Lon McCallister
American actor (1923-2005) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Herbert Alonzo "Lon" McCallister Jr. was an American actor. According to one obituary, he was best known for "playing gentle, boyish young men from the country."
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2005Died11 June 20051953
Combat SquadFilm, Martin1952
Montana TerritoryFilm, John Malvin1951
A Yank in KoreaFilm, Andy Smith1950
The Boy From IndianaFilm, Lon Decker1949
The Big CatFilm, Danny Turner1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!Film, Daniel 'Snug' Dominy1947
The Red HouseFilm, Nath Storm1944
Home in IndianaFilm, 'Sparke' Thornton1943
Quiet Please, MurderFilm, Freddie1942
Gentleman JimFilm, Page Boy (uncredited)1941
Dangerously They LiveFilm, Newsboy (uncredited)1940
Susan and GodFilm, Party Guest (uncredited)1939
Babes in ArmsFilm, Boy (uncredited)1938
Judge Hardy's ChildrenFilm, (uncredited)1923Born17 April 1923
Combat SquadFilm, Martin1952Montana TerritoryFilm, John Malvin1951A Yank in KoreaFilm, Andy Smith1950The Boy From IndianaFilm, Lon Decker1949The Big CatFilm, Danny Turner1948Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!Film, Daniel 'Snug' Dominy1947The Red HouseFilm, Nath Storm1944Home in IndianaFilm, 'Sparke' Thornton1943Quiet Please, MurderFilm, Freddie1942Gentleman JimFilm, Page Boy (uncredited)1941Dangerously They LiveFilm, Newsboy (uncredited)1940Susan and GodFilm, Party Guest (uncredited)1939Babes in ArmsFilm, Boy (uncredited)1938Judge Hardy's ChildrenFilm, (uncredited)1923Born17 April 1923People around Lon
Close ties
Sol Lesser Produced Stage Door Canteen and The Red House
George Cukor Directed Romeo and Juliet and Susan and God
Joan Leslie Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and Susan and God
Hank Mann Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and The Hard Way
Kurt Neumann Directed Make a Wish and Let's Sing Again
Leo White Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and The Hard Way
Fred Kelsey Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and High School
Walter Brennan Also in Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)- Delmer Daves Directed The Red House (1947)
Ann Doran Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and The Hard Way
Henry Armetta Also in Stage Door Canteen and Make a Wish
Jack Mower Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
William Forrest Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and The Hard Way
Spencer Charters Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and Make a Wish
David Holt Also in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Creighton Hale Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy and Spy Ship
Charles Brackett Produced Home in Indiana (1944)
Emory Parnell Also in The Hard Way and Night in New Orleans
John Hamilton Also in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)- F. Hugh Herbert Directed Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
- Walter Morosco Produced Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
Basil Rathbone Also in Romeo and Juliet and Make a Wish
Jack L. Warner Produced Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)- Cyril J. Mockridge Wrote Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
Known for
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Gentleman Jim 1942
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1938
The Red House 1947
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 30
Media & music
About this person
Another said he "had an ingenuous appeal that made him a favourite of family audiences, and was particularly at home in outdoor settings featuring dogs and horses. Ultimately his perennial boyishness and slight stature became a handicap for more mature roles."
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2005 · aged 82
