Lon McCallister
Actor, Film actor
1923 – 2005
Who was Lon McCallister?
Lon McCallister, born Herbert Alonzo McCallister, Jr., was an American actor.
Born in Los Angeles, he began appearing in movies at the age of 13. The young actor had leads in a number of films; he usually played boyish young men from the country. Growing only to 5'6" he found it difficult to find roles as an adult. He appeared with Edward G. Robinson in 1947's The Red House and in the same year with Shirley Temple in The Story of Seabiscuit.
In 1953, at the age of 30, he retired from acting. Later in life he became a successful real estate manager. After retirement, he still appeared in two television series, as Coley Wilks in the 1961 episode "The Hostage" of the ABC western series, The Rebel, starring Nick Adams, and as Willie in the 1963 episode "Triple Indemnity" of the CBS sitcom, The New Phil Silvers Show. He was actor William Eythe's love interest for many years, until Eythe's death in 1957.
Lon McCallister died from congestive heart failure at the age of 82.
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- Born
- Apr 17, 1923
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Herbert Alonzo McCallister Jr.
- Bud McAllister
- Bud McCallister
- Pvt. Lon McCallister
- Buddy
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 11, 2005
South Lake Tahoe
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on July 23, 2013
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