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Skip Homeier

April 11, 2023

George Vincent Homeier (October 5, 1930 – June 25, 2017), known professionally as Skip Homeier, was an American actor who started his career at the age of eleven and became a child star.

Skip Homeier
Homeier in Boys' Ranch (1946)
Born
George Vincent Homeier

(1930-10-05)October 5, 1930
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 25, 2017(2017-06-25) (aged 86)
Indian Wells, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1982
Spouses
Nancy Van Noorden Field
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(m. 1951; div. 1962)​
Della Sharman
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(m. 1963)​
Children2

Career

Child actor

Homeier was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 5, 1930.[1] He began to act for radio shows at the age of six as Skippy Homeier.[2] At the age of 11, he worked on the radio show Portia Faces Life as well as making "dramatic commercial announcements" on The O'Neills and Against the Storm.[3] In 1942, he joined the casts of Wheatena Playhouse and We, the Abbotts.[4] From 1943 until 1944, he played the role of Emil in the Broadway play and film Tomorrow, the World!. Cast as a child indoctrinated into Nazism who is brought to the United States from Germany following the death of his parents, Homeier was praised for his performance. He played the troubled youngster in the film adaptation of Tomorrow, the World! (1944) and received good reviews playing opposite Fredric March and Betty Field as his American uncle and aunt.

Adult roles

Homeier changed his first name from Skippy to Skip when he turned eighteen. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles.[5]

Although Homeier worked frequently throughout his childhood and adolescence, playing wayward youths with no chance of redemption, he did not become a major star; but he did make a transition from child actor to adult, especially in a range of roles as delinquent youths, common in Hollywood films of the 1950s. Some of these films were Film noir works.

He also developed a talent for playing strong character roles in war films, such as Halls of Montezuma (1950), Sam Fuller's Fixed Bayonets! (1951) and Beachhead (1954).

 
Homeier and Evelyn Ankers in the General Electric Theater presentation of "The Hunted", 1954

In 1954, he guest-starred in an episode of the NBC legal drama Justice, based on cases of the Legal Aid Society of New York.[6] He was cast later in an episode of Steve McQueen's Wanted Dead or Alive, a CBS Western series. Homeier played a man sought for a crime of which he is innocent, but who has no faith in the legal system's ability to provide justice. Fleeing from McQueen's bounty hunter character Josh Randall, Homeier's character's foot slips and he accidentally falls to his death from a cliff.

He appeared in a 1955 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, with co-star Joanne Woodward entitled "Momentum". Homeier appeared as Kading in an episode of the NBC western Jefferson Drum ("The Post", 1958), starring Jeff Richards. In 1959, he appeared as a drover named Lucky in Rawhide, Incident of the Blue Fire. In 1960, Skip appeared on an episode of The Rifleman: The Spoiler as Brud Evans. Then, from 1960 to 1961, he starred in the title role in Dan Raven, a short-lived NBC crime drama set on Sunset Strip of West Hollywood, California, with a number of celebrities playing themselves in guest roles. The series only lasted for thirteen episodes.[2] In the summer of 1961, he appeared in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle, and later that same year, he performed as a replacement drover and temporary "ramrod" in an episode of Rawhide ("Incident of the Long Shakedown").[7] Homeier was also cast as “Wichita Kid “ in a Rawhide episode airing November 23, 1965 entitled Brush War at Buford.

Homeier also made two guest appearances on Perry Mason, both times as the defendant. In 1961, he played Dr. Edley in "The Case of the Pathetic Patient", and in 1965, he played the police sergeant Dave Wolfe in "The Case of the Silent Six". In 1964, he guest-starred in The Addams Family episode "Halloween with the Addams Family" with Don Rickles. Also in 1964, he portrayed Dr. Roy Clinton in The Outer Limits episode "Expanding Human" (1963). In a very busy year, he also appeared in the Combat! episode "The Impostor" (1964, S3 E10). He also appeared in the Combat! episode "Night Patrol" (1963, S1 E22) as Lt. Billy Joe Cranston.

Homeier was cast in the feature film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) with Don Knotts; and he continued to be frequently cast on television as a guest star, often as a villain, including in all four of Irwin Allen's science-fiction series in the mid-to-late 1960s. He guest-starred as well on Star Trek: The Original Series in two episodes: as the Nazi-like character Melakon in "Patterns of Force" (1968), as Dr. Rota Sevrin in "The Way to Eden" (1969), and in Longstreet (1971). In 1969 he was a guest star on the TV show Mannix, in the third season episode called "A Sleep in the Deep". One of his last roles was a one-liner in the television film The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) as a senior Secret Service official. He retired from acting aged 50.[2]

Death

Homeier died on June 25, 2017 at the age of 86 from spinal myelopathy at his home in Indian Wells, California. He is survived by his wife, Della, and his sons Peter and Michael from his first marriage (1951–1962) to Nancy Van Noorden Field.[8][9]

Selected filmography

(1969 episode) Price of Love - foreman

References

  1. ^ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2000). Screen World 1994. New York: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-55783-201-6.
  2. ^ a b c Read, Timothy (August 24, 2017). "Skip Homeier obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Lesser, Jerry (February 21, 1942). "Radio Talent: New York" (PDF). Billboard: 7. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Lesser, Jerry (March 7, 1942). "Radio Talent: New York". Billboard: 7. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ Gwynn, Edith (October 5, 1949). "Hollywood". Pottstown Mercury. Pennsylvania, Pottstown. p. 4. Retrieved October 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-7864-3828-0.
  7. ^ "Incident of the Long Shakedown", Rawhide, S04E03, originally aired October 13, 1961. TV Guide. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Barnes, Mike (July 3, 2017). "Skip Homeier, Nazi Child in 'Tomorrow, the World!' and 'Star Trek' Actor, Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660.
  9. ^ "Remembering TOS Guest Star Skip Homeier, 1930-2017". Star Trek.

External links

 
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George Vincent Homeier October 5 1930 June 25 2017 known professionally as Skip Homeier was an American actor who started his career at the age of eleven and became a child star Skip HomeierHomeier in Boys Ranch 1946 BornGeorge Vincent Homeier 1930 10 05 October 5 1930Chicago Illinois U S DiedJune 25 2017 2017 06 25 aged 86 Indian Wells California U S OccupationActorYears active1941 1982SpousesNancy Van Noorden Field m 1951 div 1962 wbr Della Sharman m 1963 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Child actor 1 2 Adult roles 1 3 Death 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditChild actor Edit Homeier was born in Chicago Illinois on October 5 1930 1 He began to act for radio shows at the age of six as Skippy Homeier 2 At the age of 11 he worked on the radio show Portia Faces Life as well as making dramatic commercial announcements on The O Neills and Against the Storm 3 In 1942 he joined the casts of Wheatena Playhouse and We the Abbotts 4 From 1943 until 1944 he played the role of Emil in the Broadway play and film Tomorrow the World Cast as a child indoctrinated into Nazism who is brought to the United States from Germany following the death of his parents Homeier was praised for his performance He played the troubled youngster in the film adaptation of Tomorrow the World 1944 and received good reviews playing opposite Fredric March and Betty Field as his American uncle and aunt Adult roles Edit Homeier changed his first name from Skippy to Skip when he turned eighteen He attended the University of California Los Angeles 5 Although Homeier worked frequently throughout his childhood and adolescence playing wayward youths with no chance of redemption he did not become a major star but he did make a transition from child actor to adult especially in a range of roles as delinquent youths common in Hollywood films of the 1950s Some of these films were Film noir works He also developed a talent for playing strong character roles in war films such as Halls of Montezuma 1950 Sam Fuller s Fixed Bayonets 1951 and Beachhead 1954 Homeier and Evelyn Ankers in the General Electric Theater presentation of The Hunted 1954 In 1954 he guest starred in an episode of the NBC legal drama Justice based on cases of the Legal Aid Society of New York 6 He was cast later in an episode of Steve McQueen s Wanted Dead or Alive a CBS Western series Homeier played a man sought for a crime of which he is innocent but who has no faith in the legal system s ability to provide justice Fleeing from McQueen s bounty hunter character Josh Randall Homeier s character s foot slips and he accidentally falls to his death from a cliff He appeared in a 1955 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents with co star Joanne Woodward entitled Momentum Homeier appeared as Kading in an episode of the NBC western Jefferson Drum The Post 1958 starring Jeff Richards In 1959 he appeared as a drover named Lucky in Rawhide Incident of the Blue Fire In 1960 Skip appeared on an episode of The Rifleman The Spoiler as Brud Evans Then from 1960 to 1961 he starred in the title role in Dan Raven a short lived NBC crime drama set on Sunset Strip of West Hollywood California with a number of celebrities playing themselves in guest roles The series only lasted for thirteen episodes 2 In the summer of 1961 he appeared in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle and later that same year he performed as a replacement drover and temporary ramrod in an episode of Rawhide Incident of the Long Shakedown 7 Homeier was also cast as Wichita Kid in a Rawhide episode airing November 23 1965 entitled Brush War at Buford Homeier also made two guest appearances on Perry Mason both times as the defendant In 1961 he played Dr Edley in The Case of the Pathetic Patient and in 1965 he played the police sergeant Dave Wolfe in The Case of the Silent Six In 1964 he guest starred in The Addams Family episode Halloween with the Addams Family with Don Rickles Also in 1964 he portrayed Dr Roy Clinton in The Outer Limits episode Expanding Human 1963 In a very busy year he also appeared in the Combat episode The Impostor 1964 S3 E10 He also appeared in the Combat episode Night Patrol 1963 S1 E22 as Lt Billy Joe Cranston Homeier was cast in the feature film The Ghost and Mr Chicken 1966 with Don Knotts and he continued to be frequently cast on television as a guest star often as a villain including in all four of Irwin Allen s science fiction series in the mid to late 1960s He guest starred as well on Star Trek The Original Series in two episodes as the Nazi like character Melakon in Patterns of Force 1968 as Dr Rota Sevrin in The Way to Eden 1969 and in Longstreet 1971 In 1969 he was a guest star on the TV show Mannix in the third season episode called A Sleep in the Deep One of his last roles was a one liner in the television film The Wild Wild West Revisited 1979 as a senior Secret Service official He retired from acting aged 50 2 Death Edit Homeier died on June 25 2017 at the age of 86 from spinal myelopathy at his home in Indian Wells California He is survived by his wife Della and his sons Peter and Michael from his first marriage 1951 1962 to Nancy Van Noorden Field 8 9 Selected filmography EditTomorrow the World 1944 Emil Bruckner Boys Ranch 1946 Skippy Arthur Takes Over 1948 Arthur Bixby Mickey 1948 Hank Evans The Big Cat 1949 Jim Hawks Gil s Son The Gunfighter 1950 Hunt Bromley Halls of Montezuma 1951 Pretty Boy Sealed Cargo 1951 Steve Fixed Bayonets 1951 Whitey Sailor Beware 1952 Mac Has Anybody Seen My Gal 1952 Carl Pennock The Last Posse 1953 Art Romer Beachhead 1954 Reynolds The Lone Gun 1954 Cass Downing Dawn at Socorro 1954 Buddy Ferris Black Widow 1954 John Amberly Cry Vengeance 1954 Roxey Davis Ten Wanted Men 1955 Howie Stewart The Road to Denver 1955 Sam Mayhew At Gunpoint 1955 Bob Dennis Stranger at My Door 1956 Clay Anderson Dakota Incident 1956 Frank Banner Thunder Over Arizona 1956 Tim Mallory The Burning Hills 1956 Jack Sutton Between Heaven and Hell 1956 Pvt Swanson Co G The Human Barrier 1957 Capt Gene Lipton No Road Back 1957 John Railton The Tall T 1957 Billy Jack Day of the Badman 1958 Howard Hayes Plunderers of Painted Flats 1959 Joe Martin Comanche Station 1960 Frank The Rifleman 1960 TV Series Brud Evans Stark Fear 1962 Gerald Winslow The Virginian 1963 episode A Portrait of Marie Valonne Sgt Bohannon 1965 The Brazos Kid 1969 episode Price of Love foreman Showdown 1963 Caslon Combat 1963 episode Night Patrol Billy Joe Bullet for a Badman 1964 Pink Combat 1964 episode The Imposter Sgt Morgan The Outer Limits 1964 episode Expanding Human Dr Roy Clinton The Ghost and Mr Chicken 1966 Ollie Weaver Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1966 episode The Day the World Ended Senator William Dennis Combat 1967 episode Entombed Lt Karl Mauer Patterns of Force Star Trek episode 1968 Deputy Fuhrer Melakon The Way to Eden Star Trek episode 1969 Dr Rota Sevrin Tiger by the Tail 1970 Deputy Sheriff Laswell Starbird and Sweet William 1973 Ranger Helter Skelter 1976 television movie Judge Older The Greatest 1977 Major The Incredible Hulk 1979 Dr Robert Stanley Showdown at Eagle Gap 1982 Alexander Kirk final film role References Edit Willis John Monush Barry 2000 Screen World 1994 New York Hal Leonard Corporation p 288 ISBN 978 1 55783 201 6 a b c Read Timothy August 24 2017 Skip Homeier obituary The Guardian London Retrieved August 24 2017 Lesser Jerry February 21 1942 Radio Talent New York PDF Billboard 7 ISSN 0006 2510 Lesser Jerry March 7 1942 Radio Talent New York Billboard 7 ISSN 0006 2510 Gwynn Edith October 5 1949 Hollywood Pottstown Mercury Pennsylvania Pottstown p 4 Retrieved October 9 2016 via Newspapers com Erickson Hal 2009 Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows Jefferson NC McFarland amp Company p 155 ISBN 978 0 7864 3828 0 Incident of the Long Shakedown Rawhide S04E03 originally aired October 13 1961 TV Guide Retrieved May 20 2017 Barnes Mike July 3 2017 Skip Homeier Nazi Child in Tomorrow the World and Star Trek Actor Dies at 86 The Hollywood Reporter ISSN 0018 3660 Remembering TOS Guest Star Skip Homeier 1930 2017 Star Trek External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skip Homeier Skip Homeier at IMDb Skip Homeier at the Internet Broadway Database Skip Homeier at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skip Homeier amp oldid 1146462075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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