Stephen Chase (actor)

Guy Alden Chase (April 11, 1902 – April 1, 1982) was an American film and television actor.^[1]

Stephen Chase
Chase in Rogue of the Range (1936)
Born	Guy Alden Chase (1902-04-11)April 11, 1902 Huntington, New York, U.S.
Died	April 1, 1982(1982-04-01) (aged 79) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Alden Chase
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1933–1970

Life and career

Chase was born in Huntington, New York.^[2] He began his career in 1933, as appearing in the film Chance at Heaven, where Chase played the uncredited role of "Betty's Escort". He continued his career, in which Chase was mainly credited as the stage name Alden Chase.^[3] He used the stage name for films such as The Little Colonel, Riders of Black Mountain, Paper Bullets, The Lone Rider in Ghost Town, The Cowboy Millionaire, Billy the Kid's Range War, Rogue of the Range, Code of the Cactus, Heart of Arizona and The Prescott Kid.^[3]

Later in his career, Chase then used the stage name Stephen Chase, beginning from 1949. He appeared on six episodes of the American western television series The Lone Ranger.^[3] In 1953, Chase toured on the stage play, titled, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, in which was presented by producer, Paul Gregory.^[4] He co-starred and appeared on films such as The Great Sioux Uprising, The Buccaneer, The Blob,^[5] The Caddy, El Paso Stampede and Old Oklahoma Plains.^[3] Chase also guest-starred on television programs including Death Valley Days,^[6] Perry Mason, The Rifleman, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bonanza, Tales of Wells Fargo, 77 Sunset Strip, The Phil Silvers Show and Gunsmoke.^[3]

Chase retired his career in 1970, as last credit was from the television serial The Roads to Freedom, in the episode "The Defeated: Part 2".^[7]

Death

Chase died in April 1982 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 80.^[2]

Selected Filmography

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 6 Episode 1: "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat") as Colonel

References

1. "Clubs to Hear Actor". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. July 11, 1952. p. 29. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 102. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.
3. Lentz, Harris (1996). Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers. McFarland. p. 155. ISBN 9780786402175 – via Google Books.
4. "Stephen Chase Speaks at U of Nebraska". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 29, 1953. p. 100. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Raw, Laurence (June 12, 2012). Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960. McFarland. p. 111. ISBN 9780786490493 – via Google Books.
6. "Actor Stephen Chase Says... Making Sure Uncle Sam Doesn't Cheat Is Fun". Simpson's Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. March 24, 1961. p. 17. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. James Cellan Jones (director) (December 13, 1970). "The Defeated: Part 2". The Roads to Freedom. Season 1. Episode 11. BBC2.

External links

• Stephen Chase at IMDb
• Stephen Chase at the TCM Movie Database
• Rotten Tomatoes profile