Harry Antrim
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | August 27, 1884
Died | January 18, 1967 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 82)
Other names | Henry Antrim |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1936–1967 |
Harry Antrim (August 27, 1884 – January 18, 1967) was an actor in vaudeville, film and television.
Biography
Born on August 27, 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, by 1906, he was working in vaudeville.[1] During the early 1930s, he moved to Los Angeles and secured uncredited parts in several films, beginning with 1936's Small Town Girl. For the next two decades, he performed in various credited and uncredited roles, including the famed 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street, in which he played an ahistorical R.H. Macy, owner of Macy's Department Store.
He landed acting roles in television, beginning with the Hallmark Television Playhouse 1953 production of Horace Mann's Miracle. In 1955, he appeared in one episode of I Love Lucy. He appeared on The Andy Griffith Show as Fred Walker, owner of Walker's Drug Store. He was in the episodes, "Irresistible Andy " and "Those Gossipin' Men." His last television appearances were on Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies in 1967.
Death
Antrim died of a heart attack on January 18, 1967 in Los Angeles, California. He was buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Partial filmography
- Desire (1936) - Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Small Town Girl (1936) - Interne Holding X-Rays (uncredited)
- Postal Inspector (1936) - Postmaster (uncredited)
- The President's Mystery (1936) - Inspector A.R. Lahey
- 15 Maiden Lane (1936) - Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
- Flying Hostess (1936) - Passenger (uncredited)
- Sex Madness (1938) - Theatrical Manager
- Angels Over Broadway (1940) - Court Clerk (uncredited)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - R. H. Macy (uncredited)
- The Luck of the Irish (1948) - Sen. Ransom (uncredited)
- Larceny (1948) - Mr. McNulty
- Let's Live a Little (1948) - James Montgomery
- Words and Music (1948) - Dr. Rogers
- Act of Violence (1949) - Fred Finney
- Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) - Mayor Dwiggins
- Johnny Allegro (1949) - Pudgy
- Trapped (1949) - Warden (uncredited)
- The Heiress (1949) - Mr. Abeel
- Intruder in the Dust (1949) - Mr. Tubbs
- Prison Warden (1949) - Dr. Ray Stark (uncredited)
- Border Incident (1949) - John MacReynolds (uncredited)
- Chicago Deadline (1949) - George Gribbe
- Free for All (1949) - Mr. Whiting
- There's a Girl in My Heart (1949) - (uncredited)
- The File on Thelma Jordon (1950) - Sidney
- Outside the Wall (1950) - Dr. Stone (uncredited)
- No Man of Her Own (1950) - Ty Winthrop
- Side Street (1950) - Mr. Malby
- Appointment with Danger (1950) - Taylor - Postmaster
- Devil's Doorway (1950) - Dr. C.O. MacQuillan
- I'll Get By (1950) - Mr. Olinville
- Follow the Sun (1951) - Dr. John Everett (uncredited)
- Fighting Coast Guard (1951) - Admiral (uncredited)
- Night Into Morning (1951) - Sam Andersen
- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) - Bishop Daniels (uncredited)
- Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) - Prison Warden
- Meet Me After the Show (1951) - Judge (uncredited)
- I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) - Mr. LeBoy
- Mutiny (1952) - Chairman Caleb Parsons (uncredited)
- The Lion and the Horse (1952) - Cas Bagley
- We're Not Married! (1952) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- The Bounty Hunter (1954) - Dr. R.L. Spencer
- A Lawless Street (1955) - Mayor Kent (uncredited)
- The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) - Sen. Simpkins (uncredited)
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) - Cleva's Birth Doctor (uncredited)
- Baby Face Nelson (1957) - Pharmacist
- Official Detective (1957, TV Series) - L.C. Moore
- Teacher's Pet (1958) - Lloyd Crowley
- Gunman's Walk (1958) - Judge Frank Parker (uncredited)
- Gunmen from Laredo (1959) - Judge Frank Parker (uncredited)
- Elmer Gantry (1960) - Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
- For Those Who Think Young (1964) - Harry - 45th Anniversary Husband (uncredited)
- The Monkey's Uncle (1965) - Regent
References
- ^ "Whistling Vaudeville Performer Tells Benefits of Whistling", Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, September 27, 1906, pg. 7.
External links
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