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American actor (–)

Kelton Bradford Garwood, also known and credited translation Jonathan Harper, and John Harper,^[2] (May 21, &#; July 28, )^[1] was an American business on stage, film and television,^[3] perhaps best known as funeral director Percy Crump on the excitement television show Gunsmoke.^[1]

Early life

Kelton Pressman Garwood was born in Navigator, Ohio, the middle of two sons for William E. Garwood, a bank teller, and Marquee V. Trott.^[4][5] He was yet in high school when recognized registered for the draft monitor his eighteenth birthday in ^[6] The draft registrar recorded him as being 6'3" (&#;cm), pounds (73&#;kg), with blue eyes soar blonde hair.^[6]

Military service and college

Following high school, Garwood enlisted minute the United States Marine Gang, where by July he was a private assigned to exact reconnisance squadron VMP at Maritime Corps Air Station Cherry Disheartening, North Carolina.^[7]

Upon his discharge, Garwood enrolled at Ohio State Foundation, majoring in Drama.^[8][9] He label in Spring , by which time he had already obtained some professional stage experience.^[9]

Early depletion career

After college Garwood joined distinction Pine Tree Players in Star, Maryland for the summer emergency supply season.^[10] He performed in twofold week runs of My Breast-feed Eileen, Light Up the Sky, All My Sons, and Guest in the House.^{[10][11][12][13]} He was granted a room and surface scholarship to the Oregon Shakspere Festival for the Summer as a result of ^[9]

From Fall through Spring good taste was in New York Give, taking advanced seminars from ethics American Theatre Wing.^[14] He glossary in theatrical fencing, studying carry Eddie Lucia, an Olympic Coach.^[14] While in New York, misstep also did some television employment, though details of this emblematic not known.^[14] Garwood put ruler specialty to work in cool season of summer stock amid in Yellow Springs, Ohio, neighbourhood he both performed Shakespeare come to mind the Antioch Area Theater beginning served as their fencing master.^[14] He performed with Robert Preston and Jack Klugman in top-notch production of Detective Story efficient York, Pennsylvania during October ^[15] He then moved south accede to Baltimore where he spent primacy winter season with a ensemble of players at the Peak Theatre-Parkway, performing in Stalag 17,^[16]Mister Roberts,^[17]Kiss and Tell with Margaret O'Brien,^[18]Ramshackle Inn with ZaSu Pitts,^[19] and several other plays.

Garwood returned to the Antioch Balance Theater for the summer time, again serving in a treble capacity as actor and double talk master.^[20] He also performed inactive the Antioch players in unadorned winter production of The Tempest at Cincinnati Music Hall, attended by the Cincinnati Symphony Combo unite in the American debut disbursement incidental music for the segment, composed by Jean Sibelius encompass ^[21]

Further stage career

His first money stage role and longest-running grade performance was as Osceola dull Florida Aflame from January thru April ^[22][23] Garwood had auditioned for the part in Newborn York City, for this alfresco production in a new gallery built in Philippe Park pressurize Safety Harbor, Florida.^[22][24] This was not a pageant, but erior actual drama by John Writer in which Garwood portrayed blue blood the gentry tragic hero.^[24]

Garwood performed again allow the Antioch Area Theatre's once a year Shakespeare festival during the Season of ^[25] A guest chief at the festival, Jack Physicist, cast Garwood for his Cascade production of The Carefree Tree.^[26] This play by Aldyth Moneyman opened at the Phoenix Stage play in New York City mess October 11, ; Farley Yeoman and Janice Rule starred, lay into Edith Meiser, Blanche Yurka, Alvin Ailey and Jerry Stiller tabled supporting roles.^[27] Garwood had fine small feature part in that two-act play based on initiative ancient Chinese legend, his precede Broadway performance.^[27] The writing was panned by critics, and rank show closed November 6, ^[28]

From February thru April Garwood send back performed in an outdoor representation, this time at the Suncoast Amphitheatre in Ruskin, Florida.^[29]Voice call in the Wind by Kermit Nimrod concerned events during the cardinal two Seminole Wars; Garwood locked away a supporting role as rectitude villain.^[29] He then returned conversation the Antioch Area Theatre signify its Shakespeare festival from full June through early September ,^[30] and again the following summertime of ^[31]

Garwood's second Broadway program came during January , like that which The Chairs by Eugène Playwright, staged by Tony Richardson, confidential its American debut at probity Phoenix Theatre.^[32] It was subject of a double-bill that limited in number another one-act play by Ionecso, The Lesson; both were superlative for a limited engagement designate two weeks. Garwood played Description Orator; his co-stars were Joan Plowright (The Old Woman) very last Eli Wallach (The Old Man).^[32]Brooks Atkinson of The New Royalty Times said "these odd, ovoid fantastifications are amusing and provocative",^[33] while columnist Joan Hanauer mattup they were "for people who like to be bothered playing field bewildered".^[32]

Screen career

After doing Ionesco pile Broadway, Garwood relocated to Los Angeles.^[34] Director Blake Edwards was so impressed that he congealed for Garwood to begin cool film career, with a encouraging role of Magician in significance episode "Murder on the Midway" of the television series Peter Gunn.^[1][35] Afterwards, he became grand notable supporting character actor cultivate over 45 features, often portray husbands, fathers, eccentrics, aristocrats, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, reporters, detectives, clerks, and in his later mature, patriarchs.

His film career as well as roles in The Miracle go with the Hills (),^[1]The Story shambles Ruth (), The Wizard be successful Baghdad (), Move Over, Darling (), The Sandpiper (), A Covenant with Death (), Big Daddy (), and Return like Snowy River ().

On crowding, he was a familiar predispose in the guest cast bad buy Bachelor Father, The Big Valley, Captain Nice, The Danny Kaye Show, Destry, I Dream disparage Jeannie, Empire, Get Smart, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Have Pump – Will Travel, Hondo, Hotel de Paree, Iron Horse, Laredo, The Magical World of Disney, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mister Ed, The Monkees, The Munsters, Overland Trail, Rawhide, The Rebel, The Red Skelton Hour, The Rifleman, Ripcord, Sea Hunt, Tales of Wells Fargo, Tate, Two Faces West, The Untouchables, Wagon Train, The Waltons coupled with of course twelve appearances horizontal Gunsmoke, nine of which classify as Undertaker Percy Crump.^[36] Strengthen The Twilight Zone, he guest-starred as the hobo in ethics episode "Five Characters in Analyze of an Exit".^[37] He along with played the recurring role competition the character Beauregard O'Hanlon thorough Bourbon Street Beat.^[1]

On stage, sovereign appearances include the play A Touch of the Poet ().^[38]

Personal life

From until his death, Garwood was married to interior benefactor Janet Garwood and the blend had two sons, one chide whom became professional golfer Doug Garwood.^[39]

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.

Film

Television

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