Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the Tom Cory in "Utah Blaine" (1957). Born Eugene Oliver Edge Stuenroth, he and his two brothers were raised by his seamstress mother following his father's abandonment of the family. Following the completion of his public education at West High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he began his career as a leading man on the stage in stock companies. Upon being discovered by director Erich Von Stroheim while attending a casting call for bit players, he was so impressed by his immense height, burly good looks, and commanding voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a leading role in "Merry-Go-Round" (1923). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 100 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, boyfriends, guards, cowboys, sheriffs, bailiffs, state troopers, deputies, sergeants, lieutenants, wardens, policemen, city slickers, curmudgeons, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, detectives, reporters, chauffeurs, waiters, retail clerks, doormen, authority figures, military men, engineers, vendors, politicians, district attorneys, bartenders, lawyers, immigrants, foreigners, villains, jailbirds, soda jerks, mailmen, judges, educators, doctors, clergymen, aristocrats, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Daughter of the Tong" (1939), "Adventures of the Flying Cadets" (1943), "Song of Russia" (1944), "Beyond the Pecos" (1945), "I Ring Doorbells" (1946), "The Sea of Grass" (1947), "Four Faces West" (1948), "Alaska Patrol" (1949), "Federal Man" (1950), "Insight Straight" (1951), "Mutiny" (1952), "Call Me Madame" (1953), "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954), "Interrupted Melody" (1955), "Hot Stuff" (1956), "The Quiet Gun" (1957), "I Want to Live!" (1958), "The Miracle of the Hills" (1959), "Cimarron" (1960), "Atlantis: The Lost Continent" (1961), "The Three Stooges Meet Hercules" (1962), "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963), "Bedtime Story" (1964), "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), "Torn Curtain" (1966), "Rosie!" (1967), and "Planet of the Apes" (1974). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Dick Tracy," "Boston Blackie," "The Stu Erwin Show," "Space Patrol," "The Amos 'n' Andy Show," "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse," "Captain Midnight," "Climax!," "The Lone Ranger," "Passport to Danger," "Cavalcade of America," "Stories of the Century," "Big Town," "Treasury Men in Action," "So This is Hollywood," "Stage 7," "The Roy Rogers Show," "Sky King," "The Man Called X," "The Cisco Kid," "Matinee Theatre," "Crossroads," "You Are There," "The Sheriff of Cochise," "Playhouse 90," "I Led 3 Lives," "Harbor Command," "The Life of Riley," "Telephone Time," "The Californians," "Zane Grey Theatre," "26 Men," "Sea Hunt," "The Court of Last Resort," "Behind Closed Doors," "Target," "The Restless Gun," "Dragnet," "77 Sunset Strip," "Highway Patrol," "U.S. Marshal," "General Electric Theatre," "Bronco," "Tombstone Territory," "Bat Masterson," "Assignment: Underwater," "The Twilight Zone," "Bachelor Father," "Whispering Smith," "The Asphalt Jungle," "Lock Up," "Wagon Train," "Father of the Bridge," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Lawman," "Bonanza," "The Untouchables," "Cheyenne," "Ripcord," "Kraft Suspense Theatre," "Ben Casey," "Rawhide," "Death Valley Days," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," and "Mission: Impossible". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Lutheran church, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been among the several founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, had been the celebrity spokesman for Craftsman Tools and Paper Mate Ballpoint Pens, was a prominent plumbing and heating salesman, had been an owner of several movie theatres, and he was married to actress Helen Mack from 1927 to 1934 (their union ended in divorce and produced one child). Following his 1974 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions and operated a liquor store, until his death from injuries sustained in a hit and run accident.
Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the Tom Cory in "Utah Blaine" (1957). Born Eugene Oliver Edge Stuenroth, he and his two brothers were raised by his seamstress mother following his father's abandonment of the family. Following the completion of his public education at West High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he began his career as a leading man on the stage in stock companies. Upon being discovered by director Erich Von Stroheim while attending a casting call for bit players, he was so impressed by his immense height, burly good looks, and commanding voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a leading role in "Merry-Go-Round" (1923). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 100 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, boyfriends, guards, cowboys, sheriffs, bailiffs, state troopers, deputies, sergeants, lieutenants, wardens, policemen, city slickers, curmudgeons, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, detectives, reporters, chauffeurs, waiters, retail clerks, doormen, authority figures, military men, engineers, vendors, politicians, district attorneys, bartenders, lawyers, immigrants, foreigners, villains, jailbirds, soda jerks, mailmen, judges, educators, doctors, clergymen, aristocrats, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Daughter of the Tong" (1939), "Adventures of the Flying Cadets" (1943), "Song of Russia" (1944), "Beyond the Pecos" (1945), "I Ring Doorbells" (1946), "The Sea of Grass" (1947), "Four Faces West" (1948), "Alaska Patrol" (1949), "Federal Man" (1950), "Insight Straight" (1951), "Mutiny" (1952), "Call Me Madame" (1953), "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954), "Interrupted Melody" (1955), "Hot Stuff" (1956), "The Quiet Gun" (1957), "I Want to Live!" (1958), "The Miracle of the Hills" (1959), "Cimarron" (1960), "Atlantis: The Lost Continent" (1961), "The Three Stooges Meet Hercules" (1962), "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963), "Bedtime Story" (1964), "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), "Torn Curtain" (1966), "Rosie!" (1967), and "Planet of the Apes" (1974). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Dick Tracy," "Boston Blackie," "The Stu Erwin Show," "Space Patrol," "The Amos 'n' Andy Show," "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse," "Captain Midnight," "Climax!," "The Lone Ranger," "Passport to Danger," "Cavalcade of America," "Stories of the Century," "Big Town," "Treasury Men in Action," "So This is Hollywood," "Stage 7," "The Roy Rogers Show," "Sky King," "The Man Called X," "The Cisco Kid," "Matinee Theatre," "Crossroads," "You Are There," "The Sheriff of Cochise," "Playhouse 90," "I Led 3 Lives," "Harbor Command," "The Life of Riley," "Telephone Time," "The Californians," "Zane Grey Theatre," "26 Men," "Sea Hunt," "The Court of Last Resort," "Behind Closed Doors," "Target," "The Restless Gun," "Dragnet," "77 Sunset Strip," "Highway Patrol," "U.S. Marshal," "General Electric Theatre," "Bronco," "Tombstone Territory," "Bat Masterson," "Assignment: Underwater," "The Twilight Zone," "Bachelor Father," "Whispering Smith," "The Asphalt Jungle," "Lock Up," "Wagon Train," "Father of the Bridge," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Lawman," "Bonanza," "The Untouchables," "Cheyenne," "Ripcord," "Kraft Suspense Theatre," "Ben Casey," "Rawhide," "Death Valley Days," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," and "Mission: Impossible". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Lutheran church, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been among the several founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, had been the celebrity spokesman for Craftsman Tools and Paper Mate Ballpoint Pens, was a prominent plumbing and heating salesman, had been an owner of several movie theatres, and he was married to actress Helen Mack from 1927 to 1934 (their union ended in divorce and produced one child). Following his 1974 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions and operated a liquor store, until his death from injuries sustained in a hit and run accident.
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