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American actor (1917–1999)
Ross Elliott
Born
Elliott Blum
(1917-06-18 ) June 18, 1917Died August 12, 1999(1999-08-12) (aged 82 ) Occupation Actor Years active 1938–1986 Spouse Esther Susan ("Sue") Melling (m. 1954–1999 (his death))[1] [2]
Ross Elliott (born Elliott Blum ; June 18, 1917 – August 12, 1999)[3] character actor . He began his acting career in the Mercury Theatre , where he performed in The War of the Worlds Orson Welles ' famed radio program.
Early years [ edit ]
Elliott was born in the Bronx , New York. While at City College of New York , he participated in the college's dramatic society, causing him to abandon his original plan to become a lawyer.[4]
Radio and Stage [ edit ]
Directly out of college, Elliott joined Orson Welles ' Mercury Theatre , garnering bit parts both on the radio (including the notorious War of the Worlds Caesar [5] The Shoemaker's Holiday Danton's Tod (1938), Morning Star (1940), This Is the Army (1942), and Apple of His Eye (1946).[6] King Lear [7]
Military service [ edit ]
Elliott joined the United States Army on August 4, 1941. Much of his time there was spent in "soldier-casts of various touring shows."[4]
Film career [ edit ]
After serving in World War II, Elliott moved to Hollywood. He enjoyed a long career, working steadily in supporting roles in a diverse array of films, including Woman on the Run D-Day the Sixth of June The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Tarantula! Wild Seed Kelly's Heroes Skyjacked The Towering Inferno [8] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , later serving on its Board, and remaining a member until his death in 1999.[citation needed
Television [ edit ]
Throughout his career, Elliott appeared in more than 200 television programs, including the recurring role of crewman Cort Ryker on the syndicated The Blue Angels NBC 's western series, The Virginian [9]
Elliott portrayed the television director in the season one episode of I Love Lucy Lucy Does a TV Commercial " (1952) in which Lucy Ricardo advertises Vitameatavegamin.[10] I Love Lucy as Ricky Ricardo's agent in three episodes of the series' fourth season.[11]
In 1956 he appeared as Sam Wilson on the TV western Cheyenne The Texan Rory Calhoun and Ellen Corby . Later that year he played murder victim and title character George Hartley Beaumont in the Perry Mason [12]
In 1960 and 1961 Elliott appeared twice on the popular Leave it to Beaver , including as the boys' school principal. From 1962 to 1963, he was cast as Marty Rhodes in four episodes of the NBC legal drama Sam Benedict Edmond O'Brien . From 1963 to 1965, Elliott played Lee Baldwin on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital [13]
Elliott appeared in 11 episodes of The Jack Benny Program [14] Burns and Allen The Twilight Zone The Dick Van Dyke Show The Andy Griffith Show Adventures of Superman The Lone Ranger Pony Express The Rifleman Rawhide Gunsmoke Lassie Leave It to Beaver Combat! Hazel The Time Tunnel Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Dragnet Adam-12 Emergency! The Six Million Dollar Man The Bionic Woman Wonder Woman The Dukes of Hazzard Little House on the Prairie Barnaby Jones [15]
Later life [ edit ]
As his acting career waned, Elliott in 1976 joined a local real estate firm as a sales associate and later as a manager.[16] [17]
Selected filmography [ edit ]
The Burning Cross
Angel on the Amazon
Streets of San Francisco
The Crooked Way
Barbary Pirate
The Gal Who Took the West
Chinatown at Midnight
Gun Crazy
Tyrant of the Sea
Dynamite Pass
Cody of the Pony Express
Three Secrets
Woman on the Run
Last of the Buccaneers
Chicago Calling
Storm Warning
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Hot Lead
Desert of Lost Men
"The Adventure's of Superman (1952) Superman On Earth "
Loan Shark
Affair in Trinidad
Woman in the Dark
Problem Girls
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Tumbleweed
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Massacre Canyon
Dragnet
African Manhunt
Carolina Cannonball
Women's Prison
Tarantula
Toughest Man Alive
Indestructible Man
D-Day the Sixth of June
Chain of Evidence
As Young as We Are
Monster on the Campus
Never So Few
Sea Hunt
Gunsmoke
Sea Hunt
Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series) The last restreat ) as Jim Lawton
Tammy Tell Me True
Bonanza
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Thrill of It All
The Crawling Hand
The Wheeler Dealers
The Lively Set
Wild Seed
Day of the Evil Gun
The Invaders
Kelly's Heroes
Skyjacked
The Longest Night
Act of Vengeance
The Towering Inferno
Gable and Lombard
Mr. Too Little (1978) as Police Captain
Scorpion (1986) as Sam Douglas (final film role)
References [ edit ]
^ "Esther Susan Melling" . Biographical Summaries of Notable People . MyHeritage. Retrieved March 12, 2023 .
^ Brumburgh, Gary (July 20, 2017). "Ross Elliott (1917-1999)" . Profiles of the Working Actor . Industry Central. Retrieved February 19, 2023 .
^ a b Weaver, Tom. "The Sci-Fi Stalwarts". Classic Images (490): 20–22.
^ Vallance, Tom (August 29, 1999). "Obituary: Ross Elliott (10/23/2011)" . Independent . Retrieved September 1, 2021 .
^ "Ross Elliott" . Playbill Vault . Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
^ "King Lear". Los Angeles Times . March 7, 1972. p. E16.
^ Vallance, Tom (August 29, 1999). "Obituary: Ross Elliott (10/23/2011)" . Independent . Retrieved September 1, 2021 .
^ "Ross Elliott, 82, an Actor on TV Series" . New York Times . Associated Press. August 24, 1999. Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
^ "Ross Elliott" . Toledo Blade . Ohio, Toledo. Times-Post News Service. August 17, 1999. p. 17 . Retrieved May 14, 2016 .
^ "Ross Elliott, 82, an Actor on TV Series" . New York Times . Associated Press. August 24, 1999. Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
^ Brumburgh, Gary (July 20, 2017). "Ross Elliott (1917-1999)" . Profiles of the Working Actor . Industry Central. Retrieved February 19, 2023 .
^ "Ross Elliott, 82, an Actor on TV Series" . New York Times . Associated Press. August 24, 1999. Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
^ Oliver, Myrna (August 18, 1999). "Ross Elliott: Actor in TV and Movies" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
^ Brumburgh, Gary (July 20, 2017). "Ross Elliott (1917-1999)" . Profiles of the Working Actor . Industry Central. Retrieved February 19, 2023 .
^ "People in Real Estate: Elliott named new manager". Los Angeles Times . February 23, 1980.
^ "Ross Elliott, 82, an Actor on TV Series" . New York Times . Associated Press. August 24, 1999. Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
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