Person
Charles Aidman
Acting · 1925–1993 · Frankfort, Indiana, USA
Biography
Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."
Known for
Perry Mason
Arthur Siddons
Little House on the Prairie
Sam Dobkins
Bonanza
Jim Applegate
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Andy Griffith Show
Frank Smith
Wagon Train
Amos Gibbon
The Fugitive
Captain James Eckhardt
The Twilight Zone
Bill
Ironside
Glass
Mannix
Alex Stevens
Filmography
- 1987InnerspaceSpeaker at Banquet
- 1985The Twilight ZoneNarrator (voice)
- 1984Crazy like a FoxRandalph Loehrman
- 1983Uncommon ValorSen. Hastings
- 1982The Tragedy of King LearEarl of Gloucester
- 1982It Takes Two
- 1982Cagney & Lacey
- 1982Prime Suspect
- 1982Marian Rose WhiteDr. Ashcroft
- 1981Walt Disney: One Man's DreamMark Twain
- 1981Zoot SuitGeorge Shearer
- 1980Magnum, P.I.James Randolph
- 1980Bosom BuddiesFred
- 1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryWarden Johnson
- 1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryWarden Johnson
- 1980The Last SongDr. Shaw
- 1980The Long Days of SummerNarrator (voice)
- 1979Knots LandingDr. Michaels
- 1978The New Adventures of HeidiThe Wild Man
- 1978The House of the DeadDetective Malcolm Toliver
- 1978When Every Day Was the Fourth of JulyNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1977Lou GrantDavis Mendelsohn
- 1977Eight Is Enough
- 1977Twilight's Last GleamingBernstein
- 1976Amelia EarhartMr. Earhardt
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Preston Claymore
- 1976Spencer's Pilots
- 1975The Invisible ManDr. Nick Maggio
- 1975S.W.A.T.
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerPolice Captain Leo Winwood
- 1974The Rockford FilesNoah Deitweiler
- 1974Police WomanJohn Skow
- 1974Little House on the PrairieSam Dobkins
- 1974The Invasion of Carol EndersDr. Peter Bernard
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManBertram Lomax
- 1973KojakTom DeHaven
- 1973Deliver Us from EvilArnold Fleming
- 1973A Chant of Silence
- 1973The Picture of Dorian GrayBasil Hallward
- 1973Barnaby JonesMr. Stevenson
- 1972Dirty Little BillyBen Antrim
- 1972Kung FuDr. Cooper
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoDr. Robert Jason
- 1972M*A*S*HColonel Victor Bloodworth
- 1972Ghost StoryJack Cameron
- 1972The Rookies
- 1972Emergency!Harry Teal
- 1971KotchGerald Kotcher
- 1971CannonDr. Paul Danvers
- 1971All in the FamilyMr. Willis
- 1970Adam at Six A.M.Mr. Hopper
- 1970Menace on the MountainJed McIver
- 1969Secrets of the Pirate's InnCarl Buchanan
- 1969Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereBenby
- 1969Medical CenterPete Howell
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Dr. Ken Blair
- 1969Angel, Angel, Down We GoWilly Steele
- 1968The Sound of AngerJerry Thompson
- 1968The Mod SquadGeorge Williamson
- 1968The Outcasts
- 1968Hawaii Five-ODr. Royce
- 1968The Name of the GameGarth Dryden
- 1968Sergeant RykerMaj. Kitchener - The Law Officer
- 1967Hour of the GunHorace Sullivan
- 1967MannixAlex Stevens
- 1967The High ChaparralPaddy O'Bannion
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1967CountdownGus
- 1967IronsideGlass
- 1967The InvadersProf. Julian Reed
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleGeneral Envir Qaisette
- 1966Felony Squad
- 1966Hero
- 1965The F.B.I.Raymond Pike
- 1965The Wild Wild West
- 1965Run for Your LifeChristopher
- 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Captain Reiner
- 196412 O'Clock HighCaptain Archer
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaDr. Hollis
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreMaj. Kitchener
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreJim Barton
- 1963The FugitiveCaptain James Eckhardt
- 1963Arrest and TrialTome Janeway
- 1962The Devil's Children
- 1962General Electric True
- 1962The VirginianSam Hicks
- 1962War HuntCapt. Wallace Pratt
- 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowEd Rubin
- 1961The New BreedDr. Ted Reisman
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!
- 1961Dr. KildareJames Grady
- 196187th PrecinctEddie Folsom
- 1961Cain's HundredMike Ballantine
- 1961The DefendersDr. Fred Burton
- 1961The Americans
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowFrank Smith
- 1960Outlaws
- 1960ThrillerGeorge Mikos
- 1960The Tall ManBen Wiley
- 1959Mr. LuckyArt Cable
- 1959The DetectivesNoel Ross
- 1959Bourbon Street Beat
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseStan Willets
- 1959The RebelBen White
- 1959The Twilight ZoneBill
- 1959Johnny RingoJeffrey Blake
- 1959Wichita Town
- 1959RiverboatFrank Paxton
- 1959BonanzaJim Applegate
- 1959The TroubleshootersJoe Drake
- 1959Pork Chop HillLt. Harold
- 1959One Step BeyondCarl Archer
- 1959Black SaddleAb Murdock
- 1959RawhideBert Pearson
- 1959Destination SpaceDave
- 1958Peter Gunn
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveRalph M. Meadows
- 1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerMarty Davis
- 1957Tombstone TerritoryChuck Eggleston
- 1957TrackdownLen Starbuck
- 1957The Walter Winchell FileJohnny Hansel
- 1957Perry MasonArthur Siddons
- 1957Wagon TrainAmos Gibbon
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelGordon Dawes
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveJoe Vale
- 1956The Wrong ManJail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreWatson Cooke
- 1956State TrooperTommy Brandywine
- 1955GunsmokeVerd
- 1955The MillionaireEddie Daggett
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyCarl Buchanan
- 1953Letter to LorettaJoey Willard
- 1953General Electric TheaterShammah
- 1952Omnibus
- 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
- 1948Studio OneLew
- 1947Kraft Television Theatre
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