Filmography
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Known For
The Hidden Hand John Channing (1942) -
The Twilight Zone Henri Desire Landru / Prof. Gilbert / Scientist (1961-1963) -
The Wild Wild West Kessel / The Executioner (1966-1969) -
Known For
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Dr. A. Tomic (1947) -
Actor
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Driver (1977) -
Switch Bible John (1976) -
Little House on the Prairie Thaddeus Moon (1976) -
Griffin and Phoenix Professor (1976) -
McMillan & Wife Butler (1976) -
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Mozart (1975) -
The Dead Don't Die Frazier--Funeral Home Receptionist (1975) -
Dirty O'Neil Police Chief (1974) -
Kung Fu Reverend Stekel (1974) -
The Cat Creature The Deputy Coroner (1973) -
![The F.B.I.]( "The F.B.I.")
The F.B.I. Minister (1972) -
![The Brady Bunch]( "The Brady Bunch")
The Brady Bunch Mr. Price (1972) -
![Night Gallery]( "Night Gallery")
Night Gallery Old Lamplighter (segment "Camera Obscura") (1971) -
![Love, American Style]( "Love, American Style")
Love, American Style Minister (segment "Love and the Well-Groomed Bride") (1971) -
![Mayberry R.F.D.]( "Mayberry R.F.D.")
Mayberry R.F.D. Third Employer (1970) -
![The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]( "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir")
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir Reverend Farley (1970) -
![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza Undertaker (1969) -
![That Girl]( "That Girl")
That Girl Mr. Bailey (1969) -
![The Wild Wild West]( "The Wild Wild West")
The Wild Wild West Kessel (1966-1969) -
![2000 Years Later]( "2000 Years Later")
2000 Years Later Man wearing Bowler Hat in TV Control Room (1969) -
![Get Smart]( "Get Smart")
Get Smart Mr. Obler (1969) -
![The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]( "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.")
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Waiter (1966-1967) -
![The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]( "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.")
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Thin Thug (1966-1967) -
![The Scorpio Letters]( "The Scorpio Letters")
The Scorpio Letters Mr. Atkinson (1967) -
![The Monkees]( "The Monkees")
The Monkees Ralph (1966) -
![O.K. Crackerby!]( "O.K. Crackerby!")
O.K. Crackerby! Orville (1965) -
![My Brother the Angel]( "My Brother the Angel")
My Brother the Angel Butler (1965) -
![Burke's Law]( "Burke's Law")
Burke's Law T. Mena (1964-1965) -
![The Patty Duke Show]( "The Patty Duke Show")
The Patty Duke Show Aaron Peabody (1965) -
![The Jack Benny Program]( "The Jack Benny Program")
The Jack Benny Program Professor (1961-1964) -
![The Dick Van Dyke Show]( "The Dick Van Dyke Show")
The Dick Van Dyke Show Caretaker (1964) -
![Marnie]( "Marnie")
Marnie Bald Man (1964) -
![The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters]( "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters")
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters Orville Rheem (1963) -
![The Haunted Palace]( "The Haunted Palace")
The Haunted Palace Jabez Hutchinson (1963) -
![The Twilight Zone]( "The Twilight Zone")
The Twilight Zone Henri Desire Landru (1961-1963) -
![The Dakotas]( "The Dakotas")
The Dakotas Cal Jackson (1963) -
![The Music Man]( "The Music Man")
The Music Man Farmer (1962) -
![Lawman]( "Lawman")
Lawman Mr. Murdoch (1960-1962) -
![The Notorious Landlady]( "The Notorious Landlady")
The Notorious Landlady Mysterious Man (1962) -
![Adventures in Paradise]( "Adventures in Paradise")
Adventures in Paradise Tackett (1961-1962) -
![National Velvet]( "National Velvet")
National Velvet Billington J.T. Whiting (1962) -
![Mister Ed]( "Mister Ed")
Mister Ed Chauffeur (1961) -
![The Two Little Bears]( "The Two Little Bears")
The Two Little Bears Dr. Fredricks (1961) -
![The Detectives]( "The Detectives")
The Detectives Mr. Jones (1961) -
![The Silent Call]( "The Silent Call")
The Silent Call Mohammed (1961) -
![Thriller]( "Thriller")
Thriller Butler (1961) -
![Rawhide]( "Rawhide")
Rawhide Williams (1961) -
![The Law and Mr. Jones]( "The Law and Mr. Jones")
The Law and Mr. Jones Thorn (1961) -
![Peter Gunn]( "Peter Gunn")
Peter Gunn Thoreau (1960-1961) -
![Lock Up]( "Lock Up")
Lock Up Larry Garvey (1960) -
![The Case of the Dangerous Robin]( "The Case of the Dangerous Robin")
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![The Islanders]( "The Islanders")
The Islanders Wallaby Will (1960) -
![Checkmate]( "Checkmate")
Checkmate Morkins (1960) -
![The Rifleman]( "The Rifleman")
The Rifleman Old Man (1959-1960) -
![Johnny Midnight]( "Johnny Midnight")
Johnny Midnight Martin (1960) -
![Elmer Gantry]( "Elmer Gantry")
Elmer Gantry Revivalist (1960) -
![Bells Are Ringing]( "Bells Are Ringing")
Bells Are Ringing Pedestrian Next to Barney Lampwick (1960) -
![Mr. Lucky]( "Mr. Lucky")
Mr. Lucky Vic (1959-1960) -
![The Untouchables]( "The Untouchables")
The Untouchables Hotel Clerk (1960) -
![The Alaskans]( "The Alaskans")
The Alaskans Herman Bonafide (1959) -
![Steve Canyon]( "Steve Canyon")
Steve Canyon Kersh (1959) -
![77 Sunset Strip]( "77 Sunset Strip")
77 Sunset Strip Obituary Department Employee (1959) -
![Cheyenne]( "Cheyenne")
Cheyenne Stanley - Room Clerk (1958) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Reporter (1958) -
![Shirley Temple's Storybook]( "Shirley Temple's Storybook")
Shirley Temple's Storybook Royal Astronomer (1958) -
![Whirlybirds]( "Whirlybirds")
Whirlybirds Third Bully (1958) -
![December Bride]( "December Bride")
December Bride (1957) -
![The Monster That Challenged the World]( "The Monster That Challenged the World")
The Monster That Challenged the World Lewis Clark Dobbs (1957) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Tuttle (1957) -
![The Millionaire]( "The Millionaire")
The Millionaire Jonathan Noble (1957) -
![The Girl Can't Help It]( "The Girl Can't Help It")
The Girl Can't Help It Broadcasting Manager (1956) -
![The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu]( "The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu")
The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu Mardel (1956) -
![Diane]( "Diane")
Diane Suitor (1956) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! (1955) -
![The King's Thief]( "The King's Thief")
The King's Thief Adam Urich (1955) -
![How to Be Very, Very Popular]( "How to Be Very, Very Popular")
How to Be Very, Very Popular Mr. X - Bald Barber (1955) -
![Damon Runyon Theater]( "Damon Runyon Theater")
Damon Runyon Theater (1955) -
![Rogue Cop]( "Rogue Cop")
Rogue Cop Tucker - Interrogated 'Creep' (1954) -
![Down Three Dark Streets]( "Down Three Dark Streets")
Down Three Dark Streets Hogarth (1954) -
![The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse]( "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse")
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1954) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Mr. Morgan (1953) -
![Last of the Comanches]( "Last of the Comanches")
Last of the Comanches Satterlee the Prophet (1953) -
![Mister Peepers]( "Mister Peepers")
Mister Peepers Mr. Fernley (1952) -
![Somebody Loves Me]( "Somebody Loves Me")
Somebody Loves Me Doctor (1952) -
![I Love Lucy]( "I Love Lucy")
I Love Lucy Mr. Thurlow (1952) -
![The Philco Television Playhouse]( "The Philco Television Playhouse")
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![The Jackpot]( "The Jackpot")
The Jackpot Piano Player (1950) -
![The Capture]( "The Capture")
The Capture Thin Man (1950) -
Groan and Grunt Hypnotist (1950)
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![Dancing in the Dark]( "Dancing in the Dark")
Dancing in the Dark Crossman's Butler (1949) -
![Always Leave Them Laughing]( "Always Leave Them Laughing")
Always Leave Them Laughing Tony - Dishwasher (1949) -
![White Heat]( "White Heat")
White Heat Willie Rolf (1949) -
![Outcasts of the Trail]( "Outcasts of the Trail")
Outcasts of the Trail Elias Dunkenscold (1949) -
![Big Jack]( "Big Jack")
Big Jack Robbed Schoolmaster (1949) -
![The Walls of Jericho]( "The Walls of Jericho")
The Walls of Jericho Joe (1948) -
![Shanghai Chest]( "Shanghai Chest")
Shanghai Chest Mr. Grail - Undertaker (1948) -
![Secret Service Investigator]( "Secret Service Investigator")
Secret Service Investigator Miller (1948) -
![Smart Woman]( "Smart Woman")
Smart Woman Witness (1948) -
![The Cobra Strikes]( "The Cobra Strikes")
The Cobra Strikes Mr. Weems, Mortician (1948) -
![The Judge Steps Out]( "The Judge Steps Out")
The Judge Steps Out Superior Court Judge (1948) -
![The Senator Was Indiscreet]( "The Senator Was Indiscreet")
The Senator Was Indiscreet You Know Who (1947) -
![That Hagen Girl]( "That Hagen Girl")
That Hagen Girl Al - Station Agent (1947) -
![Bury Me Dead]( "Bury Me Dead")
Bury Me Dead Waters, the Butler (1947) -
![Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome]( "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome")
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Dr. A. Tomic (1947) -
![The Gas House Kids in Hollywood]( "The Gas House Kids in Hollywood")
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood Prof. Gately Crawford (1947) -
![The Secret Life of Walter Mitty]( "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty")
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Butler Tyler (1947) -
![I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now]( "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now")
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Mr. Fennabeck (1947) -
![They Won't Believe Me]( "They Won't Believe Me")
They Won't Believe Me Court Clerk (1947) -
![The Crimson Key]( "The Crimson Key")
The Crimson Key Hackett / Huntley G. Harlow (1947) -
![Blaze of Noon]( "Blaze of Noon")
Blaze of Noon Hotel Clerk (1947) -
![Fall Guy]( "Fall Guy")
Fall Guy Unnamed Patient (1947) -
![The Mighty McGurk]( "The Mighty McGurk")
The Mighty McGurk Ryan, the Undertaker (1947) -
![Calcutta]( "Calcutta")
Calcutta Desk Clerk (1946) -
![Dick Tracy vs. Cueball]( "Dick Tracy vs. Cueball")
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball Higby (1946) -
![The Verdict]( "The Verdict")
The Verdict Robertson, Undertaker (1946) -
![Rolling Home]( "Rolling Home")
Rolling Home Charlie Kane (1946) -
![Margie]( "Margie")
Margie Jefferson (1946) -
![Rendezvous with Annie]( "Rendezvous with Annie")
Rendezvous with Annie Expectant Father (1946) -
![Bowery Bombshell]( "Bowery Bombshell")
Bowery Bombshell Professor Schnackenberger (1946) -
![Dark Alibi]( "Dark Alibi")
Dark Alibi Johnson (1946) -
![Leave Her to Heaven]( "Leave Her to Heaven")
Leave Her to Heaven Medcraft - Mortician (1945) -
![Dick Tracy]( "Dick Tracy")
Dick Tracy Deathridge - the Undertaker (1945) -
![Anchors Aweigh]( "Anchors Aweigh")
Anchors Aweigh Man with Beard (1945) -
![Murder, He Says]( "Murder, He Says")
Murder, He Says Hardy Sympathizer (1945) -
![The Great John L.]( "The Great John L.")
The Great John L. Health Restaurant Waiter (1945) -
![Lost in a Harem]( "Lost in a Harem")
Lost in a Harem Crystal Gazer (1944) -
![Murder in the Blue Room]( "Murder in the Blue Room")
Murder in the Blue Room Chauffeur (1944) -
![Cry of the Werewolf]( "Cry of the Werewolf")
Cry of the Werewolf Adamson (1944) -
![Gambler's Choice]( "Gambler's Choice")
Gambler's Choice John Anderson (1944) -
![The Hitler Gang]( "The Hitler Gang")
The Hitler Gang Judge / Teacher (1944) -
![Rationing]( "Rationing")
Rationing Hank (1944) -
![Sweet Rosie O'Grady]( "Sweet Rosie O'Grady")
Sweet Rosie O'Grady Madison (1943) -
![Holy Matrimony]( "Holy Matrimony")
Holy Matrimony Clerk (1943) -
![Over My Dead Body]( "Over My Dead Body")
Over My Dead Body George Lawrin (1942) -
![Life Begins at Eight-Thirty]( "Life Begins at Eight-Thirty")
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty Radio Announcer (John's 4th Wife) (1942) -
![The Hidden Hand]( "The Hidden Hand")
The Hidden Hand John Channing (1942) -
![Who Done It?]( "Who Done It?")
Who Done It? Coroner (1942) -
![The Man in the Trunk]( "The Man in the Trunk")
The Man in the Trunk Doctor Pluma (1942) -
![Whispering Ghosts]( "Whispering Ghosts")
Whispering Ghosts Dr. Walter Bascomb (1942) -
![Mokey]( "Mokey")
Mokey Mr. Larkspur (1942) -
![The Great Man's Lady]( "The Great Man's Lady")
The Great Man's Lady Foreman (1942) -
![Fingers at the Window]( "Fingers at the Window")
Fingers at the Window Jarvis J. Banhoff - First Axe-Murderer (1942) -
![The Girl from Alaska]( "The Girl from Alaska")
The Girl from Alaska Sanderson (1942) -
![My Favorite Blonde]( "My Favorite Blonde")
My Favorite Blonde Mortician (1942) -
![The Remarkable Andrew]( "The Remarkable Andrew")
The Remarkable Andrew Purchase Agent Sam Savage (1942) -
![Roxie Hart]( "Roxie Hart")
Roxie Hart Announcer (1942) -
![Castle in the Desert]( "Castle in the Desert")
Castle in the Desert Arthur Fletcher (1942) -
![A Close Call for Ellery Queen]( "A Close Call for Ellery Queen")
A Close Call for Ellery Queen Rogers' Butler (1942) -
![Man at Large]( "Man at Large")
Man at Large Mr. Sartoris (1941) -
![Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]( "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Choir Master (1941) -
![Dressed to Kill]( "Dressed to Kill")
Dressed to Kill Max Allaron (1941) -
![Hold That Ghost]( "Hold That Ghost")
Hold That Ghost Harry Hoskins (1941) -
![Cracked Nuts]( "Cracked Nuts")
Cracked Nuts Olson (1941) -
![Dead Men Tell]( "Dead Men Tell")
Dead Men Tell Gene LaFarge (1941) -
![Murder Among Friends]( "Murder Among Friends")
Murder Among Friends Douglass (1941) -
![Behind the News]( "Behind the News")
Behind the News Eddie (1940) -
![Who Killed Aunt Maggie?]( "Who Killed Aunt Maggie?")
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Mr. Lloyd (1940) -
![Third Finger, Left Hand]( "Third Finger, Left Hand")
Third Finger, Left Hand Arcade Photographer (1940) -
![Sky Murder]( "Sky Murder")
Sky Murder Brock (1940) -
![Dr. Kildare Goes Home]( "Dr. Kildare Goes Home")
Dr. Kildare Goes Home Parkersville Crazy Man (1940) -
![Boom Town]( "Boom Town")
Boom Town Aldrich's Assistant (1940) -
![We Who Are Young]( "We Who Are Young")
We Who Are Young Expectant Father (1940) -
![Edison, the Man]( "Edison, the Man")
Edison, the Man 'Acid' Graham (1940) -
![Alfalfa's Double]( "Alfalfa's Double")
Alfalfa's Double Willoughby (1940) -
![Judge Hardy and Son]( "Judge Hardy and Son")
Judge Hardy and Son Florist (1939) -
![Another Thin Man]( "Another Thin Man")
Another Thin Man Coroner (1939) -
![Bad Little Angel]( "Bad Little Angel")
Bad Little Angel Minister at Station (1939) -
![Dad for a Day]( "Dad for a Day")
Dad for a Day Mr. Kincaid (1939) -
Actor
![When Tomorrow Comes]( "When Tomorrow Comes")
When Tomorrow Comes Mr. Henderson, the Organist (1939) -
Archive footageKolchak: Demon and the Mummy (1975)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Bald, skeletal character actor with a sepulchral speaking voice who specialized in playing creepy undertakers and other eccentrics.
Trademark
Cadaverous appearance, often playing undertakers or other (often comic) ghoulish characters
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
Ernest Milton Parsons
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Died
(age 75)
Los Angeles County, California, USA
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