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1 | He was cremated. |
2 | He is survived by his daughter, Heather Woodruff Perry; and granddaughter. |
3 | His parents divorced when he was about 7 years old. He moved with his mother to San Antonio, Texas where he was first aware of regional dialect. He had a childhood stutter problem. |
4 | After his marriage to June Grimstead, an English woman, he lived several years in England and studied phonetics at University College in London, England. |
5 | Began his young career on radio as a teenager in 1945 when he was heard on "Quiz Kids". |
6 | Coached actor Forest Whitaker to an Oscar and Golden Globe with his Ugandan dialect as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006). |
7 | Cast as "Sparks " in the film of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), only 3 years later he had a regular spot on a submarine as the voice of "Phones" in the UK Children's TV series Stingray (1964). |
8 | Is known as the "Henry Higgins of Hollywood". Is a master of dialects, and frequently coaches other actors. |
9 | He appeared in the original The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) TV series, as well as the movie version (The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)). |
10 | Was a "Quiz Kid", a renowned group of high-IQ children in the 1930s and 1940s. |
11 | While a student at the University of Texas in the Spring of 1949, he was inititated into Phi Eta Sigma, a national honorary scholastic fraternity for men. |
12 | Lived for a time in San Antonio, Texas. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hollywood Opening Night | 1953 | TV Series | |
Meet Millie | 1952 | TV Series | Red |
Feudin' Fools | 1952 | | Caleb Smith |
Fearless Fagan | 1952 | | Corpora - Fagan's Guard (uncredited) |
O. Henry's Full House | 1952 | | Yokel (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) |
Dreamboat | 1952 | | Man in TV Hair Commercial (uncredited) |
Belles on Their Toes | 1952 | | Franklin Dykes (uncredited) |
With a Song in My Heart | 1952 | | Kansas GI (uncredited) |
Dangerous Assignment | 1952 | TV Series | Tennessee |
The Jack Benny Program | 1951 | TV Series | Lem |
Havana Rose | 1951 | | Hotel Clerk (as Bob Easton) |
Drums in the Deep South | 1951 | | Jerry |
The Tall Target | 1951 | | Young Southerner (uncredited) |
Comin' Round the Mountain | 1951 | | Luke McCoy (as Bob Easton) |
Savage Drums | 1951 | | Tex Channing (as Bob Easton) |
Cause for Alarm! | 1951 | | Tex (uncredited) |
The Red Badge of Courage | 1951 | | Thompson (as Robert Easton Burke) |
Call Me Mister | 1951 | | Tennessee (uncredited) |
Union Station | 1950 | | Con Victim (uncredited) |
Undertow | 1949 | | Fisher - Parking Lot Valet (uncredited) |
The Ones | | post-production | Don's Guru |
Horrorween | 2011 | | Neighbor |
Resistance: Retribution | 2009 | Video Game | British Commandos (voice) |
The Grift | 2008 | | Henry Addams |
Spiritual Warriors | 2007 | | Roger |
Azusa Street: The Movie | 2006 | Video | Narrator |
Daniel: The Movie | 2006 | Video | Gabriel |
Lost | 2004/I | | Minister |
Red Roses and Petrol | 2003 | | Old Geezer |
Gods and Generals | 2003 | | John Janney |
Just One Night | 2000 | | Drunk Cab Driver |
Titanic Explorer | 1998 | Video Game | Archibald Gracie Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon Charles Joughin ... (voice) |
Primary Colors | 1998 | | Dr. Beauregard |
Merchants of Venus | 1998 | | Oleg |
Storybook | 1996 | | Hoot (voice) |
The Beverly Hillbillies | 1993 | | Mayor Amos Jasper |
Needful Things | 1993 | | Lester Pratt |
Little Sister | 1992 | | M.C. |
Pet Sematary II | 1992 | | Priest |
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | 1991 | | Klingon Judge |
Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland | 1989 | | Hecht |
Working Girl | 1988 | | Armbrister |
Long Gone | 1987 | TV Movie | Cletis Ramey |
Harry's Hong Kong | 1987 | TV Movie | American Tourist |
Tai-Pan | 1986 | | |
Invitation to the Wedding | 1983 | | American Husband |
The American Adventure | 1982 | | Thomas Jefferson (voice) |
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | 1981 | TV Movie | David Finley |
The Oklahoma City Dolls | 1981 | TV Movie | Sheriff Mike Sorenson |
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | 1979 | | Customs Man |
Charleston | 1979 | TV Movie | Reverend Allen |
Centennial | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Major Sibley |
The Bionic Woman | 1978 | TV Series | Colonel |
Incredible Rocky Mountain Race | 1977 | TV Movie | |
Last of the Mohicans | 1977 | TV Movie | David Gamut |
Pete's Dragon | 1977 | | Store Proprietor |
Fernwood Tonight | 1977 | TV Series | Nelson Phipps |
Almos' a Man | 1976 | TV Short | Shopkeeper |
Timber Tramps | 1975 | | |
Mr. Sycamore | 1975 | | Fred Staines |
The Ghost Busters | 1975 | TV Series | Sparks |
The Giant Spider Invasion | 1975 | | Kester |
Kolchak: The Night Stalker | 1975 | TV Series | Bernard Carmichael |
Alias Big Cherry | 1975 | | |
Heavy Traffic | 1973 | | |
Jarrett | 1973 | TV Movie | Toby |
Lassie | 1973 | TV Series | Harley |
A Very Missing Person | 1972 | TV Movie | Onofre |
Squares | 1972 | | Frank Warren |
Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | TV Series | Hank |
The Touch of Satan | 1971 | | Mr. Keitel |
Johnny Got His Gun | 1971 | | Third Doctor |
Mod Squad | 1969-1971 | TV Series | Gus Weldon / Wrangler |
The Andersonville Trial | 1970 | TV Movie | Court Reporter |
Paint Your Wagon | 1969 | | Atwell |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1952-1969 | TV Series | Cowboy Minstrel / Hippie / Irwin |
The Doris Day Show | 1968 | TV Series | Albert Simpson |
Get Smart | 1968 | TV Series | Maestro |
Judd for the Defense | 1968 | TV Series | Fred Sherwood |
The Lucy Show | 1967 | TV Series | Iffie |
Combat! | 1967 | TV Series | Woody Jones |
Pistols 'n' Petticoats | 1966 | TV Series | Will Dill |
Please Don't Eat the Daisies | 1966 | TV Series | Harold Hewley / Jud |
One of Our Spies Is Missing | 1966 | | Mr. Bentley - the Texan |
My Mother the Car | 1966 | TV Series | Fink |
Run for Your Life | 1966 | TV Series | Desk Clerk |
Lost in Space | 1965 | TV Series | Newsman Lacy |
Perry Mason | 1965 | TV Series | Ed Allison |
O.K. Crackerby! | 1965 | TV Series | Airport Desk Clerk |
The Loved One | 1965 | | Dusty Acres |
Petticoat Junction | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Hector / Henry Barton |
The Beverly Hillbillies | 1965 | TV Series | Beauregard Short |
The Rogues | 1965 | TV Series | Barman |
The Munsters | 1965 | TV Series | Moose Mallory |
Death Valley Days | 1964 | TV Series | Moore |
Burke's Law | 1964 | TV Series | Hapless Magician |
The Cara Williams Show | 1964 | TV Series | Carl |
Come Fly with Me | 1963 | | Navigator |
The War Lover | 1962 | | Handown: Crew of 'The Body' |
The Saint | 1962 | TV Series | Benson |
The Nun and the Sergeant | 1962 | | Orville Nupert |
The Real McCoys | 1961 | TV Series | Cab Driver |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1961 | | Sparks |
Wanted: Dead or Alive | 1961 | TV Series | Jeff |
Harrigan and Son | 1960 | TV Series | Clem |
The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 | TV Series | Pete Johnson |
Rawhide | 1960 | TV Series | Bugler |
Johnny Ringo | 1960 | TV Series | Billy Counts |
The Millionaire | 1960 | TV Series | Florida Cates |
Riverboat | 1959 | TV Series | Cpl. John Chase |
How to Marry a Millionaire | 1959 | TV Series | Robert E Harper |
Playhouse 90 | 1959 | TV Series | |
Wagon Train | 1959 | TV Series | Slim |
When Hell Broke Loose | 1958 | | Jonesie |
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Swapper Sam Scott / Scott |
December Bride | 1958 | TV Series | |
The Adventures of Jim Bowie | 1958 | TV Series | Otie Jimson |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Brian McAfee |
Circus Boy | 1957 | TV Series | Lem Clemens |
Navy Log | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Ensign Lee / Hi-Boats |
Telephone Time | 1956 | TV Series | Pvt. Grover Mackey |
The Ford Television Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Cowboy |
Annie Oakley | 1956 | TV Series | Abner Harkey / 'Smiley' Douglas |
Hold Back the Night | 1956 | | Ackerman (as Bob Easton) |
Somebody Up There Likes Me | 1956 | | Cpl. Quinbury (uncredited) |
The Bold and the Brave | 1956 | | Tall Blonde G.I. (uncredited) |
The Kettles in the Ozarks | 1956 | | Lafe (uncredited) |
TV Reader's Digest | 1956 | TV Series | Horton |
Screen Directors Playhouse | 1956 | TV Series | Stanley Moran |
The Bob Cummings Show | 1955 | TV Series | Warren the Bird Watcher |
Father Knows Best | 1955 | TV Series | Carter Mawson |
Gunsmoke | 1955 | TV Series | Magnus Goode |
Schlitz Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | |
My Little Margie | 1953-1955 | TV Series | Luke Tolliver |
Buffalo Bill, Jr. | 1955 | TV Series | Telegrapher Danny Crockett |
Deep in My Heart | 1954 | | Cumberly (uncredited) |
The Raid | 1954 | | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
The High and the Mighty | 1954 | | Cargo Clerk (uncredited) |
Cavalcade of America | 1953-1954 | TV Series | George Merchant |
Fireside Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | |
McCoy of Abilene | 1953 | TV Movie | |
Combat Squad | 1953 | | Lewis |
Racket Squad | 1951-1953 | TV Series | Tex / Joe - Desk Clerk |
Take Me to Town | 1953 | | Train Vendor (uncredited) |
The Neanderthal Man | 1953 | | Danny - Townsman |
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | 1953 | | Deckhand (uncredited) |
Adventures of Superman | 1953 | TV Series | Marvin |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Au Pairs | 2010 | Short technical advisor | |
Days of Our Lives | 2008 | TV Series dialect coach - 1 episode | |
The Last King of Scotland | 2006 | dialogue coach: Mr. Whitaker - as Bob Easton | |
Transit | 2005 | TV Movie accent coach | |
A Little Trip to Heaven | 2005 | additional voice coaching | |
Volare | 2004/II | Short dialect coach | |
Face of Terror | 2004 | dialogue coach | |
Shade | 2003 | dialect coach | |
The Night We Called It a Day | 2003 | dialect coach: Mr. Hopper | |
The Lizzie McGuire Movie | 2003 | dialect coach | |
Snapshots | 2002/I | dialogue coach: Julie Christie | |
Drowning Mona | 2000 | dialect coach | |
Homegrown | 1998 | dialect coach: Mr. Azaria | |
Good Will Hunting | 1997 | dialect coach | |
The Maker | 1997 | dialect/dialogue coach | |
The Empty Mirror | 1996 | dialogue coach | |
Night Falls on Manhattan | 1996 | dialect coach | |
Wild Bill | 1995 | dialect coach | |
The Neverending Story III | 1994 | dialogue coach | |
The Beverly Hillbillies | 1993 | dialect coach | |
The Amy Fisher Story | 1993 | TV Movie dialogue coach | |
Pet Sematary II | 1992 | dialogue coach | |
Cruel Doubt | 1992 | TV Mini-Series dialect coach - 2 episodes | |
Noises Off... | 1992 | dialect coach | |
Mobsters | 1991 | dialect coach | |
The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter | 1990 | dialogue coach | |
Catchfire | 1990 | dialogue coach - as Bob Easton | |
Stella | 1990 | dialect coach | |
Next of Kin | 1989 | dialect coach | |
Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland | 1989 | additional dialogue / dialogue coach | |
Loverboy | 1989 | dialogue coach | |
Red Heat | 1988 | dialogue coach | |
Sledge Hammer! | 1987 | TV Series dialect coach - 1 episode | |
Revolution | 1985 | dialect coach | |
Kane & Abel | 1985 | TV Mini-Series dialogue coach - 1 episode | |
North and South | 1985 | TV Mini-Series dialect coach - 6 episodes | |
Volunteers | 1985 | dialogue coach | |
Flesh+Blood | 1985 | dialect coach | |
Florence Nightingale | 1985 | TV Movie dialect coach | |
The NeverEnding Story | 1984 | dialogue coach | |
Scarface | 1983 | dialogue coach | |
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | 1981 | TV Movie dialect coach | |
Inchon | 1981 | dialect coach: Laurence Olivier | |
Falling in Love Again | 1980 | dialogue director: 1940's sequence | |
Love and Bullets | 1979 | dialogue coach | |
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | 1979 | TV Movie dialogue coach | |
Magic | 1978 | accent consultant | |
Crazy Mama | 1975 | dialect coach | |
The Molly Maguires | 1970 | dialogue coach - uncredited | |
Khartoum | 1966 | accent coach - uncredited | |
Feudin' Fools | 1952 | dialect coach | |
Havana Rose | 1951 | dialect coach | |
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