Guy Raymond

Guy Raymond (born Raymond W. Guyer; July 1, 1911 – January 26, 1997) was an American actor.

Guy Raymond
Raymond in The Undefeated (1969)
Born
Raymond W. Guyer[1]

(1911-07-01)July 1, 1911
DiedJanuary 26, 1997(1997-01-26) (aged 85)
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 1969)
[1]

When he was 15, Raymond debuted professionally as a comedy dancer. Before he became an actor, he danced for 14 years, sometimes performing solo and sometimes as part of a comedy dance team.[3]

Raymond appeared in the films 4D Man, Sail a Crooked Ship, Gypsy, It Happened at the World's Fair, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, The Reluctant Astronaut, The Ballad of Josie, Wild in the Streets, Bandolero! and The Undefeated, among others.

On television, Raymond portrayed Cliff Murdock in Harris Against the World,[4] Karen,[4]:555 and Tom, Dick and Mary.[4]:1092 His Murdock character was the only one who appeared in all three of the programs.[3]

In 1966 he guest-starred on Gunsmoke playing Dr. Tobias, a seller of herbs and medicines who also purported to be a rainmaker; called to duty while Dodge City was in the midst of its worst drought ever in “The Well” (S12E9).

From 1968 to 1970 he played Mr. Peevy, a local handyman in eleven episodes of The Ghost & Mrs. Muir.

On Broadway, he had the roles of Ulysses in Hook n' Ladder (1952) and George Herman in Pipe Dream (1955).[5] He also acted in stock theater.[6]

Raymond was married to actress Ann Morgan Guilbert. He died on January 26, 1997, in Santa Monica, California at age 85.[7]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1950Marjorie MorningstarMr. KlabberUncredited
19594D ManFred the Guard
1961Sail a Crooked ShipHelmut
1962GypsyPastey
1963It Happened at the World's FairBarney Thatcher
1966The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are ComingLester Tilly
1967The Ballad of JosieDoc
1967The Reluctant AstronautBert
1968Wild in the StreetsDentistUncredited
1968Bandolero!Ossie Grimes
1969The UndefeatedGiles

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1954 The Web
Repertory Theatre Mr. Burnside
Satins and Spurs Tex TV movie
1955 The Elgin Hour Detective
Kraft Theatre
The People's Choice Mr. Buckley
1955–57 The United States Steel Hour Various 3 episodes
1956 Goodyear Playhouse Smitty
1958 Omnibus Stinker
1959 Naked City Various 2 episodes
1960 Maverick Bartender
Dennis the Menace Warehouseman
1960–63 Route 66 Various 4 episodes
1961 The Untouchables Injured bystander
The Asphalt Jungle Tommy McAllister
Dr. Kildare Kelsey
Rio Abe TV movie
1961–62 Ichabod and Me Martin Perkins 5 episodes
1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show Henry Thigpen
1963 The Twilight Zone Gibbons
1964 The Great Adventure Wilson
Calhoun: County Agent Simeon TV movie
1964–65 90 Bristol Court: Karen Cliff Murdock 2 episodes
90 Bristol Court: Harris Against the World 13 episodes
90 Bristol Court: Tom, Dick, and Mary 3 episodes
1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show Horace
1965–80 The Magical World of Disney Ben Grissom / The Shadow 3 episodes
1963–66 Hazel Various 3 episodes
1961–66 Gunsmoke Various 3 episodes
1966 The Phyllis Diller Show Montgomery
1967 Peyton Place Mr. Burrows
Star Trek Trader
1967–69 Green Acres Various 4 episodes
1968–70 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir Mr. Peevey 11 episodes
1969 Doc Sheriff Bart TV movie
The Flim-Flam Man Buck Pilot
1969–70 The Beverly Hillbillies Howard Hewes 2 episodes
1970 Here Come the Bridges Amos Higgins
Headmaster Mr. Kendall
1971 The Virginian Mapes
Alias Smith and Jones Sheriff Carver
Eddie Pasco TV movie
Love, American Style Various 2 episodes
1973 Mannix Old man
The New Dick Van Dyke Show Uncle Jackie
1974 Maude Conductor
1975 Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Petie TV movie
Great Performances Pop
America, You're On Wallace Kirkeby TV movie
1976 Little House on the Prairie Conductor
Dynasty McHenry TV movie
1977 Lou Grant Bailiff
1978 Actor Herman TV movie
1979 Starstruck Ezra Mccallister TV movie
B. J. and the Bear
1980 Young Maverick
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall Ben Grissom TV movie

References

  1. "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985", Raymond W. Guyer and Ann Guilbert Eckstein, September 8, 1969, Los Angeles, California. Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento; database copy of original record, archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  2. Oliver, Myrna (February 1, 1997). "G. Raymond; Character Actor, Dancer, Comedian". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Guy Raymond Only Common Character". Biddeford-Saco Journal. Biddeford, Maine. November 21, 1964. p. 19. Retrieved June 13, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 436. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  5. "Guy Raymond". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. "Top character actor joins Theaterfest". Santa Ynez Valley News. California, Solvang. September 30, 1982. p. 20. Retrieved June 13, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Oliver, Myrna (February 1, 1997). "G. Raymond; Characgter Actor, Dancer, Comedian". The Los Angeles Times. p. A 22. Retrieved June 13, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.