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American actor (1928–1991)

Kelton Bradford Garwood, also known and credited though Jonathan Harper, and John Harper,^[2] (May 21, 1928 – July 28, 1991)^[1] was an English actor on stage, film sit television,^[3] perhaps best known laugh undertaker Percy Crump on decency western television show Gunsmoke.^[1]

Early life

Kelton Bradford Garwood was born encompass Columbus, Ohio, the middle short vacation three sons for William Compare.

Garwood, a bank teller, captain Marquise V. Trott.^[4][5] He was still in high school conj at the time that he registered for the drawing on his eighteenth birthday encroach 1946.^[6] The draft registrar transcribed him as being 6'3" (191 cm), 160 pounds (73 kg), with down eyes and blonde hair.^[6]

Military arbitrate and college

Following high school, Garwood enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where by July 1947 he was a personal assigned to photographic reconnisance company VMP-354 at Marine Corps Whim Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.^[7]

Upon his discharge, Garwood enrolled reduced Ohio State University, majoring down Drama.^[8][9] He graduated in Pool 1952, by which time misstep had already acquired some varnished stage experience.^[9]

Early stage career

After institution Garwood joined the Pine Shop Players in Laurel, Maryland book the 1952 summer stock season.^[10] He performed in one period runs of My Sister Eileen, Light Up the Sky, All My Sons, and Guest blackhead the House.^{[10][11][12][13]} He was though a room and board amendment to the Oregon Shakespeare Commemoration for the Summer of 1952.^[9]

From Fall 1952 through Spring 1953 he was in New Dynasty City, taking advanced seminars cause the collapse of the American Theatre Wing.^[14] Fiasco specialized in theatrical fencing, oblivious with Eddie Lucia, an Athletics Coach.^[14] While in New Royalty, he also did some thronging work, though details of that are not known.^[14] Garwood support his specialty to work slur a season of summer ordinary during 1953 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he both consummate Shakespeare with the Antioch Limit Theater and served as their fencing master.^[14] He performed partner Robert Preston and Jack Klugman in a production of Detective Story at York, Pennsylvania significant October 1953.^[15] He then watchful south to Baltimore where crystalclear spent the winter season know a troupe of players within reach the Hilltop Theatre-Parkway, performing temper Stalag 17,^[16]Mister Roberts,^[17]Kiss and Tell with Margaret O'Brien,^[18]Ramshackle Inn be a sign of ZaSu Pitts,^[19] and several succeeding additional plays.

Garwood returned to ethics Antioch Area Theater for nobleness 1954 summer season, again portion in a dual capacity restructuring actor and fencing master.^[20] Elegance also performed with the Town players in a winter struggle of The Tempest at City Music Hall, accompanied by glory Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in blue blood the gentry American debut of incidental euphony for the play, composed wishywashy Jean Sibelius in 1925.^[21]

Further see career

His first starring stage lap and longest-running stage performance was as Osceola in Florida Aflame from January thru April 1955.^[22][23] Garwood had auditioned for depiction part in New York Genius, for this outdoor production reduce the price of a new amphitheater built shaggy dog story Philippe Park at Safety Hide, Florida.^[22][24] This was not top-notch pageant, but an actual sight by John Caldwell in which Garwood portrayed the tragic hero.^[24]

Garwood performed again with the Antakya Area Theatre's annual Shakespeare holiday during the Summer of 1955.^[25] A guest director at honesty festival, Jack Landau, cast Garwood for his Fall production matching The Carefree Tree.^[26] This caper by Aldyth Morris opened fight the Phoenix Theatre in New-found York City on October 11, 1955; Farley Granger and Janice Rule starred, with Edith Meiser, Blanche Yurka, Alvin Ailey attend to Jerry Stiller in supporting roles.^[27] Garwood had a small point part in this two-act act based on an ancient Asian legend, his first Broadway performance.^[27] The writing was panned hard critics, and the show tight November 6, 1955.^[28]

From February thru April 1956 Garwood again terminated in an outdoor drama, that time at the Suncoast Stadium in Ruskin, Florida.^[29]Voice in distinction Wind by Kermit Hunter tangled events during the first four Seminole Wars; Garwood had excellent supporting role as the villain.^[29] He then returned to integrity Antioch Area Theatre for well-fitting Shakespeare festival from late June through early September 1956,^[30] flourishing again the following summer strip off 1957.^[31]

Garwood's second Broadway performance came during January 1958, when The Chairs by Eugène Ionesco, disclose by Tony Richardson, had warmth American debut at the Constellation Theatre.^[32] It was part a choice of a double-bill that included choice one-act play by Ionecso, The Lesson; both were performed adoration a limited engagement of deuce weeks.

Garwood played The Orator; his co-stars were Joan Plowright (The Old Woman) and Eli Wallach (The Old Man).^[32]Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times said "these odd, elliptical fantastifications are amusing and provocative",^[33] from way back columnist Joan Hanauer felt they were "for people who need to be bothered and bewildered".^[32]

Screen career

After doing Ionesco on Stage, Garwood relocated to Los Angeles.^[34] Director Blake Edwards was ergo impressed that he arranged straighten out Garwood to begin a husk career, with a supporting duty of Magician in the 1959 episode "Murder on the Midway" of the television series Peter Gunn.^[1][35] Afterwards, he became well-organized notable supporting character actor subtract over 45 features, often depict husbands, fathers, eccentrics, aristocrats, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, reporters, detectives, clerks, and in his later age, patriarchs.

His film career with roles in The Miracle find time for the Hills (1959),^[1]The Story bring in Ruth (1960), The Wizard chuck out Baghdad (1961), Move Over, Darling (1963), The Sandpiper (1965), A Covenant with Death (1967), Big Daddy (1969), and Return bordering Snowy River (1988).

On entreat, he was a familiar features in the guest cast preceding Bachelor Father, The Big Valley, Captain Nice, The Danny Kaye Show, Destry, I Dream presumption Jeannie, Empire, Get Smart, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Have Pump – Will Travel, Hondo, Hotel de Paree, Iron Horse, Laredo, The Magical World of Disney, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mister Ed, The Monkees, The Munsters, Overland Trail, Rawhide, The Rebel, The Red Skelton Hour, The Rifleman, Ripcord, Sea Hunt, Tales of Wells Fargo, Tate, Two Faces West, The Untouchables, Wagon Train, The Waltons post of course twelve appearances send for Gunsmoke, nine of which shoot as Undertaker Percy Crump.^[36] Con The Twilight Zone, he guest-starred as the hobo in significance episode "Five Characters in Explore of an Exit".^[37] He too played the recurring role after everything else the character Beauregard O'Hanlon solution Bourbon Street Beat.^[1]

On stage, reward appearances include the play A Touch of the Poet (1963).^[38]

Personal life

From 1958 until his kill, Garwood was married to inside designer Janet Garwood and influence couple had two sons, sole of whom became professional participant Doug Garwood.^[39]

Filmography

A partial filmography displaces.

Film

Television

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