Actor Lloyd Corrigan Grave Hollywood Forever Cemetery Los Angeles California USA July 2, 2023

Описание: Actor Lloyd Corrigan Grave Hollywood Forever Cemetery Los Angeles California USA July 2, 2023
Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the stern Emmerich Johnson in "The Chase" (1946). Born into a prominent theatrical family, the only son of screen actors James Corrigan and Lillian Elliot, after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the University of California at Berkeley, he began his career as in films beginning with a supporting role in "The Splendid Crime" (1925) per the connections of director William C. DeMille, whom had been a longtime friend of the family. From there, he would go on to enjoy a successful career as a character actor appearing in over 300 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, white-collared workers, clergymen, historical figures, waiters, doormen, bellhops, butlers, chauffeurs, retail clerks, salesmen, bankers, doctors, politicians, curmudgeons, bakers, cooks, neighbors, landlords, reporters, photographers, detectives, sheriffs, aristocrats, military men, pharmacists, managers, educators, wealthy bachelors, eccentrics, accountants, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "It" (1927), "The Great Commandment" (1939), "High School" (1940), "Whistling in the Dark" (1941), "North to the Klondike" (1942), "London Blackout Murders" (1943), "Since You Went Away" (1944), "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest" (1945), "She-Wolf of London" (1946), "Stallion Road" (1947), "A Date with Judy" (1948), "The Girl from Jones Beach" (1949), "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1950), "New Mexico" (1951), "Son of Paleface" (1952), "Marry Me Again" (1953), "Return from the Sea" (1954), "Paris Follies of 1956" (1955), "Hidden Guns" (1956), "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), and "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World" (1963). During the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in such syndicated sitcoms as "Racket Squad," "Your Favorite Story," "The Ford Television Theatre," "The Stu Erwin Show," "My Friend Irma," "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse," "The Millionaire," "Willy," "Screen Directors Playhouse," "Ford Star Jubilee," "Code 3," "Father Knows Best," "The 20th-Century Fox Hour," "Lux Video Theatre," "Crossroads," "Telephone Time," "Wanted: Dead or Alive," "Shirley Temple's Storybook," "How to Marry a Millionaire," "The Restless Gun," "Riverboat," "Tombstone Territory," "Sunday Showcase," "Mike Hammer," "U.S. Marshal," "Happy," "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," "Peter Gunn," "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," "Rawhide," "The Real McCoys," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Death Valley Days," "My Three Sons," "Dennis the Menace," "Lassie," "77 Sunset Strip," "Gunsmoke," "Bonanza," "The Donna Reed Show," "Hank," and "Petticoat Junction". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a screenwriter for Paramount Pictures, was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and was the celebrity spokesman for Montgomery Ward. In 1966, Corrigan, who never married nor had any children, retired from acting and spent the reminder of his life living comfortably in the suburbs where he journaled, painted in charcoals, was a generous benefactor for several schools and libraries, and was often seen dining out everyday at the prestigious Los Angeles Country Club, until his death from the complications of undisclosed causes.