Gerald Mohr (June 11, 1914 – November 9, 1968) was an American radio, film, and television

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and frequent

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, who appeared in more than 500 radio plays, 73 films, and over 100 television shows.

Early years

Mohr was born in

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to Henrietta (née Neustadt), a singer, and Sigmond Mohr. He was educated in Dwight Preparatory School in Manhattan, where he learned to speak French and German and also learned to ride horses and play the piano. At

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, where he was on a course to become a doctor, Mohr was struck with

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and was recovering in a hospital when another patient, a

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, realised Mohr's pleasant

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voice would be ideal for radio. Mohr was hired by the radio station and became a junior reporter.

Radio

One of Mohr's early starring roles on radio was as a replacement for Matt Crowley for a brief interval in ''

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'' in 1938. He starred as Raymond Chandler's hardboiled detective,

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, 1948–1951, in 119 half-hour radio plays. He also starred in '' The Adventures of Bill Lance'', and as Michael Lanyard in '' The Lone Wolf''. He was one of the actors who portrayed Archie Goodwin in ''

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'', frequently starred in '' The Whistler'', and acted in different roles in multiple episodes of '' Damon Runyon Theater'' and ''

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''. He played multiple roles in the anthology series ''Crime Is My Pastime'' and was the narrator for the serial ''Woman from Nowhere''. Mohr was so ubiquitous that in 1949, "''Radio and Television Life''" magazine named him as the Best Male Actor on Radio. Other radio appearances include ''The Jack Benny Program,

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, The Shadow of Fu Manchu, Box 13'', '' Escape'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In the early 1950s, Mohr made a series of recordings for the

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. Unlike most material for the VOA, these were intended for broadcast by radio stations in the United States, with the goal of debunking propaganda broadcast from behind the

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Film

Mohr began appearing in films in the late 1930s, playing his first villain role in the 15-part cliffhanger serial ''

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'' (1941). After three years' service in the

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during World War II, he returned to Hollywood, starring as Michael Lanyard in three movies of '' The Lone Wolf'' series in 1946–47. He had supporting roles in the film classics '' Gilda'' (1946) and ''

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'' (1951), and co-starred in ''The Magnificent Rogue'' (1946) and '' The Sniper'' (1952) In 1964 Mohr, together with his second wife Mai, planned the formation of an international film company, headquartered in Stockholm, with Swedish and American writers. The company was to have featured comedy, adventure, crime, and drama shows for worldwide distribution. By then fluent in Swedish, he also planned to star in a film for TV in which his character, a newspaperman, would speak only Swedish. In 1964, he made a comedy Western, filmed in Stockholm and on location in

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, called ''Wild West Story'' in which the good guys spoke Swedish and the bad guys (Mohr, ''inter alia'') spoke in English. In 1968, he appeared in his last film role as Tom Branca in

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's '' Funny Girl''.

Television

From the 1950s on, he appeared as a guest star in more than 100

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, including such

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as '' The Californians'', '' Maverick'', '' Johnny Ringo'', ''

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'', '' Lawman'', ''

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'' (as Pat Keogh in episode "Rendezvous at Red Rock"/as Elmer Bostrum in episode "Incident at Dawson Flats"), ''

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'', ''

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'' (as James Addison Reavis, "the Baron of Arizona", in the episode "The Baron Comes Back"), ''

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'', ''

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'' (as Phil Reed in the episode "The Abduction", as Collins in the episode "Found Child", as Cato Troxell in the episode "A Girl Named George"), ''

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'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (episode "Till Death do us Part"), ''

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'' (as

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in "The Firebrand"), The Texan (in the 1959 episode “The Duchess of Denver”) and ''

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''. In 1949, he was co-announcer, along with Fred Foy, and narrator of 16 of the shows of the first season of ''

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'', speaking the well-known introduction as well as story details. The narration was dropped after sixteen episodes. Mohr guest-starred seven times in the 1957–62 television series '' Maverick'', twice playing Western gambler

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in "The Quick and the Dead" and briefly at the conclusion of "Seed of Deception", a role he reprised again in "Doc Holliday in

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", a 30-minute 1958 episode of ''

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''. In another ''Maverick'' episode, he portrayed Steve Corbett, a character based on that played by Humphrey Bogart in ''

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''. That episode, " Escape to Tampico", used parts of the set from the original film, this time as a Mexican saloon. He also appeared in the ''Maverick'' episodes "You Can't Beat the Percentage", "The Burning Sky", "Mano Nera" and "The Deadly Image". Mohr guest-starred on ''

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'', ''

The DuPont Show with June Allyson ''The DuPont Show with June Allyson'' (also known as ''The June Allyson Show'') is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from September 21, 1959, to April 3, 1961, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 12, 1961. The series w ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Barbara Stanwyck Show'', '' It's Always Jan'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Ripcord'', and many other television series of the era, especially those being produced by

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Studios and

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's Four Star Productions. He sang in the 1956 ''Cheyenne'' episode "Rendezvous at Red Rock". He also essayed Captain Vadim, an Iron Curtain submarine commander, in the ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' episode "The Lost Bomb". In the series' fourth and final season (1968-69), Mohr guest-starred in the episode "Flight From San Miguel" on ''

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'' with

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. This episode was broadcast posthumously in April 1969. Mohr made guest appearances on such network television comedy shows as ''

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'' (1951), ''

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'' (1958), ''

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'' (1961 & 1962), '' The Smothers Brothers Show'' (1965), and ''

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'' (1968). He had the recurring role of newsman Brad Jackson in ''

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'' (1952). He played "Ricky's friend", psychiatrist "Dr. Henry Molin" (real life name of the assistant film editor on the show), in the February 2, 1953 episode of ''

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'', "The Inferiority Complex". His repeated line was, "Treatment, Ricky. Treatment". In 1954–55, he starred as Christopher Storm in 41 episodes of the third season of ''

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'', produced in

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for American distribution. During several episodes of ''

'', but most noticeably in "The Confidence Game" and "The Playful Prince", he can be heard playing on the piano his own musical composition, "The Frontier Theme", so called because Christopher Storm was the owner of the Hotel Frontier in Vienna. ''Foreign Intrigue'' was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1954 under the category "Best Mystery, Action or Adventure Program" and again in 1955 under the category "Best Mystery or Intrigue Series". Mohr made four guest appearances on ''

'' (1961–66). In his first appearance, he played Joe Medici in "The Case of the Unwelcome Bride". In 1963, he played murder victim Austin Lloyd in "The Case of the Elusive Element". In 1964, he played Alan Durfee, in "The Case of a Place Called Midnight". In 1966, he played agent Andy Rubin in the series' final episode, "The Case of the Final Fadeout". Also in 1966, Mohr played a seemingly diabolical character named Morbus in the ''

'' episode "A Visit to Hades". He continued to market his powerful voice, playing Reed Richards (

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) in the ''

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'' cartoon series during 1967 and ''

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'' in the 1968 animated series ''

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''.

Death

Mohr flew to Stockholm in September 1968, to star in the pilot of a proposed television series, ''Private Entrance'', featuring Swedish actress Christina Schollin. Shortly after the completion of filming, Mohr died of a heart attack in the evening of November 9, 1968, in Södermalm, Stockholm, aged 54. Mohr is interred in the

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of Lidingö Cemetery on the island of Lidingö, Sweden.

Family

Mohr's son, Anthony Jeffrey Mohr, was born in 1947 and later became a Los Angeles Superior Court judge.

Select filmography

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'' (1939) as Footman (uncredited) *'' Love Affair'' (1939) as Man (uncredited) *'' Panama Patrol'' (1939) as Pilot *'' Charlie Chan at Treasure Island'' (1939) as Dr. Zodiac (uncredited) *'' The Housekeeper's Daughter'' (1939) as Gangster (uncredited) *'' The Sea Hawk'' (1940) as Spanish Messenger (uncredited) *'' The Reluctant Dragon'' (1941) as Studio Guard / Narrator (segment "Baby Weems") (voice, uncredited) *''

The Monster and the Girl ''The Monster and the Girl'' is a 1941 American black-and-white horror film directed by Stuart Heisler and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot The film revolves around a small-town church organist named Scott Webster ( Philip Terry) attemptin ...

'' (1941) as Munn *''

'' (1941, Serial) as Slick Latimer *'' We Go Fast'' (1941) as Nabob of Borria *'' The Lady Has Plans'' (1942) as Joe Scalsi *''

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'' (1942) as Radio Emcee (voice, uncredited) *'' Dr. Broadway'' (1942) as Red *'' One Dangerous Night'' (1943) as Harry Cooper *'' Murder in Times Square'' (1943) as O'Dell Gissing *'' King of the Cowboys'' (1943) as Maurice – the Mental Marvel *''

Lady of Burlesque ''Lady of Burlesque'' (also known as ''The G-String Murders'' and in the UK, ''Striptease Lady'') is a 1943 American musical comedy mystery film directed by William A. Wellman, produced by Hunt Stromberg, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Mi ...

'' (1943) as Louie Grindero *'' Redhead from Manhattan'' (1943) as Chick Andrews *''

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'' (1943) as Hassan (uncredited) *''

A Guy Could Change ''A Guy Could Change'' is a 1946 American drama film starring Allan Lane and Jane Frazee. The supporting cast features 13-year-old Robert Blake (billed as "Bobby Blake"), Wallace Ford, Adele Mara and Gerald Mohr. ''A Guy Could Change'' was th ...

'' (1946) as Eddy Raymond *'' The Notorious Lone Wolf'' (1946) as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf *'' Young Widow'' (1946) as Walter, the Wolf (uncredited) *'' Gilda'' (1946) as Capt. Delgado *'' The Truth About Murder'' (1946) as Johnny Lacka *'' Passkey to Danger'' (1946) as Malcolm Tauber *'' Dangerous Business'' (1946) as Duke *'' The Invisible Informer'' (1946) as Eric Baylor *'' The Magnificent Rogue'' (1946) as Mark Townley *'' The Lone Wolf in Mexico'' (1947) as Michael Lanyard *'' Heaven Only Knows'' (1947) as Treason *'' The Lone Wolf in London'' (1947) as Michael Lanyard *''

Two Guys from Texas ''Two Guys from Texas'' is a 1948 American made Western-themed musical comedy film starring longtime song-and-dance partners Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson. Directed by David Butler, it was written by Allen Boretz and I.A.L. Diamond, and f ...

'' (1948) as Link Jessup *'' Bad Men of Tombstone'' (1949) as Narrator (uncredited) *''

Slightly French ''Slightly French'' is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche and Janis Carter.Stern p.59 The screenplay concerns a Hollywood director who recruits an American singer. Plot After cl ...

'' (1949) as J. B. (voice, uncredited) *'' The Blonde Bandit'' (1950) as Joe Sapelli *''Wyoming Mail'' (1950) as Opening Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' Undercover Girl'' (1950) as Reed Menig *'' Southside 1-1000'' (1950) as Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' Hunt the Man Down'' (1950) as Walter Long *'' Bullfighter and the Lady'' (1951) as Trailer Narrator (voice, uncredited) *''

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'' (1951) as Major Jean Leon *''

'' (1951) as Tami Giacoppetti *'' Ten Tall Men'' (1951) as Kayeed Hussein *'' Smoky Canyon'' (1952) as Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' The Sniper'' (1952) as Police Sgt. Joe Ferris *''

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'' (1952) as Mid-Film Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' The Duel at Silver Creek'' (1952) as Rod Lacy *'' Son of Ali Baba'' (1952) as Capt. Youssef *'' It Grows on Trees'' (1952) as Character in TV Western (voice, uncredited) *''

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'' (1952) as Pete Ganusa *'' Invasion USA'' (1952) as Vince Potter *''The Legend of the Lone Ranger'' (1952) as Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' The 49th Man'' (1953) as Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' Raiders of the Seven Seas'' (1953) as Captain Jose Salcedo *''

The Eddie Cantor Story ''The Eddie Cantor Story'' is a 1953 American musical drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Keefe Brasselle, Marilyn Erskine and Aline MacMahon. It is a biopic based on the life of Eddie Cantor featuring Brasselle as Cantor. It was ...

'' (1953) as Rocky Kramer *'' Money from Home'' (1953) as Marshall Preston *'' Dragonfly Squadron'' (1954) as Capt. MacIntyre *'' The Night the World Exploded'' (1957) as Narrator (uncredited) *'' The Buckskin Lady'' (1957) as Slinger *''

Raiders of Old California ''Raiders of Old California'' is a 1957 American black-and-white Western (genre), Western film produced and directed by Albert C. Gannaway and starring Jim Davis (actor), Jim Davis, Arleen Whelan, and Faron Young. This film is now in the public ...

'' (1957) as Narrator (uncredited) *'' Terror in the Haunted House'' (1958, aka ''My World Dies Screaming'') as Philip Tierney *'' Guns, Girls, and Gangsters'' (1958) as Charles (Chuck) Wheeler *''A Date with Death'' (1959) as Mike Mason / Louis Deverman *''

The Angry Red Planet ''The Angry Red Planet'' (also called ''Invasion of Mars'' and ''Journey to Planet Four'') is a 1959 American science-fiction film directed by Ib Melchior and starring Gerald Mohr. Melchior reportedly had an initial production budget of only $ ...

'' (1959) as Col. Thomas O'Bannion *'' This Rebel Breed'' (1960) as Lt. Robert Brooks *''

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the late 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was bo ...

'' (1961) as villain Crimp Ward *'' Wild West Story'' (1964) as Enrico Gonzales *''

'' (1967–68) as

/Reed Richards (voice) *'' Funny Girl'' (1968) as Branca

References

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Early years

Radio

Film

Television

Death

Family

Select filmography

References

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