Eddie Mayehoff

Edward Mier Mayehoff (July 7, 1909 – November 12, 1992) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Harold Lampson, the henpecked husband and incompetent lawyer in How to Murder Your Wife. Mayehoff could also be seen in TV commercials during the 1950s (e.g., for Falstaff beer).

Early years Mayehoff grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut, after having been born in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Yale University's School of Music, where he played four instruments, led the school's orchestra, and sang in the glee club.

Career Mayehoff began his career as a musician, playing trombone and leading a dance band in New York hotels. and was host of Beat the Band.

On television, from 1946 to 1947, he co-hosted Hour Glass, which was broadcast for only three weeks. In the 1954-55 television season, Mayehoff appeared as a construction contractor and former football player trying to impel his son to success on the American football gridiron in That's My Boy, based on the 1951 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis film of the same name, in which Mayehoff played the same part. Mayehoff also appeared in two other Martin and Lewis comedy films, The Stooge (1952) and Artists and Models (1955).

Without offering explanation, the Broadway historian Ethan Mordden described Mayehoff as "the most disliked comedian who ever lived who wasn't El Brendel." (Page 194, "The Guest List," St. Martin's Press, 2010.)

Mayehoff's Broadway credits included A Rainy Day in Newark (1963), A Thurber Carnival (1960), A Visit to a Small Planet (1957), Season in the Sun (1950), Concert Varieties (1945), and Rhapsody (1944).

Death Mayehoff died in Ventura, California at the age of 83.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1951 That's My Boy Jarring Jack Jackson 1951 The Stooge Leo Lyman 1953 Off Limits Karl Danzig released in Britain as Military Policemen1955 Artists and Models Mr. Murdock 1965 How to Murder Your Wife Harold Lampson 1967 Luv D.A. Goodhart