Filmographies of Peary and Waterman by Lubek: Hal Peary: Date of birth 25 July 1908 San Leandro, California, USA Date of death 30 March 1985 Torrance, California, USA. (heart attack) Mini biography: Talented singer as a child, Peary later went into radio in 1925. By 1929, he had his own radio show and got big break in 1935 when he was cast in the Fibber McGee and Molly Show as Throckmorton Gildersleeve. In 1939, Peary was making a personal appearance in a theatre promoting the Fibber McGee and Mollie Show and casually did what would be his trademark giggle. It caught on with the audience and Peary incorporated in the Gildersleeve character. Peary eventually got his own radio show, THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE, which debuted on 8-31-41 and ran for 17 years. It was one of the longest-running comedy shows in radio history, leaving the air in 1958. Peary left the Gildersleeve radio show in 1951. He went on to make numerous feature films, four of them based on the Great Gildersleeve radio show. His career in films tapered off by the fifties, but he became busy in television and records in that decade. His last film appearance was in 1964, TV appearances continued into the 70's. Sometimes Credited As: Hal Peary Filmography (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) (TV) (voice) (as Hal Peary) .... Big Ben Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) (TV) (voice) .... Big Ben "Roman Holidays" (1972) TV Series (voice) .... Herman Clambake (1967) .... Harold (the doorman) Tiger Walks, A (1964) (uncredited) .... Uncle Harry "Fibber McGee and Molly" (1959) TV Series .... Mayor LaTrivia Outlaw Queen (1957) (as Hal Peary) .... Bartender "Blondie" (1957) TV Series .... Herb Woodley Wetbacks (1956) .... Juan Ortega "Willy" (1954) TV Series .... Perry Bannister (1955) Port of Hell (1954) .... Leo Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944) .... Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve/ Ghosts of Randolph Q. Gildersleeve and Johathan Q. Gildersleeve Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) .... Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943) .... Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve Great Gildersleeve, The (1943) .... Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve Here We Go Again (1942) .... Gildersleeve Seven Days' Leave (1942) .... Throckmorton Gildersleeve ('The Great Gildersleeve') Look Who's Laughing (1941) .... Throckmorton P. 'Throcky'/'Gildy' Gildersleeve Country Fair (1941) .... Gildersleeve Comin' Round the Mountain (1940) .... Mayor Gildersleeve Himself - filmography (1950s) (1940s) Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Life (1954) (as Hal Peary) .... Himself Screen Snapshots: Thirtieth Anniversary Special (1950) (as Hal Peary) .... Himself Screen Snapshots: Out-of-This-World Series (1947) (as Hal Peary) .... Himself Unusual Occupations (1944/III) (uncredited) .... Gildersleeve Road to Victory (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself ... aka Shining Future, The (1944) (USA: recut version) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filmography as: Actor, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notable TV Guest Appearances: "Brady Bunch, The" (1969) playing "Mr. Goodbody" in episode: "Amateur Nite" (episode # 4.21) 26 January 1973 "Petticoat Junction" (1963) playing "Jack King" in episode: "The Three Queens" (episode # 7.5) 25 October 1969 "Petticoat Junction" (1963) playing "Brisbane Snead" in episode: "First Night Out" (episode # 6.11) 14 December 1968 "My Three Sons" (1960) playing "Joe" in episode: "Whatever Happened to Baby Chip?" (episode # 6.20) 3 February 1966 "Addams Family, The" (1964) playing "Dr. Brown" in episode: "Uncle Fester, Tycoon" (episode # 2.16) 31 December 1965 "My Mother the Car" (1965) playing "Franklyn Hotchkiss" in episode: "My Son, The Ventriloquist" (episode # 1.10) 16 November 1965 "Loner, The" (1965) playing "Peabody" in episode: "The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing" (episode # 1.9) 13 November 1965 "My Mother the Car" (1965) playing "Willman" in episode: "TV or Not TV" (episode # 1.9) 9 November 1965 "Petticoat Junction" (1963) playing "Mr. Davis" in episode: "Bedloe Gets His Comeuppance" (episode # 2.28) 20 April 1965 "Perry Mason" (1957) playing "Freddy Fell" in episode: "The Case of the Lover's Gamble" (episode # 8.20) 18 February 1965 "Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (1963) playing "Uncle Edward" in episode: #70 "Who and Where Was Antonio Stradivarius?" 6 November 1963 "Tombstone Territory" (1957) playing "Metcalf" in episode: "The Siesta Killer" (episode # 3.33) 20 May 1960 "Circus Boy" (1956) in episode: "Hortense the Hippo" (episode # 1.33) 2 June 1957 "Spike Jones Show, The" (1954) playing "Movie Producer" 13 March 1954 "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) in episode: "Papa Goes to the Ball" (episode # 2.28) 17 April 1953 "Stars Over Hollywood" (1950) in episode: "My Nephew Norwell" (episode # 1.15) 3 January 1951 ----------------------------- Willard Waterman: 29 August 1914 Madison, Wisconsin, USA Date of death 2 February 1995 Burlingame, California, USA. (bone-marrow disease) Mini biography: Character actor in US radio, films, and TV. Memorable as the star of radio's "The Great Gildersleeve" from 1950 to 1955 (replacing the actor Harold Peary, who had originated the radio role of Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve in 1941). As well, Waterman starred in the 1955 TV version. Filmography (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) Hail (1971) .... Vice President ... aka Hail to the Chief (1971) ... aka Washington, B.C. (1971) Get Yourself a College Girl (1964) .... Senator ... aka Swinging Set, The (1964) (UK) Walk on the Wild Side (1962) (uncredited) .... Bit Part Apartment, The (1960) .... Mr. Vanderhoff "Dennis the Menace" (1959) TV Series .... Mr. Quigley ... aka "Just Dennis" (1959) (UK) Auntie Mame (1958) .... Claude Upson "Real McCoys, The" (1957) TV Series .... Mac Maginnis ... aka "McCoys, The" (1957) Hollywood or Bust (1956) (uncredited) .... Manager Neville "Great Gildersleeve, The" (1955) TV Series .... Throckmorton P. 'Gildy' Gildersleeve How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) (uncredited) Three for the Show (1955) .... Moderator Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) .... Mr. Hoyt Half a Hero (1953) .... Charles McEstway It Happens Every Thursday (1953) .... Myron Trout Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952) .... Dr. Wallace Sunny Side of the Street (1951) .... John Stevens Rhubarb (1951) .... Orlando Dill Darling, How Could You (1951) .... Theater Manager ... aka Rendezvous (1951) (UK) Francis Goes to the Races (1951) .... Exerciser Fourteen Hours (1951) .... Mr. Harris Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1951) .... Big Man from Compartment 208-A Watch the Birdie (1950) (uncredited) .... The Mayor Three Secrets (1950) (uncredited) .... Max Hit Parade of 1951 (1950) (uncredited) Louisa (1950) .... Dick Stewart Mystery Street (1950) .... Mortician ... aka Murder at Harvard (1950) Father of the Bride (1950) (uncredited) .... Dixon (engagement party guest) Lawless, The (1950) (uncredited) .... Pawling ... aka Dividing Line, The (1950) (UK) Riding High (1950) .... Arthur Winslow Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) .... J.J. Schumacher ... aka Going to Town (1950) (UK) No Man of Her Own (1950) (uncredited) .... Jack Olsen Free for All (1949) .... Commander Flame of Youth (1949) .... Steve Miller So You're Having In-Law Trouble (1949) Flaming Fury (1949) Notable TV Guest Appearances: "F Troop" (1965) playing "Bill McCormick" in episode: "Captain Parmenter, One Man Army" (episode # 1.26) 15 March 1966 "Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (196) playing "Uncle Harold" in episode: "The Death of the Party" (episode # 107) 9 December 1964 "My Favorite Martian" (1963) playing "Mr. Trimble" in episode: "There Is No Cure for the Common Martian" (episode # 1.3) 13 October 1963 "Vacation Playhouse" (1963) playing "Coach Walter Biddle" in episode: "All About Barbara" 2 September 1963 "Mister Ed" (1961) playing "Mr. Halsted" in episode: "Unemployment Show" (episode # 3.17) 24 January 1963 "Mister Ed" (1961) playing "Mr. Douglas" in episode: "Ed's New Neighbors" (episode # 2.22) 25 March 1962 "Maverick" (1957) playing "Mayor Oliver" in episode: "Marshal Maverick" (episode # 5.10) 11 March 1962 "Cheyenne" (1955) in episode: "Day's Pay" (episode # 6.5) 30 December 1961 "Maverick" (1957) playing "Whittleseed" in episode: "Three Queens Full" (episode # 5.4) 12 November 1961 "Wagon Train" (1957) in episode: "The Clementine Jones Story" (episode # 5.5) 25 October 1961 "Guestward Ho!" (1960) playing "Mr. Presser" in episode: "Hooten's Second Car" (episode # 1.35) 1 June 1961 "Laramie" (1959) playing "Bender" in episode: "Trigger Point" (episode # 2.29) 16 May 1961 "Bonanza" (1959) in episode: "The Infernal Machine" (episode # 2.29) 22 April 1961 "Wagon Train" (1957) playing "Andrew Harley" in episode: "The Saul Bevins Story" (episode # 4.28) 12 April 1961 "Wagon Train" (1957) playing "Dr. Day" in episode: "The Jed Polke Story" (episode # 4.23) 1 March 1961 "Riverboat" (1959) in episode: "Trunk Full of Dreams" (episode # 2.6) 31 October 1960 "Markham" (1959) in episode: "A Cry From the Penthouse" (episode # 1.52) 21 July 1960 "Bat Masterson" (1958) in episode: "Death by the Half Dozen" (episode # 2.17) 4 February 1960 "Lawman" (1958) in episode: "The Hoax" (episode # 2.11) 20 December 1959 "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1957) in episode: "Seal Who Came to Dinner, The" 30 July 1959 "Bat Masterson" (1958) in episode: "The Death of Bat Masterson" (episode # 1.28) 20 May 1959 "77 Sunset Strip" (1958/I) playing "George Wells" in episode: "The Hong Kong Caper" (episode # 1.24) 20 March 1959 "Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The" (1954) playing "Major Morton Mockingbird" in episode: "Major Mockingbird" (episode # 5.17) 30 January 1959 "Circus Boy" (1956) in episode: "Major Buffington" (episode # 2.6) 24 October 1957 "Adventures of Jim Bowie, The" (1956) playing "Judge Jonas Koford" in episode: "Land Jumpers" (episode # 1.11) 16 November 1956