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Mason Adams (I) (1919–2005)

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Mason Adams was well known for playing Pepper Young on the popular radio soap opera series Pepper Young's Family throughout the 1940 and 1950s. He was also heard on most of the successful radio programs during radio's "Golden Age." In the 1970s, Adams was frequently heard on Himan Brown's CBS Mystery Theater radio series... See full bio »

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in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Mason Adams Still of R. Lee Ermey, Louis Gossett Jr. and Mason Adams in Toy Soldiers Still of Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Cliff De Young, Mason Adams and Diane Venora in F/X Still of Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Cliff De Young, Mason Adams and Diane Venora in F/X Still of Brian Dennehy, Cliff De Young, Mason Adams and Diane Venora in F/X Patrick Renna with the cast of Son in Law
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2003 Oz (TV series)
Mr. Hoyt
– Exeunt Omnes (2003) … Mr. Hoyt
 
1999 The West Wing (TV series)
Justice Joseph Crouch
– The Short List (1999) … Justice Joseph Crouch
 
1999 Life Among the Cannibals
Francis
 
1998 The Lesser Evil
Derek's Father
 
1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series)
– Scoop (1998)
 
1998 From the Earth to the Moon (TV mini-series)
Clinton Anderson
– Apollo One (1998) … Clinton Anderson
 
1997 Hudson River Blues
Grandpa
 
1997 Murder One (TV series)
Sidney Pomerantz
– Chapter Thirteen, Year Two (1997) … Sidney Pomerantz
 
1997 Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (TV mini-series)
Sidney Pomerantz
 
1997 Touch
Father Nestor
 
1995 Not of This Earth
Dr. Rochelle
 
1995 Houseguest
Mr. Pike
 
1994 Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (TV movie)
Henry D. Hyde
 
1993 Son in Law
Walter Warner Sr.
 
1993 Class of '96 (TV series)
President Harris
– Pilot (1993) … President Harris
 
1992 Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (TV movie)
Judge Colbert
 
1992 Screenplay (TV series)
Bob Rutherford
– Buying a Landslide (1992) … Bob Rutherford
 
1992 Civil Wars (TV series)
– Chute First, Ask Questions Later (1992)
 
1991 Family Matters (TV series)
Judge Vance
– Citizen's Court (1991) … Judge Vance
 
1991 Toy Soldiers
FBI Dep. Asst. Dir. Otis Brown
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (TV movie)
Frank Halloran
 
1990 Monsters (TV series)
Doctor
– A New Woman (1990) … Doctor
 
1990 WIOU (TV series)
Hal Krasner
– Do the Wrong Thing (1990) … Hal Krasner
 
1989 Knight & Daye (TV series)
Everett Daye
– The Last Honest Man in America (1989) … Everett Daye
– Goodbye, Mr. Scrimshaw (1989) … Everett Daye
– Stalk Radio (1989) … Everett Daye
– Still Motile After All These Years (1989) … Everett Daye
– New York! New York? (1989) … Everett Daye
See all 7 episodes »
 
1989 A Quiet Conspiracy (TV mini-series)
Gen. Luther Novack
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Roger Philby
– The Search for Peter Kerry (1989) … Roger Philby
 
1989 It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1988 Matlock (TV series)
Bob Ranier
– The Heiress (1988) … Bob Ranier
 
1987 The Hope Division (TV movie)
Peter Braden
 
1986 Family Ties (TV series)
Professor Lloyd Rhodes
– Paper Lion (1986) … Professor Lloyd Rhodes
 
1986 Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (TV movie)
Father Francis Ryan
 
1986 Who Is Julia? (TV movie)
Dr. Gordon
 
1986 Northstar (TV movie)
Dr. Karl Janss
 
1986 You Are the Jury (TV series)
Dr Parke
– The State of Arizona vs. Dr. Evan Blake (1986) … Dr Parke
 
1986 Morningstar/Eveningstar (TV series)
Gordon Blair
– Episode #1.7 (1986) … Gordon Blair
– Episode #1.6 (1986) … Gordon Blair
– Episode #1.5 (1986) … Gordon Blair
– Episode #1.4 (1986) … Gordon Blair
– Episode #1.3 (1986) … Gordon Blair
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1986 Under Siege (TV movie)
Geoffrey Wiggins
 
1986 F/X
Col. Mason
 
1985 CBS Storybreak (TV series)
Narrator
– Arnold of the Ducks (1985) … Narrator (voice)
 
1984 The Night They Saved Christmas (TV movie)
Sumner Murdock
 
1984 American Playhouse (TV series)
Ford
– Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984) … Ford
 
1984 Passions (TV movie)
Ron Sandler
 
1983 Adam (TV movie)
Ray Mellette
 
1983 Great Day (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1977-1982 Lou Grant (TV series)
Charlie Hume
– Charlie (1982) … Charlie Hume
– Victims (1982) … Charlie Hume
– Beachhead (1982) … Charlie Hume
– Suspect (1982) … Charlie Hume
– Unthinkable (1982) … Charlie Hume
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1982 The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (TV short)
The Cat in the Hat (voice) / Narrator (voice)
 
1982 The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV movie)
Harry Tannenbaum
 
1982 Freedom to Speak (TV mini-series)
Samuel Adams / Hugo Black / Clarence Darrow / …
 
1981 The Love Boat (TV series)
Richard Simmons
– Country Blues/Daddy's Little Girl/Jackpot (1981) … Richard Simmons
 
1981 Omen III: The Final Conflict
President
 
1981 Peking Encounter (TV movie)
Clyde
 
1980 Revenge of the Stepford Wives (TV movie)
Wally
 
1980 Murder Can Hurt You! (TV movie)
Willie the Wino
 
1980 Flamingo Road (TV series)
Elmo Tyson
– Pilot (1980) … Elmo Tyson
 
1980 The Last Resort (TV series)
Dr. Sternhagen
– Is There a Doctor in the House? (1980) … Dr. Sternhagen
 
1979 A Shining Season (TV movie)
Dr. Ed Johnson
 
1979 And Baby Makes Six (TV movie)
Dr. Losen
 
1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Grandpa (voice)
 
1977 The Deadliest Season (TV movie)
Bill Cavins
 
1976-1977 Another World (TV series)
Dr. Frank Prescott
 
1976 God Told Me To
Obstetrician
 
1975 The Happy Hooker
The Banker with Chris
 
1969 Where the Heart Is (TV series)
Judge Halstad (1972)
 
1957 Decoy (TV series)
Bill Wendover
– Odds Against the Jockey … Bill Wendover
 
1956 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Engineer Walter Maxwell
– Bilko the Genius (1956) … Engineer Walter Maxwell
 
1955 Love of Life (TV series)
Dr. Carl Westheimer
 
1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Mr. Watkins
– A Matter of Dignity (1955) … Mr. Watkins
 
1954 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Conrad
– The Case of the Phantom Fire (1954) … Conrad
 
1947 Mr. Bell (short)
Thomas Watson
 
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1999 American Eats (TV series) (narrator - 1 episode)
– History on a Bun (1999) (narrator)
 
1950 Dream No More (narrator: English language)
 
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1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (performer: "I Look, And What Do I See?", "I'm Just a Rag Dolly/Poor Babette/A Miracle", "I'm Home", "Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers Reprise")
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1999 American Drinks: History in a Glass (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992 Frontiers of Flight (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1987 Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1986 Walt Disney World: A Dream Come True (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1985 The Whimsical World of Oz (TV documentary)
Himself/Narrator (voice)
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 

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Family Ties: Season 5: Episode 11 -- Alex faces a moral dilemma while assisting his professor on a research project. Toy Soldiers -- When terrorists sieze control of a boarding school, a group of trouble-making boys decide to resist them. The Lesser Evil -- When four young boys decide to go over-board with dealing with two bullies, they believe they can get away with their crime...
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Radio voiceovers for WPLJ-FM radio in New York, NY (1995) See more »
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Provided the voice of Larry (Pepper) Young on NBC radio's "Pepper Young's Family" (1936). See more »

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