Herb Vigran
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Herbert (or Herburt) Vigran June 5, 1910 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1986 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1934–1986 |
| Spouse(s) | Belle Mary Vigran (1952–1986) (his death) |
Herbert "Herb" Vigran (June 5, 1910 – November 29, 1986) was a well-known American character actor in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1980s. Over his 50-year career, he made over 350 television and film appearances.
Vigran was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, but his family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, when he was 16. He graduated with a law degree from Indiana University, but later chose to pursue acting.
Billed as Herbert Vigran, he appeared on Broadway in three plays from 1935 through 1938.
After starting out on Broadway, Vigran soon moved to Hollywood with no money and only the Broadway acting experience. In 1939, Vigran's agent helped him secure a lead in the radio drama Silver Theatre. The actor had a $5 recording made of the radio show and used it as a demo to get other jobs with his unique voice. He performed in radio shows with the likes of Jack Benny,Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Jimmy Durante.
He later had hundreds of television appearances on shows like Adventures of Superman (six episodes), Dragnet (11 episodes), I Love Lucy (four episodes), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (seven episodes), The Dick Van Dyke Show (three episodes), Perry Mason (two episodes), Dragnet 1967 (seven episodes), Petticoat Junction (one episode, 1969), and The Brady Bunch (two episodes). Vigran had a recurring role as Judge Brooker in Gunsmoke between 1970-1975. He appeared in a number of I Love Lucy episodes, and in the 1954 episode titled Lucy Is Envious, Vigran is the promoter who hired Lucy and Ethel to dress up as "Women From Mars" for a publicity stunt. With his bushy eyebrows and balding pate, he was easily cast in a wide variety of middle-aged "everyman" roles: cops, small-time crooks, judges, jurors, bartenders, repairmen, neighbors, shopkeepers, etc.
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