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Norman Leavitt

Norman Turner Leavitt (December 1, 1913 – December 11, 2005) was an American film and television actor.

Life and career

Leavitt was born in Lansing, Michigan.[2][3] He began his stage career in 1935, appearing as a wedding guest in the Broadway play How Beautiful With Shoes.[4]

Leavitt made his film debut in 1941.[5] in 1946 he appeared in The Harvey Girls.[6] During the 1940s and 1950s he mainly appeared in films in uncredited and supporting roles.[5]

Films he appeared in during the 1950s and 1960s including It's a Dog's Life, The Long, Long Trailer, Stars and Stripes Forever, Somebody Loves Me, The Merry Widow, Hannah Lee: An American Primitive, O. Henry's Full House, California Passage, Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell, Harvey, The Killer That Stalked New York, Wabash Avenue, The Inspector General, A Woman of Distinction, Off Limits, The Luck of the Irish, Showdown at Boot Hill, God Is My Partner, Valerie, The Way to the Gold, The Shadow on the Window, The Ten Commandments, Fury at Gunsight Pass, Ride, Vaquero!, Living It Up, The Kentuckian and When Gangland Strikes,[2][3][5][7] Combat Squad,[8] The Rookie, and Teenage Monster.[9]

Leavitt started appearing on television in 1952 in The Adventures of Kit Carson. In 1958 Leavitt played the recurring role of the dimwitted jail handyman Ralph in the western television series Trackdown.[10]

In the 1960s and 1970s Leavitt started appearing in more television programs and fewer films. His television credits include Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Mayberry, R.F.D., Perry Mason, The Fugitive, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bonanza, Lost in Space, The Wild Wild West, The Jack Benny Program, Mister Ed, Death Valley Days, The Rifleman, Leave It to Beaver, Peter Gunn, The Addams Family, Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Millionaire, The Guns of Will Sonnett and Ironside.[2][3][5][7] He also appeared in The Andy Griffith Show, playing a number of different roles.[7]

Leavitt retired in 1978, last appearing in the television series Quincy, M.E..[2]

Death

Leavitt died in December 2005 of dehydration and dementia at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Solvang, California, at the age of 92.[2][11][12] His body was cremated.[11]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ "California Death Index, 1940—1997", digital database, death of Margaret Anna (née Haldin) Leavitt in Merced, California, June 17, 1992; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento; record via FamilySearch archives, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lentz, Harris (May 4, 2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005. McFarland. pp. 220–221. ISBN 9780786424894 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c "Norman Leavitt". TV Guide. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Norman Leavitt". Playbill. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Norman Leavitt Filmography". Fandango. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ Vogel, Michelle (June 8, 2015). Marjorie Main: The Life and Films of Hollywood's "Ma Kettle". McFarland. p. 166. ISBN 9781476604268 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b c Robinson, Fernandes, Dale, David (2012). The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference: Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles. McFarland. p. 31. ISBN 978-1476601878 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Lentz, Robert (May 2016). Korean War Filmography: 91 English Language Features through 2000. McFarland. pp. 86–88. ISBN 978-1476621548 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Craig, Rob (September 25, 2013). It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. p. 197. ISBN 9780786477777 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Mayers, Boyd. "Do You Remember... "Trackdown"". westernclippings.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ a b Willson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places – The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed. McFarland. p. 431. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, 2005. Carroll & Graf. 2006. p. 537. ISBN 9780786718337 – via Google Books.

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