Keenan Wynn (July 27, 1916 - October 14, 1986)

He had it in his blood...he was the son of Ed Wynn who was a damn fine performer in his own right... This career began on Broadway in the 1930's. Hollywood came calling soon enough and in 1942 he appeared (uncredited) in his first film - Somewhere I'll Find You. His other film credits include Song of the Thin Man, The Three Musketeers, Neptune's Daughter, Annie Get Your Gun, Angels in the Outfield, Kiss Me Kate, The Long, Long Trailer, The Glass Slipper, Touch of Evil, The AbsentMinded Professor and Loving. He was a very successful character actor on film and on television as well... His television credits include (but are not limited to) "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show", "To Tell the Truth", "Zane Grey Theater", "What's My Line?", "The Steve Allen Show", "The New Steve Allen Show", "Family Feud", "The United States Steel Hour", "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre", "Damon Runyon Theater", "Studio One", "General Electric Theater", "The Ford Television Theatre", "Wagon Train", "Playhouse 90", "The DuPont Show with June Allyson", "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse", "The Twilight Zone", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Red Skelton Show", "The Dick Powell Show", "77 Sunset Strip", "Burke's Law", "Bonanza", "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre", "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.", "Cannon", "Fantasy Island", "The Love Boat", "Taxi" and "St. Elsewhere." In 1979 he replaced David Wayne in the role of Willard "Digger" Barnes on the prime time soap opera "Dallas." He remained until the conclusion of the season in the spring of 1980... His final acting roles came the same year he passed away. His final television guest role was on the series "The Fall Guy" in April 1986 and his final film was Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star which was released two months after the actor passed away. He worked with the greatest and while doing so became the greatest himself... In Memoriam Remembers: Keenan Wynn

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