Keith Andes

Infobox actor
name = Keith Andes


caption = Andes in "Split Second" (1953)
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birthdate = birth date|1920|7|12
birthplace = Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S.
deathdate = death date and age|2005|11|11|1920|7|12
deathplace = Newhall, California, U.S.
occupation = Film, TV, stage, voice actor
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Keith Andes (born John Charles Andes; July 12, 1920 – November 11, 2005) was an American actor, usually the second lead, in films in the 1950s and 1960s.

Biography

Early life

Andes found work on radio singing and acting throughout his years at Upper Darby High School. He attended Oxford University and graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1943 with a bachelor's degree in education. He studied voice at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music. [Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/96490.html "Broadway Baritone Keith Andes, of Wildcat, Dead at 85"] , "Playbill", November 28, 2005. Accessed November 24, 2007.] He began his Broadway career while serving in the Air Force during World War II.

Career

His first screen role was a minor part in the film "Winged Victory" (1944), followed by a small role in the film "The Farmer's Daughter", which starred Loretta Young, and for which she won her Best Actress Oscar. In 1947, Keith Andes received a Theater World Award for his debut performance in "The Chocolate Soldier", and later starred in "Kiss Me, Kate".

In 1952, he appeared as Marilyn Monroe's sweetheart and Barbara Stanwyck's brother in the cult film "Clash by Night" (directed by Fritz Lang and co-written by Clifford Odets). He appeared with Robert Newton in "Blackbeard the Pirate".

On television, he played an amateur sleuth on the short-lived 1963 sitcom, "Glynis", that starred Glynis Johns (who played his wife). He also appeared in the equally short-lived police show "This Man Dawson" (1959-60).

Andes starred opposite Lucille Ball in the Broadway musical "Wildcat" in 1960, and later appeared on her 1960s sitcom, "The Lucy Show". His career spanned three decades, appearing in episodes of "Cannon", "Death Valley Days", "Daniel Boone", "I Spy", "The Andy Griffith Show", "" (in the episode, "The Apple"). His work included voice acting in the animated "Birdman and the Galaxy Trio" (1967).

Late in life, he appeared in films such as "...And Justice for All" and "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor).

Death

Andes was found dead at his Newhall, California home on November 11, 2005. Andes, who had been suffering from bladder cancer and other ailments, committed suicide by asphyxiation, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Coroner's office. He was 85 years old.

His two sons, Mark Andes (a musician in such bands as "Spirit","Jo Jo Gunne" and "Heart") and Matt Andes, survive him.

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