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- Actor. Born Robert Addy, he majored in economics at the UCLA, when he became involved with the campus dramatic club and began his career appearing in summer stock during his summer breaks at Martha's Vineyard. In 1935, he began his professional career as an actor on the Broadway stage, appearing in leading roles in the original stage productions of "Panic," "How Beautiful with Shoes," "King Richard II," "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet," "Summer Night," "Antigone," "Twelfth Night," "Another Part of the Forest," "Candida," "The Leading Lady," "Galileo," "The Traitor," "King Lear," "The Enchanted," "The First Gentleman," and "The Strong Are Lonely." In 1950, he began a career in film and television beginning with a guest appearance on "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" and for the next 40 years, he went on to succeed as a prominent character actor in over 80 features; He appeared in such motion pictures as "The First Legion" (1951), "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955), "The Big Knife" (1955), "The Garment Jungle" (1957), "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962), "4 for Texas" (1963), "Seconds" (1966), He may be best remembered for his portrayal of Sherriff Luke Standish in the cult classic "Hush...Hush...Sweet Charlotte" (1964). The Grissom Gang" (1971), "Network" (1976), "A Modern Affair" (1995), "Before and After" (1996), and "Harvest of Fire" (1996). With the advent of television, he appeared as a guest star on such series as "Out There," "The Ford Theatre Hour," "Hallmark Hall of Fame," "Broadway Television Theatre," "The Doctor," "Suspense," "Studio One in Hollywood," "Hawaiian Eye," "The United States Steel Hour," "Armstrong Circle Theatre," "Slattery's People," "The Outer Limits," "Profiles in Courage," "The Fugitive," "I Spy," "Perry Mason," "12 O'Clock High," "Insight," "The F.B.I.," "Ironside," "Medical Center," "The Adams Chronicles," "The Rockford Files," "Ryan's Hope," "American Playhouse," "Loving," and "In The Heat of the Night." He served in the United States Army during World War II. He was married to Academy Award winning actress Celeste Holm from 1966 until his death. Upon his retirement in 1996, he spent the final years of his life devoted to religious and charitable causes while dividing time between his two homes in Manhattan, New York, and Danbury, Connecticut.
Bio by: Lowell Thurgood
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1913 - 1996 (83 år)
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