Portrait of Charles Aidman

Charles Aidman

Acting

Biography

Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."

Born: January 21, 1925

Place of Birth: Frankfort, Indiana, USA

Filmography

1985
The Twilight Zone

as Narrator (voice)

1984
Crazy like a Fox

as Randalph Loehrman

1983
Uncommon Valor

as Sen. Hastings

1982
The Tragedy of King Lear

as Earl of Gloucester

1982
Marian Rose White

as Dr. Ashcroft

1981
Zoot Suit

as George Shearer

1980
Magnum, P.I.

as James Randolph

1980
1980
The Last Song

as Dr. Shaw

1980
The Long Days of Summer

as Narrator (voice)

1979
Knots Landing

as Dr. Michaels

1978
1978
The House of the Dead

as Detective Malcolm Toliver

1978
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1977
Lou Grant

as Davis Mendelsohn

1977
1976
Amelia Earhart

as Mr. Earhardt

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Preston Claymore

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Dr. Mason Colella

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Kenneth Watson

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Avery Manning

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Howard Lemner

1975
The Invisible Man

as Dr. Nick Maggio

1974
The Rockford Files

as Noah Deitweiler

1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Police Captain Leo Winwood

1974
Police Woman

as John Skow

1974
The Invasion of Carol Enders

as Dr. Peter Bernard

1974
1973
Kojak

as Tom DeHaven

1973
Deliver Us from Evil

as Arnold Fleming

1973
1973
Barnaby Jones

as Mr. Stevenson

1972
Dirty Little Billy

as Ben Antrim

1972
Kung Fu

as Dr. Cooper

1972
The Streets of San Francisco

as Dr. Robert Jason

1972
1972
M*A*S*H

as Colonel Victor Bloodworth

1972
Ghost Story

as Jack Cameron

1972
Emergency!

as Harry Teal

1971
Kotch

as Gerald Kotcher

1971
1971
All in the Family

as Mr. Willis

1970
Adam at Six A.M.

as Mr. Hopper

1970
1969
1969
Medical Center

as Pete Howell

1969
Medical Center

as Ross Eckhart

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Ken Blair

1969
1968
The Sound of Anger

as Jerry Thompson

1968
The Mod Squad

as George Williamson

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Royce

1968
The Name of the Game

as Garth Dryden

1968
Sergeant Ryker

as Maj. Kitchener - The Law Officer

1967
Hour of the Gun

as Horace Sullivan

1967
Mannix

as Alex Stevens

1967
Mannix

as Ken Mitchell

1967
The High Chaparral

as Paddy O'Bannion

1967
Countdown

as Gus

1967
Ironside

as Glass

1967
Ironside

as Bryce

1967
The Invaders

as Prof. Julian Reed

1966
Mission: Impossible

as General Envir Qaisette

1965
The F.B.I.

as Raymond Pike

1965
The F.B.I.

as Eric Delbey

1965
The Wild Wild West

as Jeremy Pike

1965
Run for Your Life

as Christopher

1965
Run for Your Life

as Hal Andre

1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as Captain Reiner

1964
12 O'Clock High

as Captain Archer

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Maj. Kitchener

1963
The Fugitive

as Captain James Eckhardt

1963
Arrest and Trial

as Tome Janeway

1962
The Virginian

as Sam Hicks

1962
The Virginian

as William Webb

1962
War Hunt

as Capt. Wallace Pratt

1961
1961
The New Breed

as Dr. Ted Reisman

1961
Dr. Kildare

as James Grady

1961
87th Precinct

as Eddie Folsom

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Mike Ballantine

1961
The Defenders

as Dr. Fred Burton

1960
1960
Thriller

as George Mikos

1960
Thriller

as Jerry Welch

1960
The Tall Man

as Ben Wiley

1959
Mr. Lucky

as Art Cable

1959
The Detectives

as Noel Ross

1959
Adventures in Paradise

as Stan Willets

1959
The Rebel

as Ben White

1959
The Rebel

as Ferguson

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Ed Harrington

1959
Johnny Ringo

as Jeffrey Blake

1959
Riverboat

as Frank Paxton

1959
Bonanza

as Jim Applegate

1959
1959
Pork Chop Hill

as Lt. Harold

1959
One Step Beyond

as Carl Archer

1959
One Step Beyond

as Norman Bromley

1959
Black Saddle

as Ab Murdock

1959
Black Saddle

as Luke Morley

1959
Rawhide

as Bert Pearson

1959
Rawhide

as Waltzer

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Ralph M. Meadows

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Jake Pringle

1957
Tombstone Territory

as Chuck Eggleston

1957
Trackdown

as Len Starbuck

1957
The Walter Winchell File

as Johnny Hansel

1957
Perry Mason

as Arthur Siddons

1957
Wagon Train

as Amos Gibbon

1957
Wagon Train

as Col. Buckner

1957
Wagon Train

as Whit Martin

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel

as Gordon Dawes

1957
1957
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel

as Fred Harper /Martin Kilmer

1956
The Wrong Man

as Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)

1955
Gunsmoke

as Verd

1955
Gunsmoke

as Vince

1955
Gunsmoke

as Dack

1955
Gunsmoke

as Ray Jarvis

1955
Gunsmoke

as Riley Sharp

1955
The Millionaire

as Eddie Daggett

1954
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Joey Willard

1948
1948
Studio One

as Doctor