John Gallaudet

American actor (1903–1983)

Constance Helen Gallaudet

(m. 1932)

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John Beury Gallaudet (August 23, 1903 – November 5, 1983) was an American film and television actor.^[1]

Career

Gallaudet was born in Philadelphia and attended Williams College.^[2] His Broadway credits included Good Men and True (1935), Lost Horizons (1934), Here Goes the Bride (1931), The Gang's All Here (1931), On the Spot (1930), Don Q., Jr. (1926), and When You Smile (1925).^[3]

In the 1959 TV Western Bat Masterson, he played General Sherman, whose life was in danger post Civil War while visiting Dodge City forcing Bat to act as his Secret Service escort in town. Gallaudet also appeared in episodes of Perry Mason.

Personal life

He was married to Constance Helen Gallaudet.^[4]

On November 5, 1983, Gallaudet died in Los Angeles at age 80.^[4]

Selected filmography

Counterfeit (1936) as Pete Dailey
Adventure in Manhattan (1936) as McGuire
Come Closer, Folks (1936) as Pitchman
Shakedown (1936) as Hawsley
Devil's Playground (1937) as Jones
Racketeers in Exile (1937) as 'Happy'
Manhattan Shakedown (1937) as Jerry Tracey
The Main Event (1938) as Joe Carter
One Hour to Live (1939) as Jimmy March
No Greater Sin (1941) as Townsend
Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) as Jeff Hay
Louisiana (1947) as Charlie Mitchell
Stage Struck (1948) as Benny Nordick
Docks of New Orleans (1948) as Captain Pete McNalley
Missing Women (1951) as Detective Kelleher
The Caddy (1953) as Jonathan Bell
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (Season 1 Episode 1: "Revenge") as Doctor
Double Jeopardy (1955) as Police Lieutenant Freid
No Man's Woman (1955) as Detective Sergeant Wells
Terror at Midnight (1956) as George Flynn
A Private's Affair (1959) as Surgeon General (uncredited)
Perry Mason (1959-1966) - 20 episodes as Judge Penner / Judge
Leave It to Beaver (2/11/1961) (Season 4 Episode 20: "Beaver’s Tonsils") as Dr. Kirby
Go Naked in the World (1961) as Rupert - Vice Squad Detective (uncredited)
Leave It to Beaver (2/14/1963) (Season 6 Episode 21: "Beaver the Caddy") as Arthur Howard
The Patsy (1964) as Barney (uncredited)
The Happy Ending (1969) as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Adam-12 (1970) (Season 3 Episode 9: "Log 25: Indians") as Charley
Adam-12 (1972) (Season 4 Episode 14: "Citizens All") as Jason Walters
Adam-12 (1973) (Season 5 Episode 17: "The Beast") as Ralph Peterson
Adam-12 (01/29/1974) (Season 6 Episode 17: "Taking It Easy") as Old Man

References

^ Pitts p.286
^ Williams College Catalogue. 1920. p. 155. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
^ "John Gallaudet". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 267. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved February 27, 2018.