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William Lanteau

American actor (1922 – 1993)

William Lanteau
William Lanteau in The Andy Griffith Show 1960
Born	William Lanctot November 12, 1922 St. Johnsbury, Vermont, US
Died	November 3, 1993 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, US
Years active	1954–1991
Known for	Character actor

William Lanteau (born William Lanctot) (November 12, 1922 – November 3, 1993) was an American character actor. Among his best known roles are Charlie the mail carrier in On Golden Pond^[1] and mayor Chester Wanamaker^[2]inNewhart.

Life and career[edit]

Lanteau was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. During WWII he was in the Army.^[3] His first television appearance was in 1954 in an episode of Goodyear Television Playhouse. He appeared in over 80 television shows, among them The Donna Reed Show, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, The Andy Griffith Show, Here's Lucy, Wonder Woman, No Soap, Radio, Centennial and Amen. He appeared in the first season of Barnaby Jones in an episode titled "To Denise, with Love and Murder" (April 22, 1973). He also appeared in the movies Li'l Abner (1959), The Honeymoon Machine (1961), Sex and the Single Girl (1964), Hotel (1967), From Noon till Three (1976), On Golden Pond (1981), Cold Steel (1987), and Shadow of a Doubt (1991).Other notable appearances on television included The Twilight Zone , Dr. Kildare, Perry Mason, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Waltons, CHiPs, Trapper John, M.D., Diff'rent Strokes, Hart to Hart, Cagney & Lacey, Cheers, Murder, She Wrote, The Wonder Years, Newhart, Amen, and Coach

Death[edit]

He died of complications from heart surgery on November 3, 1993, at age 70.^[4]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

• 3. Demetria Fulton previewed William Lanteau's appearance in the first season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "To Denise, with Love and Murder" (April 22, 1973).

External links[edit]

• William LanteauatIMDb
• William Lanteau at the Internet Broadway Database

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