Allyn Joslyn(1901-1981)

Actor
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Carol Byron and Allyn Joslyn in The Addams Family (1964)

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As Young as You Feel (1951)

Allyn Joslyn, the son of a Pennsylvania mining engineer, made his stage debut at 17. He was soon appearing regularly in Broadway productions, and headed for Hollywood in 1936, making his debut in They Won't Forget (1937). His nervous, at times dyspeptic demeanor and somewhat aristocratic looks fit in with the pompous, wealthy snobs he specialized in playing. Joslyn was also an extremely busy radio actor, performing on over 3,000 shows.

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Known for

I Wake Up Screaming

7.2

Larry Evans

1941

Only Angels Have Wings

7.6

Les Peters

1939

Heaven Can Wait

7.3

Albert Van Cleve

1943

Titanic

7.0

Earl Meeker

1953

Credits

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Actor

The Brothers O'Toole
4.8
- Sheriff Ed Hatfield
- 1973
The Addams Family
8.0
TV Series
- Sam Hilliard
- Mr. Hilliard
- 1964–1966
F Troop
7.4
TV Series
- Colonel Parmenter
- 1965
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
- Alec Bateman
- 1965
The Magical World of Disney
8.3
TV Series
- Mr. Fuller
- 1965
Nightmare in the Sun
5.5
- Rock Club leader
- 1965
My Three Sons
7.1
TV Series
- George Summers
- 1964
Rawhide
7.9
TV Series
- Albert Ashton-Warner
- 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
7.4
TV Series
- Keegan
- 1964
McKeever and the Colonel
7.4
TV Series
- Col. Harvey T. Blackwell
- 1962–1963
General Electric Theater
6.7
TV Series
- Woody Purvis
- Charles Crewes
- 1953–1962
Target: The Corruptors
7.5
TV Series
- Frank Brandon
- 1962
The Untouchables
8.0
TV Series
- Wallace Laughton
- 1962
Westinghouse Preview Theatre
TV Series
- Capt. Towers
- 1961
Harrigan and Son
8.0
TV Series
- Howard Duncan
- 1961

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Alternative name
- Allen Joslyn
Height
- 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
Born
- July 21, 1901
- Milford, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- January 21, 1981
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cardiac failure)
Spouse
- Dorothy Yockel1935 - 1978 (her death, 1 child)
Other works
Stage: Appeared in "Fiddlers Three" on Broadway. Musical/operetta. Music by Alexander Johnstone. Book / lyrics by William Carey Duncan. Musical Director: Eugene Salzer. Music orchestrated by Domenick Sodero. Choreographed by Carl Randall. Directed by Clifford Brooke. Cort Theatre: 3 Sep 1918-16 Nov 1918 (87 performances).
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Trivia
Created the role of Mortimer Brewster in the original Broadway cast of "Arsenic and Old Lace". Cary Grant, who took over the part for the movie version, always insisted that Joslyn had been better in the part than he himself was.