John Beal

AKA: James Alexander Bliedung
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1909-08-14

Joplin, Missouri, USA

Biography

John Beal (born James Alexander Bliedung, August 13, 1909 – April 26, 1997) was an American actor.

Crew Roles

New Faces
Director
Music Supervisor
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {81}

Waldo Beaver

1937-10-15 6.529

Double Wedding

A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her over-controlling sister in the process. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Carl Hansen

1942-07-02 5.3

Atlantic Convoy

American naval forces are using a port in Iceland as a base for anti-submarine patrols to protect North Atlantic convoys from Nazi subs. The Nazis send undercover agents into the port in a scheme to b ...
Genre :War, Drama, Romance

Harold Caswell

1983-11-18 4.561

Amityville 3-D

To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel. ...
Genre :Horror

Raymond Fleuriot

1937-10-01 6.167

Madame X

An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her in court. ...
Genre :Drama

Révérend Gavin Dishart

1934-12-28 5.9

The Little Minister

The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Bab ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

Marius

1935-04-20 7.173

Les Misérables

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the m ...
Genre :Drama, History, Romance

Dr. Wilson aka Doc

1952-03-20 6.3

My Six Convicts

A psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain the trust and cooperation from a group of men who have no reason to help him and who might enjoy killing h ...
Genre :Drama

Milton Higby

1947-10-09 4.6

Key Witness

A man takes over the identity of a dead man while on the lam from a crime he didn't commit. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Thriller

Prof. Eric Wohlstrom

1979-03-05 0

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

The widow of a wealthy shipbuilder tries to hold onto his business and becomes involved with boardroom intrigue in her bitter struggle to maintain control of the company. Based on British TV series "T ...
Genre :Drama, TV Movie

Fred Blythe

1939-10-27 7

The Cat and the Canary

Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at ...
Genre :Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Walter Matthews

1941-08-14 5.8

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company president is found stabbed to death. Ellery Queen gets to the bottom of the mys ...
Genre :Mystery

Jerry Hallam

1933-07-28 6.3

Another Language

A newlywed discovers that she and her husband's snobby family speak different languages. ...
Genre :Drama

Dr. Paul Beecher

1957-06-14 6.2

The Vampire

A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster. ...
Genre :Horror, Science Fiction

Paul Ferguson

1938-08-25 6.563

I Am the Law

With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Johnny Lawrence

1935-05-31 5.5

Break of Hearts

Constance, a poor but aspiring composer, meets the great conductor, Franz, through their old music teacher. They fall in love, despite Constance knowing about Franz's weakness for pretty women. ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

Ben Fallon

1942-10-29 4.8

Stand By All Networks

An intrepid radio reporter sets out to track down and expose Nazi agents. ...
Genre :Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Dr. Bowen

1975-02-10 6.767

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

A dramatization of the famous 1893 Massachusetts trial of the woman accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax. ...
Genre :TV Movie, Drama, Crime

Dr. Ralph Sawyer

1941-09-22 4.9

Doctors Don't Tell

Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for nightclub singer Diana Wayne and a difference over ethics. ...
Genre :Romance, Drama, Crime

Jerry Hutchins

1934-07-26 5.5

Hat, Coat and Glove

A prominent New York attorney defends his estranged wife's lover, who's been charged with the murder of a model in Greenwich Village. ...
Genre :Drama

Marius

1938-07-01 0

Port of Seven Seas

In the French port of Marseille, a young woman named Madelon is in love with a young sailor, Marius. Discovering she is pregnant after Marius sets out to sea for several years, she marries another man ...
Genre :Drama

Dr. James Stanton Jr.

1937-04-02 7

The Man Who Found Himself

Young Jim Stanton is a conscientious surgeon, but spends too many off-duty hours pursuing his passion for aviation to suit his stuffy father. When it is discovered that a passenger killed in a plane t ...
Genre :Drama

Keith Whitney

1937-06-04 6.3

Border Cafe

The spoiled, hard-partying son of a senator runs away from home after being reprimanded by his father, finds himself down-on-his luck in a tiny western town, and is rehabilitated through the friendshi ...
Genre :Western, Music, Romance

Maj. John Wesley Powell

1960-11-01 5.9

Ten Who Dared

The John Wesley Powell expedition of 1869 explores the dangerous Colorado River, withstands internal dissension, and finally discovers the Grand Canyon. ...
Genre :Adventure, Western

Dan Barker

1949-06-11 5.8

Alimony

A promising young composer is tempted away from his devoted wife by a fortune-seeking woman who cares more for his prospects than for him. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Richard Gilbert

1943-03-04 0

Let's Have Fun

When a musical star discovers her leading man is married, she quits the show and takes its financial backer with her. ...
Genre :Comedy

John Daniels

1938-10-14 6

The Arkansas Traveler

The Arkansas Traveler, an itinerant printer, returns to a small town to help save The Daily Record, a newspaper started by Mr. Allen, an old friend who is now deceased. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Dr. Glenson

1953-05-15 5.7

Remains to Be Seen

A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn. ...
Genre :Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Music

Count Bill Cherau

1937-12-03 4.5

Beg, Borrow or Steal

We find con-man Ingraham Steward living by his wits by steering wealthy Paris visitors to sellers of fake paintings and other assorted dodges. He and his wife, Agatha, have been separated for 15 years ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Father

1973-12-01 5.7

The House That Cried Murder

Neurotic and newlywed Barbara finds her husband in bed with his old flame, Ellen. Barbara doesn't get mad — she gets even. Using funds supplied by her wealthy father, the scorned bride turns the coupl ...
Genre :Horror, Thriller

Dan Loring

1937-11-18 5.3

Danger Patrol

An explosives carrier at an oil field falls in love with a colleague's daughter. ...
Genre :Action, Drama, Romance

Paul Jean d'Ur

1949-11-03 6.3

Chicago Deadline

On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Ames comes to kno ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Stephen Thorne

1936-07-27 5

M'Liss

The third film version of the Bret Harte tale, starring Anne Shirley as a miner's daughter in a small town who falls for a handsome young schoolteacher. ...
Genre :Drama

Laddie

1935-03-18 0

Laddie

A romance between two young lovers is complicated by their prohibitive parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013. ...
Genre :Drama

Horace Jason

1942-06-05 5.2

One Thrilling Night

A honeymoon couple in New York for one night of wedded bliss before he's to join the army, become involved with gangsters after they find a cadaver under their bed. ...
Genre :Mystery, Comedy

John Thompson

1937-01-08 6.8

We Who Are About to Die

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Joel

1939-10-02 4.2

The Great Commandment

Portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the Good Samaritan. ...
Genre :Drama

Nathan Locke

1993-06-30 6.733

The Firm

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on h ...
Genre :Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Commuter Christopher J. Bowden

1957-08-22 10

That Night!

When a driven business man suffers a series of heart attacks, he and his family must reassess their values. ...
Genre :Drama

Cameron

1990-12-14 6.6

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his traveling musician dad is deemed unfit to care fo ...
Genre :Drama, Family, TV Movie

Juror #2

1954-09-20 7.915

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 September 1954, the drama was later rewritten for t ...
Genre :Drama, TV Movie

Jim Wilson

1988-03-20 1

A Place at the Table

A young student is determined to motivate her community after a friend of hers is found to be suffering from hunger. ...
Genre :Drama

Pastor Armin Ritter

1947-10-30 0

Messenger of Peace

Poignant true story of Pastor Armin Ritter, who is sent to build a church in a backwoods community and rebuilds the faith of the residents. He ministers to the town folk, including an alcoholic carpen ...
Genre :Drama

Narrator

1945-08-09 5.8

Know Your Enemy: Japan

Frank Capra-directed propaganda film produced during World War II depicting the United States' new enemy: Japan. ...
Genre :Documentary, War, History

Dubois

1949-10-27 0

Song of Surrender

In 1906 in Connecticut, Elisha Hunt, the 55-year-old curator of a small government museum, marries Abigail, the 19-year-old daughter of a local farmer. In addition to the differences in their ages in ...
Genre :Romance, Drama, Music

Dr. Carr

1977-03-13 5.1

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House. ...
Genre :Drama, TV Movie

Howard Compson

1959-03-27 6.6

The Sound and the Fury

Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes and respect. ...
Genre :Drama

Major

1943-01-24 0

Eyes Aloft

In this documentary short film, a woman volunteer for the civilian aviation observer corps in World War II explains how the U.S. military depends on civilians watching the skies to warn of possible at ...
Genre :Documentary

Major Dean

1943-01-25 3

Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

When naval Lieutenant Phil Bowen encounters his friend, Air Forces Captain Grover, he inquires as to what Grover's aerial reconnaissance team is doing to protect ships from attack by submarine. Grover ...
Genre :Documentary

Johann Stensgard

1943-04-09 6.1

Edge of Darkness

The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Mar ...
Genre :Drama, War

Sam - Skipper

1945-12-11 0

Land and Live in the Desert

Documentary short film depicting the correct methods of surviving the crash landing of a military aircraft in the desert. Methods of conserving water, providing shelter, and signaling for help are dep ...
Genre :Documentary, War

Ludie Watts

1953-03-01 0

The Trip to Bountiful

A woman has to live with a daughter in law who hates her and a son who does not dare take her side. While the unhappy family lives in a Houston apartment, Carrie Watts dreams of returning to Bountiful ...
Genre :Drama

Jeremiah as an Adult - Narrator (voice)

1948-11-29 6.489

So Dear to My Heart

The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcome the obstinate objections of his loving, yet stri ...
Genre :Drama, Family, Animation

1960-10-16 0

Rapids Ahead/Bear Country

The first half is a salute to John Wesley Powell, the first man to explore the Colorado River. Walt Disney presents a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Ten Who Dared on the same waters. Then th ...
Genre :Documentary, TV Movie

1972-09-23 6.925

The Streets of San Francisco

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learn ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure

Judge

1973-03-13 7.2

Hawkins

Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The mystery, created by Robert Hamner and David Karp, starred James Stewart as rural-bred lawyer Billy Jim Hawki ...
Genre :Mystery

1952-11-09 6

Omnibus

Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series. ...
Genre :Talk

1973-10-24 7.004

Kojak

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City. ...
Genre :Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Juror #2

1948-11-07 5

Studio One

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the an ...
Genre :Drama

John Desmond

1953-02-01 6.25

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Rel ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

1964-05-04 5.636

Another World

Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay City, the show in its early years opens with announc ...
Genre :Soap

Senator Fogelson

1974-09-06 8

Lincoln

Sandburg's Lincoln is a six-part mini-series starring Hal Holbrook as Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. ...
Genre :War & Politics, Drama

Self

1955-09-14 6

Hollywood Preview

Genre :Drama, Talk

Roger Williams

1951-12-24 8.571

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of tel ...
Genre :Drama

1972-09-14 7.1

The Waltons

The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. ...
Genre :Drama

Paul Naylor

1955-01-19 5

The Millionaire

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who ins ...
Genre :Drama

1951-10-05 7.25

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The t ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Otto Becher

1959-01-20 5.6

One Step Beyond

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961. ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

1948-10-03 6.286

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respe ...
Genre :Drama

1959-10-04 5.5

The Alaskans

The Alaskans is a 1959-1960 ABC/Warner Brothers western television series set during the late 1890s in the port of Skagway, Alaska. The show features Roger Moore as "Silky Harris" and Jeff York as "Re ...
Genre :Western

Ken, the Commuter

1950-01-30 5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, ...
Genre :Drama

1954-01-09 7

Inner Sanctum

Genre :Mystery

1963-09-14 6

The Lieutenant

Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War backdrop. The title character is Second Lieutenan ...
Genre :Drama

1960-10-17 0

Road To Reality

Genre :

1949-07-19 5.3

Lights Out

Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. Versions ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Reality

Father

1953-09-20 6.5

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the le ...
Genre :Drama

Birger Dahlerus

1950-01-30 5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, ...
Genre :Drama

Maj. Saks

1948-11-07 5

Studio One

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the an ...
Genre :Drama

Samuel Edison

1948-11-07 5

Studio One

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the an ...
Genre :Drama

McKinney

1973-10-24 7.004

Kojak

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City. ...
Genre :Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Ludie

1948-10-03 6.286

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respe ...
Genre :Drama

Dr. Henden

1962-09-27 5

The Nurses

The Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama which aired on CBS from September 27, 1962 to May 11, 1965. It was originally called The Nurses when it premiered in 1962; for the second season, the ...
Genre :Drama