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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Willie Aames to Steven Anderson
Mason Adams Biography (1919-2005)
Born February 26, 1919, in New York, NY; died April 28, 2005, in New York City; married Margot Adams (a writer), 1958; children: Betsy, Bill. Addresses: Agent: The Kohner Agency, 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- February 26, 1919
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Thomas Watson, Mr. Bell, 1947
- Narrator (English language), Dream No More, 1950
- Banker, The Happy Hooker, Cannon, 1975
- Voice of Grandpa, Raggedy Ann and Andy (animated), 1976
- Obstetrician, Demon (also known as God Told Me To), 1977
- President of the United States, The Final Conflict (also known asOmen III: The Final Conflict), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
- Colonel Mason, F/X (also known as F/X--Murder by Illusion and Murder by Illusion), Orion, 1986
- FBI Deputy Assistant Director Otis Brown, Toy Soldiers, TriStar, 1991
- Walter, Sr., Son-in-Law, Buena Vista, 1993
- Mr. Pike, Houseguest, Buena Vista, 1995
- Dr. Rochelle, Not of This Earth, 1995
- Francis, Life Among the Cannibals (also known as Thrill Kill), 1996
- Father Nestor, Touch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
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Hudson River Blues (also known as Family Blues), 1997
- Derek's father, The Lesser Evil, 1998
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Television Appearances
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Series
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Love of Life, CBS, 1951
- Dr. Frank Prescott, Another World (also known as Another World:Bay City), 1976-77
- Charlie Hume, Lou Grant, CBS, 1977-82
- Gordon Blair, Morning Star, Evening Star, NBC, 1985-86
- Everett Daye, Knight and Daye, NBC, 1989
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Miniseries
- Samuel Adams, Hugo Black, Clarence Darrow, William O. Douglas, William Allen White, and Woodrow Wilson, Freedom to Speak, 1982
- General Luther Novack, The Quiet Conspiracy, 1989
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Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer, ABC, 1997
- Clinton Anderson, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
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Movies
- Bill Cairns, The Deadliest Season, CBS, 1977
- Dr. Eliot Losen, And Baby Makes Six, NBC, 1979
- Dr. Ed Johnson, A Shining Season, CBS, 1979
- Elmo Tyson, Flamingo Road, NBC, 1980
- Willie the Wino, Murder Can Hurt You!, ABC, 1980
- Wally, The Revenge of the Stepford Wives, NBC, 1980
- Harry Tannenbaum, The Kid with the Broken Halo, NBC, 1982
- Father Ryan, Rage of Angels, 1982
- Ray Mellette, Adam, NBC, 1983
- Ford, Solomon Northup's Odyssey (also known as Half-Slave, Half-Free), 1984
- Ron Sandler, Passions, CBS, 1984
- Sumner Murdock, The Night They Saved Christmas, ABC, 1984
- Dr. Karl Janss, Northstar, ABC, 1986
- Geoffrey Wiggins, Under Siege, 1986
- Dr. Gordon, Who Is Julia?, CBS, 1986
- Father Ryan, Rage of Angels: The Story Continues, NBC, 1986
- Frank Halloran, Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster, NBC, 1991
- Judge Colbert, Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (also known as Who Speaks for Jonathan?), NBC, 1992
- Henry Hyde, Assault at West Point (also known as Conduct Unbecoming: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker and Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker), Showtime, 1994
- Dr. Frederick Rochelle, Not of This Earth (also known as RogerCorman Presents: Not of This Earth), Showtime, 1995
- Also appeared in Freedom to Speak and Buying a Landslide.
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Specials
- Clyde Hawthorne, Peking Encounter, syndicated, 1982
- Voice of the Cat in the Hat, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (animated; also known as The Cat in the Hat Gets Grinched), 1982
- Narrator, Great Day, 1983
- Narrator, The Whimsical World of Oz (documentary), 1985
- Narrator, Arnold of the Ducks, 1985
- Dr. Parke, You Are the Jury, 1986
- Narrator and host, Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait (documentary), PBS, 1987
- Narrator, Challenge on the Coast (also known as Conserving America), PBS, 1989
- Narrator, American Eats: History on a Bun (documentary), History Channel, 1998
- Narrator, American Drinks: History in a Glass (documentary), History Channel, 1999
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Pilots
- Peter Braden, Hope Division (also known as Shades of Blue),ABC, 1987
- President Harris, Class of '96, 1993
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Episodic
- Conrad, "The Case of the Phantom Fire," The Man Behind the Badge,CBS, 1954
- Mr. Watkins, "A Matter of Dignity," Robert Montgomery Presents, 1955
- Richard Simmons, "Country Cousin Blues/Daddy's Little Girl/Jackpot," The Love Boat, ABC, 1981
- Announcer, Moonlighting, ABC, 1985
- Professor Lloyd Rhodes, "Paper Lion," Family Ties, NBC, 1986
- Bob Ranier, "The Heiress," Matlock, NBC, 1988
- Roger Philby, "The Search for Peter Kerry," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
- "A New Woman," Monsters, syndicated, 1990
- "Chute First, Ask Questions Later," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
- Judge Vance, "Citizen's Court," Family Matters, ABC, 1997
- Sidney Pomeratz, "Chapter Thirteen, Year Two," Murder One, ABC, 1997
- Justice Joseph Crouch, "The Short List," The West Wing, NBC, 1999
- Mr. Hoyt, "Exeunt Omnes," Oz, HBO, 2003
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Stage Appearances
- (Broadway debut) Joe Rigga, Get Away Old Man, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1943
- The second interrogator, A Shadow of My Enemy, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), New York City, 1957
- (London debut) Playwright, bed salesman, and Herbert, I Can't Hear YouWhen the Water's Running, New London Theatre, London, 1968
- Judge, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Lyceum Theatre, New YorkCity, 1971
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The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Tall Story, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1972
- Dr. Theodor Applebaum, Checking Out, Longacre Theatre, 1976
- Andrew, Nicky Shannigan, and understudy for Ed Squall, The Shortchanged Review, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1976
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Paradise Lost, Mirror Repertory Company, Theatre at St. Peter's Church, New York City, 1984
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Time of Your Life, Mirror Repertory Company, Theatre at St. Peter's Church, 1985
- Leo, Danger: Memory!, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City, 1987
- Budge/Arno Klein, The Day Room, Manhattan Theatre Club, City Center Stage, New York City, 1987-88
- Lou Gold, The Rose Quartet, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1991
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The Ryan Interview, or How It Was Around Here (part of Marathon'95), Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1995
- Andrew, Lake Hollywood, Signature Theatre Company, New York City,1999
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Ancestral Voices, Lincoln Center Theatre, 1999
- Lewis Reavis, The Last of the Thorntons, Signature Theatre Company, 2000
- Dan Dibble, The Man Who Had All the Luck, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 2001, then American Airlines Theater, New York City,2002
- Also appeared in Career Angel, Broadway production; Public Relations, Broadway production; Violet, Broadway production; Inquest, Broadway production; Foxfire, Broadway production; Meegan'sGame, Off-Broadway production; The Soft Touch, Off-Broadway production; as Grandpa, You Can't Take It With You, Bay Street Theatre, NewYork City.
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Radio Appearances
- Title role, Pepper Young's Family, 1946-60
- Performed on most major radio shows originating in New York; radio voiceovers for WPLJ-FM radio in New York City, 1995; appeared as voice of atom man,Superman, c. 1940s.
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RECORDINGS
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Taped Readings
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Wisconsin: An American Portrait, Stamats Communications, 1999
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