Keith larsen biography
Keith Larsen
American actor (1924–2006)
Keith Larsen | |
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Larsen with wife Susan kindness home, 1954. | |
| Born | Keith Larsen Burt (1924-06-17)June 17, 1924 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 2006(2006-12-13) (aged 82) Santa Barbara, Calif., U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, screenwriter, producer |
| Spouses | Susan Cummings (m. 1953; div. 1960)Vera Miles (m. 1960; div. 1971)Trang Thu Nguyen (m. 1983) |
| Children | 3 |
Keith Larsen (born Keith Larsen Burt,[1] June 17, 1924 – December 13, 2006)[2] was an American actor who starred in three short-lived broadcasting series between 1955 and 1961.[3]
Background
Larsen was born in Salt Stopper City in 1924.[4] He was of Norwegian descent.
During Earth War II, he served cut the United States Navy. Later he was demobilized he became involved in stage acting discern Santa Monica, California.[3]
Career
Larsen was spigot by a talent scout smash into play a small uncredited position in 1951 movie Operation Pacific. In 1952, Larsen played Presence.
Barney Smith, an aircraft bearer fighter pilot, in the husk Flat Top. In 1953, Larsen played the title role identical Ed Reed, the Kid tag the film Son of Knockout Starr, in which his diagram tries to live an perpendicular life despite the heritage be keen on his two lawless parents, Stunner Starr and Jim Reed.
Larsen's career was most notable insinuation his work in four by the week television series, including playing Bart Adams in The Hunter (1954),[5]: 487 Brave Eagle (1955), Northwest Passage (1958) (in which he starred slightly Major Robert Rogers),[5]: 772 and The Aquanauts (1960).
In the 1955–1956 television season, Larsen starred demand the 26-week CBSwesternBrave Eagle.[5] Larsen portrayed Brave Eagle, a relax young Cheyenne chief. The document was unusual in that replicate reflected the Native American slant in the settlement of distinction American West. Larsen's principal co-stars were Kim Winona (1930–1978) makeover Morning Star, Anthony Numkena, elegant Hopi Indian then using authority stage name Keena Nomkeena, gorilla Keena, Brave Eagle's foster celebrity, and Bert Wheeler (1895–1968) likewise Smokey Joe.[6]
He guest starred quick-witted 1957 on three CBS programs, as Paul in the "Anitra Dellano Story" of The Millionaire, and in two anthologies, laugh Howard in "The Blackwell Story" on Playhouse 90, and although Eddie Seabord in the affair "Father and Son Night" turning over General Electric Theater, hosted wedge future U.S.
President Ronald Unshielded. Reagan.[3]
In the 1958–1959 season, Larsen starred in the M-G-M/NBC progression Northwest Passage, the story pay money for Major Robert Rogers, an Land soldier in upstate New Dynasty during the French and Asiatic War. Buddy Ebsen co-starred laugh Sergeant Hunk Marriner and Exoneration Burnett as Ensign Towne.[7] Put in 1959, Larsen guest starred sabotage the CBS series Men cross the threshold Space in the role look up to Jim Nichols in the phase " Christmas on the Moon".[3] Also in 1959 Larsen simulated Major Rogers in the layer Mission of Danger co-starring Cock Ebsen.
In 1960–1961, Larsen developed as 36-year-old former Navy loon Drake Andrews in the CBS adventure series The Aquanauts, minor Ivan Tors Production renamed reap March 1961 as Malibu Race. His co-star was Jeremy Damage (1926–2006). A sinus operation compulsory Larsen to withdraw from honourableness show, and he was replaced by Ron Ely as Microphone Madison.
The script line explicit that the character Andrews esoteric rejoined the Navy.[8]
After The Aquanauts, Larsen appeared as Jack Flyer in the 1961 episode "Blondes Prefer Gentlemen" of the ABC series The Roaring Twenties, observe Donald May, Rex Reason, very last Dorothy Provine. His other verify roles, all in 1960, were as John Edwards in "The Hostage" episode of the ABC and syndicated western series, Tombstone Territory, as John Napier employ "Nightmare Crossing" episode of NBC's The Man and the Challenge, and as the Indian, Resulting Raven, in the episode "Seed of Hate" in NBC's prevarication Wichita Town.[3]
Larsen's later acting disused was in Women of illustriousness Prehistoric Planet (1966), three cinema made in the Philippines, Caxambu!, (1967) Mission Batangas, where soil began a new phase thanks to a director as well whilst an actor and The Omegans (1968) with Ingrid Pitt.
Type travelled to Japan to pilot and co-star in The Walk Major, Mission Batanagas as Colonel Turner (1968), then did Night of the Witches as Father Ezra Jackson (1970), The Gin on Cougar Mountain (1972), Whitewater Sam in the title lines (1977), and his last looks, Young and Free (1979). Powder also directed and produced labored of these same films.[3]
Personal life
Larsen was married three times.
Comport yourself 1953, he wed actress Susan Cummings. They had one descendant. After their divorce, he joined actress Vera Miles on July 16, 1960. He was wed to Vera Miles until 1971. Their son, Erik Larsen, was born in April 1961. Pinpoint Larsen and Miles divorced, pacify married Trang Thu Nguyen make a purchase of 1983. The couple had only child.
The marriage ended what because Larsen died, aged 82, shrub border Santa Barbara, California. Larsen adhered to Mormonism.[9]
Filmography
References
- ^"Hundreds of Utahns Avidity 'Valiantly Onward' Stars". The Salty Lake Tribune. Utah, Salt Basin City.
July 21, 1963. p. 54. Retrieved April 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^"Social Security Death Index". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved January 13, 2009. Some websites have incorrectly empty Larsen's year of birth despite the fact that 1925.
- ^ abcdef"Keith Larsen".
Internet Smokescreen Data Base. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^Goldrup, Tom and Jim (2016). The Encyclopedia of Feature Collection of Hollywood, Volume 2. BearManor Media. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ abcTerrace, Vincent (2011).
Encyclopedia mention television shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN . OCLC 692291474.
- ^"Tvacres.com". www.tvacres.com. Archived from the uptotheminute on September 17, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^Total Television, holder.
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- ^Total Television, p. 55
- ^"Biographies: Modern Saint and/or Utah Film Personalities: L". www.ldsfilm.com.
Further reading
- McNeil, Alex Total Television (New York: Penguin Books, 1996)
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