Alan Dexter
Alan Persching Dexter (October 21, 1918 – December 19, 1983)[3] was an American film, stage and television actor.[4][5][6]
Alan Dexter | |
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| Born | Alan Persching Dexter[1] October 21, 1918 Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1983 (aged 65) Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, stage and television actor |
| Years active | 1943–1978 |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Dexter[2] |
Life and career
Dexter was born in Oklahoma.[1] He began his career in 1943, where Dexter appeared in the film This Is the Army,[7] playing the uncredited role of a "Soldier". Later in his career, he guest-starred in numerous television programs including, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Shotgun Slade, The Dick Van Dyke Show, That Girl, The Virginian, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Perry Mason, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Jack Benny Program, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Navy Log, The Twilight Zone, The Odd Couple, The Fugitive, Man with a Camera, Get Smart, Have Gun, Will Travel, The Untouchables, Ironside and Gunsmoke.[3] Dexter also played the role of "Frank Ferguson" in the soap opera television series Days of Our Lives from 1965 to 1966.[8]
In his film career, Dexter appeared in films such as, Forbidden, Operation Petticoat, The Enemy Below, The Mississippi Gambler, My Man and I, Cell 2455, Death Row, The Eternal Sea, Voice in the Mirror, Down Three Dark Streets, Column South, Sailor Beware, Girls in the Night, City of Bad Men, and It Came from Outer Space.[7] He played the role of "Roy the Photographer" in the 1958 film Step Down to Terror, with also playing the role of Bill Farrell's friend "Sam Benson" in the film I Married a Monster from Outer Space, in the same year.[9] Dexter also appeared in playing the role of "Joe" in the 1964 film The Brass Bottle and as "Parson" in the 1969 film Paint Your Wagon.[10]
Death
Dexter died in December 1983 of a heart attack in Oxnard, California, at the age of 65.[4]
References
- "Alan Dexter". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- "It's Your Party". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Hollywood, California. January 31, 1962. p. 11. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Lentz, Harris (1996). Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers. McFarland. p. 229 – via Google Books.
- Films and Filming. Hansom Books. 1984. p. 48 – via Google Books.
- "Delta Actor-Lecturer Will Have TV Role". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. April 12, 1972. p. 53. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alan Dexter Will Be in Delta Play". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. May 3, 1972. p. 53. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dexter Set". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Hollywood, California. February 5, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Russell, Maureen (June 8, 2015). Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. McFarland. p. 187. ISBN 9780786486519 – via Google Books.
- Warren, Bill (January 12, 2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. p. 966. ISBN 9781476625058 – via Google Books.
- Neibaur, James (March 12, 2015). The Clint Eastwood Westerns. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 61. ISBN 9781442245044 – via Google Books.