Charles Aidman

Charles Aidman

Actor Jan 21 (died age 68) Frankfort, Indiana, USA 1947–1985 (38 year career)

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Biography

Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."

Known For

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Narrator (voice)

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

Sen. Hastings

Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun

Horace Sullivan

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

Lt. Harold

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Bernstein

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Benby

Countdown

Countdown

Gus

Filmography

Acting (138)

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Movies (34)

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

as Sen. Hastings

Marian Rose White

Marian Rose White

as Dr. Ashcroft

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

The Tragedy of King Lear

The Tragedy of King Lear

as Earl of Gloucester

Zoot Suit

Zoot Suit

as George Shearer

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

as Mark Twain

The Last Song

The Last Song

as Dr. Shaw

The Long Days of Summer

The Long Days of Summer

as Narrator (voice)

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as Warden Johnson

The House of the Dead

The House of the Dead

as Detective Malcolm Toliver

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The New Adventures of Heidi

The New Adventures of Heidi

as The Wild Man

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Bernstein

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

as Mr. Earhardt

The Invasion of Carol Enders

The Invasion of Carol Enders

as Dr. Peter Bernard

A Chant of Silence

A Chant of Silence

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as Basil Hallward

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

as Arnold Fleming

Dirty Little Billy

Dirty Little Billy

as Ben Antrim

Kotch

Kotch

as Gerald Kotcher

Adam at Six A.M.

Adam at Six A.M.

as Mr. Hopper

Menace on the Mountain

Menace on the Mountain

as Jed McIver

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

as Benby

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

Angel, Angel, Down We Go

as Willy Steele

Secrets of the Pirate's Inn

Secrets of the Pirate's Inn

as Carl Buchanan

Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

as Maj. Kitchener - The Law Officer

The Sound of Anger

The Sound of Anger

as Jerry Thompson

Countdown

Countdown

as Gus

Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun

as Horace Sullivan

War Hunt

War Hunt

as Capt. Wallace Pratt

The Devil's Children

The Devil's Children

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

as Lt. Harold

Destination Space

Destination Space

as Dave

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

as Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)

Television (104)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Narrator (voice)

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as Randalph Loehrman

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

It Takes Two

It Takes Two

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as James Randolph

Bosom Buddies

Bosom Buddies

as Fred

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as Warden Johnson

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as Dr. Michaels

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

as Davis Mendelsohn

Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as Dr. Mason Colella

Spencer's Pilots

Spencer's Pilots

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

as Dr. Nick Maggio

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

as Lt. Tully

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Bertram Lomax

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

Police Woman

Police Woman

as John Skow

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Noah Deitweiler

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Police Captain Leo Winwood

Kojak

Kojak

as Tom DeHaven

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as Mr. Stevenson

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

as Colonel Victor Bloodworth

Emergency!

Emergency!

as Harry Teal

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as Dr. Robert Jason

The Rookies

The Rookies

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

as Jack Cameron

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as Dr. Cooper

Cannon

Cannon

All in the Family

All in the Family

as Mr. Willis

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Ken Blair

Medical Center

Medical Center

as Pete Howell

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Royce

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Garth Dryden

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as George Williamson

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

Ironside

Ironside

as Glass

Mannix

Mannix

as Alex Stevens

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Prof. Julian Reed

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

as Paddy O'Bannion

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as General Envir Qaisette

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

Hero

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as Eric Delbey

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as Jeremy Pike

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as Christopher

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Dr. Hollis

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

as Captain Archer

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as Captain Reiner

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Captain James Eckhardt

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Jim Barton

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as Tome Janeway

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Maj. Kitchener

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Sam Hicks

General Electric True

General Electric True

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as James Grady

The Defenders

The Defenders

as Dr. Fred Burton

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Ed Rubin

The New Breed

The New Breed

as Dr. Ted Reisman

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as Mike Ballantine

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

as Eddie Folsom

The Americans

The Americans

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as Frank Smith

Thriller

Thriller

as George Mikos

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

as Ben Wiley

Outlaws

Outlaws

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Jim Applegate

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Ed Harrington

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Waltzer

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as Carl Archer

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as Stan Willets

The Detectives

The Detectives

as Noel Ross

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

as Art Cable

The Rebel

The Rebel

as Ben White

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

as Jeffrey Blake

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

Riverboat

Riverboat

as Frank Paxton

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

as Luke Morley

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

as Joe Drake

Wichita Town

Wichita Town

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Ralph M. Meadows

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as Marty Davis

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Arthur Siddons

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Gordon Dawes

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as Amos Gibbon

Trackdown

Trackdown

as Len Starbuck

Tombstone Territory

Tombstone Territory

as Chuck Eggleston

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Joe Vale

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

as Johnny Hansel

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Watson Cooke

State Trooper

as Tommy Brandywine

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as Eddie Daggett

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Verd

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Carl Buchanan

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as Shammah

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as Joey Willard

Omnibus

Omnibus

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

Studio One

Studio One

as Doctor

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

This Is the Life