Howland Chamberlain
Howland Chamberlain (born August 2, 1911 in the Bronx , New York , † September 1, 1984 in Oakland , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Howland Chamberlain moved from his native New York to California in the 1930s. While working as an actor in a Federal Theater Project , he met his future wife, Leona. The young Chamberlain soon became a member of the ambitious theater group at the Pasadena Playhouse . He made his film debut in 1946 in the side of Myrna Loy and Fredric March in William Wyler's film drama The Best Years of Our Lives , which was awarded a total of seven Oscars . In the following years he played as a supporting actor often nervous characters in film noirs , but he was also seen in comedies. In 1952 Chamberlain played a hotel receptionist in the western classic Twelve Noon, who made nasty hints to Grace Kelly about her film husband Will Kane ( Gary Cooper ).
For 27 years, twelve noon remained Chamberlain's last film, as it was indicted by the Un-American Activities Committee as a suspected communist. As a result, there were no film roles for Chamberlain in Hollywood. Therefore, the actor moved back to New York with his family, where he worked for many years as a stage actor on Broadway , among others . After 22 years without a film appearance, he took on a role in the television strip A Touch of the Poet in 1974 . In the following years Chamberlain got some film and television roles again, for example as judge Atkins in the film Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) directed by Robert Benton . The film, which stars Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman , received five Academy Awards. Chamberlain worked as an actor until his death. He died of heart problems a month after his 73rd birthday in California.
Filmography
- 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives (The Best Years of Our Lives)
- 1947: The Web
- 1947: Cell R 17 (Brute Force)
- 1947: Driftwood
- 1948: Feudin ', Fussin' and A-Fightin '
- 1948: Angel in Exile
- 1948: The daring rescue of the gangster bride Honey Swanson (A Song Is Born)
- 1948: The power of evil (The Force of Evil)
- 1949: Danger in Frisco (Thieves' Highway)
- 1949: And Baby Makes Three
- 1950: House by the River (House by the River)
- 1950: Francis (Francis)
- 1950: Edge of Doom
- 1950: Surrender
- 1950: Mister 880
- 1950: Dick Tracy (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1951: No Questions Asked
- 1951: picked up (pickup)
- 1951: The Big Night
- 1951: Gangster (The Racket)
- 1952: Twelve noon (High Noon)
- 1952: Adventures of Superman (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1966: Hawk (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1974: A Touch of the Poet (TV movie)
- 1976: Ryan's Hope (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1976: Kojak - used in Manhattan (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1979: Freedom Road (TV movie)
- 1979: Kramer vs. Kramer (Kramer vs. Kramer)
- 1982: Barbarosa
- 1984: Electric Dreams
Web links
- Howland Chamberlain in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Howland Chamberlain | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2018 .
- ^ Howland Chamberlain | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chamberlain, Howland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1984 |
| Place of death | Oakland , California |