Haymer Lionel Flieg (January 19, 1920 – November 18, 1989), known professionally as Johnny Haymer, was an American actor known for his role as Staff Sergeant
Zelmo Zale, a recurring character in the television series ''
M*A*S*H''. He appeared in a 1965 episode of ''
The Cara Williams Show'' and was an announcer for the game show ''
Your Number's Up'' hosted by
Nipsey Russell; in the mid-1980s he provided his voice for the characters
Swindle,
Vortex,
Highbrow, and Caliburst in ''
The Transformers''. He played Walter Pinkerton from 1982 to 1983 on ''
Madame's Place'' and appeared in the penultimate episode of
the original ''Star Trek'' series, "
All Our Yesterdays". He played the crooked fight promoter Moriarty in "The Wild Wild West" S3 E18 "The Night of the Viper" which aired on 1 October 1968.
Haymer additionally made brief television appearances in other popular series, including ''The Incredible Hulk'' Season 2 episode fourteen "Haunted", a shot down general in
Hogan's Heroes, a police officer on ''
The Facts of Life'' episode
"Under Pressure" in 1983, and as a commissioner on ''
The Golden Girls
''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. The show's ensemble cast stars Beatrice Arthur, Betty ...
'' episode
"It's a Miserable Life" in 1986.
Haymer appeared in television commercials for Standard Shoes stores during the 1980s.
Personal life
Haymer was born Haymer Lionel Flieg in
St. Louis,
Missouri
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, the son of Jewish immigrants. He graduated from the
University of Missouri
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in 1942, majoring in speech and specializing in dramatic impressions. He died in
Los Angeles
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, of
cancer
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on November 18, 1989, aged 69.
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Filmography
Television
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1920 births
1989 deaths
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
Game show announcers
Jewish American male actors
Male actors from St. Louis
Deaths from cancer in California
20th-century American male actors
20th-century American Jews
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