John D. Eldredge (August 30, 1904 – September 23, 1961) was an American actor from San Francisco. He was the younger brother of character actor George Eldredge (1898–1977).
Early life
Born August 30, 1904, John Eldredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at university. When he confessed to his father that he wanted to be an actor, his father grinned and said: “That’s all right son so long as you are a good one.”[citation needed]
Career
He began his theatrical career in repertory and then in comic opera and later played small parts in New York City till he made a hit on Broadway and it was a role opposite Lillian Gish that won him a Warners film contract.
Eldredge’s Broadway credits include Three-Cornered Moon (1932), The Good Fairy (1932), Katerina (1928), The Cherry Orchard (1928), and The Would-be Gentleman (1928).
In 1954–1955, Eldredge played Harry Archer, father of the title character, in the CBS Television situation comedy Meet Corliss Archer.
Death
He died September 23, 1961, at his home in Treasure Island Trailer Park in Laguna Beach, California, where he was recovering from a heart attack.
Selected filmography
The Man With Two Faces (1934) – Horace Barry Jones
Flirtation Walk (1934) – Lieut. Biddle
The White Cockatoo (1935) – Francis Talley
The Woman in Red (1935) – Eugene ‘Gene’ Fairchild
The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) – Hugh Brown
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) – Don
The Goose and the Gander (1935) – Lawrence
Dr. Socrates (1935) – Dr. Burton
Man of Iron (1935) – Ed Tanahill
Dangerous (1935) – Gordon Heath
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936) – Dr. Harrigan
Snowed Under (1936) – McBride
Murder by an Aristocrat (1936) – John Tweed
His Brother’s Wife (1936) – Tom Claybourne
Follow Your Heart (1936) – Harrison Beecher
Adventure in Manhattan (1936) – Tommy – Actor in Play (uncredited)
Mysterious Crossing (1936) – Paul Briand
The Holy Terror (1937) – Lt. Comdr. R.E. Wallace
Fair Warning (1937) – Dr. Galt
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) – Cartwright
The Go Getter (1937) – Lloyd Skinner
Mr Dodd Takes the Air (1937) – Jim Lidin
One Mile from Heaven (1937) – Jerry Harrison
Sh! The Octopus (1937) – Paul Morgan
Women Are Like That (1938) – Charles Braden
King of the Underworld (1939) – Niles Nelson
Persons in Hiding (1939) – Chief Agent Gordon Kingsley
Blind Alley (1939) – Dick Holbrook
Undercover Doctor (1939) – Gordon Kingsley
Television Spy (1939) – Boris
Private Detective (1939) – Millard Lannon
The Marines Fly High (1940) – John Henderson / El Vengador
Dr. Kildare’s Strange Case (1940) – Henry Adams, Amnesia Patient
Son of Roaring Dan (1940) – Thorndyke
The Devil’s Pipeline (1940) – George Butler
Always a Bride (1940) – Marshall Winkler
High Sierra (1941) – Lon Preiser
Flight from Destiny (1941) – Peterson
Horror Island (1941) – Cousin George
The Black Cat (1941) – Stanley Borden
Blossoms in the Dust (1941) – Damon
Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941) – Paul McWilliams (uncredited)
It Started with Eve (1941) – Hotel Desk Manager (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941) – Andrew Belmont
The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942) – Dwight, Ship’s Officer
Saboteur (1942) – Footman (uncredited)
Tough As They Come (1942) – Rogers
Madame Spy (1942) – Carl Gordon
Beautiful But Broke (1944) – Waldo Main
Bermuda Mystery (1944) – Lyman Brooks
Song of Nevada (1944) – Rollo Bingham
Dangerous Passage (1944) – Vaughn
Swing Out the Blues (1944) – Gregg Talbot
Eve Knew Her Apples (1945) – Walter W. Walter, II (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence (1945) – Judge White
The Master Key (1945, Serial) – Walter Stark, Council Member M-6 [Chs.1–5]
Bad Men of the Border (1945) – Bart Breslow
Dangerous Partners (1945) – Farrel
Live Wires (1946) – Herbert L. Sayers
Up Goes Maisie (1946) – Benson
I Ring Doorbells (1946) – Ransome
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) – Bascomb
Lost City of the Jungle (1946, Serial) – Dr. Elmore
Passkey to Danger (1946) – Alexander Cardovsky
The French Key (1946) – John Holterman
Dark Alibi (1946) – Anthony R. Morgan
Little Miss Big (1946) – Sanford Baxter
Temptation (1946) – Don Gibbs (uncredited)
Backlash (1947) – John Morland
Seven Were Saved (1947) – Rollin Hartley
Second Chance (1947) – Conrad Martyn
The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947) – Charlie, in ‘Fabulous Joe’
The Fabulous Joe (1947) – Charlie
Angels’ Alley (1948) – Asst. Dist. Atty. John Willis
Smart Woman (1948) – Lester Flynn, Reporter (uncredited)
Jinx Money (1948) – Lullaby Kane
Sealed Verdict (1948) – Col. Macklin (chief justice)
Whispering Smith (1948) – George McCloud
Sky Dragon (1949) – William E. French
Stampede (1949) – Cox
The Sickle or the Cross (1949) – Rev. Dodge
Top o’ the Morning (1949) – E. L. Larkin
Square Dance Jubilee (1949) – Jed Stratton
Unmasked (1950) – Johnny Rocco
Champagne for Caesar (1950) – Executive No. 1
Lonely Heart Bandits (1950) – Tony Morell / Wade Antrim
Rustlers on Horseback (1950) – George Parradine
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) – J.N. Bergen (uncredited)
Insurance Investigator (1951) – John Hammond
Night Into Morning (1951) – Professor (uncredited)
No Questions Asked (1951) – Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
The Law and the Lady (1951) – Asst. Manager – Monte Carlo Hotel (uncredited)
An American in Paris (1951) – Jack Jansen (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield (1951) – Dr. Eustace Danforth (uncredited)
All That I Have (1951) – Justice Webster
Street Bandits (1951) – L.T. Mitchell
For Men Only (1952) – Mr. St. Claire – Regents Board Member (uncredited)
Just This Once (1952) – Commander Denham (uncredited)
Scaramouche (1952) – Assembly Clerk (uncredited)
The Sniper (1952) – Mr. Stonecroft (uncredited)
Fearless Fagan (1952) – Producer (uncredited)
No Holds Barred (1952) – Doctor Howard (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman (1953–1958, TV Series) – Mr. X / Jonas Rockwell / Burt Burnside / Walter Canby
The Mississippi Gambler (1953) – Galbreath (uncredited)
Girls in the Night (1953) – Judge
Invaders from Mars (1953) – Mr. Turner (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953) – Masterson (uncredited)
Racing Blood (1954) – ‘Mitch’ Mitchell
Loophole (1954) – Frank Temple
The Desperado (1954) – Mr. Cameron (uncredited)
Soldier of Fortune (1955) – Man Slapped in Lobby (uncredited)
Toughest Man Alive (1955) – Ingo Widner
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) – Sands Co-Owner (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger (1956, TV Series)
The Toy Tiger (1956) – Executive (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) – Reformatory Warden George Niles (uncredited)
Francis in the Haunted House (1956) – Criminologist (uncredited)
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) – Greavy – Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
God Is My Partner (1957) – Jess Northrop (uncredited)
Raintree County (1957) – Cousin Sam (uncredited)
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) – Police Capt. H.B. Collins
Freckles (1960) – Mr. Cooper
Five Guns to Tombstone (1960) – Endicott
Selected Television
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
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| 1950 |
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) |
Jack Burke |
Episode “Outlaw Town” |
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| 1950 |
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) |
Rocky Carson |
Episode “The Black Hat” |
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| 1950 |
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) |
Applegate aka Denton |
Episode “One Jump Ahead” |
|
| 1953 |
Death Valley Days |
Ray Trumbull |
Season 2, Episode 2, “Little Washington” |
|
| 1959 |
Death Valley Days |
Governor McDougal |
Episode “The Blonde King” |
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| 1959 |
Wanted Dead or Alive |
Matthew Wilson |
Episode “The Conquerors” |
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| 1962 |
Wanted Dead or Alive |
Phineos Porter |
Episode “The Looters” |
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External Links
Actor John Eldredge – Wikipedia
