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Charles Aidman(1925-1993)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Charles Aidman
When barrio leader Henry Reyna and his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win them their freedom.
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Zoot Suit (1981)
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Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."
BornJanuary 21, 1925
DiedNovember 7, 1993(68)
BornJanuary 21, 1925
DiedNovember 7, 1993(68)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

James Caan, Joanna Moore, and Bobby Riha in Countdown (1967)
Countdown
5.9
  • Gus
  • 1967
Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
Innerspace
6.8
  • Speaker at Banquet
  • 1987
Spoon River (1969)
Spoon River
TV Movie
  • Reader
  • 1969
Shane Briant in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
6.3
TV Movie
  • Basil Hallward
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor



  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
    Garfield and Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1992
  • The Twilight Zone (1985)
    The Twilight Zone
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • Narrator (segment "Private Channel")
    • Narrator (segment "The Card") (voice) ...
    • 1985–1987
  • Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
    Innerspace
    6.8
    • Speaker at Banquet
    • 1987
  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Carruthers
    • 1985
  • Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Knots Landing
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Michaels
    • 1985
  • John Rubinstein and Jack Warden in Crazy Like a Fox (1984)
    Crazy Like a Fox
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Loehrman
    • 1985
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.3
    TV Series
    • 1983
  • Randall 'Tex' Cobb and Kelly Junkerman in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Uncommon Valor
    6.3
    • Senator Hastings
    • 1983
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Judge Emmett Brocks
    • 1983
  • Helen Hunt, Anthony Edwards, Richard Crenna, Patty Duke, Billie Bird, and Richard McKenzie in It Takes Two (1982)
    It Takes Two
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Eddie
    • 1983
  • River Phoenix, Richard Dean Anderson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn, Terri Treas, and Roger Wilson in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Tom Barrett
    • 1983
  • The Tragedy of King Lear (1982)
    The Tragedy of King Lear
    7.2
    Video
    • Earl of Gloucester
    • 1982
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Howard Lemner
    • Preston Claymore
    • Avery Manning ...
    • 1979–1982
  • The American Adventure (1982)
    The American Adventure
    8.0
    Short
    • Father (voice)
    • 1982
  • Today's F.B.I. (1981)
    Today's F.B.I.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Whittaker
    • 1982

Writer



  • Spoon River (1969)
    Spoon River
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1969
  • Spoon River -antologia
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1966

Director



  • Spoon River (1969)
    Spoon River
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Charlie Aidman
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • January 21, 1925
    • Frankfort, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • November 7, 1993
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Betty Hyatt LintonFebruary 9, 1969 - November 7, 1993 (his death)
  • Parents
      George Edward Aidman
  • Relatives
    • Sanford Irwin Aidman(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Co-starred with Tex Ritter in a pilot for a series to be called "Henry D".

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He appeared in The Twilight Zone (1959) and later served as the narrator for the first two seasons of The Twilight Zone (1985).
  • Trademark
      Beady-eyed bad guys and creeps

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