Conlan Carter
Conlan Carter | |
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 Carter (left) with Janet De Gore and James Whitmore in The Law and Mr. Jones, 1962 | |
| Born | Chester Conlan Carter[1] October 3, 1934 Center Ridge, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southeast Missouri State University |
| Occupation | Film, stage and television actor |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Musser (m. 1956) |
| Children | 3[2] |
| Relatives | John Carter (brother)[3] |
Chester Conlan Carter (born October 3,[2] 1934)[1] is an American film, stage and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the medic "Doc" in the American drama television series Combat!, for which he was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.[4][5]
Life and career[]
Carter was born in Center Ridge, Arkansas, where he had grown up on a farm, next to Matthews, Missouri.[2][6] He attended at the Matthews High School in Missouri,[2] where Carter was called as the state chamption on the pole vault.[6] After graduating from Matthews High School in 1952,[5][7] he attended at the Southeast Missouri State University,[2] where Carter earned his athletic scholarship, after attending for two years.[6] He has later then served in the United States Air Force for two years, in which Carter loved having experience to fly.[2]
After serving in the United States Air Force for two years, Carter later went to the Bay City Actors Lab in San Francisco, California, where he attended and studied about acting for three years, paying attention to musical theatre, in 1956.[2] Carter had worked as a field auditor for a insurance company,[6] while he was supporting himself, when Carter was still attending at the Bay City Actors Lab.[2] He later began his career, where Carter had appeared in numerous dramatic and musical productions in California.[7] Carter starred in the Off-Broadway play Pal Joey, where he was originally playing a small role, but was understudy to the starring role of "Joey".[7] Carter won the role of "Joey", when the actor who was originally gonna play "Joey" left, after being forced of an illness he had.[7] Carter had played the role of "Joey", in which the Off-Broadway play was shown in a theatre in San Francisco, California.[7] He later began his career in film and television, where he first appeared in the western television series Johnny Ringo, in 1960.[1]
Later in his film and television career, Carter starred in the legal drama television series The Law and Mr. Jones, where he played the role of the law student[8] "C.E. Carruthers",[1][6] in which he won the role after going to Hollywood, California.[2] After the series ended in 1962, Carter began guest-starring in television programs, including, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Rawhide, Death Valley Days, Outlaws, The Westerner and Follow the Sun.[1][6] He also appeared in films, such as, Quick, Before It Melts,[1] White Lightning and Dixie Dynamite. In 1963, Carter played the role of the medic "Doc" in the television series Combat!.[1][2] He retired his career in 1986.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g Rubin, Steve (November 1, 2017). Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. Chicago Review Press. p. 145-146. ISBN 9781613738917 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Carolyn Jones: Ex-Deejay". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. May 29, 1966. p. 114. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Etter, Jonathan (August 27, 2008). Quinn Martin, Producer: A Behind-the-Scenes History of QM Productions and Its Founder. McFarland. p. 158. ISBN 9780786438679 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Conlan Carter". Television Academy. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "A Former Matthews Farm Youth Turns To Acting In Hollywood". The Daily Standard. Sikeston, Missouri. May 1, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Conlan Carter Has Struggle To Win Roles". Longview Daily News. Longview, Washington. May 19, 1962. p. 29. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Conlan Carter, Former Resident of Matthews, Starring in "Pal Joey," in San Francisco". The Sikeston Herald. Sikeston, Missouri. November 28, 1957. p. 2. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Heffernan, Harold (March 25, 1962). "TV 'Law Student' Conlan Carter Learned Hard Way About Money". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 198. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- 1934 births
- Living people
- People from Arkansas
- Male actors from Arkansas
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- American male pole vaulters
- 20th-century American male actors
- Southeast Missouri State University alumni
- Western (genre) television actors