In Memoriam

This man conquered it all – Broadway, films, radio and television (both live and animation)… In 1937 he appeared in the Broadway productions Hitch Your Wagon and Too Many Heroes… In films he played James Dean’s father in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). He also played the original Joe Randolph in the film Here Come the Nelsons. The film would later lead to their long running television show; however Lyle Talbot took on the role of Joe Randolph. Starting in 1949 he began providing the voice of the beloved cartoon characters Mr. Magoo and Smokey the Genie in several productions. Eventually he became a staple on episodic television appearing on such shows as "To Tell the Truth", "The Bob Newhart Show", "The Match Game", "Pantomime Quiz", "What's My Line?", "I've Got a Secret", "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", "The Joan Rivers Show", "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "Ro...

It is good to be back...as stated in my previous post, In Memoriam will be updated on a weekly basis now instead of daily. But enough of the nuts and bolts...on with the tribute. Today's man of the hour is one of my personal favorites. He had a terrific voice and found himself appearing on just about every hit radio program of the day. He could be heard on "My Friend Irma", "The Edgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy Show", "My Favorite Husband", "Life with Luigi", "Our Miss Brooks", "Amos 'N' Andy", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "The Alan Young Show", "The Eddie Cantor Show", "The Dinah Shore Show", "Escape", "The Great Gildersleeve", "The Jack Carson Show", "The Life of Riley", "Lights Out", "Lux Radio Theater", "The Martin and Lewis Show" and "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." He was ...

Hi! Unfortunately I am coming to a point where I can not update "In Memoriam" everyday so the posts are going to be done weekly. The next one will be Sunday, September 20, 2009. Thank you! -Z

He was a very distinguished character actor that always took any role he played very seriously. Most often he could be found playing stern people in positions of power such as judges, doctors, lawyers or politicians… He began on television in 1949 on “Hands of Murder” and went onto appear on such shows as “Actor’s Studio”, “The Philco Television Playhouse”, “Captain Video and His Video Rangers”, “The Secret Storm”, “Inner Sanctum”, “Studio One”, “The Nurses”, “Barnaby Jones”, “Kojak”, “Petrocelli”, “The Tony Randall Show”, “The Bionic Woman”, “The Six Million Dollar Man”, “The Rockford Files”, “Hawaii Five-O”, “Vega$”, “Lou Grant”, “Hart to Hart”, “Nero Wolfe”, “Taxi”, “Quincy M.E.”, “Little House on the Prairie”, “Magnum P.I.”, “Remington Steele”, “Benson”, “St. Elsewhere”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “Highway to Heaven”, “Scarecrow & Mrs. King”, “Hotel”, “Columbo” and “Law & Order.” In more permanent roles he appeared on “As the World Turns” from 1960 to 1962. From 1981 to 1982...

This is an additional post to remember a great actor who died yesterday... His long career began in 1951 with a few film appearances. On television he appeared on such programs as "The Lone Ranger", "Stage 7", "Dragnet", "Adventures of Superman", "Harbourmaster", "Playhouse 90", "Philip Marlowe", "Death Valley Days", "Dr. Kildare", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "The New Perry Mason", "Medical Center", "Police Woman", "Harry O", "Ironside", "Mannix", "McMillan & Wife", "Police Story", "Starsky and Hutch", "Charlie's Angels", "Hawaii Five-O", "Trapper John M.D.", "The Love Boat", "Vega$", "T.J. Hooker", "Fantasy Island", "Murder, She Wrote", " Magnum P.I.", "Hotel" and "Cagney & Lacey." ...

One of my personal favorites…this man’s voice and appearance sent shivers down my spine. He knew how to capture suspense and he knew how to act…his achievements are huge and his list of work is miles long. I am just going to briefly mention only some of the projects this great actor was involved in. Some of his films include The Song of Bernadette, The Eve of St. Mark, The Invisible Man, and House of the Long Shadows, The Whales of August and Edward Scissorhands… On television he appeared on “Playhouse 90”, “The Jack Benny Program”, “F-Troop”, “Batman”, “The Red Skelton Show”, “Ellery Queen”, “Trapper John, M.D.”, “Get Smart”, “Love, American Style” and “Here’s Lucy.” He played Simon Templar on radio’s “The Saint” from 1947 until 1951…His Broadway career spanned from the 1930’s through the late 1970’s…A class act all the way…his passing was a great loss for the industry… In Memoriam Remembers: Vincent Price Please remember that the works mentioned above are only a few examples...h...

He was one of the greatest "straight laced" actors I've ever seen... His career began in 1947 and he was soon featured in such television programs as "Suspense", "Inner Sanctum", "The United States Steel Hour", "The Philco Television Playhouse", "Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Studio One", "Rawhide", "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Untouchables", "Route 66", "The Twilight Zone", "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre", "Wagon Train", "The Defenders", "The Fugitive", "Kojak", "Maude", "Quincy M.E.", "Murder, She Wrote", "Hotel" and the 1980's revival of "The Twilight Zone." In 1955 he had regular roles on the programs "Valiant Lady" and "The Greatest Gift." From 1962 until 1966 he held the re...