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Percy Helton (1894–1971)

One of the most familiar faces and voices in Hollywood films of the 1950s. Percy Helton acted almost from infancy, appearing in his father's vaudeville act. The famed Broadway producer David Belasco cast Helton in a succession of child roles over several years, giving the boy an invaluable grounding in the technique and spirit of the theatre... See full bio »

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1971 Nanny and the Professor (TV series)
Mr. Rumble
How Many Candles? (1971) … Mr. Rumble
 
1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Dailey
The Missile (1971) … Dailey
 
1971 The Day of the Wolves
The Farmer
 
1970 Medical Center (TV series)
Old Man
The Professional (1970) … Old Man
 
1965-1970 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Hinky Mittenfloss / Mr. Benton
Last Train to Pixley (1970) … Mr. Benton
The Chicken Killer (1965) … Hinky Mittenfloss
 
1970 Julia (TV series)
Messenger
Charlie's Chance (1970) … Messenger
 
1970 Love, American Style (TV series)
Wharton (segment "Love and Those Poor Crusaders' Wives")
Love and the Big Night/Love and Those Poor Crusaders' Wives/Love and the V.I.P. Restaurant (1970) … Wharton (segment "Love and Those Poor Crusaders' Wives")
 
1969 The Good Guys (TV series)
Sierra Jake
Is This Trip Necessary (1969) … Sierra Jake
 
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Sweetface (uncredited)
 
1966-1969 Green Acres (TV series)
Ira Hatch / Luke Needlinger / Willie
The Milk Maker (1969) … Luke Needlinger
No Trespassing (1967) … Ira Hatch
Water, Water Everywhere (1966) … Willie
 
1968-1969 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Homer Cratchit / Bookkeeper
The Happy Bank (1969) … Homer Cratchit
The Hired Gun (1969) … Homer Cratchit
Jed Clampett Enterprises (1969) … Homer Cratchit
Drysdale and Friend (1969) … Homer Cratchit
Christmas in Hooterville (1968) … Bookkeeper
 
1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Bartender
Jim Sonnett's Lady (1969) … Bartender
 
1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Proprietor
The Night of Miguelito's Revenge (1968) … Proprietor
 
1968 Head
Heraldic Messenger
 
1968 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Akman
Ghost Town (1968) … Akman
 
1968 Get Smart (TV series)
A.J. Pfister
Spy, Spy, Birdie (1968) … A.J. Pfister
 
1968 Batman (TV series)
Gus
Louie's Lethal Lilac Time (1968) … Gus
 
1966-1968 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Jud / Mr. Stubbs
The Scrimshaw Ivory Chart (1968) … Jud
Grizzly (1966) … Mr. Stubbs
 
1967 The Virginian (TV series)
Storekeeper
Execution at Triste (1967) … Storekeeper
 
1967 The Mothers-In-Law (TV series)
Dean Roberts
How Do You Moonlight a Meatball? (1967) … Dean Roberts
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Ezra Jones
The Legend of Jud Starr (1967) … Ezra Jones
 
1967 The Big Mouth
Sanitation Man (uncredited)
 
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Mesquite Swede
The Furnace Flats Affair (1967) … Mesquite Swede
 
1967 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Gus
Ace in the Hole (1967) … Gus
 
1959-1967 Bonanza (TV series)
Bleeker / Blurry Jones / Lafe / …
The Unseen Wound (1967) … Bleeker
The Legacy (1963) … Pete
The Hayburner (1963) … Lafe
Enter Mark Twain (1959) … Blurry Jones
 
1966 My Three Sons (TV series)
Man
Fly Away Home (1966) … Man
 
1966 Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Diner Customer (uncredited)
 
1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Kevin McKenzie (uncredited)
 
1959-1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Mr. Early / Arbuckle / Duffer / …
The Raid: Part 2 (1966) … Mr. Early
The Raid: Part 1 (1966) … Mr. Early
Trip West (1964) … Arbuckle
The Summons (1962) … Duffer
Thick 'N' Thin (1959) … Otie
 
1966 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Bum
The Sacrifice (1966) … Bum
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Wiley - Engraver
A Million Bucks in Anybody's Language (1965) … Wiley - Engraver
 
1965 The Smothers Brothers Show (TV series)
Mort
You're Only Old Once (1965) … Mort
 
1962-1965 Mister Ed (TV series)
Dr. Evans / Zoo Attendant
Anybody Got a Zebra? (1965) … Zoo Attendant
Bald Horse (1962) … Dr. Evans
 
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder
Mr. Peevey
 
1965 Zebra in the Kitchen
Mr. Richardson
 
1965 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Justice of the Peace
Why Wait Till November (1965) … Justice of the Peace
 
1961-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Asa Cooperman / Hotel Desk Clerk / Pawnbroker
The Case of the Careless Kitten (1965) … Hotel Desk Clerk
The Case of the Torrid Tapestry (1961) … Pawnbroker
 
1965 Dear Brigitte
Kraft, Man at Computer Lab (uncredited)
 
1964 Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Funeral Director
 
1964 The Baileys of Balboa (TV series)
Bromley
My Son, the Dreamer (1964) … Bromley
 
1964 Get Yourself a College Girl
Senator's Chauffeur (uncredited)
 
1964 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
 
1963-1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Lapham / Tom Poulter
Mr. Garrity and the Graves (1964) … Lapham
Mute (1963) … Tom Poulter
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Hobo
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Hudkins (Girlicue publisher)
Who Killed Carrie Cornell? (1964) … Hudkins (Girlicue publisher)
 
1963 4 for Texas
Jonas Ansel (Railroad Agent)
 
1963 The Wheeler Dealers
Deke, Whippleton Loafer (uncredited)
 
1963 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
 
1961-1963 Laramie (TV series)
Clemson Frazer / Opie / Wes Snyder - Auctioneer
The Renegade Brand (1963) … Opie
Siege at Jubilee (1961) … Clemson Frazer
Run of the Hunted (1961) … Wes Snyder - Auctioneer
 
1963 Hazel (TV series)
Cyrano
Hazel's Day Off (1963) … Cyrano
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Doctor
Crisis at High Banjo (1963) … Doctor
 
1963 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Mayor Tuttle
Miss Ida's Star (1963) … Mayor Tuttle
 
1960-1962 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Customer / Mr. Perkins
Pepino's Inheritance (1962) … Mr. Perkins
The Talk of the Town (1960) … Customer
 
1962 Ride the High Country
Luther Sampson (uncredited)
 
1962 The Music Man
Train Conductor (uncredited)
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Janitor
No Strings Attached (1962) … Janitor
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Watchman
I Kiss Your Shadow (1962) … Watchman
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Wilken
A Day to Kill (1962) … Wilken
 
1955-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Building super / Cyrus Rutherford / George the Janitor / …
Services Rendered (1961) … Cyrus Rutherford
The Horse Player (1961) … Morton
Disappearing Trick (1958) … Newspaperman
Nightmare in 4-D (1957) … Building super
The Creeper (1956) … George the Janitor
 
1961 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
The Guns of Abalone (1961)
 
1961 Everglades (TV series)
Clay Island Murder (1961)
 
1961 Cheyenne (TV series)
Matthew Beasely
Retaliation (1961) … Matthew Beasely
 
1959-1961 Lawman (TV series)
Ellery Purvy / Oren / Thatcher
The Cold One (1961) … Thatcher
Dilemma (1960) … Ellery Purvy
Shadow Witness (1959) … Oren
 
1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Bartender
Incident of the Wager on Payday (1961) … Bartender
 
1961 Miami Undercover (TV series)
Willie
Cukie Dog (1961) … Willie
 
1961 Lock Up (TV series)
J.Q.
The Case of Willie Betterley (1961) … J.Q.
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Steam Room Attendant
The Deadly Silence (1961) … Steam Room Attendant
 
1961 The Brothers Brannagan (TV series)
Fowler
Advantage: Death (1961) … Fowler
 
1960-1961 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Doc Lever / McTavish
Angel (1961) … McTavish
Funeral at Forty Mile (1960) … Doc Lever
 
1960 Where the Boys Are
Fairview Motel Manager (uncredited)
 
1960 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Motel Manager
Murder and the Wanton Bride (1960) … Motel Manager
 
1957-1960 Maverick (TV series)
Bradley / Mr. Venner
Bolt from the Blue (1960) … Bradley
Comstock Conspiracy (1957) … Mr. Venner
 
1960 Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Baldy (uncredited)
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
Coroner
Rose's Last Summer (1960) … Coroner
 
1960 Colt .45 (TV series)
Wes Mason
Martial Law (1960) … Wes Mason
 
1960 The Texan (TV series)
Munson
The Guilty and the Innocent (1960) … Munson
 
1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Mayor
Neon Nightmare (1960) … Mayor
 
1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Pop Markel
Big Squeeze (1960) … Pop Markel
 
1960 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Del Martin
Dangerous Barriers (1960) … Del Martin
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Jocko Monaghan / Mr. Meyer
The Unhired Assassin: Part 2 (1960) … Jocko Monaghan
The St. Louis Story (1960) … Mr. Meyer
 
1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Old Man
Tolliver Bender (1960) … Old Man (uncredited)
 
1959 Lassie (TV series)
Jason Blalock
In Case of Emergency (1959) … Jason Blalock
 
1959 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
Constable Critton
The Gypsy Story (1959) … Constable Critton
 
1959 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Purdom
Cully (1959) … Purdom
 
1959 Ask Any Girl
Janitor in Shirley MacLaines Building (uncredited)
 
1959 The Lineup (TV series)
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Ed Matthews
Premonition (1959) … Ed Matthews
 
1957-1959 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Conductor / Ichabod Pillajohn / Ichabod Pillijohn
Pillajohn's Progress (1959) … Ichabod Pillajohn
Wind-Wagon McClanahan (1958) … Ichabod Pillijohn
Higgins' Last Stand (1957) … Conductor
 
1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Waldo Pike, the Plumber (uncredited)
 
1958 Fury (TV series)
Birdwatcher
The Ornithologists (1958) … Birdwatcher
 
1953-1958 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Oscar
Big Liz (1958)
The Hangman Waits (1955)
Little Oscar's Millions (1953) … Oscar
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Harry Kreble
The Trap (1958) … Harry Kreble
 
1958 The Proud Rebel
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1958 The Sheepman
Station Master (uncredited)
 
1956-1958 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Higgins / Stage Passenger
The Sisters (1958) … Higgins
Passage Deferred (1956) … Stage Passenger (uncredited)
 
1958 Casey Jones (TV series)
Passenger
The Silk Train (1958) … Passenger
 
1958 Man Without a Gun (TV series)
Gromes
High Iron (1958) … Gromes
 
1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Clerk
The Bargain (1958) … Clerk
 
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Exchange Editor Asbury
The Close Shave (1958) … Exchange Editor Asbury
 
1958 The Gray Ghost (TV series)
Eberhart
Secret and Urgent (1958) … Eberhart
 
1957 The Thin Man (TV series)
Fatal Cliche (1957)
 
1957 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
The Phantom Valise (1957)
 
1957 Jailhouse Rock
Sam Brewster (uncredited)
 
1957 The Last Stagecoach West
Telegrapher (uncredited)
 
1957 Spook Chasers
Mike Clancy
 
1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Barber / Judge
Man of the Law (1957) … Judge (uncredited)
End of a Gun (1957) … Barber (uncredited)
 
1957 This Could Be the Night
Charlie (uncredited)
 
1957 The Vintage
Voice Dub for Berger (uncredited)
 
1957 The Phantom Stagecoach
Mr. Wiggins
 
1957 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Desk Clerk
Trip to Hillsborough (1957) … Desk Clerk
 
1957 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Mr. Fuller
Are Trees People? (1957) … Mr. Fuller
 
1957 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. John Hustead
Gravity Zero (1957) … Dr. John Hustead
 
1955-1957 Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV series)
Titus Thorpe
Two for the Money (1957) … Titus Thorpe
Involuntary Donor (1955) … Titus Thorpe
 
1956 Circus Boy (TV series)
Toomis Flager
The Good Samaritans (1956) … Toomis Flager
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Ezra Perry
Our First Christmas Tree (1956) … Ezra Perry
 
1956 Shake, Rattle & Rock!
Hiram, the funeral director
 
1956 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
 
1956 The Boss
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Eli
Girl on the Run (1956) … Eli
 
1956 Terror at Midnight
Speegie
 
1956 Fury at Gunsight Pass
Peter Boggs
 
1956 Diane
Court Jester (uncredited)
 
1956 Sheriffs of the USA (TV series)
Salesman
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Barney - Bartender
The Silent Partner (1955) … Barney - Bartender
 
1955 December Bride (TV series)
Harry
Skid Row (1955) … Harry
 
1955 No Man's Woman
Otto Peterson
 
1955 Trial
Youval (uncredited)
 
1955 Jail Busters
Warden B.W. Oswald
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Robert P. Chesley - Uncle Robby
The Uncle Robby Story (1955) … Robert P. Chesley - Uncle Robby
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly
Doc Kennedy
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Dooley
Sunday Mourn (1955) … Dooley
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Florist
Windfall (1955) … Florist
 
1955 Crashout
Doctor Louis Barnes
 
1955 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Pete Travis
Dan Reid's Sacrifice (1955) … Pete Travis
 
1955 Waterfront (TV series)
Jeff Simpson / Tailor
The Seal (1955) … Jeff Simpson
The Reluctant Guest … Tailor
 
1954 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
Dr. Hunnicutt
Invisible Destroyer (1954) … Dr. Hunnicutt
 
1954 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Coach Driver
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
Socrates
Socrates (1954) … Socrates
 
1954 White Christmas
Train Conductor (uncredited)
 
1954 The Adventures of Hajji Baba
Kerbelai, Hajji's Barber Father (uncredited)
 
1954 A Star Is Born
William Gregory (uncredited)
 
1954 About Mrs. Leslie
Mr. Hackley
 
1954 Lucky Me
Brown (uncredited)
 
1952-1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Hotel Desk Clerk / Pan Handler
Meet McGraw (1954) … Hotel Desk Clerk
Backstage (1952) … Pan Handler (as Percy Hilton)
 
1954 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
Bummer Lowe
Grubstake (1954) … Bummer Lowe
 
1953 The Life of Riley (TV series)
Mr. Cox
Riley the Worrier (1953) … Mr. Cox
Riley's Burning Ambition (1953) … Mr. Cox
 
1953 Geraldine
Pop (uncredited)
 
1953 Wicked Woman
Charlie Borg
 
1953 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Hamlet
The Face and the Voice (1953) … Hamlet
 
1953 How to Marry a Millionaire
Mr. Benton (uncredited)
 
1953 The Robe
Caleb - Wine Merchant (uncredited)
 
1953 City of Bad Men
Old-Timer at Training Camp (uncredited)
 
1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Lost and Found (1953)
 
1953 The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Mr. Hammersmith, Book Seller (uncredited)
 
1953 Down Laredo Way
Judge Sully
 
1953 Vice Squad
Mr. Jenner (uncredited)
 
1953 Ride, Vaquero!
Storekeeper (uncredited)
 
1953 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Needles
Salt in His Blood (1953) … Needles
 
1953 Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Marlowe
 
1953 Scared Stiff
Man in Hotel Hallway (uncredited)
 
1953 Call Me Madam
Sen. Wilkins
 
1951-1953 Racket Squad (TV series)
Dad Miller
Antique Racket (1953)
The Salted Mine (1951) … Dad Miller
 
1953 She's Back on Broadway
News Vendor (scenes deleted)
 
1953 I'm the Law (TV series)
Dick Murphy
The Cowboy and the Blind Man Story (1953) … Dick Murphy
 
1953 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Hap
Car Trouble (1953) … Hap
 
1952 The Stooge
Sam Robertson (uncredited)
 
1952 Gang Busters (TV series)
The Reader
Homer Van Meter (1952) … The Reader
 
1952 Three for Bedroom C
Alcoholic Train Passenger (uncredited)
 
1952 I Dream of Jeanie
Mr. Horker
 
1952 Dangerous Assignment (TV series)
Max
The Red Queen Story (1952) … Max
 
1952 The Belle of New York
Presents Angela with Flowers (uncredited)
 
1952 A Girl in Every Port
Drive-In Manager
 
1951 The Barefoot Mailman
Dewey Durgan (uncredited)
 
1951 The Family Secret
Charlie (uncredited)
 
1951 Chain of Circumstance
Fogel
 
1951 The Tall Target
Beamish - Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
 
1951 Darling, How Could You!
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 
1951 Never Trust a Gambler
Sunbeam Liquor Store Clerk (uncredited)
 
1951 Night Into Morning
Drunk (uncredited)
 
1951 Inside Straight
Lawyer Anderson (uncredited)
 
1951 Three Guys Named Mike
Mr. Hawkins, Hotel Manager
 
1950 Under Mexicali Stars
Nap Wellington
 
1950 The Sun Sets at Dawn
Reporter, Feature Syndicate
 
1950 Copper Canyon
'Scamper' Joad
 
1950 A Life of Her Own
Hamburger Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1950 Fancy Pants
Mayor Fogarty (uncredited)
 
1950 Riding High
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
 
1950 Wabash Avenue
Ship Captain (uncredited)
 
1950 Harbor of Missing Men
'Rummy' Davis
 
1950 Tyrant of the Sea
Crewman (uncredited)
 
1950 The Secret Fury
Justice of the Peace Roy T. Palmer (uncredited)
 
1950 Dick Tracy (TV series)
Jewel Smuggler
Junior and the Sapphire Mystery (1950) … Jewel Smuggler
 
1949 Free for All
Joe Hershey
 
1949 Thieves' Highway
Roadside Bar Manager (uncredited)
 
1949 Red, Hot and Blue
Mr. Perkins, Stage manager
 
1949 Criss Cross
Frank
 
1949 Lust for Gold
Barber (uncredited)
 
1949 The Crooked Way
Petey
 
1949 The Set-Up
Red
 
1949 Alias Nick Beal
Lawyer (uncredited)
 
1949 Chicken Every Sunday
Mr. Sawyer (uncredited)
 
1948 That Wonderful Urge
Monroe Township Jail Drunk (uncredited)
 
1948 Larceny
Charlie Jordan
 
1948 Hazard
Beady Robbins
 
1948 Let's Live Again
Mr. President
 
1948 Call Northside 777
William Decker - Mailman (uncredited)
 
1947 Miracle on 34th Street
Drunken Santa Claus (uncredited)
 
1939 At Home (short)
Man from the Gas Company (uncredited)
 
1938 The Prisoner of Swing (short)
Messenger
 
1937 Du Barry Did All Right (short)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
 
1922 Insinuation
Jimmie
 
1922 Silver Wings
John (play)
 
1922 The Offenders
 
1916 The Flower of Faith
Tom Judson
 
1915 The Fairy and the Waif
The Waif
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1947 Miracle on 34th Street (performer: "Jingle Bells" 1857 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1929/I Night Club (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
1960 The Gun of Zangara (TV movie)
Jocko Monaghan (uncredited)
 
1957 Guns Don't Argue
Pool Room Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1954 Superman in Exile
Hamlet
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1913) Stage: Appeared in "The Madcap Duchess" on Broadway. See more »

Alternate Names:

Percy Hilton
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

One of his last appearances was in a Japanese TV commercial with Charles Bronson. See more »

Trademark:

Hoarse, raspy voice and breathy delivery See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius