Larry Haines

Larry Haines (born Larry Hecht; August 3, 1918 – July 17, 2008) was an American actor.

Early years Haines was born on August 3, 1918, in Mount Vernon, New York. (Some sources say August 18, 1918, in the same city).

Radio Haines first became known in the 1930s as an actor on the radio crime series Gangbusters. Playing Joe Lincoln, he was the star of Treasury Agent on the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1947–48, and he had the title role of Mike Hammer in That Hammer Guy on Mutual in 1953–54. He also was featured in The Chase, Cloak and Dagger, Inner Sanctum Mystery, The Man Behind the Gun, and This Is Nora Drake. It was estimated that he acted in more than 15,000 radio programs in the 1940s and 1950s. Four decades later, he would return to radio, starring in 82 episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. and was First Lady Pat Nixon's favorite soap opera actor. He earned Tony nominations for his work in Generation (1965) and Promises, Promises (1968). His other Broadway appearances were in Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Twigs, No Hard Feelings, and Tribute.

Death Haines died in Delray Beach, Florida, He was survived by one niece. and Tank (1984).

Film roles Year Title Role Notes1968 The Odd Couple Speed 1973 The Seven-Ups Max Kalish 1984 Tank Biker #1