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Percy Helton

January 07, 2023

Percy Alfred Helton (January 31, 1894 – September 11, 1971)[1] was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was one of the most familiar faces and voices in Hollywood of the 1950s.

Percy Helton
Helton in 1913
Born
Percy Alfred Helton

(1894-01-31)January 31, 1894
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 1971(1971-09-11) (aged 77)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placePierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
OccupationActor
Years active1896–1970
Spouse
Edna Eustace Helton
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(m. 1931)​

Career

A Manhattan native, Helton began acting at the age of two, appearing in vaudeville acts with his British-born father, Alfred "Alf" Helton.[2] He was a cast member in the Broadway production of Julie BonBon (1906).[1] Helton went on to perform in stock theater[3] and in other Broadway plays.

Helton joined the United States Army in World War I. Deployed to Europe with the American Expeditionary Forces, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his duty with the 77th Infantry Division's 305th Field Artillery.[4]

 
Stage juvenile Helton (early 1900s))

A change in his voice altered Helton's career. He remained in acting but chiefly as a character actor in a wide range of films and television programs in the 1950s and 1960s. Among those programs were three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Asa Cooperman in the 1961 episode "The Case of the Pathetic Patient", as a pawn broker in the 1961 episode "The Case of the Torrid Tapestry" and as a hotel clerk in the 1965 episode "The Case of the Careless Kitten."

 
Helton in Criss Cross (1949)

Films in which he performed include Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Criss Cross (1949), The Set-Up (1949), Kiss Me Deadly (1955), and as "Sweetface" in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He co-starred in several films noir, including Wicked Woman (1953).

Personal life and death

Helton died at age 77 at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on September 11, 1971, the year of his final film appearance. His ashes are inurned at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

Television appearances

Commercial appearances

  • Mandom, Japanese Perfume Commercial (1976) as Hotel Doorman

References

  1. ^ a b . Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "What's-His-Name Is Really Last Of Leprechauns". Valley Times. California, North Hollywood. March 15, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved March 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Juvenile Roles Were Specialty of Percy Helton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. April 21, 1935. p. 57. Retrieved March 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Obituary, "Percy Helton, Actor in 200 Films, is Dead." The New York Times. September 14, 1971. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

Helton is not listed on the US Army rolls as having received the Distinguished Service Cross in WWI. This story was probably the result of an overzealous Hollywood agent.

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Percy Alfred Helton January 31 1894 September 11 1971 1 was an American stage film and television actor He was one of the most familiar faces and voices in Hollywood of the 1950s Percy HeltonHelton in 1913BornPercy Alfred Helton 1894 01 31 January 31 1894Manhattan New York City U S DiedSeptember 11 1971 1971 09 11 aged 77 Hollywood Los Angeles California U S Resting placePierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and MortuaryOccupationActorYears active1896 1970SpouseEdna Eustace Helton m 1931 wbr Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life and death 3 Partial filmography 4 Television appearances 5 Commercial appearances 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditA Manhattan native Helton began acting at the age of two appearing in vaudeville acts with his British born father Alfred Alf Helton 2 He was a cast member in the Broadway production of Julie BonBon 1906 1 Helton went on to perform in stock theater 3 and in other Broadway plays Helton joined the United States Army in World War I Deployed to Europe with the American Expeditionary Forces he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his duty with the 77th Infantry Division s 305th Field Artillery 4 Stage juvenile Helton early 1900s A change in his voice altered Helton s career He remained in acting but chiefly as a character actor in a wide range of films and television programs in the 1950s and 1960s Among those programs were three guest appearances on Perry Mason including the role of Asa Cooperman in the 1961 episode The Case of the Pathetic Patient as a pawn broker in the 1961 episode The Case of the Torrid Tapestry and as a hotel clerk in the 1965 episode The Case of the Careless Kitten Helton in Criss Cross 1949 Films in which he performed include Miracle on 34th Street 1947 Criss Cross 1949 The Set Up 1949 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 and as Sweetface in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 He co starred in several films noir including Wicked Woman 1953 Personal life and death EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Helton died at age 77 at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on September 11 1971 the year of his final film appearance His ashes are inurned at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles California Partial filmography EditThe Fairy and the Waif 1915 as The Waif The Flower of Faith 1916 as Tom Judson The Master Mind 1920 as Younger brother Silver Wings 1922 as John play Insinuation 1922 as Jimmie The Offenders 1922 Frankie and Johnny 1936 as Undetermined role uncredited Miracle on 34th Street 1947 as Drunken Santa Claus uncredited Call Northside 777 1948 as William Decker Mailman uncredited Let s Live Again 1948 as Mr President Hazard 1948 as Beady Robbins Larceny 1948 as Charlie Jordan That Wonderful Urge 1948 as Monroe Township Jail Drunk uncredited Chicken Every Sunday 1949 as Mr Sawyer uncredited Criss Cross 1949 as Frank Alias Nick Beal 1949 as Lawyer uncredited The Set Up 1949 as Red The Crooked Way 1949 as Petey Lust for Gold 1949 as Barber uncredited Red Hot and Blue 1949 as Mr Perkins Stage manager Abbott amp Costello Meet The Killer Boris Karloff 1949 as Abernathy Thieves Highway 1949 as Roadside Bar Manager uncredited My Friend Irma 1949 as Mr Clyde Free for All 1949 as Joe Hershey The Secret Fury 1950 as Justice of the Peace Roy T Palmer uncredited Tyrant of the Sea 1950 as Crewman uncredited Harbor of Missing Men 1950 as Rummy Davis Wabash Avenue 1950 as Ship Captain uncredited Riding High 1950 as Pawnbroker uncredited Fancy Pants 1950 as Mayor Fogarty uncredited A Life of Her Own 1950 as Hamburger Proprietor uncredited Copper Canyon 1950 as Scamper Joad The Sun Sets at Dawn 1950 as Reporter Feature Syndicate Cyrano de Bergerac 1950 as Bellerose Under Mexicali Stars 1950 as Nap Wellington Three Guys Named Mike 1951 as Mr Hawkins Hotel Manager Inside Straight 1951 as Lawyer Anderson uncredited Night Into Morning 1951 as Drunk uncredited Never Trust a Gambler 1951 as Sunbeam Liquor Store Clerk uncredited Darling How Could You 1951 as Cabbie uncredited The Tall Target 1951 as Beamish Passenger in Club Car uncredited Chain of Circumstance 1951 as Fogel The Family Secret 1951 as Charlie uncredited The Barefoot Mailman 1951 as Dewey Durgan uncredited The Stooge 1952 as Sam Robertson uncredited A Girl in Every Port 1952 as Drive In Manager The Belle of New York 1952 as Presents Angela with Flowers uncredited I Dream of Jeanie 1952 as Mr Horker Three for Bedroom C 1952 as Alcoholic Train Passenger uncredited She s Back on Broadway 1953 as News Vendor scenes deleted Call Me Madam 1953 as Sen Wilkins Scared Stiff 1953 as Man in Hotel Hallway uncredited Ambush at Tomahawk Gap 1953 as Marlowe Ride Vaquero 1953 as Storekeeper uncredited Vice Squad 1953 as Mr Jenner uncredited Down Laredo Way 1953 as Judge Sully The Affairs of Dobie Gillis 1953 as Mr Hammersmith Book Seller uncredited City of Bad Men 1953 as Old Timer at Training Camp uncredited The Robe 1953 as Caleb Wine Merchant uncredited How to Marry a Millionaire 1953 as Mr Benton uncredited Wicked Woman 1953 as Charlie Borg Geraldine 1953 as Pop uncredited Lucky Me 1954 as Brown uncredited About Mrs Leslie 1954 as Mr Hackley A Star is Born 1954 as William Gregory uncredited The Adventures of Hajji Baba 1954 as Kerbelai Hajji s Barber Father uncredited White Christmas 1954 as Train Conductor uncredited 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954 as Coach Driver Crashout 1955 as Doctor Louis Barnes Kiss Me Deadly 1955 as Doc Kennedy Jail Busters 1955 as Warden B W Oswald Trial 1955 as Youval uncredited No Man s Woman 1955 as Otto Peterson Diane 1956 as Court Jester uncredited Fury at Gunsight Pass 1956 as Peter Boggs Terror at Midnight 1956 as Speegie The Boss 1956 as Hotel Clerk uncredited Shake Rattle amp Rock 1956 as Hiram the funeral director The Phantom Stagecoach 1957 as Mr Wiggins The Vintage 1957 as Voice Dub for Berger uncredited This Could Be the Night 1957 as Charlie uncredited Spook Chasers 1957 as Mike Clancy The Last Stagecoach West 1957 as Telegrapher uncredited Jailhouse Rock 1957 as Sam Brewster uncredited The Sheepman 1958 as Station Master uncredited The Proud Rebel 1958 as Photographer uncredited Rally Round the Flag Boys 1958 as Waldo Pike the Plumber uncredited Ask Any Girl 1959 as Janitor in Meg Wheeler s Building uncredited Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960 as Baldy uncredited Where the Boys Are 1960 as Fairview Motel Manager uncredited Ride the High Country 1962 as Luther Samson uncredited The Music Man 1962 as Train Conductor uncredited The Wheeler Dealers 1963 as Deke uncredited 4 for Texas 1963 as Jonas Ansel Get Yourself A College Girl 1964 as Senator s Chauffeur uncredited Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte 1964 as Funeral Director Dear Brigitte 1965 as Kraft Man at Computer Lab uncredited Zebra in the Kitchen 1965 as Mr Richardson The Sons of Katie Elder 1965 as Mr Peevey Don t Worry We ll Think of a Title 1966 as Diner Customer uncredited A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966 as Kevin McKenzie uncredited The Big Mouth 1967 as Sanitation Man uncredited Head 1968 as Heraldic Messenger Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 as Sweetface uncredited The Day of the Wolves 1971 as The Farmer Legend of the Northwest 1978 final film role Television appearances EditAdventures of Superman 1953 Episode 36 The Face and the Voice as Hamlet Death Valley Days 1953 as Little Oscar The Life of Riley 1953 as Mr Cox The Lone Ranger 1955 as Pete Travis Father Knows Best 1957 episode 4 as desk clerk Science Fiction Theatre 1957 as Professor John Husted S02 E35 Maverick 1957 1960 as Bradley Mr Venner Death Valley Days 1958 as Scrubby in Episode 296 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 1961 as Cyrus Rutherford Morton Newspaperman Building super George the Janitor Lawyer Gerald Eaton Lawman 1959 1961 as Thatcher Ellery Purvy Oren Gunsmoke 1959 1966 as Mr Early Arbuckle Duffer Otie Bonanza 1959 1967 as Bleeker Pete Lafe Blurry Jones The Untouchables 1960 as Jocko Monaghan Mr Meyer Law of the Plainsman 1960 as Del Martin Mr Lucky 1960 as Pop Markel Laramie 1961 1963 as Opie Clemson Frazer Wes Snyder Auctioneer Cheyenne 1961 as Matthew Beasely Rawhide 1961 as bartender Perry Mason 1961 1965 as Hotel Desk Clerk Asa Cooperman Pawnbroker Mister Ed 1962 1965 as Zoo Attendant Dr Evans The Twilight Zone 1963 1964 as Lapham Tom Poulter Bewitched 1964 The Fugitive 1964 as Hobo Petticoat Junction 1965 1970 as Mr Benton Hinky Mittenfloss Green Acres 1966 1969 as Luke Needlinger Ira Hatch Willie The Jerry Lewis Show 1967 Green Hornet 1967 Episode 20 Ace in the Hole as Gus The Mothers In Law 1967 as Dean Roberts The Virginian 1967 Execution at Triste as Dean Roberts The Beverly Hillbillies 1968 1969 as Homer Cratchit Batman 1968 as Gus Get Smart 1968 as A J Pfister Land of the Giants 1968 as Akman The Wild Wild West 1968 as Proprietor Love American Style 1970 as Wharton segment Love and Those Poor Crusaders Wives Mission Impossible 1971 as DaileyCommercial appearances EditMandom Japanese Perfume Commercial 1976 as Hotel DoormanReferences Edit a b Percy Helton Internet Broadway Database The Broadway League Archived from the original on March 4 2020 Retrieved March 4 2020 What s His Name Is Really Last Of Leprechauns Valley Times California North Hollywood March 15 1969 p 20 Retrieved March 4 2020 via Newspapers com Juvenile Roles Were Specialty of Percy Helton The Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania Philadelphia April 21 1935 p 57 Retrieved March 4 2020 via Newspapers com Obituary Percy Helton Actor in 200 Films is Dead The New York Times September 14 1971 Retrieved April 6 2017 Helton is not listed on the US Army rolls as having received the Distinguished Service Cross in WWI This story was probably the result of an overzealous Hollywood agent External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Percy Helton Biography portalPercy Helton at IMDb Percy Helton at the Internet Broadway Database Percy Helton at Find a Grave young Percy Helton on left in Silver Wings 1922 University of Washington Sayre collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Percy Helton amp oldid 1119028264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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