You may well recognize the man on the right, Chuck Connors, who after a brief "bit player" career in baseball, became an acting star in The Rifleman, and earned a place on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Do you recognize the man on the left, who had just a "bit player" acting career but was a good enough ballplayer to make baseball's Hall of Fame? He appeared in a 1959 Rifleman episode as a character named Jeff Wallace.
Other than playing himself on Father Knows Best and The Geisha Boy, today's bit player had two other acting roles. He appeared as The Cranker in the 1968 Elvis film The Trouble With Girls . . .
Did you recognize famous outfielder Duke Snider? He's best known as a Dodger, but my only vintage card of him comes from his brief time with the Mets.
Had no idea Snider was in any of these movies or shows, but I did guess him correctly from the first photo. It's probably the first and only time I'll get one of these Hollywood bit players guesses correct.
ReplyDeleteAs is often the case, the last time I saw The Trouble with Girls, I wouldn't of even known who Duke was, so I saw him, but didn't know who he was at the time.
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