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JOSEPH C. PHILLIPS

 

SEARCH FOR TOMORROW   Wiliam "Cruiser" McCulla   January - April 1985

HOTHOUSE   Billy Harris      1988

GENERAL HOSPITAL   Justus Ward         1994-98

PORT CHARLES      Justus Ward        1994-97 occasonal

POPULAR        Harrison's doctor     2000

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS      Agent Jed Paulson    2008

                             Judge Sanders    2019

 

 

also...

THE COSBY SHOW      Lieutenant Martin Kendall    1989-91

A DIFFERENT WORLD   Lieutenant Martin Kendall     1989

THE DISTRICT       Mayor Morgan Douglas    2002-03

WITHOUT A TRACE      Marcus Johnson      2005-06

VANISHED     J.T. Morse      2006

CRIMINAL MINDS        Deputy Director James Barbour    2020

13 REASONS WHY    Mr. Davis     2017-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESTHER ROLLE

 

ONE LIFE TO LIVE       Sadie ___ Gray    (temporary) 1971

FLAMINGO ROAD        Julia Porter     1981-82

GENERAL HOSPITAL  Mourner (Mary Mae Ward)   1996

 

also.....     

MAUDE             Florida  __ Evans   1972-74

GOOD TIMES    Florida __ Evans Dixon 1974-79

SINGER AND SONS      Sarah Patterson    1990

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JIM JANSEN

 

THE DOCTORS       Eddie Barry          1977

GENERAL HOSPITAL      Bank Officer   Unknown Year

PICKET FENCES       Unknown Role   1996

MELROSE PLACE     Reverend    1998

ALLY McBEAL    Harvey Shiplett     2000

FELICITY       Dr. Leonard     2000

DAYS OF OUR LIVES      Justice of the Peace   2004

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES   Clinic Doctor   2006

BROTHERS AND SISTERS      Governor Clay Adamson    2007-08

REVENGE        Monk    2013 

 

movie...

TOOTSIE       Stage Manager      1982

 

also....

WHO'S THE BOSS    Dr. Doyle Ferguson      1985-86

THE X-FILES     Dr. Heitz Werber      1993; 1998

THE GILMORE GIRLS     Reverend Archie Skinner 2002-06; 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. KATHERINE KERR   (ELAINE KERR)

 

ANOTHER WORLD       Barmaid    1972

                                      Loretta Simpson (Turner) 1975

ONE LIFE TO LIVE     Gretel       1980s

RYAN'S HOPE    Marguerite the maid    1985

ONE LIFE TO LIVE     Norma __ Garnett of the church board 1992-95 occasional

GUIDING LIGHT    Mrs. Mayhew     Unknown Year

ALL MY CHILDREN     Dr. Samantha Erle    1999

ONE LIFE TO LIVE     Judge Denise Shriver   2008

 

 

 

 

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WILLIAM FICHTNER

 

LOVING       John      Unknown  Year

AS THE WORLD TURNS     Josh Snyder/Rod Landry  1987-93; 2006 (anniversary show) (FB/montage)

EMPIRE      Jameson Henthrop  2015-16

 

also...

GRACE UNDER FIRE    Ryan Sparks    1994-95

MDs      Dr. Bruce Kellerman    2002

INVASION      Sheriff  Tom Underlay     2005-06

PRISON BREAK     Alexander Mahone   2006-09

ENTOURAGE     Phil Yagoda    2009-11

CROSSING LINES  Carl Hickman   2013-14

MOM        Adam Janikowski     2016-21

THE COMPANY YOU KEEP    Leo Nicoletti    2023

 

Countless Movie Roles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNE FRANCIS

 

RADIO

AUNT JENNY'S 

FUN FOR ALL   Host's Assistant

ROSEMARY

THEATER FIVE     Various     1964-65

WHEN A GIRL MARRIES     Kathy Cameron

 

TELEVISION

 

DALLAS     Arlyss __ Cooper     1981

AS THE WORLD TURNS   Anne Francis  1986

 

also.....

VERSATILE VARIETIES     Bonny Maid    1949-51

THE MAGICAL WORLD OF DISNEY "The Further Adventures of Gallegher"  Adeline Jones  1965

HONEY WEST     Honey West    1965-66

MY THREE SONS    Terri Dowling Douglas   1971

RIPTIDE          Mama Jo     1984

movies

THE WHISTLE AT EDEN FALLS      Jean    1951

LYDIA BAILEY      Lydia Bailey    1952

DREAMBOAT       Carol Sayre    1952

SUSAN SLEPT HERE     Isabella     1954

THE BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK    Liz Worth    1955

THE FORBIDDEN PLANET     Altaira Morbius   1956

FUNNY GIRL    Georgia James     1968

HOOK, LINE AND SINKER     Nancy Ingersoll    1969

PANCHO VILLA    Flo     1975

BORN AGAIN      Patty Colson      1978

 

 

 

 

 

JOSE FERRER

 

RADIO

 

WE LOVE AND LEARN      Minister

WOMAN OF AMERICA  Emilio Prieto

 

MOVIE

 

RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE     Voice of Mark Steele   1961

 

TELEVISION       

 

ANOTHER WORLD     Reuben Marino     1983

HOTEL                Alex Huff     1984

 

also...

 

BEWITCHED    Narrator     1964

BRIDGES TO CROSS   Morris Kane     1985-86

NEWHART    Arthur VanderKellen     1985-87

SESAME STREET    Tio Jose      1988

 

 

PILOTS AND PROPOSALS.......

 

SALEM'S CHILDREN      Unknown Role       1985

THE COVENANT       Victor Noble     1987   

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CHESTER "CHET" STRATTON

 

RADIO

 

AGAINST THE STORM        Mark Scott

AMANDA OF HONEYMOON HILL   Tom Ames

BARRY CAMERON     Unknown Role     1945

BIG SISTER       Samson

BRIGHT HORIZON    Unknown Role
BY KATHLEEN NORRIS  Lynn Edwards  "Mystery House"

CIMARRON TAVERN       Joe Barton     1945

FRONT PAGE FARRELL      Unknown Role
HER HONOR, NANCY JONES      Stan Adamic

HOP HARRIGAN        Hop Harrigan

JUST PLAIN BILL    Unknown Tole

LIGHT OF THE WORLD     Abel

                                      Josiah

THE LIVES AND LOVES OF DOCTOR SUSAN    Butch Bixby

LORA LAWTON    Rex Lawton    1944   

LORENZO JONES         Walter

MICKEY OF THE CIRCUS    Mickey

MY TRUE STORY       Unknown Role     1952

THE O'NEILLS     Monte Kayden

PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY    Carter Trent

SOCIETY GIRL     "Millionaire Playboy Producer"     1940

THE STRANGE LOVE OF EVELYN WINTERS     Unknown Role
THIS DAY IS OURS    Unknown Role    1940

VALIANT LADY     Unknown Role

WILDERNESS ROAD       John Weston

 

TELEVISION

 

TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET    Ace of Space Bradley        1950   

CAPTAIN VIDEO AND HIS VIDEO RANGERS   Jett Johnson    1952

                               Amos the Mastermind      1952

WAY OF THE WORLD      Unknown Role    8/1-8/11/1954

DOCTOR HUDSON'S SECRET JOURNAL     Reverend Bob Carlton    1955

MODERN ROMANCES     "The Hitch Hiker Murderer"  week of 6/20/1955

                                            "Abbie Tupper"  week of 7/11/1956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAN SEYMOUR

 

RADIO         

 

ALDRICH FAMILY     Unknown Role

AUNT JENNY'S TRUE LIFE STORY     Danny

 

TELEVISION

ALSO.....

BATMAN     The Maharajah         1966

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REX INGRAM

 

RADIO

 

AGAINST THE STORM       Mr. Fullerton 

JOYCE JORDAN, GIRL INTERNE   John the Orderly   1939-40

MY SON AND I    Unknown Role

 

TELEVISION

 

THE BRIGHTER DAY         Reverend Victor Graham      1962  Due to appear Sept 17. Show was cancelled Sept 28.

SEARCH FOR TOMORROW      Unknown Role   Unknown Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JIMSEY SOMERS

 

RADIO

 

THE AFFAIRS OF DOCTOR GENTRY       Carol Gentry

DAVID HARUM     Unknown Role       1945

SECOND HUSBAND     Unknown Role    1946

 

TELEVISION

 

MODERN ROMANCES  Unknown Role    week of  3/14/1956

THE EDGE OF NIGHT       Frances the Pike's Maid     1957

MODERN ROMANCES       Betty Dorn   week of 1/27/1958

                                            Unknown Role   week of 7/28/1958

                                         Occasional Hostess    1958

THE EDGE OF NIGHT      Barbara   11/1958

TRUE STORY                 Unknown Role    "?"    7/4/1959

TRUE STORY                  Olga       4/22/1961

THE DOCTORS      Unknown Role   5/23/1963

 

 

 

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SAMMY DAVIS, JUNIOR

 

MEMBER OF THE RAT PACK WITH FRANK SINATRA, DEAN MARTIN, JOEY BISHOP AND PETER LAWFORD

 

LOVE OF LIFE            Sammy Davis, Junior          1974

ONE LIFE TO LIVE      Chip Warren       1980; 1981; 1983

GENERAL HOSPITAL      Eddie Phillips        1982

 

SAMMY AND COMPANY    SYNDICATED SERIES    1975-77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAUREN GILBERT

 

RADIO

 

DAVID HARUM    Unknown Role     1950

THE FORD THEATER     Various           1948

FRONT PAGE FARRELL   Unknown Role    1950

JUST PLAIN BILL       Unknown Role    1949

                               Unknown Role          1951

                                   Unknown Role      1953

LORENZO JONES      Unknown Role    1950

THE ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT        Norman Hastings      1948

ROSE OF MY DREAMS   Unknown Role    1948

STELLA DALLAS      Unknown Role      1948

 

TELEVISION

 

FAIRMEADOWS, USA        John Olcott    1951-52

THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN     Jason Cleve    1953-54

CONCERNING MISS MARLOWE    Hugh Fraser     1954

WAY OF THE WORLD     

Unknown Role    5/23-28/1955

Unknown Role    "The Enemy"    8/29/1955-9/2/1955

MODERN ROMANCES       

Unknown Role   week of 9/26/1955

Unknown Role   week of 2/6/1956

THE EDGE OF NIGHT        Uncle Harry Lane    1956-57

TRUE STORY     

Unknown Role   "According to Plan"   11/26/1957

LOVE OF LIFE     Tom Craythorne     1958

FROM THESE ROOTS        Uncle Fred Barnes     1959-61?

 

also

HAZEL        Harry Noll

PILOTS/PROPOSALS

DREAM WIFE  Mayor Gerrard   1965

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ENID MARKEY

 

RADIO

 

WOMAN OF COURAGE       Lillian Burke

 

TELEVISION

 

MODERN ROMANCES    Della Benedict     "Dear Mr. Dodd"    9/24/1956

TRUE STORY      Unknown Role    "The Writer"   12/14/1957

THE HOUSE ON HIGH STREET    Mrs. Alma Evans    1959

THE SECRET STORM     Ada          Unknown Year

THE VERDICT IS YOURS Unknown Role Unknown Year

LOVE OF LIFE       Ivy ____ Buckley    1967

 

also....

BRINGING UP BUDDY     Aunt Violet Flower      1960-61

 

Movies....

TARZAN OF THE APES     Jane    1918

THE ROMANCE OF TARZAN     Jane 1918

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARGARET DRAPER   

 

RADIO

 

THE BRIGHTER DAY     Elizabeth "Liz" Dennis    1948-54

JOYCE JORDAN, GIRL INTERNE        Elizabeth "Liz" Dennis    1948

MA PERKINS        Fay Perkins Henderson 

PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY    Linda Benton Taylor Young

YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE    Tracey Adams Malone

 

TELEVISION

SEARCH FOR TOMORROW    Joanne Gardner Barron (Tate Vincente Tourneur)  1952   (Temporary Replacement for Mary Stuart)

THE BRIGHTER DAY    Elizabeth "Liz" Dennis       1954

THE DOCTORS     Miss Morley    4/1/1963

SEARCH FOR TOMORROW     Social Worker    1966

 

 

 

 

 

@Paul Raven We can, I'll add those names in at some point tonight.

 

 

 

 

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HOLLIS IRVING 

 

RADIO

MY TRUE STORY     Unknown Role    1955

PERRY MASON      Gertie the Secretary     

ROAD OF LIFE       Pearl Scudder Snow  

 

TELEVISION

 

LOVE OF LIFE         Ellie Hughes Crown       1951

WAY OF THE WORLD       Unknown Role     6/6-17/1954

ROAD OF LIFE     Pearl Scudder Snow          1955

 

also.....   

BLONDIE           Harriet Woodley       1957

MARGIE       Aunt Phoebe      1961-62

ROOM 222    Mrs. Evans     1969-73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNE WHITFIELD

 

RADIO

 

ONE MAN'S FAMILY        Penelope Lacey

MAN IN MY HOUSE      Sandy Carter Elliott

 

TELEVISION

 

ONE MAN'S FAMILY      Claudia Barbour Roberts MacPherson     1954-55

DAY IN COURT   Marla       2/16/1965-2/23/1965

DAYS OF OUR LIVES        Barbara Harris      1965-66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHITFIELD CONNOR

 

RADIO

 

THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE    Unknown Role

BROADWAY IS MY BEAT     Various

CRIME CLASSICS       Various

DOCTOR CHRISTIAN         Various

DRAGNET            Various

ESCAPE            Various

FAMILY THEATER      Various

THE GREEN HORNET      Various

THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME      Various

THE HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE            Various

INHERITANCE           Various

THE LONE RANGER       Various

THE LUX RADIO THEATER      Various

NBC UNIVERSITY THEATER        Various

ON STAGE      Various

PETE KELLY'S BLUES           Various

ROMANCE      Various

THE ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT          Frank Chase

THE SAINT           Various

THE STORY OF DOCTOR KILDARE            Various

SUSPENSE      Various

TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS     Various

THIS IS YOUR F. B. I.         Various

WHEN A GIRL MARRIES       Harry Davis

THE WHISTLER              Various

 

TELEVISION

 

WAY OF THE WORLD     

Michael     "?"     5/6-14/1954

THE SECRET STORM     Bart Fenway       1954-55

THE GUIDING LIGHT      Mark Holden     1955-56; 1957-61

THE BRIGHTER DAY       Dr. David Wells         1960

TRUE STORY     Unknown Role    "?"      1/16/1960

THE WORKING MOTHER NBC DAYTIME MOVIE  Ross Tyler 8/15/1961

THE DOCTORS        Harold Warren     "Barren Harvest" week of 11/11/1963

THE SECRET STORM     Dr. Mark Dobbs    1966

ANOTHER WORLD     Fred Douglas     (temporary)  12/26/1969; January 1970

THE SECRET STORM   District Attorney Matthew Winthrop (flashback)  1972

also...

WILLY       Charlie Bush     1954-55

 

 

 

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KATHLEEN MURRAY

 

TRUE STORY      Unknown Role    "A Stranger in Town"    5/11/1957

KITTY FOYLE       Kitty Foyle      1958

MODERN ROMANCES   Unknown Role     week of 7/28/1958

                               Hostess   several weeks       1958

TRUE STORY    Unknown Role     "Still Hurts"    4/9/1959

                           Unknown Role   "Say a Few Words"    1/8/1958

YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE     Sandra Peterson      Unknown Year

THE DOCTORS    Dr. Margaret "Maggie" Hansen Fielding Van Allen Powers     1968    (temporary)

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Maureen O'Sullivan     

RADIO

 

DREFT STAR PLAYHOUSE    Unknown Role    "Hold Back the Dawn"

 

Wolf Muser

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS    Art Buyer  2006

 

Carl Frank

ROAD OF LIFE     Newt Geiger

 

Philip Sterling

 

RADIO

 

THE GUIDING LIGHT        Theatrical Agent Sid Harper 

HILLTOP HOUSE      Reed Nixon

 

Jose Ferrer

PILOTS AND PROPOSALS.......

 

SALEM'S CHILDREN      Unknown Role       1985

THE COVENANT       Victor Noble     1987   

 

Tovah Feldshuh   

ALL MY CHILDREN    Attorney Lila Stevenson   1997

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Some additions from Pilots and Proposals

Martha Scott...Louisa Farrell - Charleston pilot 1979

Jordan Clarke...Gregg Morgan Charleston pilot 1979

Lenore Kasdorf... Cathy Resnick - The Covenant pilot 1987

Jane Badler...Dana Noble - The Covenant pilot 1987

Elaine Princi...Betty Anderson? - Peyton Place 79

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As Adam expresses profuse thanks and appreciation, Marler wryly notes that the tax deductions he’ll realize on this contribution to a charitable institution will benefit himself almost as much as Cedars. When Steve Jackson learns that Marler is to be elected head of the research wing that will be built on his property, he expresses the conviction that this was the exact intention of the gift. Adam, however, assures Steve that the donation wasn’t a factor in the hospital  board’s decision, they were concerned only with Dr. Marler’s reputation as a doctor. | After lengthy consultations and meetings. with the hospital  staff, Ed assured by the head nurse that her nurses performed commendably despite the added pressure of the train wreck, presents his findings to the hospital review board. Steve arrives at two possible explanations for the facts. Either Grainger, more active than usual due to the previously delayed medication, reached for the writing pad and inadvertently disconnected the breathing tubes, or he was in a state of extreme upset because of the delayed medication and.in the excitement a surge of adrenalin within his system caused his brain aneurism to start hemorrhaging. " Upon learning that the review board has ruled out negligence in Grainger’s death, Ed tells Rita, who takes her first free breath in a long time. But Ed hasn’t thought to tell Rita that he’s been in touch with Grainger’s attorney, Mr. Schafer, who, knowing that a woman was at the base of Grainger’s investigation, is coming to Springfield to try to find out who the woman - was who walked out on Grainger when he collapsed —in the restaurant. Peggy, learning that Rita’s “forgetting” to deliver Holly’s message was instrumental in their divorce ‘being finalized, tells Ed that Holly wanted to reach him to stop the divorce. Immediately after, Peggy is torn by doubts, wondering if she did the right thing.She confides in Barbara, who then discusses the situation with Ed. He tells her he and Holly have discovered a new closeness now that they are building their separate lives. Barbara quickly contradicts him: Holly is not building a new life. Barbara gently cautions Ed, saying, “People change, feelings change, and what seems right now may not be right a year from now. No decision is irrevocable.” Ed agrees with this. Now that Ben has declared his love for her, Hope finds herself apprehensive, fearing that she might be making a mistake, as she did a few years ago, when she was sure she was in love with her college professor. Explaining that she doesn’t want to make another mistake, she asks Ben to be patient, and he agrees. When Mike expresses his disapproval of Ben’s overstated independence, his need to be beholden to no one, Hope quickly jumps to Ben’s defense, and Mike apologizes. But Ben, surprisingly, accepts Mike’s assessment as constructive criticism. Later Hope, examining her feelings and desires, tells Ben she does love him and wants to belong to him. Later that evening, after they’ve made love, Ben asks Hope to marry him.And, delighted, she replies that she will. At Hope’s instigation, Bert has a family dinner to which Ben is invited, and Hope announces their intention to marry over glasses of wine. Mike politely offers best wishes while Bert thrills the couple with her offer to' make a Christmas wedding for them. Bert later tells Mike he must accept this engagement with good spirits for Hope, and later, seeing the joy she’s feeling, he gives his daughter his approval. But Ben finds another problem on his very own doorstep: his brother Jerry, who announces he’s left home after several bad fights with their parents. He refuses to tell Ben what they were fighting about. As Ben is showering, Jerry borrows his car and goes out for an hour. The phone rings, but Ben can’t hear it. Shortly after, two uniformed officers visit Mike at home to tell him that his late wife’s car has been involved in a delicatessen robbery earlier in the evening. Since Ben bought Leslie’s car, Mike accompanies the officers to Ben’s apartment. Ben curtly informs the police that he had nothing to do with the robbery and makes it clear that he feels they wouldn’t be there if he didn’t have a record and that his exoneration doesn’t prevent his being hassled like any ex-con,as they tell him he has to go to the police station for questioning. Hope tells Ben she called him earlier, and when he replies that he must have been in the shower, she accepts his word unhesitatingly.Jerry finally returns to Ben’s place and under questioning from Ben admits that he robbed the store,explaining that he has debts. Ben is now in a quandary,as he feels he must protect his brother but doesn’t want to be unfair to Hope. He tries to ease the situation by withdrawing $185 from the joint checking account he opened with Hope and repaying the delicatessen owner. He then sends Jerry out of town to stay with a friend. His relief at having solved the problem is short-lived, however, when Mike informs him that, despite the reparations, the robbery was a felony and the police will continue to investigate. Hope is badly upset to learn while making a deposit that Ben withdrew’a sum which Mike tells her is equal to the amount stolen. This shakes her belief that he _was really home when she called, and she goes to him, asking for an answer to put her mind at rest. Ben can’t betray Jerry and asks Hope to trust him, promising she will have the whole story eventually. But Hope can’t accept this; she needs complete honesty and openness in her relationship and without it cannot goon. She painfully tells her father that the wedding is off despite her love for Ben, and tells Bert to stop preparations. Mike goes to Ben, reminding him that half the money in the account is Hope’s and she has the right to an answer. But Ben won’t say any more and refuses Mike’s offer to represent him legally, again stating that he doesn’t need a lawyer, because he’s done nothing wrong.     
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