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Actor
Malcolm Atterbury
- Born February 20, 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died August 16, 1992
Malcolm MacLeod Atterbury (February 20, 1907 – August 16, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudevillian. Atterbury is perhaps best known for his uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), as the rural man who exclaims, "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!" Four years later, Atterbury appeared as the Deputy in Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). He further appeared in such films as I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Crime of Passion (1957), Blue Denim (1959), Wild River (1960), Advise and Consent (1962), and Hawaii (1966). His last film was Emperor of the North Pole (1973).
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Atterbury was married on February 6, 1937 to Ellen Ayres Hardies (1915–1994) of Amsterdam, New York, daughter of judge Charles E. Hardies Sr. and sister of Charles Hardies Jr., who later became Montgomery County district attorney. He died in Beverly Hills of old age in 1992. CLR
Known for
North by Northwest1959
The Birds1963
Rio Bravo1959
The Twilight Zone1959
Bonanza1959
The Longest Yard1974
The Chase1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
Filmography
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Series
- 1976The McLean Stevenson ShowSeries
- 1974The Longest YardFilmBit Part (uncredited)
- 1974Apple's WaySeriesGrandfather Aldon
- 1973Emperor of the NorthFilmHogger
- 1973Police StorySeriesAlfred Weiser
- 1973Thicker than WaterSeriesJonas Paine
- 1972The Bob Newhart ShowSeriesMr. Arbogast
- 1972The RookiesSeries
- 1970The Odd CoupleSeriesPop
- 1969The Learning TreeFilmSilas Newhall
- 1967The InvadersSeriesJudge Simonson
- 1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries
- 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries
- 1966The ChaseFilmMr. Reeves
- 1966HawaiiFilmGideon Hale
- 1966Run, Buddy, RunSeriesMike Kellerman
- 1965The F.B.I.SeriesHoward J. Shelly, Fritz Shroeder
- 1965LaredoSeries
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesRudy Fowler
- 1964Seven Days in MayFilmHorace the White House Physician (uncredited)
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeriesCommander Jamison
- 1964Daniel BooneSeriesThaddeus Hill
- 1963The BirdsFilmDeputy Al Malone
- 1963The FugitiveSeriesSheriff Bilson, Sheriff Mead, Sheriff
- 1963Cattle KingFilmAbe Clevenger (Homesteader)
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeriesDoctor Gregory
- 1962Advise & ConsentFilmSenator Tom August
- 1962The VirginianSeriesJohn Wallace
- 1961Summer and SmokeFilmRev. Winemiller
- 1961Dr. KildareSeriesAsa McConnell
- 1961StraightawaySeries
- 1961The Asphalt JungleSeries
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeriesLuke Jensen
- 1960Wild RiverFilmSy Moore
- 1960From the TerraceFilmGeorge Fry
- 1960Hell Bent for LeatherFilmA.C. Gamble
- 1960Route 66Series
- 1960The WesternerSeriesAndy, Marshal Frank Dollar
- 1960The Tall ManSeriesJagger
- 1960Stagecoach WestSeriesReverend Joshua Jessop
- 1959North by NorthwestFilmMan at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)
- 1959Rio BravoFilmJake
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesProf. Eliot, Henry J. Fate
- 1959BonanzaSeriesDixie
- 1959RawhideSeriesWill Morton, Jarvis
- 1959High School Big ShotFilmMr. Grant
- 1959Hawaiian EyeSeries
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeriesLars Olafson
- 1959Black SaddleSeriesClyde Dawson
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeriesIra Stevens
- 1959Philip MarloweSeries
- 1959Pete Kelly's BluesSeries
- 1959A Marriage of StrangersFilmMr. Emhardt
- 1958How to Make a MonsterFilmSecurity Guard Richards
- 195877 Sunset StripSeries
- 1958Peter GunnSeries
- 1958Badman's CountryFilmBuffalo Bill Cody
- 1958Days of Wine and RosesFilmJim Hungerford
- 1958The TexanSeries
- 1958The High Cost of LovingFilmHarry Lessing (uncredited)
- 1958Frontier DoctorSeries
- 1958A Town Has Turned to DustFilmJenkins
- 1958Bomber's MoonFilmCol. Schwimmer
- 1958Old ManFilmThe Doctor
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesSam Burris, Dennis Briggs, Alfred Needham, J. Maigret, Dell Harper
- 1957I Was a Teenage WerewolfFilmCharles Rivers
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeriesSheriff
- 1957Blood of DraculaFilmLt. Dunlap
- 1957ValerieFilmSheriff
- 1957Fury at ShowdownFilmNorris
- 1957TrackdownSeries
- 1957SugarfootSeriesAbel Crotty
- 1957The Dalton GirlsFilmSewell, the banker
- 1957Alcoa TheatreSeriesSpud
- 1957The Restless GunSeriesGopher Martin
- 1957The TroublemakersFilmOtis Gerrity
- 1956Crime of PassionFilmPolice Officer Spitz
- 1956Crime in the StreetsFilmMr. McAllister
- 1956The Lone RangerFilmPhineas Tripp (uncredited)