Born in New York City on January 31, 1894, Percy Helton was one of the most familiar faces and voices
in Hollywood pictures and on television. The short actor with a hoarse, raspy voice and breathy delivery was a
fixture in a wide range of films and TV programs in the 1950s and 1960s. He began performing in his
father's vaudeville act and went on to appear on Broadway. A veteran
character actor of nearly 200 films, he made his big screen debut in
"The Fairy and the Waif' (1915). Some of his most memorable pictures
include "Let's live Again" (1948), "Copper Canyon" (1950), "20000
Leagues Under the Sea" (1954), "Jail Busters" (1955), "Hush. . .Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (1964), "The Sons of Katie
Elder" (1965) and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969). On television, he appeared on "Gunsmoke", "Perry Mason",
"Bonanza", "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Green Acres", "Petticoat
Junction" and many more. He died September 11, 1971, at age 77 in Hollywood, California.
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