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|name = John Lasell
|name = John Lasell
|birth_name = John Whitin Lasell Jr.
|birth_name = John Whitin Lasell Jr.
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1928|11|06}}
|birth_date = 6 November 1928
|birth_place = [[Williamstown, Vermont]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Williamstown, Vermont]], U.S.
|death_date = 4 October 2024 (age 95)
|occupation = Film and television actor
|occupation = Film and television actor
|spouse = [[Patricia Smith (actress)|Patricia Smith]]<ref name="b">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/747539830/|title=Sidekick Not Easy To Excite|work=[[The Desert Sun]]|location=[[Palm Springs, California]]|date=January 8, 1970|access-date=August 7, 2022|page=5|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref>
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'''John Whitin Lasell Jr.''' (born November 6,<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_lasell|title=John Lasell|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref> 1928)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRQbAQAAIAAJ|title=Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies|page=288|first=Jack|last=Ward|publisher=McFarland|date=1993|isbn=9780899508078|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> is an American film and television actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/287315982/|title=(untitled brief)|work=[[The Post-Crescent]]|location=[[Appleton, Wisconsin]]|date=September 28, 1962|access-date=August 7, 2022|page=21|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He is known for playing Dr. Peter Guthrie in the American [[soap opera]] television series ''[[Dark Shadows]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=32-FBgZ1Ct4C|title=Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010|page=55|first1=John Edgar|last1=Browning|first2=Caroline Joan|last2=Picart|publisher=McFarland|date=January 10, 2014|isbn=9780786462018|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
'''John Whitin Lasell Jr.''' (born November 6,<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_lasell|title=John Lasell|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref> 1928)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRQbAQAAIAAJ|title=Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies|page=288|first=Jack|last=Ward|publisher=McFarland|date=1993|isbn=9780899508078|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>, died October 4, 2024<ref>https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/north-hollywood-ca/john-lasell-12023005</ref>, was an American film and television actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/287315982/|title=(untitled brief)|work=[[The Post-Crescent]]|location=[[Appleton, Wisconsin]]|date=September 28, 1962|access-date=August 7, 2022|page=21|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He is known for playing Dr. Peter Guthrie in the American [[soap opera]] television series ''[[Dark Shadows]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=32-FBgZ1Ct4C|title=Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010|page=55|first1=John Edgar|last1=Browning|first2=Caroline Joan|last2=Picart|publisher=McFarland|date=January 10, 2014|isbn=9780786462018|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>


Lasell was born in [[Williamstown, Vermont]].<ref name="a" /> He began his television career in 1960 in the [[Anthology series|anthology]] television series ''[[Armstrong Circle Theatre]]''. In the same year he appeared in ''[[Hong Kong (TV series)|Hong Kong]]'' and ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond]]''. Lasell played [[John Wilkes Booth]] in the anthology television series ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' in the episode "[[Back There]]".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C_Z1DwAAQBAJ|title=Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination|page=300|first=Nicholas|last=Parisi|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|date=October 24, 2018|isbn=9781496819451|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> He played the recurring roles of Dr. Robbins in ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'' and Benjamin Wedlock in the [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series ''[[Dan August]]'', and made three appearances in the [[legal drama]] television series ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gmX_mIf32TAC|title=Raymond Burr: A Film, Radio and Television Biography|page=|first=Ona|last=Hill|publisher=McFarland|date=September 9, 2011|isbn=9780786491377|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
Lasell was born in [[Williamstown, Vermont]].<ref name="a" /> He began his television career in 1960 in the [[Anthology series|anthology]] television series ''[[Armstrong Circle Theatre]]''. In the same year he appeared in ''[[Hong Kong (TV series)|Hong Kong]]'' and ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond]]''. Lasell played [[John Wilkes Booth]] in the anthology television series ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' in the episode "[[Back There]]".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C_Z1DwAAQBAJ|title=Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination|page=300|first=Nicholas|last=Parisi|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|date=October 24, 2018|isbn=9781496819451|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> He played the recurring roles of Dr. Robbins in ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'' and Benjamin Wedlock in the [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series ''[[Dan August]]'', and made three appearances in the [[legal drama]] television series ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gmX_mIf32TAC|title=Raymond Burr: A Film, Radio and Television Biography|page=|first=Ona|last=Hill|publisher=McFarland|date=September 9, 2011|isbn=9780786491377|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
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Revision as of 09:28, 10 October 2024

John Lasell
Born
John Whitin Lasell Jr.

6 November 1928
Williamstown, Vermont, U.S.
Died4 October 2024 (age 95)
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
SpousePatricia Smith[1]

John Whitin Lasell Jr. (born November 6,[2] 1928)[3], died October 4, 2024[4], was an American film and television actor.[5] He is known for playing Dr. Peter Guthrie in the American soap opera television series Dark Shadows.[6]

Lasell was born in Williamstown, Vermont.[2] He began his television career in 1960 in the anthology television series Armstrong Circle Theatre. In the same year he appeared in Hong Kong and Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond. Lasell played John Wilkes Booth in the anthology television series The Twilight Zone in the episode "Back There".[7] He played the recurring roles of Dr. Robbins in Lassie and Benjamin Wedlock in the drama television series Dan August, and made three appearances in the legal drama television series Perry Mason.[8]

He guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke (S7E3 as outlaw Tucker Ferrin in the episode “Miss Kitty”), Wagon Train, Rawhide, Tales of Wells Fargo, 12 O'Clock High, The Fugitive, Adam-12, Mannix, Ben Casey, The Streets of San Francisco and Shotgun Slade.[9] He appeared in five films. His final television credit was from the soap opera television series Falcon Crest.[citation needed]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1969 Topaz State Department Official #1 Uncredited
1970 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came Dr. Hillery
1970 Helen Keller and Her Teacher Capt. Keller
1971 The Organization Zach Mills
1971 Honky Archer Divine
1972 Deathmaster Sgt. Kelly

References

  1. ^ "Sidekick Not Easy To Excite". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. January 8, 1970. p. 5. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b "John Lasell". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Ward, Jack (1993). Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies. McFarland. p. 288. ISBN 9780899508078 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/north-hollywood-ca/john-lasell-12023005
  5. ^ "(untitled brief)". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. September 28, 1962. p. 21. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ^ Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (January 10, 2014). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland. p. 55. ISBN 9780786462018 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Parisi, Nicholas (October 24, 2018). Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination. University Press of Mississippi. p. 300. ISBN 9781496819451 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Hill, Ona (September 9, 2011). Raymond Burr: A Film, Radio and Television Biography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786491377 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Meyer, Janet (August 13, 2015). Sydney Pollack: A Critical Filmography. McFarland. p. 204. ISBN 9781476609799 – via Google Books.
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