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Herb Ellis (actor)

For other people named Herbert Ellis, see Herbert Ellis (disambiguation).
Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis in I Married Joan (1954)
Born
Herbert Siegel

(1921-01-17)January 17, 1921
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 2018(2018-12-26) (aged 97)
San Gabriel, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
SpouseSylvia Siegel
Children2

Herbert Ellis (born Herbert Siegel; January 17, 1921 – December 26, 2018) was an American character actor and writer. He was best known for his collaborations with Jack Webb, and he frequently portrayed law enforcement officers in film and television.[1]

Born in Cleveland, Ohio,[2] Ellis began his career in Hollywood in the late 1940s. Ellis and Webb together devised the name and concept for Dragnet[3] after collaborating on an unsuccessful project titled Joe Friday, Room Five.[4] He played Officer Frank Smith in eight episodes of the original Dragnet series. He played Frank La Valle in 23 episodes of The D.A.'s Man, and he played Beat bistro owner, painter and sculptor Wilbur in five episodes of Peter Gunn. Ellis and Webb later worked together on Dragnet 1966 and Dragnet 1967.

From 1959 to 1962, Ellis was cast as Dr. Dan Wagner in seven episodes of the CBS military sitcom/drama series, Hennesey, starring Jackie Cooper as a United States Navy physician, with Abby Dalton as nurse Martha Hale.

Ellis was married to Sylvia Siegel, and they had two children. He died on December 26, 2018, at his home in San Gabriel, California. He was 97.[5][6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1953 A Blueprint for Murder First Detective at Desk Uncredited
1954 Dragnet Booking Sergeant Uncredited
1954 Rogue Cop Bartender Uncredited
1954 Naked Alibi Communications Officer Uncredited
1955 Pete Kelly's Blues Bedido
1956 The Killing 2nd American Airlines Clerk
1957 Paths of Glory Small Role Uncredited
1958 Too Much, Too Soon Assistant Uncredited
1958 Colgate Theatre Season 1 Episode 7: "Welcome to Washington"
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Detective Breslin Season 4 Episode 18: "The Last Dark Step"
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Lieutenant Hogan Season 5 Episode 19: "Not the Running Type"
1961 The Andy Griffith Show Bobby Fleet Season 1, Episode 31
1964 My Favorite Martian News Reporter
1965 The Patty Duke Show Ralphie's Father
1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? Lumpe
1966 The Fortune Cookie TV Director
Dragnet Rico 'Ricky' Markell TV movie
The Party Director
1968 Hang 'Em High Swede Uncredited
1970 Dragnet John Sawyer Episode: "Robbery: The Harassing Wife"

References

  1. ^ Beck, Ken (March 16, 2003). Sgt. Friday had six sidekicks in 'Dragnet' web. The Tennessean
  2. ^ Aaker, Everett (2011). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-7864-6409-8.
  3. ^ Nachman, Gerald (2000). Raised on Radio. University of California Press. p. 307. ISBN 9780520223035. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. ^ Buntin, John (2009). L.A. noir: the struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city. Random House, Inc., ISBN 978-0-307-35207-1
  5. ^ "Herb Ellis, Actor and Jack Webb Collaborator on 'Dragnet,' Dies at 97". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ "RIP OTR writer/actor/director Herb Ellis, aged 96". 28 December 2018.


Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Ellis_(actor)