Harold Peary

Personal Info

Birthday

July 25, 1908

Day of Death

1985-03-30

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

San Leandro, California

Also Known As

Hal Peary

Harold Peary

Biography

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

The Red Skelton Show

The Addams Family

Surfside 6

Petticoat Junction

My Three Sons

Love, American Style

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Filmography

1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Big Ben (voice)
1976
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
as Big Ben (voice)
1967
Clambake
as Doorman at Shores Hotel
1965
Invisible Diplomats
as Mr. Bullard
1964
A Tiger Walks
as Uncle Harry
1957
Outlaw Queen
as Bartender (as Hal Peary)
1956
Wetbacks
as Juan Ortega
1954
Port of Hell
as Leo
1945
Hot Spot
as The Devil (voice)
1944
Gildersleeve's Ghost
as Gildersleeve
The Shining Future
as The Great Gildersleeve
1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway
as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
The Screwball
as Policeman
1942
The Great Gildersleeve
as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
Seven Days' Leave
as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
The Loan Stranger
as Hudson C. Dann
Here We Go Again
as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
1941
Look Who's Laughing
as Gildersleeve
1940
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Mayor Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve