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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.

This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (June 2014)

Percy Helton
Helton in 1913
Born	Percy Alfred Helton (1894-01-31)January 31, 1894 Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Died	September 11, 1971(1971-09-11) (aged 77) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1896–1970
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]

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."

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

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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

• Mandom, Japanese Perfume Commercial (1976) as Hotel Doorman

References

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.

External links

• Percy Helton at IMDb
• Percy Helton at the Internet Broadway Database
• Percy Helton at Find a Grave
• young Percy Helton on left in Silver Wings (1922)- (University of Washington, Sayre collection)

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[ru] Хелтон, Перси

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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