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Kim Spalding (born Ross F. Latimer; December 7, 1915 – November 18, 2000) was an American film, television and theatre actor.[3]

Kim Spalding
Spalding in Stories of the Century, 1954
Born	Ross F. Latimer[1] (1915-12-07)December 7, 1915 Washington, Missouri, U.S.
Died	November 18, 2000(2000-11-18) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film, television and theatre actor
Years active	1940–1961
Spouse(s)	Jeanne Cagney ​ ​ (m. 1944; div. 1951)​ [1][2]

Life and career

Spalding was born in Washington, Missouri,[4] the son of Ross Latimer.[5] He began his film career in 1940, first appearing in the film Rancho Grande, playing the role of "Dudley". Spalding then appeared in the 1942 film Shepherd of the Ozarks, playing the role of a soldier.[6] He worked on several jobs such as a auto mechanic, lithography seller, photographer, professional boxer[7] and a upholsterer.[8] Spalding had his own musical ensemble, traveling through to California.[7]

Spalding began his theatre career in 1943, in which he only appeared three Broadway plays according to the Internet Broadway Database.[4] He performed on stage plays in New York for which he and his wife, Jeanne Cagney resolved in Hollywood, California.[2] Spalding played the role of a navy lieutenant in the 1950 film Three Came Home.[2] He then played the role of "Duke Shaw" in the film Experiment Alcatraz, with also playing the role of "Matt Denton" in the 1951 film Three Desperate Men.[6] Spalding played the role of "Seaman Harker" in the 1953 film Off Limits.[6] He appeared in films, such as, The Day the Earth Stood Still, A Man Alone, The Gunfighter, The True Story of Lynn Stuart, The Jackpot and Hurricane Smith.[6]

His television credits includes, State Trooper, The Loretta Young Show,[8] The Deputy, Stories of the Century, The Californians, The Millionaire and 26 Men. His final film credit was from 1958 film It! The Terror from Beyond Space, where he played the starring role of "Commander Van Heusen".[6][9] In 1959, it was confirmed that Spalding didn't live in Hollywood, California for which he lived at the Sierra Madre Mountains.[8]

Personal life

Spalding married actress Jeanne Cagney in 1944. She filed for divorce from Spalding in February 1951.[1] The divorce became final on March 9, 1951.[10] They had no children.[10]

Death

Spalding died in November 2000 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 84.[4]

References

External links

• Kim Spalding at IMDb
• Kim Spalding at the TCM Movie Database
• Kim Spalding at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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