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Bill Zuckert
File:Bill Zuckert on Captain Nice TV show 1967.jpg
Bill Zuckert on Captain Nice TV show
Born
William Zuckert

(1915-12-18)December 18, 1915
Bronx, New York, United States
DiedJanuary 23, 1997(1997-01-23) (aged 81)
Woodland Hills, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1994
SpouseGladys Holland (? - 1997, his death)

Bill Zuckert (December 18, 1915[citation needed] – January 23, 1997) was an American actor.

Career

Zuckert began his career in 1941 in radio and lent his voice to hundreds of dramas over the next two decades.[1]

He served in World War II as a member of the naval construction unit Seabees.[1]

On old-time radio, Zuckert portrayed Lieutenant Louis Parker in the NBC crime drama Crime and Peter Chambers.[2] He went on to star in television, having many guest and character roles over the next half century, such as playing the sheriff in the Star Trek episode, "Spectre of the Gun". He also made four appearances on TV's Perry Mason as Judge Edward Simpson.[citation needed] In 1969 Zuckert appeared as Yaekima on the TV series The Virginian in the episode titled "A Woman of Stone."[citation needed]

Zuckert's Broadway credits include The Gang's All Here (1959) and Sixth Finger in a Five Finger Glove (1956).[3]

Zuckert served on the boards of directors of two professional organizations: the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.[4]

Personal life

For 30 years Zuckert was married to actress Gladys Holland, who survived him. They had a daughter, and he had two children from a previous marriage.[4]

Death

On January 23, 1997, Zuckert died of pneumonia at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "IN THE NATION AND THE WORLD - BILL ZUCKERT CHARACTER ACTOR, 76". Philadelphia Inquirer. February 6, 1997. p. B05.
  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
  3. ^ "Bill Zuckert". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Bill Zuckert; Veteran Actor in Movies, TV". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. February 5, 1997. p. A 18. Retrieved 21 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.


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