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Ollie O'Toole

Ollie O'Toole (April 2, 1912 – February 25, 1992) was an American actor, comedian and impressionist.[1]

Biography

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania April 2, 1912.[2] Around the year 1939, Horace Heidt recruited O'Toole to his orchestra.[3] Ollie was an important partner on stage with Art Carney.[4] He had a daughter called Maureen.[3] He died on February 25, 1992, at the age of 79 in Los Angeles, California.

Selected filmography

  • Official Detective (1957) (Season 1 Episode 15: "The Jailhouse Gang") as Hudson (uncredited)
  • The Oregon Trail (1959) as James Gordon Bennett
  • Bat Masterson (1959) (Season 1 Episode 21: "Marked Deck") as Rinehart
  • 20,000 Eyes (1961) as Moore
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Beyond the Sea of Death") as Second Hotel Clerk
  • Gunsmoke (1962-1965) (10 episodes)
    • (Season 7 Episode 17: "Cody's Code") (1962) as Postmaster
    • (Season 7 Episode 22: "The Gallows") (1962) as Milt
    • (Season 7 Episode 33: "The Prisoner") (1962) as Postmaster
    • (Season 8 Episode 4: "Root Down") (1962) as Clerk
    • (Season 8 Episode 31: "Panacea Sykes") (1963) as Telegrapher
    • (Season 8 Episode 33: "Quint-Cident") (1963) as Telegrapher
    • (Season 9 Episode 21: "The Bassops") (1964) as Telegrapher
    • (Season 9 Episode 33: "The Warden") (1964) as Telegrapher
    • (Season 9 Episode 36: "Journey For Three") (1964) as Telegrapher
    • (Season 10 Episode 32: "Bad Lady from Brookline") (1964) as Herb
  • One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966)
  • Lost In Space (TV series) (1965–1966) Episode: "My Friend Mr. Nobody" as Mr. Nobody (voice), "War of the Robots" as Robotoid (voice)
  • The Virginian (1963-1970) (9 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 19: "The Man Who Couldn't Die") (1963) as Ticketman
    • (Season 2 Episode 9: "Run Quiet") (1963) as Storekeeper
    • (Season 2 Episode 11: "The Fatal Journey") (1963) as Jackson
    • (Season 3 Episode 10: "Return a Stranger") (1964) as Roy Masters
    • (Season 3 Episode 11: "All Nice and Legal") (1964) as Joe Mapes
    • (Season 5 Episode 9: "Dead-Eye Dick") (1966) as Bank Teller
    • (Season 5 Episode 26: "A Welcoming Town") (1967) as Assayer
    • (Season 7 Episode 13: "Big Tiny") (1968) as Man
    • (Season 9 Episode 12: "Last of the Comancheros") (1970) as Proprietor

References

  1. ^ Pitts p.227
  2. ^ "Ollie O'Toole a Hit". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. July 10, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Ollie O'Toole's TV Role Tonight Recalls Carefree Youth of WWSW". The Pittsburgh Press. June 19, 1963. p. 66. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Heidt Due At Sweet's Sunday". Oakland Tribune. October 31, 1940. p. 26. Retrieved April 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

  • Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.