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Harry Landers
Harry Landers
Harry Landers was an American character actor.
Landers was perhaps best known for his co-starring role as neurologist Dr. Ted Hoffman in the popular 1960s medical drama television series Ben Casey.
His Hollywood career began at Warner Brother Studios in the mid-1940s as a laborer. While there, an article ran in the company’s newsletter that mentioned his heroism during his time as a Merchant Marine. Bette Davis heard about it and asked to meet him. Ultimately, Davis arranged for Landers to get his SAG card and personally paid his initiation fee into the union, thus allowing him to work as a film extra.
Harry Landers was an American character actor.
Landers was perhaps best known for his co-starring role as neurologist Dr. Ted Hoffman in the popular 1960s medical drama television series Ben Casey.
His Hollywood career began at Warner Brother Studios in the mid-1940s as a laborer. While there, an article ran in the company’s newsletter that mentioned his heroism during his time as a Merchant Marine. Bette Davis heard about it and asked to meet him. Ultimately, Davis arranged for Landers to get his SAG card and personally paid his initiation fee into the union, thus allowing him to work as a film extra.
His extensive television resume includes episodes of Quincy M.E., Mannix, The Virginian, The Rat Patrol, Combat!, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Dennis the Menace, The Untouchables, Have Gun, Will Travel, and the original Star Trek series, among many others.
Harry Landers died in October, 2017, in Calabasas, California. He was 96.
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