Ed Hinton (actor)
Ed Hinton | |
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| Hinton (left) with Rick Vallin in The Adventures of Champion, 1955 | |
| Born | Edgar Latimer Hinton[1] (1919年03月26日)March 26, 1919 North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 1958(1958年10月12日) (aged 39) |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1938–1958 |
| Spouse | Marilynn Mau[2] |
| Children | 3; including Daryn and Darby [2] |
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Edgar Latimer Hinton (March 26, 1919[1] – October 12, 1958) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Special Agent Henderson in the American drama television series I Led 3 Lives .[3]
Hinton was born in North Carolina.[1] In 1938 he made his first screen appearance in the film Spring Madness , which starred Maureen O'Sullivan and Lew Ayres. He made an appearance to the 1948 film Harpoon . In 1953, he made his television debut in the television series Boston Blackie . In the same year, he played Special Agent Henderson in I Led 3 Lives .[3]
Hinton appeared in numerous films such as Samson and Deliah (1949); I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951); Leadville Gunslinger (1952); The Hitch-Hiker (1953); River of No Return (1954); The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955); Walk the Proud Land (1956); Escape from Red Rock (1957), and Good Day for a Hanging (1959).[4]
Hinton guest-starred in television programs including Space Patrol , Wagon Train , Sky King , The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , Tales of Wells Fargo , Sugarfoot , The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin , Tombstone Territory , Death Valley Days , Tales of the Texas Rangers and Perry Mason .
He died in October 1958 in a plane crash at Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles County, California, at the age of 39.[5] His pilot, Vincent Pardew and a fellow passenger, Marcella Crum, died along with Hinton.[5] After his death, his son Darby starred in the action and adventure television series Daniel Boone .[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Aaker, Everett (2006). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. McFarland. p. 273. ISBN 9780786424764 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Aaker, Everett (May 16, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 210. ISBN 9781476628561 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 651. ISBN 9780307483201 – via Google Books.
- ^ Robert Parish, James; Starke, Don; Pitts, Michael (1977). The All-Americans. Arlington Books. p. 308. ISBN 9780870003639 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Ed Hinton, Actor, Dies in Crash Of Light Plane". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. October 14, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved July 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
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[edit ]- 1919 births
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- New Hanover High School alumni
- Actors from North Carolina
- Male actors from North Carolina
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- Western (genre) television actors
- Accidental deaths in California
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1958