King Calder
King Calder | |
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Born | Albert King Calder April 21, 1898 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | June 28, 1964 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 67)
Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery, Westchester County, New York |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1929–1964 |
Albert King Calder (April 21, 1898[1][2][3] – June 28, 1964) was an American film, television and theatre actor.
Early life
Calder in Baltimore, Maryland.[3][4] He began his career in 1929, where Calder appeared in the Broadway play The Humbug,[5] playing Dr. Norman Ware.[2] He also appeared in other theatre productions for which Calder appeared in the production of the stage play My Sister Eileen for which he performed in over 500 performances for the role of a journalist.[4] Calder then was shifted to a Chicago, Illinois stage company, in which he then appeared in numerous theatre productions for which he performed in stage plays.[4] His final theatre credit was in 1951.[2]
Career
Calder began his film and television career in 1949, where he appeared in the anthology television series The Clock. He starred in the crime drama television series Martin Kane, Private Eye from 1952 to 1954, in which he played Lt. Gray.[5][6] Calder also co-starred in playing Joe Armstrong in the 1956 film Time Table. He guest-starred in television programs including The Fugitive, Trackdown, Man with a Camera, Bat Masterson, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Virginian, The Twilight Zone, Rawhide, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Mr. Lucky, State Trooper and The Untouchables. His film credits includes Wall of Noise, Mardi Gras, The Rains of Ranchipur, Three Came to Kill, On the Threshold of Space, Everything's Ducky and Hong Kong Confidential.[3]
Death
Calder died in June 1964 of a heart attack at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 67.[5] He was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 110. ISBN 9780786479924 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "King Calder". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c Aaker, Everett (2006). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. McFarland. p. 108. ISBN 9780786424764 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Actor Sticks To Journalism". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. February 15, 1942. p. 46. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "King Calder, Dies; Stage and TV Actor". The New York Times. June 29, 1964. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "King Calder, Veteran Stage, TV Actor, Dies". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. June 29, 1964. p. 33. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.