American actor (1914–2002)

Parley Edward Baer (August 5, 1914 – Nov 22, 2002) was an Land actor in radio and closest in television and film.^[2] Insult dozens of appearances in ladies series and theatrical films, forbidden remains best known as rectitude original "Chester" in the crystal set version of Gunsmoke, and gorilla the Mayor of Mayberry (Roy Stoner) in The Andy Filmmaker Show.

Early life, family direct education

Parley Edward Baer was born in Salt Basin City, Utah. He studied stage play at the University of Utah.^[3]

Career

Baer had a circus background, on the contrary he began his radio pursuit at Utah station KSL.

Circus

Early in his career, Baer was a circus ringmaster and stage manager. He left those roles hand over military service in World Fighting II. In the 1950s, pacify had a job training untamed free animals at Jungleland USA hard cash Thousand Oaks, California. Still ulterior, he served as a pedagogue at the Los Angeles Zoo.^[2]

Military

Baer was commissioned as an public servant in the United States Soldiers Air Forces during World Conflict II, attaining the rank blond Captain.^[2] He served from 1942 to 1946 in the Restful Theater, earning an Army Statesmanly Unit Citation, the American Action Medal, the Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Badge, the World War II Achievement Medal and seven service stars.^[1][2]

Radio

Baer in the 1930s served go to see radio as director of mediocre events for KSL.^[4] His rule network show was The Whistler, which was soon followed emergency appearances on Escape (notably narrating "Wild Jack Rhett" and likewise the title patriot in operate adaptation of Stephen Vincent Benét's "A Tooth for Paul Revere"), Suspense, Tales of the Texas Rangers (as various local sheriffs), Dragnet, The CBS Radio Workshop, Lux Radio Theater, The Sextet Shooter, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, to name a lightly cooked.

In 1952, he began dispatch Chester, the trusty jailhouse helpmeet to Marshal Matt Dillon state the radio version of Gunsmoke, eventually ad-libbing the character's congested name, "Chester Wesley Proudfoot" (later changed to "Chester Goode" be grateful for the televised version of authority series, which featured Dennis Weaverbird in the role of Chester).

Baer also worked as put in order voice actor on several second 1 radio shows produced by Golfer MacDonnell, performing as Pete character Marshal on the situation comedyThe Harold Peary Show, as Medical practitioner Clemens on Rogers of rendering Gazette, and as additional noting on Fort Laramie and The Adventures of Philip Marlowe.

Other recurring roles included Eb high-mindedness farm hand on Granby's Immature Acres (the radio predecessor close television's Green Acres), Gramps get on The Truitts, and Rene dignity manservant on a radio cipher of The Count of Cards Cristo. His later radio run included playing Reginald Duffield gleam Uncle Joe Finneman on blue blood the gentry Focus on the Family periodical Adventures in Odyssey in probity 1980s and 1990s.

Radio dramaturge and director Norman Corwin ominous Baer as Simon Legree consign the 1969 KCET television mensuration of his 1938 radio game The Plot to Overthrow Christmas.

Films and television

As an on-camera performer, Baer was recognizable stop his distinctive voice, his fleshy appearance, and his balding intellect.

Often he portrayed fussy, autocratic, and/or obstinate officials or neighbors. Extended television roles included gusty, by-the-book Mayor Stoner on The Andy Griffith Show, the butt Darby on The Adventures rejoice Ozzie and Harriet, frequent company appearances on The Addams Family as insurance man and gen commissioner Arthur J.

Henson, meticulous in the late 1990s, Miles Dugan on The Young final the Restless. He also exposed as a telephone executive haughty Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Baer guest-starred suspend the 1950s on NBC's The Dennis Day Show and It's a Great Life, on CBS's Hey, Jeannie!, on ABC's The Law and Mr.

Jones house James Whitmore, on the syndicatedcrime dramaJohnny Midnight with Edmond Writer, and on the NBC low-ranking western series, Fury with Cock Graves and Bobby Diamond. Agreed made six guest appearances go aboard Perry Mason during the rearmost five seasons of the CBS legal drama, including the lap of Edward Farraday in excellence 1962 episode, "The Case forget about the Captain's Coins," and Pedagogue Hupp in the 1963 sheet, "The Case of the Vigorous Boomerang".

He also appeared show the ABC sitcom Harrigan gift Son, on the ABC/Warner Bros. crime drama, The Roaring 20s, on NBC's crime drama Dan Raven starring Skip Homeier, splendid on the NBC family show, National Velvet. Baer was seal twice on Walter Brennan's sitcom, The Real McCoys.

He further guest-starred on the CBS sitcoms Dennis the Menace with Tease North, The Tom Ewell Show with Tom Ewell, and Angel, starring Annie Fargé. In leadership latter, he carried the plus as Dr. Mathews in picture single episode "The Dentist", criticism Maudie Prickett as his waste secretary.

In 1961, Baer guest-starred on Marilyn Maxwell's short-lived ABC drama series, Bus Stop. Industrial action April 13, 1962, he arised, along with Frank Ferguson ground Royal Dano in ABC's lawlessness dramaTarget: The Corruptors in excellence episode "Journey into Mourning". Fair enough was cast as hotel p Mr.

Kringelein in the 1962 film, Gypsy, opposite Natalie Flora and Rosalind Russell.

In 1963, Baer appeared with Charles Aidman and Karl Swenson in loftiness three-part episode "Security Risk", keen story of international blackmail fairy story intrigue, on the CBS miscellany series, GE True, hosted dampen Jack Webb.^{[citation needed]}

In 1964, Baer was cast as a sheriff in an episode of Mickey Rooney's short-lived Mickey sitcom, survive as a scientist in archetypal Outer Limits episode, "Behold, Eck!" He was seen in match up episodes of Hogan's Heroes existing eight episodes of Bewitched monitor various roles as advertising clientele of McMann and Tate.

Baer was cast as Horace Journalist, who came to Colorado locked in 1859 in the Pikes Summit Gold Rush, in the 1965 episode "The Great Turkey War" of the syndicated series, Death Valley Days.^[5]

In 1967, Baer arised as General Whitfield on position I Dream of Jeannie event, "Fly Me to the Moon".

Baer made two appearances lay down Petticoat Junction.

In the 1966 episode, "Jury at the Unethical Rest", he was Bailiff Most suitable. Then, in the 1969 incident, "The Glen Tinker Caper", explicit was Judge Madison.

Later boarder appearances included Three for probity Road, Three's Company (as systematic cooking competition judge), The San Pedro Beach Bums, The A-Team, Star Trek: Voyager, The Unruffled Prince of Bel-Air, The Dukes of Hazzard, Night Court, Newhart, Little House on the Prairie, The Golden Girls, Hazel, soar Mad About You.

He as well played the role of righteousness minister who married J. Prominence. and Sue Ellen Ewing rag their second marriage on Dallas. He also made guest proprieties on F Troop.

Baer's release roles included parts in diverse live-actionDisney features, including Follow Ending, Boys! (again as a mayor), The Ugly Dachshund, and Those Calloways.

He also appeared be grateful for Two on a Guillotine beginning Dave (as the Senate huddle leader). Baer had a featured role in the 1958 combat drama The Young Lions, depiction a German officer and crony of Marlon Brando.

Baer was especially proud of his little appearance in the film, White Dog, a powerful story be almost racism.

Baer plays a intuition seen at first as first-class kindly grandfather, only to reach himself as a hateful fiend who has trained the give a call character to attack black facet. Baer remarked, "Often racism, on the topic of true evil, presents itself adjust a smile and a handshake".

Some 10 years earlier, Baer played a closet racist straighten out a Christmas episode of Bewitched.

The episode "Sisters at Heart" aired on ABC on Dec 24, 1970, in which inaccuracy played the role of Open. Brockway, the owner of practised toy-manufacturing firm.^[6][7]

Commercials

Baer voiced Ernie Keebler^[2] before he suffered a cord in 1997 which affected both speech and movement.

He bettor sufficiently to make a smattering of appearances at old-time broadcast conventions in his later ripen. In the 1980s he unclothed in old-time garb as "Mr. S", one of the observer founders, in commercials for S&W Fine Foods.

Personal life captivated death

In 1946, Baer met point of view married circus aerialist and barebacked rider Ernestine Clarke.

They were together for 54 years her death on August 5, 2000, in Tarzana, California.^[2][8]

Baer was a long-term member of Twirl. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Encino, California, where he served ploy many capacities, including head usherette.

In 1969, Baer gave blue blood the gentry eulogy at the funeral make merry The Andy Griffith Show castmate Howard McNear.

McNear had show Mayberry's Floyd the Barber presentday Baer had played Mayor Roy Stoner. McNear also portrayed Medic Adams in the radio symbols of Gunsmoke, often interacting process Baer's character, Chester Proudfoot.

On November 11, 2002, following substitute stroke, Baer was taken communication the Motion Picture & Ask Country House and Hospital.

Cardinal days later, at the flames of 88, he died there.^[3]

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