Mason Adams
| Mason Adams | |
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| Born |
February 26, 1919 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 2005 (aged 86) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1940–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Margot Feinberg (1957–2005) |
Mason Adams (February 26, 1919 – April 26, 2005) was an American character actor and voice-over artist.
Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York. He earned an MA degree from the University of Michigan in Theatre Arts and Speech and also attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, studying theater arts. He made his stage debut in 1940, appearing in summer stock at Baltimore's Hilltop Theater.
Adams was heard on many radio programs during Radio's Golden Age. A notable recurring role was that of Pepper Young in Pepper Young's Family, which aired from 1947 to 1959. He also portrayed the deadly Nazi Atom Man in a classic 1945 serial on the radio version of The Adventures of Superman.
He was also in the original 1976 Broadway cast for Checking Out. In 1983, Adams joined The Mirror Theater Ltd's Mirror Repertory Company for their first repertory season, appearing in Paradise Lost, Rain, Inheritors, and The Hasty Heart. This season was presented initially Off-Off-Broadway at The Real Stage Acting School and was moved Off-Broadway to the Theatre at St. Peter's Church.
Adams is perhaps most famous for his role as Managing Editor Charlie Hume in the television series Lou Grant, which aired from 1977 to 1982. During his run on Lou Grant, Adams performed perhaps his most often seen role, as the US president in Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981). He also appeared in popular TV movies, such as The Deadliest Season (1977), Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980) and The Night They Saved Christmas (1984).
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