John Kellogg (actor)

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Giles Vernon “John” Kellogg Jr. (June 3, 1916 – February 22, 2000) was an American actor in film, stage, and television.

Biography

Giles Vernon Kellogg Jr. was born on June 3, 1916, in Los Angeles, California, to Giles Vernon Kellogg Sr. and Marietta Hughes Kellogg (née King). His parents married in 1914, divorced in 1918, and remarried in 1920. Kellogg’s father was the son of Giles Kellogg, secretary of the Union Oil Company of California. His mother was the daughter of Charles Henry King, a prominent businessman and banker who was the father of Leslie Lynch King Sr., Gerald Ford’s father.

Kellogg began his acting career in the 1930s as Giles V. Kellogg, starring in the long-running comedy Brother Rat. Meanwhile, he acted on stage in several plays until World War II broke out. He turned to the film industry, playing bit parts in several films. In 1946, he signed a contract at Columbia Pictures. Throughout his career, Kellogg played mostly secondary roles. In a Season 6 episode of Bonanza, he played "Frank Reed" alongside Dan Duryea in "Logan's Treasure". In 1969 Kellogg appeared as Mel Dover on the TV western The Virginian in the Episode titled Stopover.

Kellogg died in Los Angeles in 2000 of Alzheimer's disease.

Selected filmography

In the 1950s and 1960s, Kellogg was mostly seen on television. He guest starred in several TV series, including three episodes of Adventures of Superman (coincidentally and prominently sponsored by Kellogg's). He is most famous for his portrayal of bad guy Jack Chandler in the soap opera Peyton Place, a role he played between 1966 and 1967.

In 1966 he starred as murderous bank robbing cowboy “T.R. Stark” in a rare two-part episode of Gunsmoke called “The Raid” (Season 11 Episode 18 and Episode 19) along with actors John Anderson, Michael Conrad, Jim Davis, Richard Jaeckel, and Gary Lockwood.

Personal life

Kellogg married Gwen Horn in Arizona in 1939. They had one son, Steven (born 1940), before divorcing. He married actress Linda Brent but obtained a Mexican divorce from her on April 19, 1949, marrying singer Helen Cogan that same day. They had one daughter, Shirley Ann (born 1950), before their marriage was annulled on June 18, 1951. Afterwards, Kellogg married his fourth wife, Barbara, and they had one daughter, Sharon Lee.

Kellogg died on February 22, 2000, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of Alzheimer's disease.

References

References

  1. "Feb 20, 1920, page 32 - Los Angeles Evening Express at Newspapers.com".
  2. "Sep 30, 1938, page 24 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com".
  3. "Mar 01, 1930, page 1 - The Grand Island Independent at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com".
  4. "Jun 14, 1969, page 37 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com".
  5. "Dec 01, 1974, page 24 - Evansville Press at Newspapers.com".
  6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026013126/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/37478/John-Kellogg/biography Full Biography] The New York Times
  7. "Mar 09, 2000, page 25 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com".
  8. "Sep 01, 1950, page 13 - Stockton Evening and Sunday Record at Newspapers.com".
  9. (1951-06-18). "Kellogg annulment, 1951".
  10. Phillips, Cheryl Kellogg. (2006-09-17). "The Untouchable".
  11. "Mar 09, 2000, page 395 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com".

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