Keith Andes | |
|---|---|
 Andes in Split Second (1953) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Charles Andes July 12, 1920 Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died |
November 11, 2005 (aged 85) Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Jean Alice Cotton (m. 1946–61) (divorced) 2 children Shelah Hackett (divorced) |
| Children |
Mark Andes Matt Andes (b. 1949) musician |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Alma mater |
Oxford University Temple University |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army Air Forces |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Keith Andes (July 12, 1920 – November 11, 2005) was an American film, radio, musical theater, stage and television actor.
Early life[]
The son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Andes,[1] John Charles "Jack" Andes was born in Ocean City, New Jersey. By the age of 12, he was featured on the radio.[2]
The family moved to Upper Darby, near Philadelphia. Andes found work on radio singing and acting throughout his years at Upper Darby High School.
He attended Oxford University and graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia,[1] where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity,[3] in 1943 with a bachelor's degree in education. While at Temple he did not participate in the university's theater program but spent his time working as a disc jockey for radio stations KYW, WFIL, and WIP.[3]
He began his Broadway career while serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[4]
Career[]
Film[]
His first screen role was a minor part in the film Winged Victory (1944). In 1947, he had a small but important role in the movie The Farmer's Daughter, the film that won Loretta Young her Best Actress Oscar. Andes, Lex Barker and James Arness played the title character's powerfully built and highly protective brothers.
In 1952, he appeared as Marilyn Monroe's sweetheart and Barbara Stanwyck's brother in the cult film Clash by Night (directed by Fritz Lang and co-written by Clifford Odets). He co-starred with Angela Lansbury in the 1954 film noir A Life at Stake after appearing in 1952 with Robert Newton in Blackbeard the Pirate. In 1958, Andes starred as crusading former Louisiana State Police Superintendent Francis Grevemberg in the film Damn Citizen. His co-stars were Margaret Hayes as Dorothy Maguire Grevemberg and Gene Evans as police Major Al Arthur. In 1970, he appeared as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George C. Marshall, in the film Tora, Tora, Tora .
Television[]
An episode of Playhouse 90 brought Andes to television August 22, 1957. He played a teacher in "Homeword Borne."[5]
On television, from 1959 to 1960, Andes portrayed Frank Dawson in the syndicated police drama, This Man Dawson,[6] the story of a former United States Marine Corps colonel who is hired to halt police corruption in a large, unnamed city. William Conrad did the series narration.
In 1963, Andes was cast with Victor Buono and Arch Johnson in the episode "Firebug" of the CBS anthology series, GE True, hosted by Jack Webb. In the story line, Buono portrays Charles Colvin, a barber in Los Angeles, California, who is by night a pyromaniac. The United States Forest Service works to find Colvin before he can set more fires.[7]
Later in 1963, Andes was cast as the lawyer-husband on the 1963 Desilu CBS sitcom, Glynis, starring Glynis Johns as his wife,[8] a mystery writer and amateur sleuth. The next year, he guest-starred in Mickey Rooney's short-lived Mickey sitcom on ABC.
Andes starred as the manager of a radio station in the serial Paradise Bay, which debuted September 27, 1965.[9]
In his nearly five decades as an actor, Andes appeared in episodes of Cannon, Death Valley Days, Daniel Boone, I Spy, The Andy Griffith Show,The Rifleman, Perry Mason (in the episodes "The Case of the Skeleton's Closet" and "The Case of the Illicit Illusion"), The Outer Limits and Star Trek (in the episode "The Apple"). His work included voice acting in the animated Birdman and the Galaxy Trio (1967).[10] Late in his career, he appeared in films such as ...And Justice for All and Tora! Tora! Tora! (about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor). He also appeared as Prime Minister Darius in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Buck's Duel to the Death".
Stage[]
On Broadway, Andes was in Kiss Me, Kate and starred opposite Lucille Ball in the musical Wildcat[11] in 1960, and later appeared on her 1960s sitcom, The Lucy Show. He later toured as Cervantes/Quixote in Man of La Mancha.
In 1947, Andes received a Theater World Award for his debut performance in The Chocolate Soldier.[12]
Family[]
On November 30, 1946, Andes married Jean A. Cotton, a nurse, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.[1] The couple divorced in 1961.[13]
His two sons, Mark Andes (a musician in such bands as Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, and Heart) and Matt Andes (also a member of Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne), survived him.[2]
Death[]
On November 11, 2005, Andes was found dead at the age of 85 at his home in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California. He had been suffering from bladder cancer and other ailments and committed suicide[14] by asphyxiation, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.[2] His remains were donated to medical science.
Selected filmography[]
- Winged Victory (1944) - Flyer (uncredited)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947) - Sven Holstrom
- Project X (1949) - Steve Monahan
- Clash by Night (1952) - Joe Doyle
- Blackbeard the Pirate (1952) - Robert Maynard
- Split Second (1953) - Laryy Fleming
- A Life at Stake (1954) - Edward Shaw
- The Second Greatest Sex (1955) - Rev. Peter Maxwell
- Away All Boats (1956) - Doctor Bell
- Back from Eternity (1956) - Joe Brooks
- Pillars of the Sky (1956) - Capt. Tom Gaxton
- Interlude (1957) - Dr. Morley Dwyer
- The Girl Most Likely (1957) - Neil Patterson, Jr.
- Damn Citizen (1958) - Col. Francis C. Grevemberg
- Model for Murder (1959) - David Martens
- Surrender - Hell! (1959) - Col. Donald D. Blackburn
- The Tattooed Police (1964) - Narrator (voice)
- Hell's Bloody Devils (1970) - Joe Brimante
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - General George C. Marshall
- ...And Justice for All (1979) - Marvin Bates
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jean A. Cotton Bride of Stage, Screen Actor". The Daily Messenger. New York, Canandaigua. December 2, 1946. p. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5584189/the_daily_messenger/. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Andes, leading man to Marilyn Monroe, dies at 85". USA Today. November 27, 2005. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-27-keith-andes-obit_x.htm. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Warburton, Albert F. (Winter 1961). "Behind the make-up of This Man Keith". pp. 178–179. http://www.enivation.com/SigmaPi/archive/Emerald/1961/SP_EMERALD_VOL_47_NO_4_WINTER_1961.pdf.
- ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946". National Archives and Records Administration. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFG-LCT.
- ↑ "'Homeward Borne' On 'Playhouse 90' Aug. 22". August 17, 1957. p. 14. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2257515/andes_playhouse_90/. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8. Pp. 45-46.
- ↑ "GE True". Classic Television Archive. http://ctva.biz/US/Anthology/GeneralElectricTrue.htm. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ Grant, Hank (September 25, 1963). "Andes Stars in 'Glynis'". The Decatur Herald. Illinois, Decatur. p. 15. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5584959/the_decatur_herald/. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ↑ "TV Highlights". September 27, 1965. p. 19. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2257369/keith_andes_paradise_bay/. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 109.
- ↑ "(Keith Andes search)". http://www.playbill.com/searchpage/search?shows=on&people=on&theatres=on&search-module=Keith+Andes&qasset=00000150-ac7f-d16d-a550-ec7f227c0002. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Theatre World Award Recipients". http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Actor Keith Andes Given Custody of Teenage Sons". Valley News. California, Van Nuys. August 16, 1964. p. 20. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5585060/valley_news/. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Keith Andes". The Indiana Gazette. Pennsylvania, Indiana. January 9, 1986. p. 28. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5585137/indiana_gazette/. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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