John Eldredge (actor)
American actor (1904–1961)
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::summary American actor (1904–1961) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | John Eldredge |
| image | John Eldredge in Meet Corliss Archer.jpg |
| caption | Eldredge in Meet Corliss Archer, 1954 |
| birth_name | John Dornin Eldredge |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
| resting_place | Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, California |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1934–1960 |
| relatives | George Eldredge (brother) |
| :: |
| name = John Eldredge | image = John Eldredge in Meet Corliss Archer.jpg | caption = Eldredge in Meet Corliss Archer, 1954 | birth_name = John Dornin Eldredge | birth_date = | birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Laguna Beach, California, U.S. | resting_place = Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, California | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1934–1960 | spouse = | children = | parents = | relatives = George Eldredge (brother) | awards =
**John Dornin Eldredge ** (August 30, 1904 – September 23, 1961) was an American film and television actor. He was the younger brother of character actor George Eldredge (1898–1977).
Early life
Eldredge was born August 30, 1904, in San Francisco. He was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at university. When he confessed to his father that he wanted to be an actor, his father grinned and said: "That's all right son so long as you are a good one." His eldest brother, George Eldredge, also became an actor.
Career
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He began his theatrical career in repertory and then in comic opera and later played small parts in New York City till he made a hit on Broadway and it was a role opposite Lillian Gish that won him a Warners film contract.
Eldredge's Broadway credits include Three-Cornered Moon (1932), The Good Fairy (1932), Katerina (1928), The Cherry Orchard (1928), and The Would-be Gentleman (1928).
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On 05/28/1959, he played Mr Preston on episode of Leave It to Beaver In 1954–1955, Eldredge played Harry Archer, father of the title character, in the CBS Television situation comedy Meet Corliss Archer.
Death
He died September 23, 1961, at his home in Treasure Island Trailer Park in Laguna Beach, California, where he was recovering from a heart attack. His remains are interred at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, California.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | The Man With Two Faces | Horace Barry Jones | |
| 1934 | Flirtation Walk | Lieut. Biddle | |
| 1935 | The White Cockatoo | Francis Talley | |
| 1935 | The Woman in Red | Eugene 'Gene' Fairchild | |
| 1935 | The Girl from 10th Avenue | Hugh Brown | |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China | Don | |
| 1935 | The Goose and the Gander | Lawrence | |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates | Dr. Burton | |
| 1935 | Man of Iron | Ed Tanahill | |
| 1935 | Dangerous | Gordon Heath | |
| 1936 | The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Dr. Harrigan | |
| 1936 | Snowed Under | McBride | |
| 1936 | Murder by an Aristocrat | John Tweed | |
| 1936 | His Brother's Wife | Tom Claybourne | |
| 1936 | Follow Your Heart | Harrison Beecher | |
| 1936 | Adventure in Manhattan | Tommy – Actor in Play | (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Mysterious Crossing | Paul Briand | |
| 1937 | The Holy Terror | Lt. Comdr. R.E. Wallace | |
| 1937 | Fair Warning | Dr. Galt | |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Cartwright | |
| 1937 | The Go Getter | Lloyd Skinner | |
| 1937 | Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | Jim Lidin | |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Jerry Harrison | |
| 1937 | Sh! The Octopus | Paul Morgan | |
| 1938 | Women Are Like That | Charles Braden | |
| 1939 | King of the Underworld | Niles Nelson | |
| 1939 | Persons in Hiding | Chief Agent Gordon Kingsley | |
| 1939 | Blind Alley | Dick Holbrook | |
| 1939 | Undercover Doctor | Gordon Kingsley | |
| 1939 | Television Spy | Boris | |
| 1939 | Private Detective | Millard Lannon | |
| 1940 | The Marines Fly High | John Henderson / El Vengador | |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Henry Adams, Amnesia Patient | |
| 1940 | Son of Roaring Dan | Thorndyke | |
| 1940 | The Devil's Pipeline | George Butler | |
| 1940 | Always a Bride | Marshall Winkler | |
| 1941 | High Sierra | Lon Preiser | |
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny | Peterson | |
| 1941 | Horror Island | Cousin George | |
| 1941 | The Black Cat | Stanley Borden | |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Damon | |
| 1941 | Life Begins for Andy Hardy | Paul McWilliams | |
| 1941 | It Started with Eve | Hotel Desk Manager | (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | Andrew Belmont | |
| 1942 | The Mad Doctor of Market Street | Dwight, Ship's Officer | |
| 1942 | Saboteur | Footman | (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Tough as They Come | Rogers | |
| 1942 | Madame Spy | Carl Gordon | |
| 1944 | Beautiful But Broke | Waldo Main | |
| 1944 | Bermuda Mystery | Lyman Brooks | |
| 1944 | Song of Nevada | Rollo Bingham | |
| 1944 | Dangerous Passage | Vaughn | |
| 1944 | Swing Out the Blues | Gregg Talbot | |
| 1945 | Eve Knew Her Apples | Walter W. Walter, II | |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence | Judge White | |
| 1945 | The Master Key | Walter Stark, Council Member M-6 | Serial [Chs.1–5] |
| 1945 | Bad Men of the Border | Bart Breslow | |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners | Farrel | |
| 1946 | Live Wires | Herbert L. Sayers | |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie | Benson | |
| 1946 | I Ring Doorbells | Ransome | |
| 1946 | Swing Parade of 1946 | Bascomb | |
| 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle | Dr. Elmore | Serial |
| 1946 | Passkey to Danger | Alexander Cardovsky | |
| 1946 | The French Key | John Holterman | |
| 1946 | Dark Alibi | Anthony R. Morgan | |
| 1946 | Little Miss Big | Sanford Baxter | |
| 1946 | Temptation | Don Gibbs | |
| 1947 | Backlash | John Morland | |
| 1947 | Seven Were Saved | Rollin Hartley | |
| 1947 | Second Chance | Conrad Martyn | |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joe | Charlie | |
| 1947 | The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival | Charlie in The Fabulous Joe | Archive footage |
| 1948 | Angels' Alley | Asst. Dist. Atty. John Willis | |
| 1948 | Smart Woman | Lester Flynn, Reporter | |
| 1948 | Jinx Money | Lullaby Kane | |
| 1948 | Sealed Verdict | Col. Macklin | |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | George McCloud | |
| 1949 | Sky Dragon | William E. French | |
| 1949 | Stampede | Cox | |
| 1949 | The Sickle or the Cross | Rev. Dodge | |
| 1949 | Top o' the Morning | E. L. Larkin | |
| 1949 | Square Dance Jubilee | Jed Stratton | |
| 1950 | Unmasked | Johnny Rocco | |
| 1950 | Champagne for Caesar | Executive No. 1 | |
| 1950 | Lonely Heart Bandits | Tony Morell / Wade Antrim | |
| 1950 | Rustlers on Horseback | George Parradine | |
| 1951 | The Groom Wore Spurs | J.N. Bergen | |
| 1951 | Insurance Investigator | John Hammond | |
| 1951 | Night Into Morning | Professor | (uncredited) |
| 1951 | No Questions Asked | Mr. Perkin | |
| 1951 | The Law and the Lady | Asst. Manager – Monte Carlo Hotel | (uncredited) |
| 1951 | An American in Paris | Jack Jansen | |
| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield | Dr. Eustace Danforth | |
| 1951 | All That I Have | Justice Webster | |
| 1951 | Street Bandits | L.T. Mitchell | |
| 1952 | For Men Only | Mr. St. Claire – Regents Board Member | |
| 1952 | Just This Once | Commander Denham | |
| 1952 | Scaramouche | Assembly Clerk | (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Sniper | Mr. Stonecroft | |
| 1952 | Fearless Fagan | Producer | |
| 1952 | No Holds Barred | Doctor Howard | |
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler | Galbreath | |
| 1953 | Girls in the Night | Judge | |
| 1953 | Invaders from Mars | Mr. Turner | |
| 1953 | Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Masterson | |
| 1954 | Racing Blood | 'Mitch' Mitchell | |
| 1954 | Loophole | Frank Temple | |
| 1954 | The Desperado | Mr. Cameron | |
| 1955 | Soldier of Fortune | Man Slapped in Lobby | (uncredited) |
| 1955 | 'Toughest Man Alive | Ingo Widner | |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas | Sands Co-Owner | |
| 1956 | The Toy Tiger | Executive | |
| 1956 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Reformatory Warden George Niles | |
| 1956 | Francis in the Haunted House | Criminologist | |
| 1956 | The First Traveling Saleslady | Greavy – Prosecuting Attorney | |
| 1957 | God Is My Partner | Jess Northrop | |
| 1957 | Raintree County | Cousin Sam | |
| 1958 | I Married a Monster from Outer Space | Police Capt. H.B. Collins | |
| 1960 | Freckles | Mr. Cooper | |
| 1960 | Five Guns to Tombstone | Endicott | final film role |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–1956 | The Lone Ranger | Jack Burke / Rocky Carson / Applegate aka Denton | 4 episodes |
| 1953–1958 | Adventures of Superman | Mr. X / Jonas Rockwell / Burt Burnside / Walter Canby | 4 episodes |
| 1953–1959 | Death Valley Days | Ray Trumbull / Governor McDougal | 2 episodes |
| 1954–1955 | Meet Corliss Archer | Harry Archer | Main role |
| 1959–1961 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Matthew Wilson / Phineos Porter | |
| :: |
References
References
- "Louie The Movie Buff: GEORGE ELDREDGE". thefilmbufflouie.blogspot.co.uk.
- "John Eldredge". BFI.
- Hal Erickson. "John Eldredge – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- "("John Eldredge" search results)". Playbill.
- (2011). "Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010". McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.
- (September 24, 1961). "John Eldredge, Movie and TV Actor, Dies". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (September 25, 1961). "Final Rites Pending for Actor John D. Eldredge". [[Oakland Tribune]].
- Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson
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