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Nesdon Booth
Acting

Nesdon Booth
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1918-09-01,Baker City, Oregon, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Nesdon Foye Booth was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was known for his recurring role as Frank the bartender in the American western television series Cimarron City. Nesdon (a.k.a. Ned) was born in Baker City, Oregon. He began his career in Portland, Oregon, acting on old-time radio programs then served during WW2 in a field artillery division at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA. He was among a group of soldiers stationed there, some of whom, such as Sterling Holloway and Tex Terry, were established Hollywood actors, who wrote, produced and performed a morale-boosting stage production initially called the Yardbirds of Fort MacArthur, but which proceeded to become a successful stage musical titled Hey, Rookie. Nesdon played numerous roles but was most notable as the company's the prima ballerina. Following the war he attended the newly chartered California State College, Los Angeles, (now called California State University, Los Angeles) on the site of Los Angeles City College, graduating in 1949 with a Bachelor's degree in theater. He continued to work as character actor guest-starring and as a bit player in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Sky King, Colt .45, Tales of Wells Fargo, 77 Sunset Strip, The Lawless Years, Lawman, Father Knows Best, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Man with a Camera, Peter Gunn and Perry Mason. Booth died in March 1964 of a heart attack in Hollywood, California at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital (now known as Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He was buried in Olive Lawn Memorial Park.

Filmography

Critic's Choice

5.667

Critic's Choice
1963-02-24

5.26

The Glass Wall
1953-03-19

Yellowstone Kelly

6.096

Yellowstone Kelly
1959-11-11

I Died a Thousand Times

6.2

I Died a Thousand Times
1955-11-09

6.116

The FBI Story
1959-10-01

6.2

I Love Melvin
1953-03-20

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

5.9

Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960-11-10

What a Way to Go!

7.125

What a Way to Go!
1964-07-02

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

6

The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960-12-29

Reform School Girl

5.286

Reform School Girl
1957-08-01

Claudelle Inglish

5.167

Claudelle Inglish
1961-09-20

The Shadow on the Window

5.935

The Shadow on the Window
1957-03-06

Raintree County

6.4

Raintree County
1957-12-20

6.4

Black Widow
1954-10-28

7.811

Rio Bravo
1959-03-08

Walk on the Wild Side

6.6

Walk on the Wild Side
1962-02-21

5.25

Gun Street
1961-11-05

Escape from Red Rock

7

Escape from Red Rock
1957-12-01

6

Calhoun
1964-07-08

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

6.077

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960-02-03

Pete Kelly's Blues

6.207

Pete Kelly's Blues
1955-07-31

6.667

Mooncussers
1962-12-02

Executive Suite

7.071

Executive Suite
1954-04-30

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

6.4

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960-09-19

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.333

Redigo
1963-09-24

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Father Knows Best

6.667

Father Knows Best
1954-10-03