Charles Maxwell (actor)
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (February 2008) |
Charles Maxwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Carlton Maxwell December 28, 1913 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1993 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television actor television producer |
| Years active | 1942–1971 |
Charles Carlton Maxwell (December 28, 1913 – August 7, 1993) was an American character actor and producer who worked primarily in television.
Maxwell frequently appeared as a guest star in western television series, including Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Lawman, Rawhide, and The Rifleman. In 1959, he was cast as General Phil Sheridan in the episode "One Bullet from Broken Bow" of the NBC western series, Bat Masterson, starring Gene Barry in the title role. He appeared again later that year as crooked hotel owner “Ron Davis” in the episode “Lady Luck”. He also appeared on NBC's Bonanza ten times as entirely different characters.
In the 1960s Maxwell began appearing in a variety of guest roles. For example, he appeared in My Favorite Martian (first season, episode 23) as Jakobar in "An Old Friend of the Family". He was a regular on the short-lived series The Hank McCune Show and appeared as Corp. Giles on the WWII drama Combat! in the episode "Ask Me No Questions" in 1966. He also appeared as Virgil Earp in the Star Trek episode “Spectre of the Gun” in 1968.
" And between Westerns, he had his longest running role ever as the unseen uncredited radio announcer on numerous episodes of "Gilligan's Island."
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | They Flew Alone | Radio Commentator Great Britain | Voice |
| 1954 | Fireman Save My Child | Firetruck Driver | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Finger Man | Fred Amory | |
| 1955 | A Life at Stake | Police Lt. Hoff | |
| 1955 | The Search for Bridey Murphy | Father Bernard | |
| 1956 | The Go-Getter | ||
| 1958 | The Power of the Resurrection | Investigator | |
| 1965 | Brainstorm | Insane Man in Courtroom | Uncredited |
External links[]
- Charles Maxwell at IMDb
- Charles Maxwell at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
He was in Bat Masterson episode Dead Man's Claim.
 | This article about an American television actor born in the 1910s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- American male television actors
- People from Long Island
- Male actors from New York (state)
- 1913 births
- 1993 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- American television actor, 1910s birth stubs