Western film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Victor Mature, Coleen Gray, Glenn Langan, and Reginald Gardiner. Plot Troops are massacred at a Furnace Creek fort in 1880 after an arm ...

'' (1948) - Evans (uncredited) *''

So This Is New York ''So This Is New York'' is a 1948 satirical movie comedy starring acerbic radio and television comedian Henry Morgan and directed by Richard Fleischer. The cynically sophisticated screenplay was written by Carl Foreman and Herbert Baker from ...

'' (1948) - A.J. Gluskoter *'' The Girl from Manhattan'' (1948) - Oscar Newsome *'' Family Honeymoon'' (1948) - Candy Butcher (uncredited) *''

Blondie's Secret ''Blondie's Secret'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the twenty-fourth of the 28 Blondie films. Plot Cast * Penny Singleton as ...

'' (1948) - Mr. Philpotts *''

Make Believe Ballroom ''Make Believe Ballroom'' is a 1949 American musical romantic comedy directed by Joseph Santley and produced by Ted Richmond. It was loosely based on a radio program of the same name by Martin Block and Al Jarvis. The film starred Jerome Court ...

'' (1949) - Pop (uncredited) *'' Red Light'' (1949) - Stoner *'' Bride for Sale'' (1949) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) *'' The Great Rupert'' (1950) - Mr. Frank Dingle *''

Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bestsel ...

'' (1950) - Higgins (uncredited) *'' Father of the Bride'' (1950) - Joe *''

The Petty Girl ''The Petty Girl'' (1950), known in the UK as ''Girl of the Year'', is a musical romantic comedy Technicolor film starring Robert Cummings and Joan Caulfield. Cummings portrays painter George Petty who falls for Victoria Braymore (Caulfield), th ...

'' (1950) - Moody *''

Double Dynamite ''Double Dynamite'' is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, and Frank Sinatra. The film was written by Leo Rosten (story), Melville Shavelson (screenplay), Mannie Manheim ( ...

'' (1951) - Mr. Kofer *'' Something to Live For'' (1952) - Waiter (uncredited) *''

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'' (1953) - Mr. Hunter *'' Here Come the Girls'' (1953) - Mr. Hungerford *'' Not as a Stranger'' (1955) - Greenville Patient (uncredited) *'' Hold That Hypnotist'' (1957) - Beedle - Man in Library (uncredited)

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