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Percy Alfred Helton (January 31, 1894 September 11, 1971)[1] was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was one of the most familiar faces and voices in Hollywood of the 1950s.

Percy Helton
Helton in 1913
Born
Percy Alfred Helton

(1894-01-31)January 31, 1894
DiedSeptember 11, 1971(1971-09-11) (aged 77)
Resting placePierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
OccupationActor
Years active18961970
Spouse
Edna Eustace Helton
(m. 1931)

Career


A Manhattan native, Helton began acting at the age of two, appearing in vaudeville acts with his British-born father, Alfred "Alf" Helton.[2] He was a cast member in the Broadway production of Julie BonBon (1906).[1] Helton went on to perform in stock theater[3] and in other Broadway plays.

Helton joined the United States Army in World War I. Deployed to Europe with the American Expeditionary Forces, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his duty with the 77th Infantry Division's 305th Field Artillery.[4]

Stage juvenile Helton (early 1900s))
Stage juvenile Helton (early 1900s))

A change in his voice altered Helton's career. He remained in acting but chiefly as a character actor in a wide range of films and television programs in the 1950s and 1960s. Among those programs were three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Asa Cooperman in the 1961 episode "The Case of the Pathetic Patient", as a pawn broker in the 1961 episode "The Case of the Torrid Tapestry" and as a hotel clerk in the 1965 episode "The Case of the Careless Kitten."

Helton in Criss Cross (1949)
Helton in Criss Cross (1949)

Films in which he performed include Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Criss Cross (1949), The Set-Up (1949), Kiss Me Deadly (1955), and as "Sweetface" in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He co-starred in several films noir, including Wicked Woman (1953).


Personal life and death


Helton died at age 77 at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on September 11, 1971, the year of his final film appearance. His ashes are inurned at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles, California.


Partial filmography



Television appearances



Commercial appearances



References


  1. "Percy Helton". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. "What's-His-Name Is Really Last Of Leprechauns". Valley Times. California, North Hollywood. March 15, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved March 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Juvenile Roles Were Specialty of Percy Helton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. April 21, 1935. p. 57. Retrieved March 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Obituary, "Percy Helton, Actor in 200 Films, is Dead." The New York Times. September 14, 1971. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

Helton is not listed on the US Army rolls as having received the Distinguished Service Cross in WWI. This story was probably the result of an overzealous Hollywood agent.




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Перси Хелтон (англ. Percy Helton), полное имя Перси Альфред Хелтон (англ. Percy Alfred Helton; 31 января 1894 года — 11 сентября 1971 года) — американский актёр театра, кино и телевидения, более всего известный по фильмам 1940—1960-х годов.



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