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Mason Adams

American actor (1919-2005) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 86

Mason Adams was an American actor. From the late 1940s until the early 1970s, he was heard in numerous radio programs and voiceovers for countless television commercials, the latter of which he resumed in the 1980s and 1990s.

Mason Adams is read about 113 times a day, in 18 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

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2005Died26 April 20051999The West WingSeries, Justice Joseph CrouchLife Among the CannibalsFilm, 1999Francis1998The Lesser EvilFilm, Derek's Father1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionSeries, Mr. Trapwell (segment "The Scoop")1995Murder OneSeries, Sidney PomerantzHouseguestFilm, 1995Mr. Pike1993Son in LawFilm, Walter Warner Sr.1992Jonathan: The Boy Nobody WantedFilm, Judge Colbert1989Family MattersSeries, The JudgeIt All Started with a Mouse: The Disney StoryFilm, 1989Narrator (voice)1986MatlockSeries, Bob Ranier1985The Whimsical World of OzFilm, Narrator (voice)1984Murder, She WroteSeries, Roger Philby1983AdamFilm, Ray Mellette1982Peking EncounterFilm1980Flamingo RoadFilm, Elmo Tyson1977Lou GrantSeries, Charlie HumeRaggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical AdventureFilm, 1977Grandpa (voice)1976God Told Me ToFilm, Obstetrician1959StartimeSeries, Radio Actor1957DecoySeries, Bill Wendover1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries, Mr. Watkins1947Mr. BellFilm, Thomas Watson1919Born26 February 1919

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  • F/X 1986
  • Toy Soldiers 1991
  • Son in Law 1993
  • God Told Me To 1976
  • The Final Conflict 1981

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Filmography 40

65 credits on file

Television 22

Media & music

Photos 1

About this person

In the early 1970s, he moved into acting and from 1977 to 1983 held perhaps his best-known role, that of Managing Editor Charlie Hume on Lou Grant. He also acted in numerous other television and movie roles, most prominently Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) and F/X (1986).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2005 · aged 86

In the same film or series as Mason

Heather LangenkampAlso in Passions (1984)Parker StevensonAlso in Not of This Earth (1995)Beatrice StraightAlso in Under Siege (1986)Greg GermannAlso in Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)Friz FrelengAlso in The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)