Grandon Rhodes | |
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.jpg) Rhodes in the TV-series Bonanza, episode Dark Star (1960) | |
| Born | Grandon Neviers Augustine Rolker August 7, 1904 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1987 (aged 82) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1942–1965 |
| Spouse | Ruth Lee |
Grandon Rhodes (born Grandon Neviers Augustine Rolker; August 7, 1904[citation needed] – June 9, 1987) was an American actor.
Rhodes was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.[1]
Early in his career, Rhodes acted in repertory theatre with troupes in Montreal, Oklahoma City, Omaha, and Hartford, among other places.[2] His film debut came in Follow the Boys (1944).[3]
In addition to numerous film appearances,[4] he was also a regular in two long-running television shows, playing the doctor in Bonanza and the judge in Perry Mason.[5] He also appeared in a recurring role as Beverly Hills banker Chester Vanderlip throughout most of the run of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.[citation needed]
Rhodes acted in repertory theatre in Hartford, Montreal, Oklahoma City, and Omaha. In January 1932, He became the leading man of the Auditorium Permanent Players in Rochester, New York.[6] Rhodes's Broadway credits included A Boy Who Lived Twice (1945), The Deep Mrs. Sykes (1945), Flight to the West (1940), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938), Ceiling Zero (1935), Lost Horizons (1934), and Antony and Cleopatra (1924).[7]
Rhodes was married to actress Ruth Lee. He died two months before his 83rd birthday in Encino, California.[5]
