Full Name Harry Sorokin Role Character actor Name Harry Landers | Years active 1947–1991 Occupation Actor | |
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Movies and TV shows Ben Casey, Charro!, The Indian Fighter, C‑Man, Phantom Menacers Similar People Charles Marquis Warren, Andre de Toth, Alfred Hitchcock, William Marshall | ||
American actor Harry Landers Died at 96
Harry Landers (born Harry Sorokin; September 3, 1921) is an American character actor. He was born in New York City, New York.
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Early life & career
Harry Landers was born on September 3, 1921, in New York City, to parents Jacob and Rose (née Landers) Sorokin, who were immigrants from Russia. He was the third-oldest out of seven children. Jacob abandoned the family early on in Harry's life.
He began his career as a worker at the Warner Bros. studio in California, doing menial tasks in the early 1940s. An encounter with actress Bette Davis led to a membership of Screen Actors Guild and an acting career. He started out as an extra and was largely uncredited. He studied at the Actors Lab, known for its left-wing political affiliation.
Landers is known for being the spokesman for Taster's Choice coffee in television commercials which aired in the 1970s. He played "Go Go" in the 1953 classic, "The Wild One", starring Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin. This movie was about the 1947 biker riots in Hollister, Ca.
He had a regular role as Dr. Ted Hoffman, sidekick to Vince Edwards' TV doctor, Ben Casey, in the 1960s series of that name. He also had a small role in the Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window (1954) and a supporting role as Dr. Arthur Coleman in the final episode of the original Star Trek television series, "Turnabout Intruder", first screened in 1969. He played multiple roles in Cecil DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956).
He lives in the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, Ca.
Filmography
Actor
1990
Hollywood Heartbreak as
Chuck Starrman
1990
Mom as
Bartender
1990
Ragin' Cajun as
Lacy
1988
The Return of Ben Casey (TV Movie) as
Dr. Ted Hoffman
1977
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Stanton's Henchman / Hughes
- Dead and Alive (1978) - Stanton's Henchman
- No Deadly Secret (1977) - Hughes
1977
Mad Bull (TV Movie) as
Dr. Bradford
1969
Star Trek (TV Series) as
Dr. Coleman
- Turnabout Intruder (1969) - Dr. Coleman
1969
Charro! as
Heff
1968
Massacre Harbor as
Col. Landers
1968
In Enemy Country as
Pilot
1968
Mannix (TV Series) as
Jerome Gault
- Another Final Exit (1968) - Jerome Gault
1967
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Walter Verig
- To Bear Witness (1967) - Walter Verig
1966
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
Yancey
- Hellcat (1966) - Yancey
1966
The Rat Patrol (TV Series) as
Colonel Reynolds
- The Last Harbor Raid: Episode I (1966) - Colonel Reynolds
1966
Combat! (TV Series) as
Ash
- The Losers (1966) - Ash
1961
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Dr. Ted Hoffman / Ted Hoffman
- Then, Suddenly, Panic (1966) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Twenty Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak: A, B, C, D- (1966) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Fun and Games and Other Tragic Things (1966) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- If You Play Your Cards Right, You Too Can Be a Loser (1965) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- The Day They Stole County General (1965) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Journeys End in Lovers Meeting (1965) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow (1965) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well (1965) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette (1965) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Where Does the Boomerang Go? (1965) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Boy Is Standing Outside the Door (1965) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Woods Full of Question Marks (1964) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- You Fish or You Cut Bait (1964) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Autumn Without Red Leaves (1964) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- August Is the Month Before Christmas (1964) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- The Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times (1964) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Heap Logs and Let the Blaze Laugh Out (1964) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1964) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- One Nation Indivisible (1964) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- It Is Getting Dark- And We Are Lost (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Dispel the Black Cyclone That Shakes the Throne (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- If There Were Dreams to Sell (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Allie (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Justice to a Microbe (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Hang No Hats on Dreams (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Lullaby for Billy Dignan (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- La Vie, La Vie Interieure (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- For I Will Plait thy Hair with Gold (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Will Everyone Who Believes in Terry Dunne Please Applaud (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- The White Ones Are Dolphins (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Hundred More Pipers (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Short Biographical Sketch of James Tuttle Peabody, M.D. (1963) - Ted Hoffman
- I'll Be All Right in the Morning (1963) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Saturday, Surgery, and Stanley Schultz (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- I Hear America Singing (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- The Firemen Who Raised Rabbits (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- And Even Death Shall Die (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Of All Save Pain Bereft (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Behold! They Walk an Ancient Road (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Legacy from a Stranger (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- The Night That Nothing Happened (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Mrs McBroom and the Cloud Watcher (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- When You See an Evil Man (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- So Oft It Chances in Particular Men (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- An Uncommonly Innocent Killing (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Preferably, the Less-Used Arm (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- And Eve Wore a Veil of Tears (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Among Others, a Girl Named Abilene (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- All the Clocks Are Ticking (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Monument to an Aged Hunter (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- To a Grand and Natural Finale (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- For the Ladybug, One Dozen Roses (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Behold a Pale Horse (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Odyssey of a Proud Suitcase (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Give My Hands an Epitaph (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- The Big Trouble with Charlie (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Story to Be Softly Told (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Memory of Candy Stripes (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- And If I Die (1962) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- My Good Friend Krikor (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- Pavane for a Gentle Lady (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- A Few Brief Lines for Dave (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- The Sound of Laughter (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- An Expensive Glass of Water (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- I Remember a Lemon Tree (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- The Insolent Heart (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- But Linda Only Smiled (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
- To the Pure (1961) - Dr. Ted Hoffman
1962
Poor Mr. Campbell (TV Movie) as
Eric
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Ernie Stillinger / Joe / Coroner
- Ambition (1961) - Ernie Stillinger
- The Day of the Bullet (1960) - Joe
- Breakdown (1955) - Coroner
1961
Dennis the Menace (TV Series) as
Mike Duval
- Dennis and the Good Example (1961) - Mike Duval
1961
Hong Kong (TV Series) as
Clyde Tyndal
- The Hunted (1961) - Clyde Tyndal
1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) as
Lafe
- Three for One (1960) - Lafe
1960
The Gallant Hours as
Capt. Joseph Foss
1960
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Phil Martin
- Portrait of a Thief (1960) - Phil Martin
1957
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
1st Cowboy / Lt. Harvey
- Love of a Bad Woman (1960) - 1st Cowboy
- The Yuma Treasure (1957) - Lt. Harvey
1960
Black Saddle (TV Series) as
Rand Buckley
- Burden of Guilt (1960) - Rand Buckley
1960
Law of the Plainsman (TV Series) as
Kid Remick
- The Imposter (1960) - Kid Remick
1960
Hennesey (TV Series) as
Petty Officer Tolliver
- Hennesey Meets Fuji (1960) - Petty Officer Tolliver
1960
Tightrope (TV Series) as
Angie
- Cold Ice (1960) - Angie
1958
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) as
Greg Hogan / Dan Coswell
- Shortcut to Hell (1960) - Greg Hogan
- Wishing Well (1958) - Dan Coswell
1958
M Squad (TV Series) as
Torrance / Max Decker
- The Man Who Went Straight (1960) - Torrance
- The Trap (1958) - Max Decker
1960
Johnny Ringo (TV Series) as
Arch Ganzer
- East Is East (1960) - Arch Ganzer
1959
Markham (TV Series) as
Joe Sweetson
- Round Trip to Mozambique (1959) - Joe Sweetson
1959
World of Giants (TV Series)
- The Smugglers (1959)
1959
The Thin Man (TV Series) as
Hodges
- Cherchez la Sexpot (1959) - Hodges
1959
Lawman (TV Series) as
Wes Blaine
- The Return (1959) - Wes Blaine
1959
Rescue 8 (TV Series) as
Johnny Dirkus
- Hour of Rage (1959) - Johnny Dirkus
1959
Steve Canyon (TV Series) as
Radar Operator
- Operation Intercept (1959) - Radar Operator
1959
Up Periscope as
Adams (uncredited)
1959
Mackenzie's Raiders (TV Series) as
Stroble
- The Scalp Hunters (1959) - Stroble
1959
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Eddie Dodds
- The Trouble at Drill Hill (1959) - Eddie Dodds
1958
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Link Bailey
- Millionaire Dan Howell (1958) - Link Bailey
1958
Mike Hammer (TV Series) as
Vic
- It's an Art (1958) - Vic
1957
The Silent Service (TV Series) as
Chief Quartermaster Marsh Jones / Capt. Harley K. Nauman
- The Triton's Christmas (1958) - Chief Quartermaster Marsh Jones
- The Salmon Swims Upstream (1957) - Capt. Harley K. Nauman
1958
State Trooper (TV Series) as
Ben Stassel
- The Doll Who Couldn't Sleep (1958) - Ben Stassel
1958
The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) as
Dan Tucker
- The Westover Case (1958) - Dan Tucker
1957
Broken Arrow (TV Series) as
Takulli
- Son of Cochise (1957) - Takulli
1957
The Adventures of McGraw (TV Series) as
Joe Parish
- McGraw in Reno (1957) - Joe Parish
1957
The Walter Winchell File (TV Series)
- The Decision (1957)
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Donald Briggs
- The Case of the Drowning Duck (1957) - Donald Briggs
1957
Mister Cory as
Andy
1956
Cavalry Patrol (TV Movie) as
Pvt. Danny Quintana
1956
The Black Whip as
Fiddler
1956
The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) as
King Keady
- Fighting Sire (1956) - King Keady
1956
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The Ninth Hour (1956)
1955
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Wally Verona / Ben Katz / McQuarrie
- Scratch One Hearse (1956) - Wally Verona
- Not a Leg to Stand On (1956) - Ben Katz
- The Frogmen (1955) - McQuarrie
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Fox
- Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) - Fox
1956
The Ten Commandments as
Architect's Assistant / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate (uncredited)
1956
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
Sam
- The Stacked Deck (1956) - Sam
1956
Big Town (TV Series)
- Trial Lawyer (1956)
1955
The Indian Fighter as
Grey Wolf / Captain Trask Attaché
1955
The Cobweb as
Intern (uncredited)
1955
The Whistler (TV Series) as
Fuller
- Trademark (1955) - Fuller
- Favor for a Friend (1955)
1954
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) as
Charlie Pool / Agent Joe Moresby / Joe Navarri
- The Case of the Man Next Door (1955) - Charlie Pool
- The Case of the Bad Bargain (1954) - Agent Joe Moresby
- The Case of the Man Outside (1954) - Joe Navarri
1955
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Sportswriter Bert
- Fast Break (1955) - Sportswriter Bert
1955
Studio 57 (TV Series)
- The Bewildered Bride (1955)
1954
Police Call (TV Series) as
Joe Cullen
- Montreal (1954) - Joe Cullen
1954
The Lineup (TV Series) as
1st Man in Lineup
- Tappan and Long (1954) - 1st Man in Lineup (uncredited)
1954
Rear Window as
Man with Miss Lonelyhearts (uncredited)
1954
Return from the Sea as
Quartermaster
1954
About Mrs. Leslie as
Soldier (uncredited)
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Buford
- The Auto Accident (1954) - Buford
1954
Prisoner of War as
Lieutenant (uncredited)
1954
Drive a Crooked Road as
Ralph
1953
The Wild One as
GoGo (uncredited)
1953
Cease Fire! (Documentary) as
War correspondent (uncredited)
1953
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- The Shattered Dream (1953)
- Full Portrait (1953)
1953
Jack Slade as
Danton Son (uncredited)
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series)
- Bilshan and the Thief (1953)
1953
Phantom from Space as
Lt. Bowers
1952
Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series) as
Lt. Hawkins
- Plague from Space (1952) - Lt. Hawkins
1950
Rocky King, Detective (TV Series)
- Darkroom Murder (1952)
- The Black Spots (1951)
- The Frightened Witness (1950)
- The Old Hankerchief Game (1950)
1951
The Clock (TV Series)
- The Death Trap (1951)
1949
Studio One (TV Series) as
Frieder
- Colonel Judas (1951)
- Battleship Bismarck (1949) - Frieder
1951
Hands of Mystery (TV Series)
- The Visitor (1951)
- The Last Man Wins (1951)
1951
Captain Video and His Video Rangers (TV Series) as
Ateel / Nargola's Friend
- The Space Hawk (1951) - Nargola's Friend (uncredited)
- The Power of Leonis (1951) - Nargola's Friend (uncredited)
1951
The Web (TV Series)
- According to Regulations (1951)
1951
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV Series)
- The Narrow Corner (1951)
1951
Mister Universe as
Henchman
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series)
- Decoy (1950)
1950
Undercover Girl as
Tully
1950
Guilty Bystander as
Bert
1949
'C'-Man as
Owney Shor
1947
Kiss of Death as
Convict (uncredited)
1947
Boomerang! as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Director
1968
Death Valley Days (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Other Cheek (1968)
1965
Ben Casey (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Twenty Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak: A, B, C, D- (1966)
- For San Diego, You Need a Different Bus (1966)
- You Wanna Know What Really Goes on in a Hospital? (1965)
References
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