Cast & creator
Harold Peary
Best known for Perry Mason, Love, American Style, The Red Skelton Show
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold (Hal) Peary (July 25, 1908 – March 30, 1985) was an American actor, comedian and singer in radio, film, television and animation remembered best as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, a supporting character on radio's Fibber McGee & Molly that moved to its own radio hit, The Great Gildersleeve, the first known spinoff hit in American broadcasting history. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harold Peary, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Hal Peary
21
film credits
29
television credits
50
1940–1979 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (50)
Showing 50 of 50 credits
Perry Mason
Freddy Fell
1957
Love, American Style
Lorimer
1969
The Red Skelton Show
Mayor
1951
My Three Sons
Joe
1960My Three Sons
Otis Finch
1960
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Uncle Edward
1961
Petticoat Junction
Mr. Davis
1963Petticoat Junction
Brisbane Snead
1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Doris Day Show
Sam Appleton
1968
That Girl
1966
The Addams Family
Dr. Brown
1964
Surfside 6
R. K. Mountain
1960
The Bob Cummings Show
Charlie Henley
1955The Bob Cummings Show
City Council Candidate
1955
Public Defender
Ladislaus
1954
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Loner
Peabody
1965
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Smead
1968Chevron Theatre
1952
My Mother the Car
1965
The Baileys of Balboa
Mr. Roberts
1964
Blondie
Herb Woodley
1957
Mona McCluskey
Tibbs
1965
Buford and the Galloping Ghost
1979
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Papa
1951
The Roman Holidays
Herman (voice)
1972Willy
1954Summer Fun
1966
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Big Ben (voice)
1979
Clambake
Doorman at Shores Hotel
1967
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Big Ben (voice)
1976
A Tiger Walks
Uncle Harry
1964
Look Who's Laughing
Gildersleeve
1941
Hot Spot
The Devil (voice)
1945
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
1943
The Great Gildersleeve
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
1942
Here We Go Again
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
1942
The Loan Stranger
Hudson C. Dann
1942
Comin' Round the Mountain
Mayor Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
1940
The Shining Future
The Great Gildersleeve
1944
Seven Days' Leave
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
1942
The Screwball
Policeman
1943
Port of Hell
Leo
1954
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
1943
Gildersleeve's Ghost
Gildersleeve
1944
Outlaw Queen
Bartender (as Hal Peary)
1957
Wetbacks
Juan Ortega
1956
Invisible Diplomats
Mr. Bullard
1965