Grandon Rhodes
Grandon Rhodes (born Grandon Neviers Augustine Rolker, August 7, 1904 – June 9, 1987) was an American actor. In addition to numerous film appearances,[1] he was also a regular in two long-running television shows, playing the doctor in Bonanza and the judge in Perry Mason.[2]
Rhodes was born on August 7, 1904 in Jersey City, New Jersey.[3]
Early in his career, Rhodes acted in stock theater with troupes in Montreal, Oklahoma City, Omaha, and Hartford, among other places.[4] His film debut came in Follow the Boys (1944).[5]
He died on June 9, 1987 in Encino, California.[2]
He was married twice, first to Eveta Bryant and secondly to the actress Ruth Lee.[3]
Selected filmography
- The Impostor (1944)
- The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
- Canadian Pacific (1949)
- All the King's Men (1949)
- Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)
- Streets of Laredo (1949)
- Tell It to the Judge (1949)
- The Second Face (1950)
- Detective Story (1951)
- Secret of the Incas (1954) - Mr. Winston (uncredited)
- Them! (1954) - Alcoholic Ward Doctor (uncredited)
- Human Desire (1954) - John Owens
- A Star Is Born (1954) - Producer at Premiere (uncredited)
- Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Jackson Foster
- The Eternal Sea (1955) - Admiral at CIMPAC Meeting (uncredited)
- Headline Hunters (1955) - Magistrate (uncredited)
- The McConnell Story (1955) - Major at Hearing (uncredited)
- Illegal (1955) - John Seltzer (uncredited)
- Trial (1955) - Prof. Terry Bliss (uncredited)
- A Man Alone (1955) - Luke Joiner
- Texas Lady (1955) - Nickerson (uncredited)
- Miracle in the Rain (1956) - Mr. Baldwin, City Editor (uncredited)
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) - Gen. Edmunds
- These Wilder Years (1956) - Roy Oliphant
- Tension at Table Rock (1956) - Judge (uncredited)
- The Rack (1956) - General (uncredited)
- The 27th Day (1957) - UN Presiding Officer (uncredited)
- The Wayward Girl (1957) - District Attorney Nevins
- Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Prof. August van Alden (uncredited)
- The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958) - Mr. Hadley
- The FBI Story (1959) - Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
- The Bramble Bush (1960) - Judge Manning
- Oklahoma Territory (1960) - George Blackwell
- Tess of the Storm Country (1960) - Mr. Foley
- The Honeymoon Machine (1961) - U.S. Senator (uncredited)
- Where Love Has Gone (1964) - Banker (uncredited)
- Fluffy (1965) - Professor (uncredited)
References
- ↑ "Grandon Rhodes; Character Actor". The Daily Register. Ohio, Dover. Associated Press. June 23, 1987. p. 7.
- 1 2 "Veteran Actor Grandon Rhodes Dies". Los Angeles Times. 1987-06-20. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Grandon Rhodes". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Grandon Rhodes Succeeds Walter Bonn as Auditorium Leading Man". Democrat and Chronicle. New York, Rochester. January 21, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Grandon Rhodes". Daily Record. New Jersey, Morristown. Associated Press. June 23, 1987. p. 7. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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