Keith Andes
| Keith Andes | |
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Andes in Split Second (1953)
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| Born |
John Charles Andes July 12, 1920 Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 2005 (aged 85) Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by asphyxiation |
| Alma mater |
Oxford University Temple University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1932–1980 |
| Spouse(s) |
Jean Alice Cotton (m. 1946–61) (divorced) 2 children Shelah Hackett (divorced) |
| Children |
Mark Andes Matt Andes (b. 1949) musician |
Keith Andes (July 12, 1920 – November 11, 2005) was an American film, radio, musical theater, stage and television actor.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Andes,John Charles "Jack" Andes was born in Ocean City, New Jersey. By the age of 12, he was featured on the radio.
The family moved to Upper Darby, near Philadelphia. Andes found work on radio singing and acting throughout his years at Upper Darby High School.
He attended Oxford University and graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity, in 1943 with a bachelor's degree in education. While at Temple he did not participate in the university's theater program but spent his time working as a disc jockey for radio stations KYW, WFIL, and WIP.
He began his Broadway career while serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
His first screen role was a minor part in the film Winged Victory (1944). In 1947, he had a small but important role in the movie The Farmer's Daughter, the film that won Loretta Young her Best Actress Oscar. Andes, Lex Barker and James Arness played the title character's powerfully built and highly protective brothers.
In 1952, he appeared as Marilyn Monroe's sweetheart and Barbara Stanwyck's brother in the cult film Clash by Night (directed by Fritz Lang and co-written by Clifford Odets). He co-starred with Angela Lansbury in the 1954 film noir A Life at Stake after appearing in 1952 with Robert Newton in Blackbeard the Pirate. In 1958, Andes starred as crusading former Louisiana State Police Superintendent Francis Grevemberg in the film Damn Citizen. His co-stars were Margaret Hayes as Dorothy Maguire Grevemberg and Gene Evans as police Major Al Arthur. In 1970, he appeared as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George C. Marshall, in the film Tora, Tora, Tora .
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