1904-07-05 Burrton, Kansas, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hugh Milburn Stone (July 5, 1904 – June 12, 1980) was an American actor, best known for his role as "Doc" (Dr. Galen Adams) on the CBS Western series Gunsmoke. Stone was born in Burrton, Kansas, to Herbert Stone and the former Laura Belfield. There, he graduated from Burrton High School, where he was active in the drama club, played basketball, and sang in a barbershop quartet. His brother, Joe, was a writer who was the author of scripts for three episodes of Gunsmoke. In 1919, Stone debuted on stage in a Kansas tent show. He ventured into vaudeville in the late 1920s, and in 1930, he was half of the Stone and Strain song-and-dance act. His Broadway credits include Around the Corner (1936) and Jayhawker (1934). In the 1930s, Stone came to Los Angeles, California, to launch his own screen career. He was featured in the "Tailspin Tommy" adventure serial for Monogram Pictures. In 1940, he appeared with Marjorie Reynolds, Tristram Coffin, and I. Stanford Jolley in the comedy espionage film Chasing Trouble. That same year, he co-starred with Roy Rogers in the film Colorado in the role of Rogers' brother-gone-wrong. Stone appeared uncredited in the 1939 film Blackwell's Island. Stone played Dr. Blake in the 1943 film Gung Ho! and a liberal-minded warden in Monogram Pictures' Prison Mutiny in 1943. Signed by Universal Pictures in 1943, in the film Captive Wild Woman (1943), Jungle Woman (1943), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death [Captain Pat Vickery], (1944), he became a familiar face in its features and serials. In 1955, one of CBS Radio's hit series, the Western Gunsmoke, was adapted for television and recast with experienced screen actors. Howard McNear, the radio Doc Adams, was replaced by Stone, who gave the role a harder edge consistent with his screen portrayals. He stayed with Gunsmoke through its entire television run, with the exception of 7 episodes in 1971, when Stone required heart surgery and Pat Hingle replaced him as Dr. Chapman. Stone appeared in 604 episodes through 1975, often shown sparring in a friendly manner with co-stars Dennis Weaver and Ken Curtis, who played, respectively, Chester Goode and Festus Haggen. In June 1980, Stone died of a heart attack in La Jolla. He was survived by his second wife, the former Jane Garrison, a native of Hutchinson, Kansas, who died in 2002. Stone had a surviving daughter, Shirley Stone Gleason (born circa 1926) of Costa Mesa, California, from his first marriage of 12 years to Ellen Morrison, formerly of Delphos, Kansas, who died in 1937. He was buried at the El Camino Memorial Park in Sorrento Valley, San Diego. In 1968, Stone received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama for his work on Gunsmoke. For his contribution to the television industry, Milburn Stone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. In 1981, Stone was inducted posthumously into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. After his death, he left a legacy for the performing arts in Cecil County in northeastern Maryland, by way of the Milburn Stone Theatre in North East, Maryland.
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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self | 1979-06-05 |
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Drango | Col. Bracken | 1957-01-01 |
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The Private War of Major Benson | Maj. Gen. Wilton J. Ramsey | 1955-08-02 |
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White Feather | Commissioner Trenton | 1955-02-16 |
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Smoke Signal | Sergeant Miles | 1955-03-01 |
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The Long Gray Line | Captain John J. Pershing | 1955-01-04 |
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Black Tuesday | Father Slocum | 1954-12-31 |
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The Siege at Red River | Sgt. Benjamin 'Benjy' Guderman | 1954-05-01 |
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Invaders from Mars | Army Capt. Roth | 1953-04-22 |
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Arrowhead | Sandy MacKinnon | 1953-08-03 |
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The Sun Shines Bright | Horace K. Maydew | 1953-05-02 |
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Second Chance | Edward Dawson (uncredited) | 1953-07-18 |
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Pickup on South Street | Detective Winoki | 1953-05-27 |
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The Savage | Cpl. Martin | 1952-09-01 |
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Behind Southern Lines | 1952-11-02 | |
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The Atomic City | Insp. Harold Mann | 1952-05-01 |
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Flying Leathernecks | Fleet CIC Radio Operator (uncredited) | 1951-08-28 |
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Operation Pacific | Ground Control Officer (uncredited) | 1951-01-27 |
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Roadblock | Ray Egan | 1951-09-17 |
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The Racket | Member of Craig's Team (uncredited) | 1951-10-25 |
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No Man of Her Own | Plainclothesman | 1950-02-21 |
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The Fireball | Jeff Davis | 1950-11-09 |
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Snow Dog | Dr. F. J. McKenzie | 1950-07-16 |
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Branded | Dawson | 1950-11-03 |
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Sky Dragon | Pilot Tim Norton | 1949-04-27 |
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The Judge | Martin Strang | 1949-01-31 |
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Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Abe Jones | 1949-09-20 |
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The Green Promise | Rev. Benton | 1949-03-22 |
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Train to Alcatraz | Bart Kanin | 1948-06-28 |
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Heading for Heaven | Elwood Harding | 1947-12-06 |
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Buck Privates Come Home | Announcer | 1947-04-04 |
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Killer Dill | Maboose | 1947-08-02 |
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Michigan Kid | Lanny Slade | 1947-08-11 |
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Killer McCoy | Henchman (uncredited) | 1947-12-01 |
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The Scarlet Horseman | Narrator | 1946-01-22 |
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Strange Conquest | Bert Morrow | 1946-04-01 |
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Her Adventurous Night | Cop #1 | 1946-06-05 |
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The Spider Woman Strikes Back | Mr. Moore | 1946-03-22 |
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Little Giant | Prof. Watkins (uncredited) (voice) | 1946-02-22 |
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Little Miss Big | Father Lennergan | 1946-01-01 |
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Danger Woman | Gerald King | 1946-07-12 |
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Smooth as Silk | John Kimble (District Attorney) | 1946-02-01 |
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Inside Job | District Attorney Sutton | 1946-06-14 |
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On Stage Everybody | Fitzgerald | 1945-07-13 |
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The Frozen Ghost | George Keene | 1945-06-01 |
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The Daltons Ride Again | Parker W. Graham | 1945-11-23 |
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Enemy Bacteria | Doctor | 1945-01-29 |
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The Master Key | Agent Tom Brant | 1945-04-24 |
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Strange Confession | Stevens | 1945-10-05 |
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Swing Out, Sister | Tim Colby | 1945-05-18 |
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The Royal Mounted Rides Again | Brad Taggart | 1945-10-23 |
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She Gets Her Man | 'Tommy Gun' Tucker | 1945-01-12 |
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I'll Remember April | Willie Winchester | 1945-04-01 |
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The Beautiful Cheat | Lucius Haven | 1945-07-20 |
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Moon Over Las Vegas | Jim Bradley | 1944-04-01 |
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Jungle Woman | Fred Mason | 1944-06-01 |
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Hi, Good Lookin'! | Bill Eaton | 1944-03-22 |
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Hi, Good Lookin'! | Gib Dickson | 1944-03-22 |
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Phantom Lady | District Attorney (voice) (uncredited) | 1944-01-28 |
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Prices Unlimited | 1944-03-16 | |
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Twilight on the Prairie | Gainsworth | 1944-04-30 |
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The Great Alaskan Mystery | Jim Hudson | 1944-04-25 |
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Weird Woman | 1944-03-01 | |
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Silent Witness | Racketeer Joe Manson | 1943-01-15 |
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Get Going | Mr. Tuttle | 1943-06-21 |
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Captive Wild Woman | Fred Mason | 1943-06-04 |
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The Mad Ghoul | Sgt. Macklin | 1943-11-12 |
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | Capt. Pat Vickery | 1943-09-17 |
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Destroyer | Radioman (uncredited) | 1943-08-19 |
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You Can't Beat the Law | Frank Sanders | 1943-01-29 |
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Keep 'Em Slugging | Duke Redman | 1943-03-01 |
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Corvette K-225 | Canadian Captain | 1943-09-29 |
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Gung Ho! | Cmdr. Blake | 1943-12-20 |
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Invisible Agent | German Sergeant (uncredited) | 1942-07-31 |
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Pacific Rendezvous | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1942-05-21 |
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Rubber Racketeers | Angel | 1942-06-26 |
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Reap the Wild Wind | Lieutenant Farragut | 1942-03-26 |
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Eyes in the Night | Detective Pete (Uncredited) | 1942-10-16 |
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Frisco Lil | 1942-03-13 | |
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No Hands on the Clock | FBI Agent | 1941-12-01 |
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The Great Train Robbery | Duke Logan | 1941-02-28 |
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Death Valley Outlaws | Jeff | 1941-09-26 |
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The Phantom Cowboy | Stan Borden | 1941-02-14 |
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Johnny Apollo | Reporter (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
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Give Us Wings | Tex Austin | 1940-12-20 |
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The Great Plane Robbery | Krebber | 1940-12-09 |
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Buyer Beware | Fredericks (uncredited) | 1940-08-17 |
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Enemy Agent | Meeker | 1940-04-18 |
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Framed | Mathew Mattison | 1940-02-23 |
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Chasing Trouble | Pat Callahan | 1940-01-30 |
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An Angel from Texas | 'Pooch' Davis | 1940-04-27 |
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Lillian Russell | Jack - Reporter | 1940-05-24 |
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Colorado | Don Burke - alias Capt. Donald Mason | 1940-09-15 |
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Public Deb No. 1 | Reporter | 1940-09-13 |
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American Portrait | George | 1940-07-31 |
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King of the Turf | Taylor | 1939-02-17 |
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Nick Carter, Master Detective | Krebs - 2d hurt worker | 1939-12-13 |
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Charlie McCarthy, Detective | Joe Felton | 1939-12-22 |
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Blind Alley | Nick | 1939-05-11 |
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Danger Flight | Skeeter | 1939-11-01 |
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The Big Guy | Publicity man (uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
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Tropic Fury | Thomas E. Snell | 1939-09-01 |
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Mystery Plane | Skeeter Milligan | 1939-03-08 |
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When Tomorrow Comes | Head Busboy (uncredited) | 1939-08-11 |
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Made for Each Other | Newark Official (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
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Young Mr. Lincoln | Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
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Society Smugglers | Peter Garfield | 1939-03-01 |
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Tail Spin | Kansas City Mechanic (Uncredited) | 1939-02-19 |
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Crashing Thru | Delos Harrington | 1939-12-11 |
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Fighting Mad | Cardigan | 1939-11-05 |
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Blackwell's Island | Max (uncredited) | 1939-01-24 |
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Stunt Pilot | 'Skeeter' Milligan | 1939-06-30 |
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Sky Patrol | Skeeter Milligan | 1939-09-11 |
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Sinners in Paradise | T.L. Honeyman | 1938-05-19 |
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Mr. Boggs Steps Out | Burns | 1938-02-18 |
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California Frontier | Mal Halstead | 1938-12-15 |
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Wives Under Suspicion | Kirk | 1938-06-03 |
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Port of Missing Girls | Jim Benton | 1938-02-24 |
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Paroled from the Big House | Commissioner Downey | 1938-07-29 |
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Wings Over Honolulu | Telephone Operator | 1937-05-16 |
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The 13th Man | Jimmy Moran | 1937-06-29 |
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The Wildcatter | Ed | 1937-06-06 |
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They Gave Him a Gun | Defense Attorney (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
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Atlantic Flight | Henry Wadsworth Schultz | 1937-08-25 |
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Federal Bullets | Tommy Thompson, Federal Agent | 1937-10-29 |
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Youth on Parole | Ratty | 1937-10-04 |
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Music for Madame | Detective (Uncredited) | 1937-10-08 |
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Blazing Barriers | Joe Waters | 1937-06-29 |
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Swing It Professor | Lou Morgan | 1937-03-13 |
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A Doctor's Diary | Fred Clark | 1937-02-16 |
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The Princess Comes Across | American Reporter (uncredited) | 1936-05-22 |
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Murder with Pictures | Operator (uncredited) | 1936-09-24 |
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Two in a Crowd | Kennedy (uncredited) | 1936-10-03 |
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The Three Mesquiteers | John | 1936-09-22 |
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China Clipper | Radio Operator | 1936-08-11 |
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The Accusing Finger | Convict | 1936-11-17 |
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Cheers of the Crowd | Reporter (uncredited) | 1935-08-05 |
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Rendezvous | Carter's Aide (uncredited) | 1935-10-25 |
