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American actor
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Male
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Birth:
30 August 1904(San Francisco, USA)
Death:
23 September 1961(Laguna Beach, USA)
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Biography
Introduction
John Eldredge (August 30, 1904 – September 23, 1961) was an American actor from San Francisco. He was the younger brother of character actor George Eldredge (1898–1977).
Born August 30, 1904, John Eldredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at university. When he confessed to his father that he wanted to be an actor, his father grinned and said: "That's all right son so long as you are a good one." He began his theatrical career in repertory and then in comic opera and later played small parts in New York City till he made a hit on Broadway and it was a role opposite Lillian Gish that won him a Warners film contract.
Eldredge's Broadway credits include Three-Cornered Moon (1932), The Good Fairy (1932), Katerina (1928), The Cherry Orchard (1928), and The Would-be Gentleman (1928).
In 1954–1955, Aldredge played Harry Archer, father of the title character, in the CBS Television situation comedy Meet Corliss Archer.
He died September 23, 1961, of a heart attack at Laguna Beach, California, United States.
Selected filmography
- The Man With Two Faces (1934) – Horace Barry Jones
- Flirtation Walk (1934) – Lieut. Biddle
- The White Cockatoo (1935) – Francis Talley
- The Woman in Red (1935) – Eugene 'Gene' Fairchild
- The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) – Hugh Brown
- Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) – Don
- The Goose and the Gander (1935) – Lawrence
- Dr. Socrates (1935) – Dr. Burton
- Man of Iron (1935) – Ed Tanahill
- Dangerous (1935) – Gordon Heath
- The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936) – Dr. Harrigan
- Snowed Under (1936) – McBride
- Murder by an Aristocrat (1936) – John Tweed
- His Brother's Wife (1936) – Tom Claybourne
- Follow Your Heart (1936) – Harrison Beecher
- Adventure in Manhattan (1936) – Tommy – Actor in Play (uncredited)
- Mysterious Crossing (1936) – Paul Briand
- The Holy Terror (1937) – Lt. Comdr. R.E. Wallace
- Fair Warning (1937) – Dr. Galt
- Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) – Cartwright
- The Go Getter (1937) – Lloyd Skinner
- Mr Dodd Takes the Air (1937) – Jim Lidin
- One Mile from Heaven (1937) – Jerry Harrison
- Sh! The Octopus (1937) – Paul Morgan
- Women Are Like That (1938) – Charles Braden
- King of the Underworld (1939) – Niles Nelson
- Persons in Hiding (1939) – Chief Agent Gordon Kingsley
- Blind Alley (1939) – Dick Holbrook
- Undercover Doctor (1939) – Gordon Kingsley
- Television Spy (1939) – Boris
- Private Detective (1939) – Millard Lannon
- The Marines Fly High (1940) – John Henderson / El Vengador
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) – Henry Adams, Amnesia Patient
- Son of Roaring Dan (1940) – Thorndyke
- The Devil's Pipeline (1940) – George Butler
- Always a Bride (1940) – Marshall Winkler
- High Sierra (1941) – Lon Preiser
- Flight from Destiny (1941) – Peterson
- Horror Island (1941) – Cousin George
- The Black Cat (1941) – Stanley Borden
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) – Damon
- Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941) – Paul McWilliams (uncredited)
- It Started with Eve (1941) – Hotel Desk Manager (uncredited)
- Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941) – Andrew Belmont
- The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942) – Dwight, Ship's Officer
- Saboteur (1942) – Footman (uncredited)
- Tough As They Come (1942) – Rogers
- Madame Spy (1942) – Carl Gordon
- Beautiful But Broke (1944) – Waldo Main
- Bermuda Mystery (1944) – Lyman Brooks
- Song of Nevada (1944) – Rollo Bingham
- Dangerous Passage (1944) – Vaughn
- Swing Out the Blues(1944) – Gregg Talbot
- Eve Knew Her Apples (1945) – Walter W. Walter, II (uncredited)
- Circumstantial Evidence (1945) – Judge White
- The Master Key (1945, Serial) – Walter Stark, Council Member M-6 [Chs.1–5]
- Bad Men of the Border (1945) – Bart Breslow
- Dangerous Partners (1945) – Farrel
- Live Wires (1946) – Herbert L. Sayers
- Up Goes Maisie (1946) – Benson
- I Ring Doorbells (1946) – Ransome
- Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) – Bascomb
- Lost City of the Jungle (1946, Serial) – Dr. Elmore
- Passkey to Danger (1946) – Alexander Cardovsky
- The French Key (1946) – John Holterman
- Dark Alibi (1946) – Anthony R. Morgan
- Little Miss Big (1946) – Sanford Baxter
- Temptation (1946) – Don Gibbs (uncredited)
- Backlash (1947) – John Morland
- Seven Were Saved (1947) – Rollin Hartley
- Second Chance (1947) – Conrad Martyn
- The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947) – Charlie, in 'Fabulous Joe'
- The Fabulous Joe (1947) – Charlie
- Angels' Alley (1948) – Asst. Dist. Atty. John Willis
- Smart Woman (1948) – Lester Flynn, Reporter (uncredited)
- Jinx Money (1948) – Lullaby Kane
- Sealed Verdict (1948) – Col. Macklin (chief justice)
- Whispering Smith (1948) – George McCloud
- Sky Dragon (1949) – William E. French
- Stampede (1949) – Cox
- The Sickle or the Cross (1949) – Rev. Dodge
- Top o' the Morning (1949) – E. L. Larkin
- Square Dance Jubilee (1949) – Jed Stratton
- Unmasked (1950) – Johnny Rocco
- Champagne for Caesar (1950) – Executive No. 1
- Lonely Heart Bandits (1950) – Tony Morell / Wade Antrim
- Rustlers on Horseback (1950) – George Parradine
- The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) – J.N. Bergen (uncredited)
- Insurance Investigator (1951) – John Hammond
- Night Into Morning (1951) – Professor (uncredited)
- No Questions Asked (1951) – Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
- The Law and the Lady (1951) – Asst. Manager – Monte Carlo Hotel (uncredited)
- An American in Paris (1951) – Jack Jansen (uncredited)
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) – Dr. Eustace Danforth (uncredited)
- All That I Have (1951) – Justice Webster
- Street Bandits (1951) – L.T. Mitchell
- For Men Only (1952) – Mr. St. Claire – Regents Board Member (uncredited)
- Just This Once (1952) – Commander Denham (uncredited)
- Scaramouche (1952) – Assembly Clerk (uncredited)
- The Sniper (1952) – Mr. Stonecroft (uncredited)
- Fearless Fagan (1952) – Producer (uncredited)
- No Holds Barred (1952) – Doctor Howard (uncredited)
- Adventures of Superman (1953–1958, TV Series) – Mr. X / Jonas Rockwell / Burt Burnside / Walter Canby
- The Mississippi Gambler (1953) – Galbreath (uncredited)
- Girls in the Night (1953) – Judge
- Invaders from Mars (1953) – Mr. Turner (uncredited)
- Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953) – Masterson (uncredited)
- Racing Blood (1954) – 'Mitch' Mitchell
- Loophole (1954) – Frank Temple
- The Desperado (1954) – Mr. Cameron (uncredited)
- Soldier of Fortune (1955) – Man Slapped in Lobby (uncredited)
- Toughest Man Alive (1955) – Ingo Widner
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) – Sands Co-Owner (uncredited)
- The Lone Ranger (1956, TV Series)
- The Toy Tiger (1956) – Executive (uncredited)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) – Reformatory Warden George Niles (uncredited)
- Francis in the Haunted House (1956) – Criminologist (uncredited)
- The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) – Greavy – Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
- God Is My Partner (1957) – Jess Northrop (uncredited)
- Raintree County (1957) – Cousin Sam (uncredited)
- I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) – Police Capt. H.B. Collins
- Freckles (1960) – Mr. Cooper
- Five Guns to Tombstone (1960) – Endicott