Malcolm Atterbury
| Malcolm Atterbury | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 20, 1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 1992 (aged 85) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954-1979 |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Atterbury (1937-1992; his death) 3 children |
Malcolm Atterbury (February 20, 1907 – August 16, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudevillian.
A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Atterbury was the son of General and Mrs. W.W. Atterbury; his father was also president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He had a sister and two brothers. He graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
In the mid-1930s, Atterbury decided to pursue a career in drama. He enrolled at Hilda Spong's Dramatic School using an assumed name. Later, after revealing his true identity, he went on to "finance a summer theater for the Hilda Spong Players at Cape May, N.J., and they, in turn, asked him to be their managing director."
In 1928, Atterbury was the bass singer in a quartet that sang on WLIT in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1930, he became the program director of a radio station in Philadelphis. He went on to become business manager of WHAT.
Atterbury is perhaps best known for his uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), as the rural man who exclaims, "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!" He further appeared in such films as The Birds, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Crime of Passion, Blue Denim, Wild River, Advise and Consent, and Hawaii. His last film was Emperor of the North Pole (1973).
Atterbury made frequent appearances on television. He was cast in five episodes of CBS's Perry Mason during the late 1950s and early 1960s, playing the role of murderer in three of the episodes such as Sam Burris in the 1957 episode, "The Case of the Angry Mourner". His guest-starring roles included appearances on Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Window on Main Street, The Asphalt Jungle, Straightaway, Bonanza, Hazel, The Odd Couple, Sheriff of Cochise, The Fugitive, State Trooper, Rescue 8, Fury, The Man from Blackhawk, Happy, The Tall Man, Kentucky Jones, The Invaders (episode: The Trial). and The Andy Griffith Show(episode: The Cow Thief, 1962). He had a regular role as Grandfather Aldon in the 1974-75 CBS television family drama, Apple's Way.
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