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Judson Laire

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Judson Laire (Manhattan, New York City, August 3, 1902 – Rhinebeck, New York, July 5, 1979) was an American film, stage, and television actor best known for starring as Lars Hansen in the early CBS television series, Mama from 1949 to 1957, as well as several daytime soap operas including As the World Turns, The Nurses, Love is a Many Splendored Thing and The Edge Of Night.[1]

In a thirty-year stage career Laire appeared in ten Broadway productions. A resident of Clinton Corners, New York, he died at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, New York, in 1979 at 76. Among his Broadway credits was Advise and Consent by Loring Mandel which opened in 1961.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1948 The Naked City Publisher Uncredited
1959 John Paul Jones Mr. Danders
1963 The Ugly American Senator Brenner
1964 Shock Treatment Harley Manning

References

  1. ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (2012-08-22). "Rosemary Rice, Oldest Daughter of TV's 'Mama,' Dies at 87". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-26.