Harold Peary

Actor

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Also Known As

Hal Peary, Harrold Jose Pereira De Faria

Birth Place

California, USA

Born

July 25, 1908

Died

March 30, 1985

Cause of Death

Heart Attack

Biography

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Harold Peary found incredible success as an accomplished actor, appearing in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Peary began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Comin' Round the Mountain" (1940), the Edgar Bergen comedy "Look Who's Laughing" (1941) and the comedy "Here We Go Again" (1942) with Edgar Bergen. He also appeared in "Seven Days Leave" (19...

Filmography

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Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)

Outlaw Queen (1957)

Wetbacks (1956)

Port of Hell (1954)

Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944)

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve/Jonathan Q. Gildersleeve/Randolph Q. Gildersleeve

Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

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Gildersleeve On Broadway (1943) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Studying Your Technique

Gildersleeve On Broadway (1943) -- (Movie Clip) Take The Hand Of Your Beloved

Biography

Harold Peary found incredible success as an accomplished actor, appearing in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Peary began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Comin' Round the Mountain" (1940), the Edgar Bergen comedy "Look Who's Laughing" (1941) and the comedy "Here We Go Again" (1942) with Edgar Bergen. He also appeared in "Seven Days Leave" (1942) with Victor Mature and "The Great Gildersleeve" (1942). His film career continued throughout the forties and the sixties in productions like "Gildersleeve on Broadway" (1943), "Gildersleeve's Bad Day" (1943) and "Gildersleeve's Ghost" (1944). He also appeared in "Never Steal Anything Small" (1959) and the Brian Keith adaptation "A Tiger Walks" (1964). In the sixties and the seventies, Peary lent his talents to projects like "Clambake" (1967), "The Roman Holidays" (NBC, 1972-73) and "Rudolph's Shiny New Year" (ABC, 1976-77). His credits also expanded to "The Kraft 75th Anniversary Special" (CBS, 1977-78). Peary more recently voiced characters in "Buford and the Ghost" (NBC, 1978-79). Peary passed away in March 1985 at the age of 77.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)

Outlaw Queen (1957)

Wetbacks (1956)

Port of Hell (1954)

Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944)

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve/Jonathan Q. Gildersleeve/Randolph Q. Gildersleeve

Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943)

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve (1942)

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Seven Days' Leave (1942)

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Here We Go Again (1942)

The Great Gildersleeve [Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve]

Country Fair (1941)

Look Who's Laughing (1941)

[Throckmorton P.] Gildersleeve

Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)

Mayor [Throckmorton P.] Gildersleeve

Cast (Special)

The Kraft 75th Anniversary Special (1978)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)

Life Events

Videos

Gildersleeve On Broadway (1943) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Studying Your Technique Throckmorton (Harold Peary, title character and star of the coincident NBC radio series), persuaded that he needs to woo the forthright New York gold-digger Francine (Claire Carleton) away from his niece’s boyfriend, encourages her mistaken belief that he’s rich, and impresses the window washer (Leonid Kinskey), in RKO’s third feature in the series, Gildersleeve On Broadway, 1943.

Gildersleeve On Broadway (1943) -- (Movie Clip) Take The Hand Of Your Beloved Opening (Frank Dawson as the preacher in idyllic Summerfield) with Uncle Throckmorton (Harold Peary, title character and also star of the NBC radio sitcom) with nephew Leroy (Freddie Mercer), ogling Ann Doran as Matlida, annoying teenage niece Marjie (Margaret Landry, replacing Nancy Gates), in the third feature in the RKO series, Gildersleeve On Broadway, 1943.

Great Gildersleeve, The (1942) -- (Movie Clip) That Female Man Trap! Title character (Harold Peavy) is hiding in the basement (visited by Lillian Randolph as Birdie) to avoid aggressive spinster Amelia (Mary Field), who’s made an unwelcome house call on singing pupil Leroy (Freddie Mercer, a highly trained singer, doing his own vocal, on an aria often sung by Enrico Caruso), who’s sort-of rescued by sister Margie (Nancy Gates) and her band, early in the first feature in the RKO series, The Great Gildersleeve, 1942.

Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) -- (Movie Clip) A Man Who Don't Like Ducks Through contrivance by niece and nephew Margie and Leroy (Nancy Gates, Freddie Mercer), title character “Uncle Morty” (Harold Peary) and the jury are dining at his place, Birdie and aunt Emma (Lillian Randolph, Jane Darwell) serving, Alex Christy the bailiff, Richard LeGrand as Peavy, and semi-crooked George (Harold Landon) on the phone, in GIlderseeve’s Bad Day, 1943.

Great Gildersleeve, The (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Saves Rubber And Gas! Headed to the train to pick up Aunt Emma (Jane Darwell) to help convince the court he can take care of the kids, the title character (Harold Peary) finds Leroy (Freddie Mercer) has wasted the gas, and Birdie (Lillian Randolph) can’t help, but there’s another vehicle handy, in The Great Gildersleeve, 1942.

Great Gildersleeve, The (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Biggest Man In Summerfield The orphan kids (Nancy Gates and Freddie Mercer as niece and nephew Margie and Leroy) don’t want to be separated by Judge Hooker (Charles Arnt) from their uncle, the title character (Harold Peary) so they decide to mount an aimless campaign, using his own hobby printing press, on his behalf, in the first movie in the RKO series based on the NBC radio sit-com, The Great Gildersleeve, 1942.

Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) -- (Movie Clip) I'm No Groundhog, Brother! Rapid exposition, Otis (Dink Trout) is serving summons and arrives at the Gildersleeve’s house where Margie (Nancy Gates) and the gals (Barbara Hale et al) are fundraising, while Birdie (Lillian Randolph) serves and the title character (Harold Peary) and Leroy (Freddie Mercer) are busy in the basement (again!) in RKO’s second feature in the series, GIldersleeve’s Bad Day, 1943.

Seven Days' Leave (1942) -- (Movie Clip) A Touch Of Texas G-I Johnny (Victor Mature), about to inherit big money on the condition that he marry a daughter of the Havelock-Allen family, with buddies Speak and Bitsy (Peter Lind Hayes, Arnold Stang) and lawyer Gildersleeve (Harold Peary) meets singing Mickey (Marcy McGuire, rehearsing a Jimmy McHugh/Frank Loesser tune with Freddy Martin’s group) and dishy Terry (Lucille Ball), in RKO’s Seven Days’ Leave, 1942.

Seven Days' Leave (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Can't Get Out Of This Mood Following complex machinations, G-I Johnny (Victor Mature) is about to confess to heiress Terry (Lucille Ball) that his romancing is motivated partly by a big inheritance, not realizing she’s way ahead of him, we cut to Ginny Simms with the Freddy Martin Orchestra, and another Jimmy McHugh/Frank Loesser tune, in RKO’s Seven Days’ Leave, 1942.

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