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John Bryant (actor)

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John Bryant
Bryant in I'll Give My Life (1960)
Born
Charles Briton Yonts Jr.

(1916-08-10)August 10, 1916
Dixon, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 1989(1989-07-13) (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesC.B. Yonts
Alma materSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
OccupationActor
Years active1944–1969
Spouse
Janet Remick
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​
(m. 1941; div. 1946)​
Children1
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service / branch U.S. Army
Years of service1941–1945
Rank Captain
Service number36218084
UnitSignal Corps
Battles / wars
  • World War II

John Bryant (August 10, 1916 – July 13, 1989)[1] was a prolific American actor active from 1944 through 1969. He performed in the famous G.I. version of Hamlet, both in the Central Pacific Theater during World War II and later on Broadway. He also acted in films, but was most prevalent on television, playing many lead and character parts including a five-year recurring role as Dr. Carl Spalding on The Virginian.

Early life

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He was born Charles Briton Yonts Jr. in Dixon, Illinois on August 10, 1916.[1] His parents were C. B. Yonts Sr. and Mary E. Monaghan.[1] His father, a power company manager, moved the family to LaCrosse, Wisconsin while Bryant was still a toddler.[2] By 1930, the family had moved again, to Milwaukee, where his father was now president of an electric utility company.[3] Bryant appears to have been an only child.[2][3][4]

He attended Washington High School in Milwaukee.[5] In September 1934, at age 18, he arrived at the Port of New York from Hamburg, Germany.[6] The reason for this trip is not known, but having been made at the height of the Great Depression, points up the comfortable circumstances of his upbringing.

Bryant applied for his social security card in March 1938 under his birth name.[1] He was still living at home in April 1940 when the US Federal Census for that year showed him as having completed three years of college.[4] In October 1940, he registered for the draft, giving his parents' home in Milwaukee as his address while indicating he was a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[7] The draft registrar recorded him as being 6'1" (185.4 cm), 165 pounds (74.8 kg), with black hair, blue eyes, and a slight scar under his right eye.[7]

Military service

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Bryant enlisted in the US Army at Milwaukee, under his birth name, in August 1941.[8] His enlistment papers noted he was married, had completed three years of college, his civil occupation was "Actor", but recorded a much lower height, 5'10" (177.8 cm), and weight, 156 pounds (70.7 kg).[8]

By May 1944 he was a first lieutenant,[9] in a Hawaiian-based Army Entertainment Section attached to the Signal Corps.[10] (Performers assigned to these units were often given officer rank if they had some college or formal professional training). The unit to which Bryant was assigned was commanded by Major Maurice Evans, one of the foremost interpreters of Shakespeare on the pre-war American stage.

During October 1944, Bryant played Horatio to Evans title role in a famous G.I. version of Hamlet. Reviewer Edna B. Lawson said "Capt. C.B. Yonts portrayed Horatio with quietness, strength, and poise".[10] The production was performed for both military and civilian audiences in Hawaii during October and November 1944 then taken on tour to bases throughout the Central Pacific region for the remainder of the war.[11][12]

Career

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Early career

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The "G.I. Hamlet" was so successful that following the war's end Michael Todd decided to mount a Broadway revival, with Maurice Evans reprising the title role.[13] Bryant, on terminal leave from the Army, flew from Hawaii to New York in November 1945 to audition and was given the part of Francisco.[14] Notably, the newspaper reporting this identified him as "Capt. John Bryant".[14] For both the one week tryout in Boston and the four-month run on Broadway his billing was John Bryant.[15][13] There is no public record of him ever using his birth name again.

From April 1946 to November 1950 there is a gap in the record of Bryant's performing career. He may have been doing regional theater for which no record is available, or perhaps switched to other employment. An internet obituary mentions him attending UCLA; he may very well have used his G.I. Bill benefits for this, despite his earlier college attendance. The 1950 US Census records him as living in a rooming house in Los Angeles, working part-time as a bus boy in a restaurant.[16] Later that same year he began getting uncredited bit parts in films at several different movie studios. The first one released was Dial 1119, followed in 1951 by four more minor films.

With 1952 Bryant's career began to blossom. He had his first credited film role in Red Snow,[17] his first known television roles on episodes of Big Town and The Lone Ranger, and played the lead in an original play Willow Whistle at the Laguna Beach Playhouse.[18] Bryant was cast as a psychopathic killer in another original production, Nightshade, at the Pasadena Playhouse in March 1953, for which he received high praise from the Los Angeles Times critic.[19]

Bryant had a minor uncredited part in From Here to Eternity.[17] He returned to summer stock at Laguna Beach in July 1953 with a co-star role in Lo and Behold.[20] He did another original play, Music in the Distance, at Laguna in September 1953, in which he most favorably impressed the reviewer.[21]

Television and film 1954–1958

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With 1954 the focal point of Bryant's performances swung permanently to television, while his film career remained negligible, a string of uncredited bit parts. He did a dozen TV episodes that year, including three for The Loretta Young Show, and two for Schlitz Playhouse of Stars. He also handled leading roles in three week-long productions at the Laguna Beach Playhouse during the summer.[22][23][24] The following year he had fourteen appearances on television, all but three for anthology series. He also performed on stage in My Three Angels for a weeklong run in Phoenix.[25]

For 1956 Bryant again did fourteen episodes of television, a large number for any actor not playing a regular on a series. For most of these appearances he was either the lead or a featured performer. His tally of TV episodes dipped slightly in 1957, as he had a flurry of film roles that year. Three were uncredited, one was a short subject, but Courage of Black Beauty marked his first lead film role.[26] The following year he had his second lead film role, albeit for an independent Christian-themed production with a limited distribution, I'll Give My Life.[27][28] He also did nearly a dozen television episodes in 1958, and the play Dream Girl.[29]

Television and film 1959–1962

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By 1959 anthology shows share of television had diminished in favor of narrative series with continuing casts. Bryant also rode this trend, doing three episodes of Perry Mason, playing a different character on each.[30][31][32] He did six other television shows that year, as well as a film, The Bat.[33]

His only other film role of consequence during this period was as a neglectful husband to Kim Novak in Strangers When We Meet. His mainstay was television; he did twenty-five episodes on nearly as many series from 1960 through 1962.

The Virginian and later television

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Beginning in 1963 Bryant had a long-running recurring role on the top-rated series The Virginian. For five years he played Dr. Carl Spalding[fn 1] in this 90-minute western, performing in two dozen episodes.[34][35] He had other television work during these years, appearing on Dr. Kildare, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., My Three Sons, Run for Your Life, Dragnet 1967, and The Mod Squad among others. During the fall of 1969 he appeared in the pilot episode of a new series called The New People. This was his last screen performance for nearly twenty years, until he appeared in a single episode of Highway to Heaven during early 1988. However, he continued to act in stage productions in the Southern California area,[36] and had completed a run in Very Nearly a Pinter[37] just two months before his death from cancer on July 13, 1989.[38][39]

Personal life

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While studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, Bryant met a model named Janet Remick, who was from Massachusetts.[40] They were married in 1941,[8] and initially lived with Bryant's parents in Milwaukee. The couple had a daughter Brittony in 1942, but divorced in 1946.[41][40]

Stage performances

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Listed by year of first performance (excluding student productions)
Year Play Role Venue Notes
1944 Hamlet Horatio Military Touring Company This was an Army production of the famous G.I. Hamlet, devised by and starring Major Maurice Evans.[10]
1945 Hamlet Francisco Boston Opera House
Columbus Circle Theater 		The G.I. Hamlet was commercially produced by Michael Todd, with Maurice Evans, Lili Darvas, Thomas Gomez, Walter Coy, Alexander Lockwood, Frances Reid, Thomas Chalmers, and Emmett Rogers.[15][13]
1952 Willow Whistle Robert Tomlin Laguna Beach Playhouse Original summer fantasy by Frances Wetmore. Bryant starred, with David Stollery, Betty Paul, Michael Hayes, Bach Mantell, Glenn Wells, and Maryanne O. Neil.[18]
1953 Nightshade Pasadena Playhouse Original chiller by Ken Englund and Sidney Field. Bryant, Paula Raymond, and George Reeves starred, with Jack Hill, Evelyn Scott, Louise Lorimer, Natividad Vacío, George Truitt, and Harris Brown.[19]
Lo and Behold Dr. Robert Dorsey Laguna Beach Playhouse Broadway comedy in its West Coast premiere, starred Douglas Wood, with Bryant in the co-star role. Also with Regina Gleason, Sandra Stone, Joseph Paul, and Stephen Coit.[20]
Music in the Distance Laguna Beach Playhouse Original play by Patterson Greene; starred Bryant, Charlotte Fletcher, Sandra Stone and Maury Hill, with Louise Lorimer and Stephen Coit.[21]
1954 The Deep Blue Sea Freddie Page Laguna Beach Playhouse Erin O'Brien-Moore starred, supported by Bryant and Glen Wells, with Stephen Coit, Connie Wells, Robert Hafner, Charleen Ward, and Skip Fickling.[22]
The Moon Is Blue Donald Gresham Laguna Beach Playhouse Joan Evans and Edward Ashley co-starred, with Bryant featured in this four-character play.[23]
The Little Hut Henry Brittingham-Brett Laguna Beach Playhouse Bryant, Elizabeth Paul, and Maury Hill starred, with Fred Nilsoon and Jack Beavers.[24]
1955 My Three Angels Paul Sombrero Playhouse Starring Thomas Gomez, Henry Brandon, Liam Sullivan, with Carl Harbord, Margaret Wells, Elinor Donahue, Louis Martin, Barbara Morrison, Mark Herron.[25]
1958 Dream Girl Clark Redfield Palm Springs Playhouse[fn 2] Starring Julia Meade, with Loyal Lukas, Jesse Glendining, John Bonitz, Lynn Bailey.[29]
1987 Jitters Gnu Theater[fn 3] Backstage comedy by David French has Bryant and others as feuding professionals in a Toronto theater.[36]
1989 Very Nearly a Pinter Actors Alley Theater[fn 4] One act drawing room parody by Maximilian Bocek has Bryant playing a semi-senile English eccentric.[37]

Filmography

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Film (by year of first release)
Year Title Role Notes
1950 Dial 1119 Reporter Uncredited
1951 The Mating Season Wedding Usher/Party Guest Uncredited
Inside Straight Wagon Captain Uncredited
Darling, How Could You! Lieutenant Uncredited
A Millionaire for Christy Wedding Usher Uncredited
1952 Red Snow Enemy Pilot Alex His first credited and named role in film.[17]
1953 From Here to Eternity Capt. G.R. Ross Uncredited. Bryant plays the officer taking over when Capt. Holmes (Philip Ober) is relieved of command.[17]
1954 Johnny Dark Patrolman Uncredited
1955 To Hell and Back[42] Jim Houston Uncredited
Two Sons[fn 5] Denny Bennett Bryant and Wright King play sons of John Hoyt. Christian-themed independent short produced by Family Films.[42]
1957 Four Girls in Town[fn 6] Young Man Uncredited
The 27th Day Federal Agent Kelly Uncredited
Courage of Black Beauty Sam Adams A rare lead role for Bryant, though for a Grade B film. With Johnny Crawford, Mimi Gibson, Diane Brewster, Russell Johnson, J. Pat O'Malley, Ziva Rodann, Nancy Abbate.[26]
Man of a Thousand Faces William R. Darrow Jr Uncredited
Book of Israel Religious-themed independent short produced by Family Films. With Robert Shayne, Joan Woodbury, John Marshall, Michael Ross, Claudia Drake, Maxine Jennings.[43]
1958 Run Silent, Run Deep Carl Beckman Uncredited.[44]
The Last Hurrah Man at Campaign HQ Uncredited.[45]
I'll Give My Life[fn 7] James W. Bradford Bryant has the lead for this feature length Christian-themed independent film. With Ray Collins, Angie Dickinson, Donald Woods.[27][28]
1959 Where Your Treasure Is Congregationalist-themed short starring John Litel.[46]
The Bat Mark Fleming Bryant plays nephew of murdered bank president.[33]
Never So Few Gen. Sloan's Aide Uncredited
Front Page Bible Bill Adams
1960 The House Hunters David Blair Bryant plays prospective home buyer in this 16mm color short produced for NAR. With Edward Everett Horton, Douglas Kennedy, William Bakewell, Helen Mowery, Sally Fraser.[47]
Bells Are Ringing Doorman Uncredited
Strangers When We Meet Ken Gault Bryant negelcts wife Kim Novak so married architect Kirk Douglas dallies with her.[48]
1961 The Marriage-Go-Round Young Professor Uncredited
The Flight that Disappeared Hank Norton
Twist Around the Clock Harry Davis
1962 Walk on the Wild Side Spence
1964 To Trap a Spy Henchman Uncredited
1965 Those Calloways Doug Uncredited
Runaway Girl
1969 Winning Uncredited; his final known film role.

Television performances

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Television (in original broadcast order, excluding commercials)
Year Series Episode Role Notes
1952 Big Town The Hero Nelson Karnes
The Lone Ranger Best Laid Plans Chick Thompson
1954 Mr. & Mrs. North Model for Murder Robert Hastings
Four Star Playhouse Masquerade Sabin Ida Lupino and fiancée Bryant are target of her ex- during Mardi Gras.[49]
Schlitz Playhouse Something Wonderful Paul Chalmers Deceitful producer (Claude Dauphin) entices young hopeful (Marcia Patrick) into ignoring her beau (Bryant).[50]
Topper The Wedding Roger
The Loretta Young Show No Help Wanted Sgt. Nick Hummerstein
City Detective Midnight Supper
The Loretta Young Show It's a Man's Game Dr. Lindy
Schlitz Playhouse The Long Trail Sam Gates Anthony Quinn plays a Texas Ranger looking in Oregon for wanted man (Bryant).[51]
The Loretta Young Show Our Sacred Honor David Walton
Adventures of the Falcon Invisible Destroyer Lowell
The Lineup Cop Shooting Story Jack Lee
Waterfront Troubled Waters Dan Brennan
1955 Studio 57 The Big Jump Jim Clayton Uranium prospecting couple (Bryant and Nancy Gates) fight off a claim jumper.[52]
The Loretta Young Show 600 Seconds Andy Delaney
The Public Defender A Pair of Gloves Allen Logan
The Loretta Young Show The Little Teacher David Lindsay
Science Fiction Theatre Y..O..R..D.. Warrant Officer Milligan
Studio 57 The Deadly Doubt Paul Employer wants to breakup office romance between Bryant and Laura Elliott[53]
The Millionaire The Uncle Robby Story Richard Curtis Uncle Robby (Percy Helton) dies untimely for newlyweds Bryant and Barbara Bates.[54]
The Lone Ranger The Sheriff's Wife Sheriff Frank Russell
The Man Behind the Badge The Case of Operation Sabotage Pierce Torrington
Science Fiction Theatre Target Hurricane Lieutenant
TV Reader's Digest The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, Pirate Captain Miles Standish Louis Hayward stars, with Kathryn Beaumont, Noel Drayton, John Stephenson, Edward Colmans.[55]
This Is the Life Too Late... Yet Not Too Late Hot-tempered man (Bryant) regrets his angry words.[56]
Star Stage The Girl Who Wasn't Wanted
Cavalcade of America Barbed Wire Christmas Fred Bryant and Chuck Connors are Americans in German POW camp during Dec 1944.[57]
1956 Cavalcade of America The Boy Who Walked to America Security Officer
Studio 57 Georgia Man Maj. Sandie Caught sleeping on guard duty, a Confederate soldier is given a second chance.[58]
The 20th Century Fox Hour Crack-Up Draftsman #2 [59]
Navy Log Not a Leg to Stand On Lt. Robbins
Schlitz Playhouse Officer Needs Help Lt. Lyle Smith New police chief (Stephen McNally) tries to improve his poorly trained force.[60]
Studio 57 The Faithful Heart Ralph Woman battles small town hostility. With Teresa Wright, Gracie Fields, Isabel Withers, John Hamilton.[61]
Lux Video Theatre She Married Her Boss George With Jan Sterling.[62]
Sunday Spectacular The Road to Hollywood Himself Bob Hope NBC color special with host of stars.[63]
Schlitz Playhouse Witness to Condemn Tony Savage Beaten blind by gangsters, girl hopes to see again. With Teresa Wright, Warren Stevens, Ray Walker.[64]
This Is the Life The Voice Within Al Walsh Fatal fire caused by poor wiring haunts electrician (Bryant). With Forrest Taylor, Onslow Stevens, Nan Boardman, Jean Howell, James Seay.[65]
The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu The Secret of Fu Manchu Franklin Arnold Jr.
The Adventures of Jim Bowie Natchez Trace Samuel Cummings Bowie escorts travelers to Natchez. With Ross Elliott, Brad Morrow, Havis Davenport.[66]
Lux Video Theatre Because of You Mike
State Trooper Nevada Boy, Pride and Joy Hank Greenlee
1957 Father Knows Best Short Wave Skipper
This Is the Answer Mission to Korea Henry Fowler Bryant plays reporter in this religious-themed drama for Sunday morning viewing.[67]
Code 3 The Rookie Sheriff Lane
Navy Log Ito of Attu Doc Navy doctor treats wounded Japanese soldier (Harold Fong) during WWII.[68]
Panic! The Airline Hostess Captain Jenkins Enemy agent tries to flee by commercial airline. With Carolyn Jones and Paul Picerni.[69]
The Silent Service The Trout at the Rainbow's End Lt. Alvin H. Clark
This Is the Life Design from Heaven Pastor Dwyer Polio-stricken woman loses hope of treatment. With Mary Lawrence, Alan Hale Jr., Linda Bennett, Herb Ellis.[70]
Official Detective The Wristwatch Reeves
Schlitz Playhouse The Hole Card Robert Lady gambler (Tallulah Bankhead) feels her losing streak will soon end.[71]
1958 Sgt. Preston of the Yukon The Diamond Collar Alex Kieth
Official Detective Trail of Terror Detective Ellery
The Adventures of McGraw The Lie That Came True Neal Denquist Man (Charles Watts) invents fake crime to which another man (Bryant) confesses.[72]
The Gray Ghost Contraband Lattimore
The Silent Service The U.S.S. Cod's Lost Boarding Party Lt. Cmdr. Edward L. Westbrook
Schlitz Playhouse Way of the West Lt. Harry Ryan Frontier town suffering from epidemic is also beset by gunmen.[73]
Schlitz Playhouse False Alarm Patrolman Kenny Cabbie is forced into armored car heist. Stars Jack Carson, Janice Rule, Joseph Wiseman, with Madge Blake.[74]
Flight Experiment Oxygen
How to Marry a Millionaire A Job for Jesse Dr. Strick
The Donna Reed Show Guest in the House Major Barker Bryant plays father to runaway boy (Charles Herbert); with Stephen Courtleigh and John Reach.[75]
Yancy Derringer Three Knaves from New Haven Joshua Devon
1959 Perry Mason The Case of the Footloose Doll Bob Wallace Bryant phones in his only scene as an embezzling heel.[30]
The Case of the Romantic Rogue Stacy Chandler Con-man (Bryant) falls for his mark.[31]
Lux Playhouse The Case of the Two Sisters
Tightrope! Getaway Day Lt. Jackson Bryant plays police officer after race track robbers.[76]
Border Patrol Test of Strength Goodwin
Perry Mason The Case of the Watery Witness George Clark Bryant is accused of murdering an old-time movie star.[32]
M Squad Another Face, Another Life Albert Taylor
Laramie Man of God Husband
The Fat Man: The Thirty-Two Friends of Gina Lardelli (TV Movie) Larry Scott
1960 The Donna Reed Show The New Mother Major Barker Bryant reprises a character from a two-year old storyline.
Johnny Midnight Once Again Mark Sanders
Laramie Death Wind Prison Guard Uncredited.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Room at the Bottom Esmond Adams Bryant and Jean Byron are parents to private school whiz kid (Ron Howard).[77]
Men Into Space Is There Another Civilisation? Maj. Bowers
Not for Hire Uniformed Mugger Grayson
The Comedy Spot Meet the Girls Ken Evans Unsold pilot, starred Mamie Van Doren, Virginia Field, Gale Robbins.
Perry Mason The Case of the Nine Dolls Larry Osborne Bryant is revealed to be secret benefactor of orphan girl (Laurie Perreau).[78]
Coronado 9 A Bookie Is Not a Bibliophile Frank Banner
The Ann Sothern Show Secret Admirer Dave Shelley
Shotgun Slade The Lady and the Piano Saloon Owner
1961 The Islanders Escape from Kaledau Maxwell Two castaways (Bryant and Henry Daniell) hijack a rescue plane and fly it to Kaledau.[79]
Lock-Up End of a Titan Attorney defends artist accused of murdering architect.[80]
Checkmate Phantom Lover Roland Devers Young girl is being haunted.[81]
Coronado 9 Flee Now, Pay Later Mike Telford
The Case of the Dangerous Robin Falling Star
Mr. Ed Pine Lake Lodge Jerry
Sea Hunt Imposter Investigator Larrabee
Cain's Hundred Blue Water, White Beach Ronnie
Everglades! Heat in Town Whitney Luten
1962 Checkmate The Star System The Leading Man [82]
Perry Mason The Case of the Crippled Cougar Arnold Keith No one could play a complete louse as well as Bryant.[83]
Wagon Train The Charley Shutup Story Cavalry Officer
Ripcord The Helicopter Race Owen's Boss
Saints and Sinners Daddy's Girl Hal Simmons
1963 Ripcord The Money Line Stuart Langton
Perry Mason The Case of the Prankish Professor Mike Estridge
The Virginian Say Goodbye to All That Dr. Carl Spalding Bryant's first of many recurring appearances on this show
Vengenance Is the Spur Dr. Carl Spalding
The Golden Door Dr. Carl Spalding
The Eleventh Hour Everybody Knows You Left Me Ed
This Is the Life When Parents Fail Don Griffin Religious-themed series
The Virginian The Evil That Men Do Frank Mason The only episode of this series in which Bryant performed as a character other than Dr. Spaulding
Dr. Kildare The Eleventh Commandmant Mike Shipman
The Virginian A Time Remembered Dr. Carl Spalding
1964 Wagon Train The Michael Malone Story The Doctor
The Virginian The Thirty Days of Gavin Heath Dr. Carl Spalding Larger role than usual for Bryant as his character deals with a case of rabies.
The Long Quest Dr. Carl Spalding
A Bride for Lars Dr. Carl Spalding
Dark Destiny Dr. Carl Spalding
Ryker Dr. Carl Spalding
Dark Challenge Dr. Carl Spalding
The Hour of the Tiger Dr. Carl Spalding
1965 The Virginian Two Men Named Laredo Dr. Carl Spaulding
Hideout Dr. Carl Spalding [84]
Lost Yesterday Dr. Carl Spalding
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Four-Steps Affair Henchman An uncredited role
The Virginian Old Cowboy Dr. Carl Spaulding
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Minus-X Affair Officer
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Super-Colossal Affair Hardy Twill [85]
The Monroes Ordeal By Hope Doctor Once again Bryant is a frontier doctor dealing with rabies.
The Virginian Beloved Outlaw Dr. Carl Spaulding
1967 The Virginian Doctor Pat Dr. Carl Spaulding Spalding (Bryant) acquires a female colleague (Jill Donohue), and a wife (Jacqueline Mayo), for this episode only.[34]
The Girl on the Pinto Dr. Carl Spaulding
The Strange Quest of Claire Bingham Dr. Carl Spaulding
Johnny Moon Dr. Carl Spaulding
Bitter Autumn Dr. Carl Spaulding
My Three Sons Ernie, the Bluebeard Jim Walters
1968 The Virginian Stacey Dr. Carl Spaulding Spalding (Bryant) calls in a specialist (Robert H. Harris) for a case of partial paralysis.[35]
Run for Your Life The Exchange Charles Stuyvesant Bryant's character is held prisoner behind the Iron Curtain.[86]
Dragnet 1967 Robbery: DR-15 Ray
The Virginian Nora Dr. Carl Spaulding
1969 The Mod Squad Shell Game Dispatcher
The New People Pilot Pilot Appearing as a pilot in this pilot episode, Bryant's character dies early.
1988 Highway to Heaven Time in a Bottle Chairman How Bryant came to appear on this show after a 20-year absence from TV is unknown.

Notes

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  1. ^ The show was inconsistent about the spelling of the last name in credits, sometimes rendering it as "Spaulding". However, the nameplate on the outside of the doctor's office on the set had "Spalding".
  2. ^ In 1958 it was located on South Sunrise Way at Ramon Road
  3. ^ This was located at 10426 Magnolia Blvd in North Hollywood.
  4. ^ This was located at 4334 Van Nuys Blvd in Sherman Oaks.
  5. ^ The working title was The Unfinished Task, which was later reused by the production company for a different story
  6. ^ Working title was Star Light, Star Bright at first, then Star Light, later Four Bright Girls
  7. ^ Some sources have this released in 1960, but newspaper ads show it playing as early as December 1958.

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