Norman Alden


About

Also Known As
Norm Alden
Birth Place
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Born
September 13, 1924
Died
July 27, 2012
Cause of Death
Natural Causes

Biography

A native Texan, Norman Alden is a prolific character actor who rarely stayed in one role for long, with the exception of the 1970s TV show "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." Alden began acting while in college at Texas Christian University and started winning roles on television during the late '50s, appearing in small parts on episodes of "Leave It to Beaver," "Yancy Derringer," and "Perry M...

Biography

A native Texan, Norman Alden is a prolific character actor who rarely stayed in one role for long, with the exception of the 1970s TV show "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." Alden began acting while in college at Texas Christian University and started winning roles on television during the late '50s, appearing in small parts on episodes of "Leave It to Beaver," "Yancy Derringer," and "Perry Mason." In addition to a recurring part on the short-lived military drama "Not for Hire," Alden also appeared in numerous episodes of "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" as gunslinger Johnny Ringo. Throughout the '60s, Alden was featured in one-off spots on various shows, including "The Rifleman," "Ben Casey," and "Batman," and he lent his voice to one of the main characters in Disney's animated fantasy feature "The Sword in the Stone." After recurring roles on the goofy Western series "Rango" and the family sitcom "My Three Sons," Alden became even more active during the '70s, voicing heroic characters on the "Super Friends" cartoon, appearing on the cop show "The Streets of San Franciso," and becoming a regular as Coach Leroy Fedders on the quirky comedy "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." In later decades, Alden guest-starred on a wide array of popular shows, including "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Fantasy Island," and "Falcon Crest," with more than 200 screen credits to his name.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Arthur Hailey's Detective (2006)
K-Pax (2001)
Patch Adams (1998)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
Cutting Class (1989)
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989)
Man Against The Mob (1988)
They Live (1988)
Lady Mobster (1988)
Sal Borolo
Off the Mark (1987)
Destination: America (1987)
Sunday Drive (1986)
Transformers - The Movie (1986)
Voice
Back To The Future (1985)
Heart Of A Champion: The Ray Mancini Story (1985)
California Girls (1984)
Desperate Lives (1982)
Cloud Dancer (1980)
Flamingo Road (1980)
Borderline (1980)
Samurai (1979)
No Other Love (1979)
Ring of Passion (1978)
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden (1977)
Semi-Tough (1977)
Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)
Captain Parker
Cry Panic (1974)
Murdock's Gang (1973)
Red Harris
Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)
Businessman #2
Ben (1972)
Policeman
Kansas City Bomber (1972)
Horrible Hank Hopkins
Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
Katzen
The Trackers (1971)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Maj. Truman Landon
All the Loving Couples (1969)
Mitch
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
The Great Gregory
Chubasco (1968)
Frenchy
Fever Heat (1968)
Herbert Herpgruve
Killers Three (1968)
Guthrie
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
M.P. lieutenant
First To Fight (1967)
Sergeant Schmidtmer
Good Times (1967)
Warren
The Wild Angels (1966)
Medic
Red Line 7000 (1965)
Pat Kazarian
Andy (1965)
Andy
The Patsy (1964)
Bedtime Story (1964)
Dubin
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
John Screaming Eagle
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Kay
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Secret of Deep Harbor (1961)
Barney Hanes
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
Bo Wetzel
Operation Bottleneck (1961)
Hear Me Good (1957)
Master of ceremonies

Cast (Special)

The Plant Family (1978)
The Honorable Sam Houston (1975)
Brown
Jerry (1974)
Winston Barlow; Jerry'S Bank Employer
The Runaways (1974)
The Fess Parker Show (1974)
330 Independence S.W. (1962)
Gooby (Guest)

Life Events

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