Harry Landers

Harry Landers (born Harry Sorokin; September 3, 1921 – September 10, 2017) was an American character actor.

Early life and career Harry Sorokin was born in New York City in 1921.

In the mid-1940s, he began his career as a worker at the Warner Bros. studio in California. An encounter with actress Bette Davis led to a membership of Screen Actors Guild and an acting career.

Landers was the spokesman for Taster's Choice coffee in television commercials that aired in the 1970s. He played "Go Go" in the 1953 classic, The Wild One. He had a regular role as Dr. Ted Hoffman on the television series Ben Casey and co-starred in the TV movie The Return of Ben Casey (1988). He had a small role in the Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window (1954). He played multiple roles in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956). In 1957, Landers played murder victim Donald Briggs in the Perry Mason episode The Case of the Drowning Duck. He also appeared in 1966 on Combat! in the 5th-season episode, "The Losers". He played Dr. Arthur Coleman, who aided Sandra Smith's Dr.Janice Lester, as she attempted to take over Kirk's body in Season 3 Episode 24 of the original Star Trek television series, "Turnabout Intruder", which aired June 3, 1969. It was the final episode of the original series.

Death Landers died September 10, 2017, aged 96.

Filmography

Film

Selected television appearances Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (Season 1 Episode 7: "Breakdown") as Coroner Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 20: "The Day of the Bullet") as Joe Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 38: "Ambition") as Ernie Stillinger

Television Year Title Role Notes1969 Star Trek: The Original Series Dr. Coleman S3:E24, "Turnabout Intruder"