Patrick Waltz | |
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.jpg) Waltz in Bat Masterson, 1958 | |
| Born | Jack Richard Waltz December 6, 1924 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 1972 (aged 47) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1950–1971 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
Jack Richard Waltz (December 6, 1924 – August 13, 1972)[2] was an American film and television actor. He was credited in his first film as Philip Shawn.
Waltz was born in Akron, Ohio, the younger of two sons born to Frank and Lucy Leona (nee Dugan) Waltz.[3][4] Waltz attended Coventry High School.[4]
On May 29, 1943, aged 18, he enlisted in the U.S. military and served three years during World War II. He was discharged from service on April 7, 1946. He began his career in 1950, starring in the film The Sun Sets at Dawn, credited as Philip Shawn. He then appeared in Flight Nurse (1953).[5] He also appeared in the 1954 film It Should Happen To You, and in the same year played Detective Strauss in The Human Jungle.[6]
Other film appearances included Until They Sail (1957), Queen of Outer Space (1958), It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), The Silencers (1966), and The Devil's Brigade (1968). He guest-starred in television programs including 77 Sunset Strip, McHale's Navy, Bat Masterson,[7] Tombstone Territory, 26 Men, Death Valley Days, The Twilight Zone and The Mod Squad.[4]
- ^ "Lisa Davis, Patrick Waltz Honeymoon". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Hollywood, California. June 30, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Screen Actor: Volumes 12–14", University of Wisconsin–Madison, Screen Actors’ Guild, p. 114, 1970
- ^ Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980 for Jack R Waltz 1941-1947, Volumes 86-105 Vol 87, 1941, ancestry.com. Accessed September 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Patrick Waltz in TV Movies". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. August 15, 1972. p. 9. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lentz, Robert (May 2016). Korean War Filmography: 91 English Language Features Through 2000. McFarland. p. 381. ISBN 9780786438761 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fetrow, Alan (1999). Feature Films, 1950–1959: A United States Filmography. McFarland. p. 194. ISBN 9780786404278 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rainey, Buck (November 17, 2015). Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film: Hollywood's Famous Lawmen and Outlaws. McFarland. ISBN 9781476603285 – via Google Books.
