Tod Andrews

Tod Andrews (born Theodore Edwin Anderson; November 9, 1914 – November 7, 1972) was an American stage, screen, and television actor.

Early years Tod Andrews was born as Theodore Edwin Anderson in El Paso, Texas,

Tod and his sister, Gertrude Anderson Pierucci, were raised in southern California; both suffered untimely deaths, predeceasing their mother, Lydia. Andrews graduated from Los Angeles High School and Washington State College.

Career Stage Andrews began his career as Michael Ames

On Broadway, Andrews played in Summer and Smoke (1948-1949) and A Girl Can Tell.

Film

Andrews was contracted to Warner Bros. with his first film being Dive Bomber (1941). He often used the name Michael Ames. His last film for Warners was The Last Ride that was shot in 1942 but not released until 1944.

He returned to films in 1965, appearing as Captain Tuthill in Otto Preminger's World War II action blockbuster In Harm's Way. In 1968, Andrews appeared on film in Ted Post's Hang 'Em High as a defense attorney. Two years later, he worked again with Post in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, as James Franciscus's dying commanding officer, Colonel 'Skipper' Maddox. His final screen appearance was as a doctor in 1973's The Baby, also directed by Post.

Television Andrews began his television career in 1949. His television performances included a starring role from 1957 to 1958 in the syndicated series of the American Civil War, The Gray Ghost, based on the heroic Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby. In 1959, he starred in the 13-episode Counterthrust, a syndicated series "in which he played a secret agent in the Far East battling Communism".

Recognition Andrews won a Theatre World Award in 1949 for his work in Summer and Smoke.

Personal life Andrews was married three times, to Gloria Eleanor Folland, Alice Kirby Hooker, and Karolyn Rainwater. The first two marriages ended in divorce, and he was married to Rainwater when he died. On August 15, 1961, an article by Dorothy Kilgallen in Voice of Broadway noted that friends of Andrews were "still mystified about his headlined suicide attempt” as only hours earlier he had apparently been "having a cheerful time at Danny's Hideaway" talking about the "great year he had coming up on Broadway and in TV and announced his engagement to Valerie Veigal".

Death Andrews died of a heart attack on November 7, 1972, in Los Angeles, two days before his 58th birthday. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.

Filmography Film

Dive Bomber (1941) as Telephone Man (film debut, uncredited) International Squadron (1941) as Michele Edmé They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Cadet Brown (uncredited) The Body Disappears (1941) as Bill Dangerously They Live (1941) as Dr. Craig (uncredited) Captains of the Clouds (1942) as Student Pilot Bullet Scars (1942) as Joe Madison The Male Animal (1942) as Student (uncredited) I Was Framed (1942) as Ken Marshall (Scott) Murder in the Big House (1942) as Dapper Dan Malloy Spy Ship (1942) as Gordon Morrel Now, Voyager (1942) as Dr. Dan Regan (uncredited) Truck Busters (1943) as Dave Todd Action in the North Atlantic (1943) as Ahearn (uncredited) Heaven Can Wait (1943) as Jack Van Cleve Voodoo Man (1944) as Ralph Dawson Return of the Ape Man (1944) as Steve Rogers The Last Ride (1944) as Fritz Hummel Outrage (1950) as Rev. Bruce Ferguson Between Heaven and Hell (1956) as Lt. Ray Mosby From Hell It Came (1957) as Dr. William Arnold In Harm's Way (1965) as Captain Tuthill Hang 'Em High (1968) as Defense Attorney Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) as Skipper The Baby (1973) as Doctor The President's Plane Is Missing (1973, TV) (final film)

Television

The Gray Ghost (1957-1958) as Maj. John Mosby/The Gray Ghost One Step Beyond (1959) as Lt. Cmdr. Stacey Checkmate (1960-1962) as George Harris/Dr. James Low Death Valley Days (1960-1968) as Captain Lynn Parker/William C. Ralston 77 Sunset Strip (1961) as Jim Breck Gunsmoke (1961) as Myles Cody Frontier Circus (1961) as Jeff Andrews The Andy Griffith Show (1961-1968) as Ralph Case/Mr. Franklin Rawhide (1962) as Holt The Twilight Zone (1964) as Gil Sharewood The F.B.I. (1969) as Ed Franklin Bright Promise (1969) as Dean Henry Pierce #1 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1970) as Ted Hollister Ironside (1970) as Man Ghost Story (1972) as Andrew Burgess Banacek (1972) as Graves (last appearance)