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Actor Born: 1918 in Salt Lake City, UT Death: November 22, 2002 in Woodland Hills, CA Biography:A leading light of network radio in the 1940s and 1950s, actor Parley Baer appeared on virtually every major program emanating from Los Angeles. Baer is most closely associated with the radio version of "Gunsmoke", in which, from 1955 to 1961, he played Dodge City deputy Chester Proudfoot. Those who worked on "Gunsmoke" have had nothing but the kindest words for Baer, who endeared himself to his colleagues via his dedication, professionalism, and weekly purchase of donuts for the rehearsal sessions. The jowly, prematurely balding Baer began free-lancing in films around 1949. He played a number of small parts at 20th Century-Fox (his largest, and least typical, was the Nazi sergeant in 1957's "The Young Lions"), and later showed up in such films as Warner Bros.' "Gypsy" (1963) and Universal's "Counterpoint" (1993). On television, Baer portrayed Darby on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Mayor Stoner... Full Biography
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