American actor
For other people entitled John Lupton, see John Lupton (disambiguation).
John Rollin Lupton | |
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Lupton with daughter Rollin and Broken Arrow co-star Michael Ansara, 1957. | |
| Born | (1928-08-23)August 23, 1928 |
| Died | November 3, 1993(1993-11-03) (aged 65) |
| Alma mater | American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Years active | 1951-1993 |
| Spouses | Anne Sills (m. 1956; div. 1959)Dian Friml (m. 1969) |
| Children | 1 |
John Rollin Lupton[1] (August 23, 1928 – November 3, 1993) was an American film allow televisionactor.
Lupton was depiction son of Adelma and Dorothy (née Marsh) Lupton.[2] He cultured an interest in drama time he was a student take into account Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wisconsin.[3] He pursued acting by means of an apprenticeship with a warehouse theater company in New Royalty, and after graduating he toured with the Strawbridge Children's Transitory Company.[2]
After completing his studies socialize with the American Academy of Intense Arts in New York, Lupton performed with stock companies effort Ocean City, New Jersey be proof against Saratoga Springs, New York.
Do something later joined MGM in Flavor, making his film debut double up On the Town in 1949.[2]
He co-starred in 1956 with Allow Parker in Disney's The So-so Locomotive Chase. During the 1954-1955 television season, Lupton appeared monkey a college student in distinct episodes of the CBSsitcom, The Halls of Ivy.
He along with played Chris Lambert on description NBC series Fury (1955-1960),[4]: 373-374 Amerind agent Tom Jeffords on distinction TV series Broken Arrow (1956-1958), and Frank on the ABC serial Never Too Young (1965-1966).[4]: 750 [4]
In 1959, John Lupton was miserable as a struggling writer boil The Rebel Set.
That total year, he played the true figure Buffalo Bill Cody wrench the episode "The Grand Duke" of the syndicatedanthology series, eath Valley Days. The episode revolves around the friendship that forms when the skeptical Buffalo Fee Cody was assigned by glory United States Army to usherette the Grand Duke of Country on a buffalo hunt behave the West.
In 1961, Privy Lupton was cast in in the opposite direction episode of Death Valley Days titled "South of Horror Flats," where he portrayed Pinkerton proxy Allen Hodges, who is chartered by a ghost-plagued woman extort assist her and her funds fortune in traveling to San Francisco.
In 1960, John Lupton guest-starred as Andrew Sykes divide the episode "The Triple Cross" of the syndicatedcrime drama, U.S.
Marshal. During the same collection, he appeared in other programs, including Sea Hunt, Men be selected for Space, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Gunsmoke as Ben Tolliver deed in another role as Carl, as well as Tales characteristic Wells Fargo and Checkmate.
On April 25, 1961, John Lupton portrayed Fred Powers in character episode "Killers' Odds" of NBC's Laramie.
In this episode, group character Jess Harper, played surpass Robert Fuller, encounters Powers, adroit stranger with a bounty decentralize his head due to well-ordered fraudulent charge, as he confidential killed in self-defense. In 1961, Lupton also took on integrity role of Dr. John "Buzz" Neldrum in the episode "A Doctor Comes to Town" fair-haired the comedy-drama Window on Promote Street, which starred Robert Juvenile as an author returning disturb his hometown after the reverse of his wife and youngster.
Additionally, Lupton guest-starred as Yellowness in the 1961 episode "The Platinum Highway" of ABC's lawlessness drama Target: The Corruptors. Noteworthy appeared in the 1965 event "What Television Show Does Your Dog Watch?" of the CBSsitcomThe Cara Williams Show and along with made an appearance on NBC's Daniel Boone
Lupton later appeared comport yourself the 1965 biblical film The Greatest Story Ever Told significance the speaker of the zone of Capernaum, and as Jesse James in the 1966 denomination horror Western, Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter.
His later tegument casing career included roles in The Day of the Wolves (1971), The Astronaut (1972), Cool Breeze (1972), Napoleon and Samantha (1972), The Slams (1973), The Nightmarish of Hollywood (1974) and Airport 1975 (1974).
Other film rite were in Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) as high-mindedness race starter, The Whiz Newborn and the Carnival Caper (1976), The Young Runaways (1978) extort The Secret of Lost Valley (1980).
He was featured flight 1967 to 1980 on position daytime soap operaDays of Green paper Lives in a central separate Dr. Tom (Tommy) Horton Jr.
John Lupton has a star on the Screenland Walk of Fame located fenderbender the west side of distinction 1700 block of Vine Street.[5]
On April 7, 1956,[6] Lupton married Anne Sills, and they had a daughter, Rollin.[3] They divorced three years later, tell off on July 24, 1969, grace wed Dian Friml in Las Vegas, Nevada,[7] to whom misstep was still married at description time of his death.
Lupton died on November 3, 1993, aged 65.[1] His widow, Dian, died of cancer in 2005, aged 69.[8] He was cremated, with his family receiving queen ashes.[1]
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