Ray Fulmer

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Ray Fulmer
Ray Fulmer 1965.jpg
Fulmer in Hazel (1965)
Born
Raymond Stover Fulmer

(1933-02-17) February 17, 1933 (age 89)
OccupationActor
Years active1956–1992

Raymond Stover Fulmer (born February 17, 1933)[1] is an American former actor. He is known for playing the role of Steve Baxter in the final season of the sitcom Hazel (1965–1966).

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] Fulmer began his career in 1956, first appearing in the Broadway play Auntie Mame, playing the role of Patrick Dennis.[2][3] Later in his career, he has starred in his final Broadway credit, where he played the role of Jerry Ramsey, in the play Happiness Is Just a Little Thing Called a Rolls Royce.[4]

Fulmer won the role of Steve Baxter, the real estate agent and husband of Barbara Baxter (Lynn Borden) and father of Susie Baxter (Julia Benjamin), in the final season of Hazel.[2][5] While he was on Hazel, Fulmer had a lawsuit, which was withdrawn, from 1965.[6] After the series ended in 1966, Fulmer later played the role of Lee Gantry in the soap opera Guiding Light and as Martin Nell Dillard in Somerset. He retired in 1992, last appearing in the television series The New WKRP in Cincinnati.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Willis, John; Blum, Daniel (1958). Daniel Blum's Theatre World. Crown Publishers. p. 223 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c Leonard, Vince (August 29, 1965). Hazel's Big Family. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Google Books. open access
  3. ^ Zeitlin, Arnold (July 27, 1958). "To Broadway: Fib got Fulmer his big chance". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 147. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  4. ^ "Rolls Royce Is Crux of Success Farce". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 23, 1968. p. 25. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  5. ^ "Shirley 'Hazel' Booth Switches To New Family". Longview Daily News. Longview, Washington. September 7, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  6. ^ Heffernan, Harold (September 21, 1965). "$100,000 Law Suit Helps Actor". The Deseret News. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Google Books. open access
  7. ^ TV Guide: Volume 32. Triangle Publications. March 1984. p. 161. Retrieved August 30, 2021 – via Google Books. closed access

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