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Sam Gilman (February 5, 1915 – December 3, 1985) was an American film and television actor.[2] He was perhaps best known for playing Harvey Johnson in the 1961 film One-Eyed Jacks.[3]

Sam Gilman
Gilman in One-Eyed Jacks, 1961
Born	(1915-02-05)February 5, 1915 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1985(1985-12-03) (aged 70) North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film and television actor
Years active	1950–1983
Spouse	Lisabeth Hush ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1968)​ [1]
Children	1[1]

Life and career

Gilman was born in Salem, Massachusetts.[1] He worked as a cartoonist on comic books for the comic book packager Funnies Inc., from the 1930s to the 1940s.[1] He began his acting career in 1950, appearing in the film The Men.[1] Later, Gilman guest-starred in television programs, including Gunsmoke, Tales of Wells Fargo, 77 Sunset Strip, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Big Valley, Route 66, Star Trek: The Original Series, Ben Casey, Mannix, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Fugitive, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Outlaws, The Waltons, The Untouchables and Have Gun, Will Travel.[3]

Gilman co-starred and appeared in films, including Sometimes a Great Notion, PT 109, The Shadow on the Window, Away All Boats, The Missouri Breaks, One-Eyed Jacks (first western film credit),[4] Wild Rovers, The Last Hard Men, Full of Life and Macon County Line.[1] In 1966, he joined the cast of the new ABC western television series Shane, playing bartender Sam Grafton.[1] Gilman worked as an acting coach,[1] helping actors with performing. His final film credit was from the 1982 film National Lampoon's Movie Madness.[1] He was also a long-time close friend of actor Marlon Brando.[5]

Death

Gilman died on December 3, 1985, in North Hollywood, California, at the age of 70.[1]

References

External links

• Sam Gilman at IMDb
• Sam Gilman at the TCM Movie Database
• Sam Gilman at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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