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"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 26 -- Boxing-Fan Bat Masterson arrested en route to a championship bout, finds himself arraigned before infamous "fining judge," Malachy Brody- a formidable and vindictive man of law.
"The Big Valley" (1965): Season 1: Episode 5 -- The government wants an old man's land as the site for a beneficial dam; guest Arthur O'Connell.
"The Big Valley" (1965): Season 1: Episode 30 -- A doctor treating train-passenger Audra for appendicitis meets enemies who reveal a secret from his past.
"The Addams Family" (1964): Season 2: Episode 12 -- The family take up their battlestations when they hear news of a cat burglar loose in the neighborhood but are faced with a dilemma when they discover the crook may be Gomez.
"The Andy Griffith Show" (1960): Season 7: Episode 3 -- When Howard becomes unavailable to sing in a Barbershop Quartet contest, Andy reluctantly drafts a prisoner to fill in.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
25 June 1918, San Francisco, California, USA more
Date of Death:
30 January 1985, North Hollywood, California, USA more
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Alternate Names:
Kenneth Mayer

Filmography

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  1. "Doc Elliot" .... Ford (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Gold Mine (1974) TV episode .... Ford
  2. "Gunsmoke" .... Blake / ... (12 episodes, 1957-1973)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Arizona Midnight (1973) TV episode .... Ed
        - Tara (1972) TV episode .... Pudge
        - The Legend (1971) TV episode .... Farmer
        - The Gun (1970) TV episode .... Greenwood
        - The Cage (1970) TV episode .... Blake
          (7 more)
  3. "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Marshall Slater (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Great Shell Game (1971) TV episode .... Marshall Slater
  4. Little Big Man (1970) .... Sergeant
  5. "The High Chaparral" .... One-Eyed Cowboy / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
    ... aka High Chaparral (USA)
        - Fiesta (1970) TV episode .... One-Eyed Cowboy
        - Stinky Flanagan (1969) TV episode .... Sgt. Cochrane
  6. "Bonanza" .... Crusty / ... (11 episodes, 1960-1970)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Thornton's Account (1970) TV episode .... Sheriff
        - The Clarion (1969) TV episode .... Jim North
        - Clarissa (1967) TV episode
        - The Last Mission (1966) TV episode .... Poker
        - The Jonah (1965) TV episode .... Harry Kern
          (6 more)

  7. "Death Valley Days" .... Bascomb / ... (7 episodes, 1959-1969)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - Biscuits and Billy the Kid (1969) TV episode .... Bascomb
        - The Tenderfoot (1969) TV episode
        - A Man Called Abraham (1967) TV episode .... Marshal
        - Lady of the Plains (1966) TV episode .... Seth Bremen
        - Girl with a Gun (1962) TV episode .... Marshal Hobe Martin
          (2 more)
  8. "The Wild Wild West" .... Hannon (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Night of Fire and Brimstone (1968) TV episode .... Hannon
  9. "Dundee and the Culhane" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Catch a Thief Brief (1967) TV episode
  10. "The Iron Horse" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Steel Chain to a Music Box (1967) TV episode
  11. "Hondo" .... Sam Bragg (1 episode, 1967)
        - Hondo and the Judas (1967) TV episode .... Sam Bragg
  12. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) (uncredited) .... Sheriff Smoot
  13. "The Virginian" .... Deputy Clay Friendly / ... (4 episodes, 1962-1967)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Girl on the Pinto (1967) TV episode .... Marshal John Howard
        - Morgan Starr (1966) TV episode .... McDuff
        - Legend for a Lawman (1965) TV episode .... Gaynor
        - The Accomplice (1962) TV episode .... Deputy Clay Friendly
  14. "Pistols 'n' Petticoats" .... Dirty Dan (1 episode, 1967)
        - A Man for Hank (1967) TV episode .... Dirty Dan
  15. Dick Tracy (1967) (TV) .... Chief Patton
  16. "Lost in Space" .... Customer (1 episode, 1966)
        - West of Mars (1966) TV episode (uncredited) .... Customer
  17. "Daniel Boone" .... Flint (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Enchanted Gun (1966) TV episode .... Flint
  18. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Sheriff Blake Wilson (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
        - The Barbershop Quartet (1966) TV episode .... Sheriff Blake Wilson
  19. "The Big Valley" .... Crowell / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Last Train to the Fair (1966) TV episode .... Deakes
        - The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner (1965) TV episode .... Crowell
  20. "Laredo" .... Dan Rodden (1 episode, 1966)
        - Miracle at Massacre Mission (1966) TV episode .... Dan Rodden
  21. "Branded" .... Martin Stoddard (1 episode, 1965)
        - A Proud Town (1965) TV episode .... Martin Stoddard
  22. "The Legend of Jesse James" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Celebrity (1965) TV episode .... Sheriff
  23. "The Addams Family" .... Sgt. Rogers (1 episode, 1965)
        - Gomez, the Cat Burglar (1965) TV episode .... Sgt. Rogers
  24. One Way Wahini (1965) .... Hugo Sokol
  25. "My Favorite Martian" .... Pete (2 episodes, 1965)
    ... aka My Favourite Martian (Australia)
        - Go West, Young Martian: Part 2 (1965) TV episode .... Pete
        - Go West, Young Martian: Part 1 (1965) TV episode .... Pete
  26. Luke and the Tenderfoot (1965) (TV)
  27. "Wagon Train" .... Ed Norton / ... (7 episodes, 1958-1965)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Wanda Snow Story (1965) TV episode .... Junius Hostatter
        - The Pearlie Garnet Story (1964) TV episode .... Ed Norton
        - The Gus Morgan Story (1963) TV episode .... Jesse
        - The Lisa Raincloud Story (1962) TV episode .... Pearson
        - The Joe Muharich Story (1961) TV episode .... Jones
          (2 more)
  28. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
        - The Jack Is High (1964) TV episode .... Sheriff
  29. "The Rogues" .... Gendarme (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Personal Touch (1964) TV episode .... Gendarme
  30. The New Interns (1964) .... Detective Harper
  31. "Dr. Kildare" .... Bartender (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Day to Remember (1964) TV episode .... Bartender
  32. "Temple Houston" .... Sam (1 episode, 1964)
        - Do Unto Others, Then Gallop (1964) TV episode .... Sam
  33. "Destry" .... Conductor / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Law and Order Day (1964) TV episode .... Conductor
        - The Solid Gold Girl (1964) TV episode .... Sheriff Bane
  34. "The Great Adventure" .... Harrison (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Treasure Train of Jefferson Davis (1963) TV episode .... Harrison
  35. Spencer's Mountain (1963) .... Mr. John
  36. "Lassie" .... Deputy Sheriff Davis / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1963)
    ... aka Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
        - Silver Soldier (1963) TV episode .... Deputy Sheriff Davis
        - The Land Grabber (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Cranston
  37. "Laramie" .... Ben (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Unvanquished (1963) TV episode .... Ben
  38. "The Dakotas" .... Crawford (1 episode, 1963)
        - Justice at Eagle's Nest (1963) TV episode .... Crawford
  39. Black Gold (1962) .... Felker
  40. Jack the Giant Killer (1962) .... Boatswain
  41. "Bronco" .... Horse trader / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1962)
        - Then the Mountains (1962) TV episode .... Horse trader
        - Hero of the Town (1959) TV episode .... Sheriff Turner
  42. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Comanche Stelman / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1962)
        - The Traveler (1962) TV episode .... Sunderman
        - Special Delivery (1958) TV episode .... Comanche Stelman
  43. The Clown and the Kid (1961) .... Trooper
  44. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Dr. McElroy / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Turning Point (1961) TV episode .... Dr. McElroy
        - The Valley Caper (1960) TV episode .... First Hood
  45. You Have to Run Fast (1961) .... Injun Joe
    ... aka Man Missing (USA: alternative title)
  46. "Whispering Smith" .... Carter (1 episode, 1961)
        - Three for One (1961) TV episode .... Carter
  47. "Outlaws" .... Plowman (1 episode, 1961)
        - Return to New March (1961) TV episode .... Plowman
  48. "The Rebel" .... Andrews / ... (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Executioner (1961) TV episode .... Andrews
        - Miz Purdy (1961) TV episode .... Preacher
        - To See the Elephant (1960) TV episode .... Bull Hollingsworth
  49. "Rawhide" .... Joe Stapp / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Incident of the Wager on Payday (1961) TV episode .... Joe Stapp
        - Incident of the Phantom Bugler (1961) TV episode .... Thompson
        - Incident at Poco Tiempo (1960) TV episode .... Swanson
        - Incident of the Devil and His Due (1960) TV episode .... Sam Burton
  50. Gun Fight (1961) .... Joe Emery
  51. "Bat Masterson" .... Largo Morgan / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Dagger Dance (1961) TV episode .... Major John Whitsett
        - Come Out Fighting (1960) TV episode .... Largo Morgan
  52. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Dapper Courtney (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Wyatt Earp
        - The Convict's Revenge (1961) TV episode .... Dapper Courtney
  53. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Cowhand / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1961)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - A Warm Day in Heaven (1961) TV episode .... Cowhand
        - Guns for Garibaldi (1960) TV episode .... Gil Patterson
        - The Promise (1957) TV episode .... First Man
  54. Frontier Uprising (1961) .... Beaver McBride
  55. "Maverick" .... Sheriff Boyd Tait / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
        - Maverick at Law (1961) TV episode .... Sheriff Starrett
        - The Saga of Waco Williams (1959) TV episode .... Sheriff Boyd Tait
  56. "Cheyenne" .... Hank Lutz (1 episode, 1961)
        - Duel at Judas Basin (1961) TV episode .... Hank Lutz
  57. "Two Faces West" .... Earl (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Hanging (1960) TV episode .... Earl
  58. "Peter Gunn" .... Oakland (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Candidate (1960) TV episode .... Oakland
  59. "Tate" .... Lathrop (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Gunfighters (1960) TV episode .... Lathrop
  60. "The Texan" .... Ace Morgan / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - The Mountain Man (1960) TV episode .... Ace Morgan
        - Ruthless Woman (1960) TV episode .... Tom Bolt
        - No Love Wasted (1959) TV episode .... Bob Kelsey
  61. "Tombstone Territory" .... Deke Reardon / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1960)
        - The Innocent Man (1960) TV episode
        - Death Is to Write About (1959) TV episode .... Deke Reardon
        - Postmarked for Death (1958) TV episode .... Rigg Quade
  62. "Law of the Plainsman" .... Wally Kolb (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - A Question of Courage (1960) TV episode .... Wally Kolb
  63. "Overland Trail" .... Sheriff Jackson (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Overland Stage
        - West of Boston (1960) TV episode .... Sheriff Jackson
  64. "Johnny Ringo" .... Burke / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - The Liars (1960) TV episode .... Willie Borman
        - The Rain Man (1959) TV episode .... Burke
  65. "Sugarfoot" .... Anders (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
        - Journey to Provision (1960) TV episode .... Anders

  66. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Charlie Trace (1 episode, 1959)
        - Vanishing Act (1959) TV episode .... Charlie Trace
  67. "Black Saddle" .... Cagen (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Four from Stillwater (1959) TV episode .... Cagen
  68. The FBI Story (1959) (as Kenneth Mayer) .... Casket Salesman
  69. "General Electric Theater" .... Corporal Roper (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Tallest Marine (1959) TV episode .... Corporal Roper
  70. The Miracle of the Hills (1959) .... Milo Estes
  71. "Frontier Doctor" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Man of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Unarmed (USA: syndication title)
        - The Counterfeiters (1959) TV episode
  72. "The Rough Riders" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Injured (1959) TV episode
  73. "Yancy Derringer" .... Shute O'Brien (1 episode, 1959)
        - Thunder on the River (1959) TV episode .... Shute O'Brien
  74. "Rescue 8" .... Lt. Edward Gomez (1 episode, 1959)
        - Children of the Sun (1959) TV episode .... Lt. Edward Gomez
  75. Never Steal Anything Small (1959) (uncredited) .... Angeletti
  76. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... Jeb Hogarth / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
        - The Misfit Marshal (1959) TV episode .... Ken Sterling
        - Hostage of War Bonnet (1957) TV episode .... Jeb Hogarth
  77. "The Lineup" .... Frank Gibbs (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
    ... aka San Francisco Beat
        - The Rorschach Murder Case (1959) TV episode .... Frank Gibbs
        - The Vacationing Escapee Case (1957) TV episode
  78. "Cimarron City" .... Prue Wickum (1 episode, 1958)
        - Cimarron Holiday (1958) TV episode .... Prue Wickum
  79. "Jefferson Drum" .... Jingo (1 episode, 1958)
        - Simon Pitt (1958) TV episode .... Jingo
  80. I Want to Live! (1958) (uncredited) .... Drunk at Party
  81. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Eli Gardner / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Protégé (1958) TV episode .... Man
        - The O'Hare Story (1958) TV episode .... Eli Gardner
        - A Matter of Ethics (1957) TV episode .... Willy
  82. "Steve Canyon" .... Clerk (1 episode, 1958)
        - Operation Towline (1958) TV episode .... Clerk
  83. "Adventures of Superman" .... Albert (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Superman (Australia)
        - The Brainy Burro (1958) TV episode .... Albert
  84. Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) .... Cpl. Schwitzer
  85. "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" .... Jeffries (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
        - Pension Plan (1958) TV episode .... Jeffries
  86. "Alcoa Theatre" .... Detective (1 episode, 1958)
        - Even a Thief Can Dream (1958) TV episode .... Detective
  87. "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" .... Lon Sykes (1 episode, 1958)
        - Monkeyshines (1958) TV episode .... Lon Sykes
  88. "Casey Jones" .... Bruno (1 episode, 1957)
        - One-Way Ticket (1957) TV episode .... Bruno
  89. "Harbor Command" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Floating Transmitter (1957) TV episode
  90. "Tales of the Texas Rangers" .... Frankie (1 episode, 1957)
        - Key Witness (1957) TV episode .... Frankie
  91. "Father Knows Best" .... Colonel Shaine (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka I Told You So (USA: alternative title)
        - Betty and the Jet Pilot (1957) TV episode .... Colonel Shaine
  92. "The Silent Service" (1 episode)
        - The Seahorse Story (????) TV episode
  93. "Whirlybirds" .... Ralph Olson (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Copter Patrol (USA: syndication title)
        - Airborne Gold (1957) TV episode .... Ralph Olson
  94. "Playhouse 90" .... Maj. Downing (1 episode, 1956)
        - Massacre at Sand Creek (1956) TV episode .... Maj. Downing
  95. "Highway Patrol" .... Foreman (1 episode, 1956)
        - Typhoid Carrier (1956) TV episode .... Foreman
  96. Tight Spot (1955) (uncredited) .... Policeman
  97. "Space Patrol" .... Maj. Robbie Robertson / ... (112 episodes, 1951-1955)
    ... aka Satellite Police (USA: syndication title)
        - The Atomic Vault (1955) TV episode .... Maj. Robbie Robertson
        - Marooned on Procyon Four (1955) TV episode .... Maj. Robbie Robertson
        - The Wild Men of Procyon (1955) TV episode .... Maj. Robbie Robertson
        - The Android Invasion (1955) TV episode .... Maj. Robbie Robertson
        - Double Trouble (1955) TV episode .... Maj. Robbie Robertson
          (107 more)
Self:
  1. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #4.28 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Actor

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