Harry Antrim was an actor in vaudeville, film, and television.
Biography
Born on August 27, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois, by 1906, he was working in vaudeville. During the early 1930s, he moved to Los Angeles and secured uncredited parts in several films, beginning with 1936’s Small Town Girl. For the next two decades, he performed in various credited and uncredited roles, including the famed 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street, in which he played an ahistorical R.H. Macy, owner of Macy’s Department Store.
He landed acting roles in television, beginning with the Hallmark Television Playhouse 1953 production of Horace Mann’s Miracle. In 1955, he appeared in one episode of I Love Lucy. He appeared on The Andy Griffith Show as Fred Walker, owner of Walker’s Drug Store. He was in the episodes “Irresistible Andy ” and “Those Gossipin’ Men.” His last television appearances were on Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies in 1967.
Death
Antrim died of a heart attack on January 18, 1967, in Los Angeles, California. He was buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Partial filmography
Desire (1936) – Chauffeur (uncredited)
Small Town Girl (1936) – Interne Holding X-Rays (uncredited)
Postal Inspector (1936) – Postmaster (uncredited)
The President’s Mystery (1936) – Inspector A.R. Lahey
15 Maiden Lane (1936) – Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Flying Hostess (1936) – Passenger (uncredited)
Sex Madness (1938) – Theatrical Manager
Angels Over Broadway (1940) – Court Clerk (uncredited)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) – R. H. Macy (uncredited)
The Luck of the Irish (1948) – Sen. Ransom (uncredited)
Larceny (1948) – Mr. McNulty
Let’s Live a Little (1948) – James Montgomery
Words and Music (1948) – Dr. Rogers
Act of Violence (1948) – Fred Finney
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) – Mayor Dwiggins
Johnny Allegro (1949) – Pudgy
Trapped (1949) – Warden (uncredited)
The Heiress (1949) – Mr. Abeel
Intruder in the Dust (1949) – Mr. Tubbs
Prison Warden (1949) – Dr. Ray Stark (uncredited)
Border Incident (1949) – John MacReynolds (uncredited)
Chicago Deadline (1949) – George Gribbe
Free for All (1949) – Mr. Whiting
There’s a Girl in My Heart (1949) – (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon (1950) – Sidney
Outside the Wall (1950) – Dr. Stone (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own (1950) – Ty Winthrop
Side Street (1950) – Mr. Malby
Appointment with Danger (1950) – Taylor – Postmaster
Devil’s Doorway (1950) – Dr. C.O. MacQuillan
I’ll Get By (1950) – Mr. Olinville
Follow the Sun (1951) – Dr. John Everett (uncredited)
Fighting Coast Guard (1951) – Admiral (uncredited)
Night Into Morning (1951) – Sam Andersen
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) – Bishop Daniels (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) – Prison Warden
Meet Me After the Show (1951) – Judge (uncredited)
I’ll See You in My Dreams (1951) – Mr. LeBoy
Mutiny (1952) – Chairman Caleb Parsons (uncredited)
The Lion and the Horse (1952) – Cas Bagley
We’re Not Married! (1952) – Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Bounty Hunter (1954) – Dr. R.L. Spencer
A Lawless Street (1955) – Mayor Kent (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) – Sen. Simpkins (uncredited)
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) – Cleva’s Birth Doctor (uncredited)
Baby Face Nelson (1957) – Pharmacist
Official Detective (1957, TV Series) – L.C. Moore
Teacher’s Pet (1958) – Lloyd Crowley
Gunman’s Walk (1958) – Judge Frank Parker (uncredited)
Gunmen from Laredo (1959) – Judge Frank Parker (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry (1960) – Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
For Those Who Think Young (1964) – Harry – 45th Anniversary Husband (uncredited)
The Monkey’s Uncle (1965) – Regent
External Links
Actor Harry Antrim – Wikipedia
