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Patrick Waltz
American film and television actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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![]() Waltz in Bat Masterson, 1958 | |
Born | Jack Richard Waltz (1924-12-06)December 6, 1924 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | August 13, 1972(1972-08-13) (aged 47) Burbank, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
Years active | 1950–1971 |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
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]