Donald Randolph

Donald Randolph (January 5, 1906 – March 16, 1993) born in Cape Town, South Africa,[1] was a film, television, and radio actor. The actor, who appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969), acted in dozens of radio dramas, television programs, and over thirty films.

Randolph debuted on Broadway in Fatal Alibi (1932).[2] His other Broadway credits include I Like It Here (1945), The Naked Genius (1943), The Sun Field (1942), Yours, A. Lincoln (1942), Lady in the Dark (1940), King Richard II (1939), Hamlet (1939), King Richard II (1936), Crime Marches on (1935), and Strange Gods (1932).[3]

In 1950 he appeared in The Desert Hawk. In 1957, he appeared as General Mark Ford in the sci-fi classic The Deadly Mantis.

With his resonant voice, Randolph performed in numerous radio dramas broadcast during the 1940s and 1950s.

His television work included two episodes of Perry Mason; he played the role of murderer Stephen Argyle in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Cautious Coquette," and in 1959 he played murder victim Curtis Runyan in "The Case of the Spanish Cross."

Death

On March 16, 1993, Randolph died of pneumonia in Los Angeles. He was 87.[1]

Papers

Some of Randolph's papers are housed at the UCLA Library Special Collections.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Donald Randolph". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ Willis, John (1995). Theatre World 1992-1993. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 226. ISBN 9781557832047. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "("Donald Randolph" search results)". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Finding aid for the Donald Randolph papers". Online Archive of California. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.


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