John Milton Murdock
John Milton was born on October 28th, 1922 in Canton, OH.1 John Milton's father was Clyde Milton Murdock and his mother was Iris Kennedy. He was an only child. He died at the age of 78 on April 27th, 2001 in Hollywood, California, USA.1 General Notes
Jack Murdock, Actor
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Jack Murdock (28 October 1922 - 27 April 2001), was an American actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1973 and 1998.
He was born in Ohio, USA and died in Burbank, California at age 78.
He had some television roles in St. Louis, Missouri during the 1960s. One memorable role was as Kronos, the host of the television show "Zone 2" on KTVI from August 1965 - August 1966. The show was named "Zone 2" because KTVI-TV (the local ABC affiliate at the time and currently a Fox affiliate) broadcast on Channel 2 and probably as a play on The Twilight Zone as it aired low-budget science fiction and horror movies. It aired at 3:30pm-5:30pm for the benefit of school-age kids. The movies shown were severely edited to fit into the time slot, to make room for commercials, and to allow for Kronos to introduce each segment.
Murdock appared in Big Top Pee-wee as Otis with New York City native David Byrd as Deke. He was also familiar to St. Louis television viewers as the personification of "Grandpa Pidgeon" on commercials for the GrandPa's (also known as Grandpa Pidgeon's) chain of 15 discount retail stores in the St. Louis area and nearby Illinois and Missouri locations.
He hosted the local KTVI-TV presentation of "Adventures of Superman" in 1962, appearing as Mr. Willoughby on a program called "Treehouse Time". Mr. Willoughby lived in a treehouse and introduced Superman and a cartoon from there. The show was 45 minutes long, leaving 15 minutes for local news at the head of the hour.
External links Jack Murdock at the Internet Movie Database & Jack Murdock at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
Filmography as: Actor, Notable TV guest appearances
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Actor - filmography
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18 Minutes in Albuquerque (1994) (TV) .... Old Man
Mission of Justice (1992/I) .... Mr. Schenk ... aka Martial Law III (1992) (USA)
Dutch (1991) .... Homeless Man ... aka Driving Me Crazy (1991/II)
False Identity (1990)
Miracle Landing (1990) (TV) .... George Hendricks
Gross Anatomy (1989) .... Old Man Patient ... aka Cut Above, A (1989)
Nick Knight (1989) (TV) .... Fenner ... aka Midnight Cop (1989) (TV)
Rain Man (1988) .... John Mooney
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) .... Otis
Psycho III (1986) .... Lou ... aka Psycose 3 (1986) (USA: Spanish title)
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984) (TV) .... Mr. Farrell ... aka Flight No. 90 (1984) (TV) ... aka Florida Flight 90 (1984) (TV)
Calamity Jane (1984) (TV) .... Reverend Warren
Sweetwater (1983) .... Cleary
Blue Thunder (1983) .... Kress ... aka Blue Thunder the Movie (1983) (UK: video box title)
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) .... Rhino Wrangler
Cutter's Way (1981) .... Concession Owner ... aka Cutter and Bone (1981)
Any Which Way You Can (1980) .... Little Melvin
Altered States (1980) .... Hector Orteco
Mark, I Love You (1980) (TV) .... William Chastain
Like Normal People (1979) (TV) .... Lloyd Davis
"Flatbush" (1979) TV Series .... Detective Bosko
"Operation Petticoat" (1977) TV Series .... Chief Machinist's Mate Tostin (1977-1978)
Operation Petticoat (1977) (TV) .... Chief Tostin ... aka Life in the Pink (1977) (TV) (USA: reissue title)
Moving Violation (1976) .... Bubba
James Dean (1976) (TV) .... Judge ... aka Legend, The (1976) (TV)
Crazy World of Julius Vrooder, The (1974) .... Millard
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Filmography as: Actor, Notable TV guest appearances
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Notable TV guest appearances
"Buddy Faro" (1998) playing "Projectionist" in episode: "Curse of the Faro, The" (episode # 1.2) 10/2/1998
"Home Improvement" (1991) playing "Old Man #1" in episode: "Future Shock" (episode # 6.2) 9/24/1996
"Roseanne" (1988) playing "new neighbor #2" in episode: "Rear Window" (episode # 7.13) 1/4/1995
"Picket Fences" (1992) playing "Harold Lundstrom" in episode: "Thanksgiving" (episode # 1.9) 11/13/1992
"Picket Fences" (1992) playing "Harold Lundstrom" in episode: "Autumn of Rome, The" (episode # 1.4) 10/16/1992
"Picket Fences" (1992) playing "Harold Lundstrom" in episode: "Pilot" (episode # 1.1) 9/18/1992
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) playing "Beggar" in episode: "Time's Arrow: Part 1" (episode # 5.26) 6/13/1992
"Forever Knight" (1992) playing "Topper" in episode: "Nick Knight" (episode # 0.1) 8/20/1989
"Matlock" (1986) playing "Security Guard" in episode: "Psychic, The" (episode # 3.13) 3/7/1989
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1983) in episode: "Utopia Now" (episode # 3.7) 11/4/1985
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1983) in episode: "Sour Grapes" (episode # 3.6) 10/28/1985
"Remington Steele" (1982) playing "Larry" in episode: "Pocketful of Steele, A" (episode # 3.7) 11/20/1984
"Night Court" (1984) playing "Lou" in episode: "Death Threat" (episode # 1.6) 2/15/1984
"Hill Street Blues" (1981) playing "Mr. Gilbert" in episode: "Midway to What?" (episode # 4.8) 12/1/1983
"St. Elsewhere" (1982) playing "Professor" in episode: "Pilot" (episode # 1.1) 10/26/1982
"Fame" (1982) playing "The Club Owner" in episode: "But Seriously Folks" (episode # 1.9) 3/4/1982
"Barney Miller" (1975) in episode: "Contempt (Part 2)" (episode # 7.16) 3/19/1981
"Barney Miller" (1975) in episode: "Contempt (Part 1)" (episode # 7.15) 3/12/1981
"Charlie's Angels" (1976) playing "Doc Harris" in episode: "Angels Ahoy" (episode # 3.9) 11/8/1978
"Kojak" (1973) playing "Art Gordon" in episode: "Death is Not A Passing Grade" (episode # 1.13) 1/30/1974
*Information obtained from IMDb web site of videos - www.imdb.com
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Cause of Death: emphesema
Occupation: Actor
John Milton and Emma Elizabeth "Bette" were married in a religious ceremony on July 18th, 1946 in Canton, OH. They had a son and a daughter, named Living and Living.
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