Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes (born Grandon Neviers Augustine Rolker; August 7, 1904 – June 9, 1987) was an American actor.

Early years Rhodes was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Career Early in his career, Rhodes acted in repertory theatre with troupes in Montreal, Oklahoma City, Omaha, and Hartford, among other places. His film debut came in Follow the Boys (1944).

In addition to numerous film appearances, he was also a regular in two long-running television shows, playing the doctor in Bonanza and a judge in Perry Mason. 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.

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. 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).

Personal life and death Rhodes was married to actress Ruth Lee. He died at age 82 in Encino, California. Angel Face (1953) - Prison Chaplain (uncredited) On Top of Old Smoky (1953) - Doc Judson House of Wax (1953) - Surgeon (uncredited) The System (1953) - District Attorney Dunlop (uncredited) A Blueprint for Murder (1953) - Probate Judge James J. Adams (uncredited) So Big (1953) - Bainbridge (uncredited) Three Sailors and a Girl (1953) - George Abbott (uncredited) Bad for Each Other (1953) - Dr. Walter Messenger (uncredited) Secret of the Incas (1954) - Mr. Winston (uncredited) Them! (1954) - Alcoholic Ward Doctor (uncredited) Human Desire (1954) - John Owens A Star Is Born (1954) - Producer at Premiere (uncredited) Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Jackson Foster The Eternal Sea (1955) - Admiral at CIMPAC Meeting (uncredited) Headline Hunters (1955) - Magistrate (uncredited) The McConnell Story (1955) - Major at Hearing (uncredited) Illegal (1955) - John Seltzer (uncredited) Trial (1955) - Professor Terry Bliss (uncredited) A Man Alone (1955) - Luke Joiner Texas Lady (1955) - Nickerson (uncredited) Miracle in the Rain (1956) - Mr. Baldwin, City Editor (uncredited) Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) - General Edmunds These Wilder Years (1956) - Roy Oliphant Tension at Table Rock (1956) - Judge (uncredited) The Rack (1956) - General (uncredited) The 27th Day (1957) - UN Presiding Officer (uncredited) The Wayward Girl (1957) - District Attorney Nevins Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Professor August van Alden (uncredited) The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958) - Mr. Hadley The FBI Story (1959) - Minister at Funeral (uncredited) The Bramble Bush (1960) - Judge Manning Oklahoma Territory (1960) - George Blackwell Tess of the Storm Country (1960) - Mr. Foley Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 34: "Servant Problem") - Harold Standish The Honeymoon Machine (1961) - U.S. Senator (uncredited) Where Love Has Gone (1964) - Banker (uncredited) Fluffy (1965) - Professor (uncredited)