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Norman Turner Leavitt (December 1, 1913 – December 11, 2005) was an American film and television actor.

Norman Leavitt
Leavitt in Petticoat Junction, 1963
Born	Norman Turner Leavitt (1913-12-01)December 1, 1913 Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Died	December 11, 2005(2005-12-11) (aged 92) Solvang, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film and television actor
Years active	1935–1978
Spouse(s)	Margaret Anna Haldin (?—1992; her death)[1]

Life and career

Norman Turner Leavitt was born in Lansing, Michigan.[2][3] He began his career in 1935, appearing as a wedding guest in the Broadway play How Beautiful With Shoes.[4]

Later in his career, Leavitt began his film career in 1946, playing the role of the "2nd Cowboy" in the film The Harvey Girls.[5] He continued his career, mainly appearing in numerous films with uncredited roles and co-starring roles.[6]

In 1950s–1960s, Leavitt appeared in numerous films, including, It's a Dog's Life, The Long, Long Trailer, Stars and Stripes Forever, Somebody Loves Me, The Merry Widow, Hannah Lee: An American Primitive, O. Henry's Full House, California Passage, Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell, Harvey, The Killer That Stalked New York, Wabash Avenue, The Inspector General, A Woman of Distinction, Off Limits, The Luck of the Irish, Showdown at Boot Hill, God Is My Partner, Valerie, The Way to the Gold, The Shadow on the Window, The Ten Commandments, Fury at Gunsight Pass, Ride, Vaquero!, Living It Up, The Kentuckian and When Gangland Strikes.[2][3][6][7]

Leavitt also starred and co-starred in other films, as it includes, Combat Squad, playing the role of "Pvt. Fred Jones",[8] The Rookie, playing the role of "Maj. Evert"[6] and Teenage Monster, playing the role of "Deputy Ed".[9] He started appearing on television in 1952, appearing in The Adventures of Kit Carson, playing the role of "Frank". In 1958, Leavitt played the recurring role of the dimwitted jail handyman "Ralph" in the western television series Trackdown.[10]

In 1960s–1970s, Leavitt started appearing in numerous television programs and appearing in fewer films. His television credits include Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Mayberry, R.F.D., Perry Mason, The Fugitive, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bonanza, Lost in Space, The Wild Wild West, The Jack Benny Program, Mister Ed, Death Valley Days, The Rifleman, Leave It to Beaver, Peter Gunn, The Addams Family, Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Millionaire, The Guns of Will Sonnett and Ironside.[2][3][6][7] He also appeared in The Andy Griffith Show, playing the roles of Wally,[7] Ralph – Town Councilman, Townsman, Gil and Cal.[7]

In 1978, Leavitt retired his career, last appearing in the television series Quincy, M.E..[2]

Death

Leavitt died in December 2005 of dehydration and dementia at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Solvang, California, at the age of 92.[2][11][12] His body was cremated.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1946	The Harvey Girls	2nd Cowboy
1946	Idea Girl	Joe – Mailman	uncredited
1946	The Spider Woman Strikes Back	Tom
1946	Two Sisters from Boston	Singing Waiter	uncredited
1946	The Hoodlum Saint	Dance Contestant No. 1 – Mamie's Partner	uncredited
1946	The Runaround	Van Driver	uncredited
1947	The Michigan Kid	Lineman	uncredited
1947	The Unfinished Dance	Joe	uncredited
1947	Daisy Kenyon	Fourth Cab Driver	uncredited
1947	If Winter Comes	Cyril Cottswood	uncredited
1948	The Big Clockc	Tourist	uncredited
1948	Best Man Wins	Hotel Clerk	uncredited
1948	The Walls of Jericho	Adam McAdam	uncredited
1948	The Luck of the Irish	Milkman	uncredited
1948	Music Man	Sam
1948	The Three Musketeers	Mousqueton	uncredited
1948	That Wonderful Urge	Farley Grocery Clerk	uncredited
1948	Yellow Sky	Bank Teller	uncredited
1949	The Reckless Moment	Second Postal Clerk	uncredited
1949	The Great Lover	Radio Operator	uncredited
1949	The Inspector General	Lazlo	uncredited
1950	Mule Train	Homer – Telegrapher	uncredited
1950	A Woman of Distinction	Earl – Hotel Desk Clerk	uncredited
1950	Side Street	Bartender	uncredited
1950	Wabash Avenue	Poker Player	uncredited
1950	The Flame and the Arrow	Tied Up Palace Guard	uncredited
1950	The Return of Jesse James	Dr. Hallstrom
1950	The Killer That Stalked New York	The Photographer	uncredited
1950	Harvey	Henry Riley – Cab Driver	uncredited
1950	California Passage	Bartender	uncredited
1951	Vengeance Valley	Cowhand	uncredited
1951	M	Harry Greer	uncredited
1951	Show Boat	George the Calliope Player	uncredited
1951	Comin' Round the Mountain	Zeb
1951	Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell	Pharmacist	uncredited
1951	The Lady and the Bandit	B. Hedger	uncredited
1951	The Red Badge of Courage	Union Soldier	uncredited
1951	Drums in the Deep South	Confederate Soldier	uncredited
1951	The Stooge	Cabbie	uncredited
1951	Elopement	Western Union Clark	uncredited
1952	The Bushwackers	Deputy Yale
1952	For Men Only	Motorist	uncredited
1952	Mutiny	2nd Mate Hackett	uncredited
1952	Deadline - U.S.A.	Reporter	uncredited
1952	O. Henry's Full House	Yokel	uncredited
1952	Captain Pirate	Tall Pirate	uncredited
1952	The Merry Widow	Scout Leader	uncredited
1952	Somebody Loves Me	Bellhop	uncredited
1952	Stars and Stripes Forever	John Purvis	uncredited
1952	Off Limits	Chowhound
1953	The Blue Gardenia	Bill	uncredited
1953	Hannah Lee: An American Primitive	Miller	uncredited
1953	Ride, Vaquero!	Dentist	uncredited
1953	The Moonlighter	Tidy
1953	Combat Squad	Fred Jones
1953	The Fabulous Oliver Chantry	Reporter No. 2	TV Movie
1954	The Long, Long Trailer	Driver	uncredited
1954	Living It Up	Photographer	uncredited
1955	The Kentuckian	Frontiersman	uncredited
1955	Kismet	Fig Vendor	uncredited
1955	It's a Dog's Life	Bartender	uncredited
1956	Inside Detroit	Preacher Bronislav
1956	Fury at Gunsight Pass	Mitchell	uncredited
1956	Backlash	Hotel Clerk	uncredited
1956	When Gangland Strikes	Court Clerk	uncredited
1956	The Ten Commandments	Slave	uncredited
1956	Friendly Persuasion	Clem – Looter	uncredited
1956	The Brass Legend	Deputy Cooper
1956	Stagecoach to Fury	Customer
1957	The Quiet Gun	Matt Harper	uncredited
1957	The Shadow on the Window	Postman	uncredited
1957	Fury at Showdown	Swamper
1957	The Spirit of St. Louis	Ryan Aircraft Employee	uncredited
1957	The Way to the Gold	Jig Long	uncredited
1957	The Buckskin Lady	Taylor	uncredited
1957	God Is My Partner	Court Clerk	uncredited
1957	Valerie	Linsey	uncredited
1957	The Girl in Black Stockings	Amos
1957	Rockabilly Baby	Fred Rogers
1958	Teenage Monster	Deputy Ed
1958	Live Fast, Die Young	Sam – Hotel Clerk
1958	The Left Handed Gun	General Store Clerk	uncredited
1958	The Sheepman	Town Loafer	uncredited
1958	Showdown at Boot Hill	Photographer	uncredited
1959	The Rookie	Maj. Evert
1960	Elmer Gantry	Salesman in Saloon	uncredited
1960	Young Jesse James	Folsom
1960	The Facts of Life	Parent at Meeting	uncredited
1960	Cinderfella	Gold Chauffeur	uncredited
1961	Swingin' Along	Cab Driver	uncredited
1962	Saintly Sinners	Pittheus
1962	The Three Stooges in Orbit	William, The Martian
1962	Period of Adjustment	Christmas Caroler	uncredited
1962	Billy Rose's Jumbo	Eddie
1963	Showdown	Townsman Giving Directions	uncredited
1963	Summer Magic	Barber	uncredited
1964	The Patsy	Newsboy	uncredited
1964	Looking for Love	Buyer	uncredited
1965	The Family Jewels	Carl = Gas Station Manager	uncredited
1965	McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force	Russian Seaman
1966	Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!	Titus Zeale, Gas Station Proprietor	uncredited
1966	The Swinger	Vendor	uncredited
1968	With Six You Get Eggroll	Executive	uncredited
1969	Hook, Line & Sinker	Dr. Everson – County Coroner	uncredited
1970	Which Way to the Front?	Mr. Benson	uncredited
1970	There Was a Crooked Man...	Prisoner	uncredited
1971	The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker	Mr. Van Meter
1975	The Day of the Locust	Mr. Odlesh

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	The Adventures of Kit Carson	Frank	1 episode
1952–1954	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Party Guest/Man	3 episodes
1952–1953	The Roy Rogers Show	Cliff Miller/Hank Blodgett – Sheriff's Brother	2 episodes
1953–1956	General Electric Theater	Silm/Clerk	4 episodes
1953	Your Jeweler's Showcase		1 episode
1954–1958	December Bride	Carpenter/Lester/Mr. Foster	6 episodes
1954	Waterfront	Slim	2 episodes
1954	Mr. and Mrs. North	Orrie	1 episode
1954–1956	Studio 57	Deputy Clem/Al/Insane Prisoner	3 episodes
1954	The Mickey Rooney Show	Window Washer	1 episode
1955	Adventures of the Falcon	Spike Rogan	1 episode
1955	Stories of the Century	Constable	1 episode
1955	The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse	Burt	1 episode
1955	The Millionaire	Constable Logan	1 episode
1955–1957	The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin	Rancher/Howard Thurston	2 episodes
1955	Soldiers of Fortune	Erik Mueller	1 episode
1956–1962	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Elmer/Accountant/Ed-Gas Station Attendant/The Painter	4 episodes
1956	The Ford Television Theatre	Arthur	1 episode
1956	Celebrity Playhouse	Fred	1 episode
1956–1958	State Trooper	C.R. Benedict/Ross Partridge	2 episodes
1956	The 20th Century Fox Hour		1 episode
1957–1963	Perry Mason	Alexander Redfield/Ballistics Expert/Crime Lab Technician/Technician	5 episodes
1957	Whirlybirds	Emmett Stevens	1 episode
1957	Navy Log	Shorty	1 episode
1957	The Gale Storm Show	Reyes	1 episode
1957	You Are There		1 episode
1957–1961	Tales of Wells Fargo	Prosecuting Attorney/Willy Zane/The Agent	3 episodes
1957	Panic!	Hired Man	1 episode
1957	Circus Boy	Deputy Summers/2nd Rancher	2 episodes
1957–1965	Wagon Train	Mr. Spartan/Wilk Beal/Sam – Bartender/Wagon Train Member/Judd Higgins/Frank/Joe Casper/Cory/Slim/First Guard/Mr. Kelsey	11 episodes
1957	Tales of the Texas Rangers	Sheriff	1 episode
1957	Casey Jones	Telegrapher/Vic Presby	4 episodes
1958–1959	Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse	Policeman	2 episodes
1958	The Life of Riley	Eddie	1 episode
1958–1959	Trackdown	Clerk/Ralph	26 episodes
1958	Rescue 8	1st Zoo Attendant	1 episode
1958–1960	The Texan	Bender/Waiter/Bartender	3 episodes
1958–1960	'The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour	Gas Station Attendant/George/Chauffeur	3 episodes
1958	Flight		1 episode
1959	Cimarron City	Mr. Hickens – Citizen Being Mobbed	1 episode
1959–1960	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Mr. Howell/Sheriff	2 episodes
1959–1961	Dennis the Menace	Mr. Ferris/Brown/Farmer/Officer Ted Quincy	4 episodes
1959	The Magical World of Disney	Townsman	1 episode
1959–1963	Laramie	Newspaperman/Smokey/Station Ranch Hand/Jud/George/Desk Clerk/Freight Agent/Saloon Keeper/Frank/Bartender/Hotel Clerk/Freddie	14 episodes
1959	Fibber McGee and Molly	Chester Cook	1 episode
1959	Alcoa Theatre	Reporter	1 episode
1959–1960	M Squad	Vending Machine Co. Manager/Garth the Barber	2 episodes
1959	Man with a Camera	The Texan	1 episode
1959	Peter Gunn	Derelict	1 episode
1959	Men into Space	Doctor	1 episode
1960–1963	Rawhide	Hotel Clerk/Telegraph Operator/Court Clerk/Deputy of Elkville/Loafer/Miner	6 episodes
1960–1962	Thriller	Charlie/Hendricks	2 episodes
1960	Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond	Noah	1 episode
1960–1961	Maverick	Bartender/Ezra Gouch	2 episodes
1960	Pony Express	Ben Tate – Way Station Manager	1 episode
1960–1967	Bonanza	Rudy the Telegrapher/Bert/Ramsey the Telegrapher/Al the Telegrapher/Mr. Bartlett/Clerk/Telegrapher	9 episodes
1960	Leave It to Beaver	Veterinarian	1 episode
1960–1961	Stagecoach West	Gabe/Adam	2 episodes
1960–1963	The Andy Griffith Show	Cal/Gil/Townsman/Ralph-Town Councilman/Wally	6 episodes
1960	Shirley Temple's Storybook	Lightning Bug Repairman	1 episode
1960	Bachelor Father	Pappas' Attorney	1 episode
1961	The Brothers Brannagan	Howie	1 episode
1961–1962	Hazel	Joe/Charley	2 episodes
1961	Michael Shayne	Desk Clerk	1 episode
1961–1963	Alcoa Premiere	Driver/The Thin Pale Man	2 episodes
1961	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Mr. Phillips	2 episodes
1961	The Untouchables	Customs Records Clerk	1 episode
1961–1962	Checkmate	Railroad Station Agent/Bus Driver/Parade Indian	3 episodes
1961	Gunslinger	Bank Clerk	1 episode
1961	Whispering Smith	Clerk	1 episode
1961–1962	Outlaws	Willie Scosee/George	2 episodes
1961	The New Bob Cummings Show		1 episode
1961–1963	The Rifleman	Jephtha Docking/Hotel Clerk	2 episodes
1961	Frontier Circus	Willoughby	1 episode
1961–1964	Death Valley Days	Family Member/Leif Weaver/Joe Harper	4 episodes
1961	The Hathaways	Wilmer Bennett	1 episode
1962–1963	Gunsmoke	Orderly/Stableman	2 episodes
1962	Ripcord	Air Controller	1 episode
1962–1965	The Lucy Show	Clerk/Farmer Johnson	2 episodes
1962	87th Precinct	Gas Station Attendant	1 episode
1962	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	Quint	1 episode
1962–1964	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Ben Kaylor/Kyle Sawyer/The Gas Company Man	3 episodes
1962–1963	The New Loretta Young Show	Sheriff/Elwyn	4 episodes
1962	Cheyenne	Pete	1 episode
1962	Going My Way	Milkman	1 episode
1962–1964	Mister Ed	Holly/TV Repairman/Repairman	3 episodes
1963	Lassie	Mr. Timmins	1 episode
1963–1966	The Beverly Hillbillies	Attendant/Driver	2 episodes
1963–1966	Petticoat Junction	Fred Thompson/Clyde Rambo	2 episodes
1963	Wide Country	Ike Bieler	1 episode
1963	The Jack Benny Program	Thin Announcer	1 episode
1963	The Dakotas	Jaimie	1 episode
1963	The Fugitive	Doctor	1 episode
1963	Temple Houston		1 episode
1963	Channing	The Manager	1 episode
1964	Arrest and Trial	The 2nd Addict	1 episode
1964–1965	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Gotch/The Farmer/Peter Johnson	3 episodes
1964	The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters	Prospector	1 episode
1964	Destry	The Wayback Bartender	1 episode
1964–1970	The Virginian	Fowler/Joe Mapes/Clem Atwell/Ragpicker/Charles Colton/Barber/Storekeeper	9 episodes
1964	The Twilight Zone	Sheriff Gilchrist	1 episode
1964	Burke's Law	Interne	1 episode
1965	The Addams Family	Mr. Conkey	1 episode
1965–1966	Laredo	Farmer/Oakes/McClory	3 episodes
1965	A Man Called Shenandoah	Hotel Clerk	1 episode
1965–1970	Daniel Boone	Clyde Devon/Nathan/Starkie	3 episodes
1965	Green Acres	Telephone Man	1 episode
1966	The Loner	Abner	1 episode
1966	The Green Hornet	Walter Melvin	1 episode
1967	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Hiram	1 episode
1967	Lost in Space	Charlie	1 episode
1967–1968	The Guns of Will Sonnett	Shelby Witty/Stableman	2 episodes
1967	Cimarron Strip	Hobo	1 episode
1968	The Big Valley	Sam	1 episode
1968	Run for Your Life	Gas Station Attendant	1 episode
1968–1971	Mayberry R.F.D.	Mr. Felton/Ollie/Postman	7 episodes
1969	The Wild Wild West	Mayor Hiram Sneed/Sheriff Corby	2 episodes
1969–1972	Ironside	Farmer/Peter Ferguson	2 episodes
1970	The Name of the Game	Mr. Venables	1 episode
1971	Alias Smith and Jones	Wagon Driver	1 episode
1971–1972	Longstreet	Truck Driver/Motel Manager	2 episodes
1973	Kung Fu	Burt Proctor	1 episode
1978	Quincy, M.E.	Grave Digger	1 episode

References

External links

• Norman Leavitt at IMDb
• Norman Leavitt at the TCM Movie Database
• Norman Leavitt at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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