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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-07-25

Day of Death

1985-03-30 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

San Leandro, California

Also Known As

Hal Peary

Harold Peary

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold (Hal) Peary (July 25, 1908 – March 30, 1985) was an American actor, comedian and singer in radio, film, television and animation remembered best as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, a supporting character on radio's Fibber McGee & Molly that moved to its own radio hit, The Great Gildersleeve, the first known spinoff hit in American broadcasting history. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harold Peary, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

1976

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

as

Big Ben (voice)

Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943

Gildersleeve on Broadway

as

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

The Loan Stranger

1942

The Loan Stranger

as

Hudson C. Dann

The Screwball

1943

The Screwball

as

Policeman

Seven Days' Leave

1942

Seven Days' Leave

as

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Wetbacks

1956

Wetbacks

as

Juan Ortega

The Great Gildersleeve

1942

The Great Gildersleeve

as

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

1943

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

as

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Gildersleeve's Ghost

1944

Gildersleeve's Ghost

as

Gildersleeve

The Shining Future

1944

The Shining Future

as

The Great Gildersleeve

Here We Go Again

1942

Here We Go Again

as

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

A Tiger Walks

1964

A Tiger Walks

as

Uncle Harry

Look Who's Laughing

1941

Look Who's Laughing

as

Gildersleeve

Outlaw Queen

1957

Outlaw Queen

as

Bartender (as Hal Peary)

Clambake

1967

Clambake

as

Doorman at Shores Hotel

Hot Spot

1945

Hot Spot

as

The Devil (voice)

Port of Hell

1954

Port of Hell

as

Leo

Invisible Diplomats

1965

Invisible Diplomats

as

Mr. Bullard

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940

Comin' Round the Mountain

as

Mayor Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

as

R. K. Mountain

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Freddy Fell

The Roman Holidays

The Roman Holidays

as

Herman (voice)

The Loner

The Loner

as

Peabody

Blondie

Blondie

as

Herb Woodley

Public Defender

Public Defender

as

Ladislaus

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Brisbane Snead

The Bob Cummings Show

The Bob Cummings Show

as

Charlie Henley

The Bob Cummings Show

The Bob Cummings Show

as

City Council Candidate

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

as

Otis Finch

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as

Sam Appleton

Production

Crew

Directing