Parley Baer

Born: August 5, 1914 He was an amazing character actor who could play any part from a doctor to a judge to a mayor to a gangster... As a radio performer he lent his voice to such shows as "Honest Harold", "Adventures in Odyssey" and "Our Miss Brooks." From 1952 to 1961 he played Chester on the radio version of the western "Gunsmoke." He broke into films in 1950 and went on to appear in such films as The Fat Man, The Frogmen, Pickup on South Street, Drango, Cash McCall and A Fever in the Blood... Television Credits: (incomplete) "The Dennis Day Show" "Dragnet" "Letter to Loretta" "Father Knows Best" "The Bob Cummings Show" "Our Miss Brooks" "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" "The Ford Television Theatre" "I Love Lucy" "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre" "Make Room for Daddy" "Fibber McGee and Molly" "Goodyear Theatre" "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" "Zane Grey Theater" "Dennis the Menace" "The Dick Powell Show" "General Electric Theater" "The Lucy Show" "The Andy Griffith Show" "Rawhide" "Dr. Kildare" "Wagon Train" "77 Sunset Strip" "The Jack Benny Program" "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" "Hazel" "My Favorite Martian" "Death Valley Days" "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" "F-Troop" "Burke's Law" (1960's version) "The Farmer's Daughter" "Bonanza" "The Addams Family" "Perry Mason" "The Fugitive" "I Dream of Jeannie" "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." "Lassie" "Ironside" "Hogan's Heroes" "Mannix" "Petticoat Junction" "The F.B.I." "The Bill Cosby Show" "The Virginian" "Green Acres" "The Mod Squad" "Here's Lucy" "The Don Rickles Show" "Charlie's Angels" "Knots Landing" "Hart to Hart" "Lou Grant" "Dallas" "Archie Bunker's Place" "Three's Company" "The A-Team" "The Dukes of Hazzard" "The Twilight Zone" "Simon & Simon" "Newhart" "The Golden Girls" "Hunter" "Night Court" "Growing Pains" "Major Dad" "The Flash" "Beverly Hills, 90210" "Quantum Leap" "Mad About You" "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" "The Young and the Restless" "L.A. Law" "Coach" If that isn't one hell of an impressive resume I don't know what is. He shared the screen with television's finest! And by doing so by the way he became one of television's finest. The actor is also very well remembered as the original voice of Ernie Keebler in all the Keebler elf television commericals. His final film role was in Last of the Dogmen in 1995 and his final television role was on "Star Trek: Voyager" in 1996... He passed away on November 22, 2002... In Memoriam Remembers: Parley Baer

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