Albert King Calder (April 21, 1898
– June 28, 1964) was an American film, television and theatre actor.
Early life
Calder was born in
Baltimore, Maryland
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.
[ ] He began his acting career in 1929 in the Broadway play ''The Humbug'',
playing Dr. Norman Ware.
He also appeared in other theatre productions, including over 500 performances of the 1940 play ''
My Sister Eileen''.
Calder then moved to a stage company in
Chicago, Illinois stage company.
His final theatre credit was in 1951.
Career
Calder began his screen career in 1949, when he appeared in the
anthology
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television series ''
The Clock''. He starred in the
crime drama series ''
Martin Kane, Private Eye'' from 1952 to 1954.
[ ] He guest-starred in television programs including ''
The Fugitive'', ''
Trackdown'', ''
Man with a Camera'', ''
Bat Masterson'', ''
Tales of Wells Fargo
''Tales of Wells Fargo'' is an American Western television series starring Dale Robertson that ran from 1957 to 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season, when it expanded to ...
'', ''
The Virginian'', ''
The Twilight Zone'', ''
Rawhide'', ''
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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'', ''
Mr. Lucky'', ''
State Trooper
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'' and ''
The Untouchables''. His film credits include ''
Time Table
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'', ''
Wall of Noise'', ''
Mardi Gras
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'', ''
The Rains of Ranchipur'', ''
Three Came to Kill'', ''
On the Threshold of Space
''On the Threshold of Space'' (aka ''Threshold of Space'') is a 1956 Drama (genre), drama directed by Robert D. Webb, starring Guy Madison, Virginia Leith and John Hodiak. It was Hodiak's final film; he died six months before it was released. ''On ...
'', ''
Everything's Ducky'' and ''
Hong Kong Confidential''.
Death
Calder died in June 1964 of a
heart attack at the
Good Samaritan Hospital in
Los Angeles, California, at the age of 67.
He was buried in
Ferncliff Cemetery.
References
External links
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
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1898 births
1964 deaths
People from Baltimore
Male actors from Baltimore
Male actors from Maryland
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male stage actors
20th-century American male actors
Western (genre) television actors
Burials at Ferncliff Cemetery