I didn't remember Aletter - the only things I recall from "It's about time" is Joe E. Ross going "Ooooo! Ooooo!" and the theme song ...
It's worth taking a look at his IMDB page - you are guaranteed to find your "favorite" show from the 60's-80's on the list of Aletter's TV appearances: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018173/ On May 14, 9:25 pm, danny burstein <[email protected]> wrote: > [courtesy of our friends at alt.obituaries.] > > OBITUARIES > > Frank Aletter dies at 83; character actor known for roles in > situation comedies > After starting his acting career on Broadway, he starred in > the 1960s TV series 'Bringing Up Buddy' and 'It's About > Time.' > > By Dennis McLellan > > 5:17 PM PDT, May 14, 2009 > > Frank Aletter, a veteran character actor who starred in the > 1960s situation comedies "Bringing Up Buddy" and "It's About > Time," has died. He was 83. > > Aletter, who was once married to actress and former Miss > America Lee Meriwether, died of cancer Wednesday at his home > in Tarzana, said his daughter Kyle Oldham. > > Aletter, a 1950s Broadway actor whose credits included the > musical comedy "Bells Are Ringing," appeared in a number of > movies, including "Mister Roberts" and "Tora! Tora! Tora!," > but he was best known for his extensive work in television. > > In the 1960-61 series "Bringing Up Buddy," he played > bachelor Buddy Flower, an investment counselor living with > his meddlesome spinster aunts. > > In "It's About Time," a 1966-67 series, he and Jack Mullaney > played astronauts who crack the time barrier and wind up > back on Earth during the Stone Age, where they are > befriended by a couple named Shad and Gronk (Imogene Coca > and Joe E. Ross). > > Aletter also played Cara Williams' husband in "The Cara > Williams Show," a 1964-65 situation comedy, and he was a > regular on the 1970-71 sitcom "Nancy." > > As a guest actor, he appeared in more than 100 series, > including "Perry Mason," "The Lucy Show," "MASH," "Kojak," > "All in the Family," "Fantasy Island," "Murder, She Wrote" > and "Dallas." > > "He was one of the faces that everybody would stop and ask, > 'Do I know you from anywhere?' " said Oldham, recalling that > her father was riding in the passenger seat of a car in New > York City years ago when a homeless car-window washer came > up and said, "Hey, dude, I just saw you on 'What's > Happening!!' " > > Aletter, who was born in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 14, 1926, > served in the Army from 1946 to 1948, during which he was in > a Special Services Unit in Germany. > > After his discharge, he enrolled in the Dramatic Workshop at > the New School for Social Research in Manhattan. > > He made his Broadway debut in 1950 when he replaced Eli > Wallach in the role of Stefanowski in "Mister Roberts." His > other Broadway credits include "Wish You Were Here" and > "Time Limit!" > > Aletter served for many years on the board of directors of > the Screen Actors Guild. > > His marriage to Meriwether in 1958 ended in divorce in the > early 1970s. > > In addition to Oldham, he is survived by his second wife of > 25 years, Estella; his other daughter, Lesley Aletter; his > stepdaughters, Alix and Julia Hodes; and his granddaughter, > Ryan Oldham. > > Instead of flowers, the family asks that donations be made > to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to > Animals. > > A memorial service is pending. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
