Filmography
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Known For
The Court Jester Sir Griswold (1955) -
The Big Combo Police Capt. Peterson (1955) -
A Big Hand for the Little Lady Dennis Wilcox (1966) -
Known For
The Desperate Hours Sam Kobish (1955) -
Actor
Charlie's Angels Recording Engineer (1977) -
The Lincoln Conspiracy Edwin M. Stanton (1977) -
Hunter (1977) -
The Mark of Zorro Don Luis Quintero (1974) -
Remember When Kraus, the Butcher (1974) -
Kung Fu Marshal Ford (1974) -
Columbo Vic Norris (1973) -
The Harrad Experiment Sidney Bower (1973) -
Even Angels Eat Beans Angelo (1973) -
McCloud Elliott Jason (1973) -
![Mannix]( "Mannix")
Mannix Jake Coryell (1973) -
![Fair Play]( "Fair Play")
Fair Play Jova Purvis (1972) -
![Mission: Impossible]( "Mission: Impossible")
Mission: Impossible Clavering (1972) -
![Alias Smith and Jones]( "Alias Smith and Jones")
Alias Smith and Jones Verle Wheelwright (1971-1972) -
![Company of Killers]( "Company of Killers")
Company of Killers Owen Brady (1970) -
![Which Way to the Front?]( "Which Way to the Front?")
Which Way to the Front? Colonico (1970) -
Run, Jack, Run Smiley John Grazioni (1970)
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![The Cheyenne Social Club]( "The Cheyenne Social Club")
The Cheyenne Social Club Barkeep - Great Plains Saloon (1970) -
![Get Smart]( "Get Smart")
Get Smart The Whip (1970) -
![The Big Valley]( "The Big Valley")
The Big Valley Sidney Glover (1967-1968) -
![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza C.J. Shasta (1960-1967) -
![The Monroes]( "The Monroes")
The Monroes Barney Wales (1966-1967) -
![A Big Hand for the Little Lady]( "A Big Hand for the Little Lady")
A Big Hand for the Little Lady Dennis Wilcox (1966) -
![Daniel Boone]( "Daniel Boone")
Daniel Boone Simon Brasher (1966) -
![The Wild Wild West]( "The Wild Wild West")
The Wild Wild West Emir El Emid (1966) -
![Burke's Law]( "Burke's Law")
Burke's Law Jed Hawkes (1965-1966) -
![Rawhide]( "Rawhide")
Rawhide Duke Aberdeen (1963-1965) -
![Vacation Playhouse]( "Vacation Playhouse")
Vacation Playhouse Homer Ferguson (1965) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney Frank Davis (1958-1965) -
![The Rogues]( "The Rogues")
The Rogues Mayor Ed Bramlette (1964) -
![For Those Who Think Young]( "For Those Who Think Young")
For Those Who Think Young Burford Sanford Cronin (1964) -
![East Side/West Side]( "East Side/West Side")
East Side/West Side Frank D'Angelo (1964) -
![Cattle King]( "Cattle King")
Cattle King Clay Mathews (1963) -
![Perry Mason]( "Perry Mason")
Perry Mason Judge Daniel Redmond (1963) -
![The Eleventh Hour]( "The Eleventh Hour")
The Eleventh Hour Ed Franchi (1963) -
![Gunsmoke]( "Gunsmoke")
Gunsmoke Dorf (1955-1962) -
![Kraft Mystery Theater]( "Kraft Mystery Theater")
Kraft Mystery Theater Duncan MacLain (1962) -
![Target: The Corruptors]( "Target: The Corruptors")
Target: The Corruptors Dolan (1961-1962) -
![Witchcraft]( "Witchcraft")
Witchcraft Martin Plomb (1961) -
![The New Breed]( "The New Breed")
The New Breed Stanley Mannis (1961) -
![Tales of Wells Fargo]( "Tales of Wells Fargo")
Tales of Wells Fargo Bodie Seaton (1960-1961) -
![The Investigators]( "The Investigators")
The Investigators John DeLuca (1961) -
![Thriller]( "Thriller")
Thriller Monsieur de Paris (1961) -
![The Untouchables]( "The Untouchables")
The Untouchables Mayor Anton J. Cermak (1960-1961) -
![The Americans]( "The Americans")
The Americans Sen. Benjamin Wade (1961) -
![Zane Grey Theater]( "Zane Grey Theater")
Zane Grey Theater Whitney 'Whit' Gaynor (1961) -
![The Law and Mr. Jones]( "The Law and Mr. Jones")
The Law and Mr. Jones Gus Kelso (1961) -
![The Rebel]( "The Rebel")
The Rebel Arthur Sutro (1961) -
![Gold of the Seven Saints]( "Gold of the Seven Saints")
Gold of the Seven Saints Amos Gondora (1961) -
![The Great Impostor]( "The Great Impostor")
The Great Impostor R.C. Brown (1960) -
![The Tall Man]( "The Tall Man")
The Tall Man Paul Mason (1960) -
![Wrangler]( "Wrangler")
Wrangler Josiah Cunningham (1960) -
![The Detectives]( "The Detectives")
The Detectives Big Jim (1960) -
![Wagon Train]( "Wagon Train")
Wagon Train Nat Burkett (1960) -
![Hell Bent for Leather]( "Hell Bent for Leather")
Hell Bent for Leather Ambrose (1960) -
![Wichita Town]( "Wichita Town")
Wichita Town Sam Buhl (1960) -
The Fat Man: The Thirty-Two Friends of Gina Lardelli Lucius Crane (1959)
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Buick-Electra Playhouse (1959)
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![This Man Dawson]( "This Man Dawson")
This Man Dawson Kalmine (1959) -
![Adventures in Paradise]( "Adventures in Paradise")
Adventures in Paradise Howard Bailey (1959) -
![The Real McCoys]( "The Real McCoys")
The Real McCoys Jim Slade (1959) -
![Career]( "Career")
Career Robert Kensington (1959) -
![The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial]( "The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial")
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial Sheriff Ed Mullen (1955-1959) -
![Don't Give Up the Ship]( "Don't Give Up the Ship")
Don't Give Up the Ship Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde (1959) -
![Pursuit]( "Pursuit")
Pursuit (1958) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Sheriff Ed Mullen (1957-1958) -
![Bat Masterson]( "Bat Masterson")
Bat Masterson Big Keel Roberts (1958) -
![No Place to Land]( "No Place to Land")
No Place to Land Buck LaVonne (1958) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Luke Crocker (1957-1958) -
![Bitter Heritage]( "Bitter Heritage")
Bitter Heritage Luke Crocker (1958) -
![The Law and Jake Wade]( "The Law and Jake Wade")
The Law and Jake Wade Ortero (1958) -
![Day of the Badman]( "Day of the Badman")
Day of the Badman Charlie Hayes (1958) -
![Kraft Theatre]( "Kraft Theatre")
Kraft Theatre Primo (1956-1958) -
![Suspicion]( "Suspicion")
Suspicion Jim Adams (1957) -
![The Walter Winchell File]( "The Walter Winchell File")
The Walter Winchell File Aaron Benjamin (1957) -
![The Tarnished Angels]( "The Tarnished Angels")
The Tarnished Angels Matt Ord (1957) -
So Lovely... So Deadly Eddie Rocco (1957)
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![The Lonely Man]( "The Lonely Man")
The Lonely Man Ben Ryerson (1957) -
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents]( "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Cato Stone (1956-1957) -
![Studio 57]( "Studio 57")
Studio 57 Maggio (1956-1957) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Innkeeper (1955-1956) -
![Love Me Tender]( "Love Me Tender")
Love Me Tender Mr. Siringo (1956) -
![Friendly Persuasion]( "Friendly Persuasion")
Friendly Persuasion Sam Jordan (1956) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Titus Semple (1956) -
![Telephone Time]( "Telephone Time")
Telephone Time Heinrich Schliemann (1956) -
![The Proud Ones]( "The Proud Ones")
The Proud Ones Honest John Barrett (1956) -
![Red Sundown]( "Red Sundown")
Red Sundown Rufus Henshaw (1956) -
![Front Row Center]( "Front Row Center")
Front Row Center (1956) -
![Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre]( "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre")
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre Maggio (1955) -
![The Court Jester]( "The Court Jester")
The Court Jester Sir Griswold (1955) -
![Matinee Theatre]( "Matinee Theatre")
Matinee Theatre (1955) -
![Star Stage]( "Star Stage")
Star Stage (1955) -
![Trial]( "Trial")
Trial A.A. 'Fats' Sanders (1955) -
![The Desperate Hours]( "The Desperate Hours")
The Desperate Hours Sam Kobish (1955) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Sheriff (1955) -
![Appointment with Adventure]( "Appointment with Adventure")
Appointment with Adventure (1955) -
![The Big Combo]( "The Big Combo")
The Big Combo Police Capt. Peterson (1955) -
![The Adventures of Ellery Queen]( "The Adventures of Ellery Queen")
The Adventures of Ellery Queen Tim Hadden (1952-1954) -
![The Silver Chalice]( "The Silver Chalice")
The Silver Chalice Idbash (1954) -
![Cavalcade of America]( "Cavalcade of America")
Cavalcade of America William Harper (1954) -
![The Loretta Young Show]( "The Loretta Young Show")
The Loretta Young Show Henry Tremaine (1954) -
![The Man Behind the Badge]( "The Man Behind the Badge")
The Man Behind the Badge Deputy Warden Lorenz C. Schmuhl (1954) -
![Man Against Crime]( "Man Against Crime")
Man Against Crime Joseph Merko (1954) -
![The Jackie Gleason Show]( "The Jackie Gleason Show")
The Jackie Gleason Show John J. Marshall (1953) -
![Robert Montgomery Presents]( "Robert Montgomery Presents")
Robert Montgomery Presents (1953) -
![Studio One in Hollywood]( "Studio One in Hollywood")
Studio One in Hollywood The Manager (1953) -
![The Big Story]( "The Big Story")
The Big Story The Cat (1953) -
![Campbell Summer Soundstage]( "Campbell Summer Soundstage")
Campbell Summer Soundstage Sloane (1953) -
![Suspense]( "Suspense")
Suspense Bill West (1953) -
![Tales of Tomorrow]( "Tales of Tomorrow")
Tales of Tomorrow Dr. John Borrow (1952-1953) -
![Duck and Cover]( "Duck and Cover")
Duck and Cover Narrator (1952) -
![Fireside Theatre]( "Fireside Theatre")
Fireside Theatre (1951) -
Actor
![U.S. Marshal]( "U.S. Marshal")
U.S. Marshal Constable Matt Charles (1958) -
Archive footage
![James Dean: Forever Young]( "James Dean: Forever Young")
James Dean: Forever Young (2005) -
Archive footageThe Gun of Zangara (1960)
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![MGM Parade]( "MGM Parade")
MGM Parade (1955)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Father: Frank Messer; Mother: Rose Heuben.
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
Samuel A Messer
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
(age 66)
Hollywood, California, USA
Height:
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