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|birth_name = John Whitin Lasell Jr. |
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|birth_place = [[Williamstown, Vermont]], U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Actor |
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|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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Revision as of 12:24, 10 October 2024
John Lasell | |
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| Born | John Whitin Lasell Jr. November 6, 1928 Williamstown, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | October 4, 2024 (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Patricia Smith[1] |
John Whitin Lasell Jr. (November 6, 1928 – October 4, 2024) was an American film and television actor.[2] He is known for playing Dr. Peter Guthrie in the American soap opera television series Dark Shadows.[3]
Life and career
Lasell was born in Williamstown, Vermont on November 6, 1928.[4][5] 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".[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] He appeared in five films. His final television credit was from the soap opera television series Falcon Crest.[citation needed]
Lasell died on October 4, 2024, at the age of 95.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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
- ^ "Sidekick Not Easy To Excite". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. January 8, 1970. p. 5. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(untitled brief)". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. September 28, 1962. p. 21. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "John Lasell". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Parisi, Nicholas (October 24, 2018). Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination. University Press of Mississippi. p. 300. ISBN 9781496819451 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hill, Ona (September 9, 2011). Raymond Burr: A Film, Radio and Television Biography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786491377 – via Google Books.
- ^ Meyer, Janet (August 13, 2015). Sydney Pollack: A Critical Filmography. McFarland. p. 204. ISBN 9781476609799 – via Google Books.
- ^ "John Whitin Lasell Jr". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
External links
- John Lasell at IMDb
- John Lasell at the TCM Movie Database
- Template:AllMovie name
- Rotten Tomatoes profile
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