Years active 1948-1999 Name Logan Ramsey | Role Character actor TV shows On the Rocks | |
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Full Name Logan Carlisle Ramsey Jr. Parents Captain Logan Carlisle Ramsey, Sr, Harriet Lillian Ramsey Movies The Beast Within, Any Which Way You Can, Scrooged, Walking Tall Part 2, The Hoodlum Priest Similar People Anne Ramsey, Philippe Mora, Greydon Clark, Earl Bellamy, Buddy Van Horn | ||
Logan Carlisle Ramsey, Jr. (March 21, 1921 – June 26, 2000) was an American character actor of television and film for nearly 50 years.
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Stage
Logan's Broadway credits include The Great Indoors (1965), In the Summer House (1953), The High Ground (1950), and The Devil's Disciple (1950).
Television
Primarily a TV character actor, Ramsey was a frequent guest-star on series television during the 1960s and '70s. Ramsey appeared on, among many others: The Edge of Night, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*M*A*S*H, Charlie's Angels, Quincy, M.E., Mork & Mindy, Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider, Night Court and the miniseries Testimony of Two Men and The Winds of War.
Film
Ramsey's film roles included Banning (1967), the Monkees film Head (1968), Childish Things (1969), The Reivers (1969), The Traveling Executioner (1970), What's the Matter with Helen? (1971), Jump (1971), John Witter in the original Walking Tall film trilogy, Some Call It Loving (1973), Busting (1974), Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975), Treasure of Matecumbe (1976), Mean Dog Blues (1978), Any Which Way You Can (1980, as the husband of his real wife Anne Ramsey), The Beast Within (1982), Joysticks (1983), Scrooged (1988, with his wife Anne Ramsey), and Pass the Ammo (1988).
Early life
Ramsey was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Harriet Lillian (née Kilmartin) and Captain Logan Carlisle Ramsey, Sr., USN, a Naval Aviator who raised the alarm during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later became the captain of the aircraft carrier USS Block Island (CVE-21). The junior Ramsey served as a Naval Aviator aboard the sunken Block Island's namesake carrier, USS Block Island (CVE-106). During down time, Ensign Ramsey would participate in "smokers" (entertainment programs) aboard ship. After the war he moved to New York City and studied acting under famous acting coach Lee Strasberg.
Personal life
Ramsey was married to actress Anne Ramsey from 1954 until her death in 1988.
Death
On June 26, 2000, Ramsey died from a heart attack in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Actor
1999
The Clock (Short) as
Sherman
1991
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Judge Robert Henley
- Judge Not (1991) - Judge Robert Henley
1990
In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) as
Attorney George Foley
- December Days (1990) - Attorney George Foley
1989
Night Court (TV Series) as
Morris Buckner
- Branded: Part 2 (1989) - Morris Buckner
1989
Fat Man and Little Boy as
Brehon Somervell
1989
Meet the Hollowheads as
Top Drone
1988
Scrooged as
Man in Shelter
1988
Doctor Hackenstein as
Xavier Rhodes
1988
ALF (TV Series) as
Vince
- You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog (1988) - Vince
1988
Hunter (TV Series) as
Adrian Latimer
- The Black Dahlia (1988) - Adrian Latimer
1987
Pass the Ammo as
Jim Bob Collins
1987
The Ladies (TV Movie)
1986
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Judge Thomas
- A Special Love: Part 2 (1986) - Judge Thomas
1986
Say Yes as
George
1986
It's a Living (TV Series) as
Coleman Twilley
- Jump (1986) - Coleman Twilley
1985
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Mr. Barton
- Walk a Mile in My Hat (1985) - Mr. Barton
1985
The Best Times (TV Series) as
Len Kunkel
- The Narc (1985) - Len Kunkel
- Volleyball (1985) - Len Kunkel
- Making Out (1985) - Len Kunkel
1982
Knight Rider (TV Series) as
Edgar / Judge Roland S. Paxton
- Knight Strike (1985) - Edgar
- No Big Thing (1982) - Judge Roland S. Paxton
1984
The Young and the Restless (TV Series) as
Joseph Anthony
- Episode #1.2986 (1984) - Joseph Anthony
1983
Joysticks as
Mayor Neville
1983
The Winds of War (TV Mini Series) as
Congressman Lacouture
- Cataclysm (1983) - Congressman Lacouture
1982
Richard II (Video) as
Bishop of Carlisle
1982
The Beast Within as
Edwin Curwin
1982
The Jeffersons (TV Series) as
Stan Green
- Blazing Jeffersons (1982) - Stan Green
1982
Darkroom (TV Series) as
Governor
- Guillotine (1982) - Governor
1980
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Jerry Hollister
- Friends (1981) - Jerry Hollister
- Libel (1980) - Jerry Hollister
1981
Benson (TV Series) as
Warden Roberts
- The Grass Ain't Greener (1981) - Warden Roberts
1981
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Philbert
- The Best Policy (1981) - Philbert
1979
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Peter Holmes / Captain Frye / Martin Bloch
- Sugar and Spice (1981) - Peter Holmes
- Sweet Land of Liberty (1979) - Captain Frye
- A Question of Death (1979) - Martin Bloch
1981
The Monkey Mission (TV Movie) as
Museum Curator
1980
Any Which Way You Can as
Luther Quince
1980
Father Damien: The Leper Priest (TV Movie) as
Captain Sweeney
1980
One in a Million (TV Series) as
Senator Peters
- The Committee (1980) - Senator Peters
1979
Blind Ambition (TV Mini Series) as
J. Edgar Hoover
- Part IV (1979) - J. Edgar Hoover
- Part III (1979) - J. Edgar Hoover
- Part II (1979) - J. Edgar Hoover
- Part I (1979) - J. Edgar Hoover
1979
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) as
Moore
- Experiment in Terra (1979) - Moore
1979
Roots: The Next Generations (TV Mini Series) as
F.R. Lewis
- Part V (1932-1933) (1979) - F.R. Lewis
1978
Mork & Mindy (TV Series) as
Arnold Wanker
- To Tell the Truth (1978) - Arnold Wanker
1978
Little Women (TV Mini Series) as
J.T. Dashwood / J.T. Dashwood
- Part II (1978) - J.T. Dashwood
- Part I (1978) - J.T. Dashwood
1978
Lassie: A New Beginning (TV Movie) as
Flannagan
1978
Mean Dog Blues as
Edmund Oberlin
1978
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
Dr. Carl Brinkman
- The Competitive Edge (1978) - Dr. Carl Brinkman
1977
Operation Petticoat (TV Series) as
Admiral Falconberg
- And Baby Makes 33 (1977) - Admiral Falconberg
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) as
Christine's father / Dr. Barkin
- Episode #2.195 (1977) - Dr. Barkin
- Episode #2.65 (1976) - Christine's father (credit only)
- Episode #2.63 (1976) - Christine's father (uncredited)
1977
Final Chapter: Walking Tall as
John Witter
1977
Testimony of Two Men (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. Emil Schaeffer
1977
Charlie's Angels (TV Series) as
Schaeffer Goodhew
- Dancing in the Dark (1977) - Schaeffer Goodhew
1977
Maude (TV Series) as
Avery Potter
- Captain Hero (1977) - Avery Potter
1976
Short Story Showcase: The Fall of the House of Usher (Short) as
The Doctor
1976
Baretta (TV Series) as
Jewel
- Nothin' for Nothin' (1976) - Jewel
1976
Switch (TV Series) as
Steve Dorcas
- Fleece of Snow (1976) - Steve Dorcas
1976
Treasure of Matecumbe as
Coley
1975
On the Rocks (TV Series) as
Warden Wilbur Poindexter
- The Desperate Hours (1976) - Warden Wilbur Poindexter
- The Underground Movement: Part 1 (1976) - Warden Wilbur Poindexter
- Sullivan's Finest Hour (1975) - Warden Wilbur Poindexter
- Mr. Lonelyhearts (1975) - Warden Wilbur Poindexter
- The Wagers of Sin (1975) - Warden Wilbur Poindexter
- To Catch a Thief (1975) - Warden Wilbur Poindexter
- Old Fish, New Fish (1975) - Warden Wilbur Poindexter
1975
Conspiracy of Terror (TV Movie) as
Mr. Dale
1975
Matt Helm (TV Series) as
Eric Frank
- The Game of the Century (1975) - Eric Frank
1975
Police Woman (TV Series) as
Sanford
- Pattern for Evil (1975) - Sanford
1975
Walking Tall Part II as
John Witter
1975
Farewell, My Lovely as
Commissioner
1975
Cornbread, Earl and Me as
Deputy Coroner
1975
Insight (TV Series) as
Winkler
- The Pendulum (1975) - Winkler
1975
S.W.A.T. (TV Series) as
Merrill Gist
- Pressure Cooker (1975) - Merrill Gist
1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (TV Movie) as
Thurston Carson
1975
The Last Day (TV Movie) as
Riley
1975
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Kane
- Public Secrets (1975) - Kane
1975
Petrocelli (TV Series) as
Professor Beale
- The Sleep of Reason (1975) - Professor Beale
1974
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) as
Sam - Coroner
- Guilt by Association (1974) - Sam - Coroner
1974
The Law (TV Movie) as
Raymond Bleisch
1974
The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) Suicide Club (TV Movie)
1972
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Matt Larson / Walter Dale
- To Keep and Bear Arms (1974) - Matt Larson
- Libel Is a Dirty Word (1972) - Walter Dale
1974
Busting as
Dr. Berman
1973
The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) as
Dr. Drucker
- Corpse and Robbers (1973) - Dr. Drucker
1973
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
Colonel Lambert
- The Incubator (1973) - Colonel Lambert
1973
Kung Fu (TV Series) as
Mayor Abel Donaldson
- The Squawman (1973) - Mayor Abel Donaldson
1973
The New Perry Mason (TV Series) as
DA Hooper
- The Case of the Murdered Murderer (1973) - DA Hooper
1973
Letters from Three Lovers (TV Movie) as
Wilson
1973
The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) as
Skoble
- Night Train to Terror (1973) - Skoble
1973
Catch-22 (TV Movie) as
General Greedle (uncredited)
1973
Some Call It Loving as
Carnival Doctor
1973
Beg, Borrow ... or Steal (TV Movie) as
Walter Beal
1972
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Cain / Toby Loomis
- A Farewell Tree from Marly (1973) - Cain
- Pilot (1972) - Toby Loomis
1973
Walking Tall as
John Witter
1972
Banacek (TV Series) as
Roland Garson
- To Steal a King (1972) - Roland Garson
1972
Search (TV Series) as
Kenyon Wade
- In Search of Midas (1972) - Kenyon Wade
1972
Outside In as
Uncle Albert
1972
Glass Houses as
Councillor Westheim
1971
The Devil and Miss Sarah (TV Movie) as
Holmes
1971
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) as
Judge Fusari
- Hall of Justice (1971) - Judge Fusari
1971
Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) as
Smithers / Oscar Rosewood
- Six Strangers at Apache Springs (1971) - Smithers
- The Root of It All (1971) - Oscar Rosewood
1971
Longstreet (TV Series) as
Ralph Clayton
- Elegy in Brass (1971) - Ralph Clayton
1971
What's the Matter with Helen? as
Detective Sgt. West
1971
Gideon (TV Movie) as
Zalmunna
1971
The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV Series) as
Frank Dixon
- A Single Blow of a Sword (1971) - Frank Dixon
1971
The Sporting Club as
Scott
1971
Men at Law (TV Series) as
Jordan Mills
- The Climate of Doubt (1971) - Jordan Mills
1971
Jump as
Babe Duggers
1971
Matt Lincoln (TV Series) as
Arthur Wallis
- Karen (1971) - Arthur Wallis
1971
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Edmund Putney
- Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart (1971) - Edmund Putney
1970
The Traveling Executioner as
La Follette
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as
Krebbs / Pierre Dushon
- An Evening with Alistair Mundy (1970) - Krebbs
- One Night on Soledade (1968) - Pierre Dushon
1969
Here Come the Brides (TV Series) as
Evans / Leonard Spencer
- The She-Bear (1970) - Evans
- Democracy Inaction (1969) - Leonard Spencer
1969
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Colonel Vargas / Anton Valdas
- The Falcon: Part 3 (1970) - Colonel Vargas
- The Falcon: Part 2 (1970) - Colonel Vargas
- The Falcon: Part 1 (1970) - Colonel Vargas
- Nicole (1969) - Anton Valdas
1969
Then Came Bronson (TV Series) as
Slim
- Against a Blank Cold Wall (1969) - Slim
1969
The Reivers as
Walter Clapp
1967
Mannix (TV Series) as
Stilwell / Gilbert Aumont
- A Question of Midnight (1969) - Stilwell
- Make It Like It Never Happened (1967) - Gilbert Aumont
1969
Childish Things as
Mr. Simmons
1969
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
The Lawyer
- Danger Road (1969) - The Lawyer
1969
Pendulum as
Detective Jelinek
1968
The Outcasts (TV Series) as
Ab Wharton
- The Heady Wine (1968) - Ab Wharton
1968
Head as
Off. Faye Lapid
1968
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Professor Barnes
- In a Puff of Smoke (1968) - Professor Barnes
1968
How to Steal the World as
Ship's Captain
1968
Star Trek (TV Series) as
Claudius
- Bread and Circuses (1968) - Claudius
1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Ship's Captain
- The Seven Wonders of the World Affair: Part I (1968) - Ship's Captain
1968
The Second Hundred Years (TV Series) as
Hembly
- The Tree-In (1968) - Hembly
1967
Banning as
Doc Brewer
1965
For the People (TV Series) as
Sam Vickers
- Seized, Confined and Detained (1965) - Sam Vickers
1962
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Mr. Dollicker / Joseph Weymeister
- The Man Who Saved His Country (1964) - Mr. Dollicker
- Storm at Birch Glen (1962) - Joseph Weymeister
1964
East Side/West Side (TV Series) as
Bill Moran
- It's War, Man (1964) - Bill Moran
1963
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Lieutenant Eberhardt
- Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (1963) - Lieutenant Eberhardt
1961
Route 66 (TV Series) as
Emery Williams / Stanley Curry
- To Walk with the Serpent (1962) - Emery Williams
- Welcome to Amity (1961) - Stanley Curry
1961
The Edge of Night (TV Series) as
Scofield Kilborn
- Episode #1.1495 (1961) - Scofield Kilborn
1961
Something Wild as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1961
Naked City (TV Series) as
Beau Choiseul
- Dead on the Field of Honor (1961) - Beau Choiseul
1961
The Joke and the Valley (TV Movie) as
Andy
1961
The Hoodlum Priest as
George McHale
1957
True Story (TV Series)
- First Prize (1957)
- Reunion (1957)
1957
A Face in the Crowd as
TV Director (uncredited)
1956
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
Paul Hartell
- The Briefcase (1956) - Paul Hartell
1955
The Devil's Disciple (TV Movie) as
Christy
1953
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Rozier
- Black Frost (1955)
- The Way of an Eagle (1953) - Rozier
1955
You Are There (TV Series) as
The Lost Soldier
- D-Day (June 6, 1944) (1955) - The Lost Soldier
1955
Danger (TV Series)
- The Blue Hotel (1955)
1955
Modern Romances (TV Series) as
Ralph
- Silent Love - Part 5 (1955) - Ralph
- Silent Love - Part 4 (1955) - Ralph
- Silent Love - Part 3 (1955) - Ralph
- Silent Love - Part 2 (1955) - Ralph
- Silent Love (1955) - Ralph
1954
The Stranger (TV Series)
- Thrill Killers (1954)
1951
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
Citizen
- The World and the Werners (1954)
- The Scarlet Letter (1954) - Citizen
- The Golden Slate (1951)
1953
Man Against Crime (TV Series) as
Curt
- Murder Mountain (1953) - Curt
1953
Rocky King, Detective (TV Series)
- Money & Murder (1953)
1951
The Web (TV Series)
- The Unseen (1953)
- Hand in Glove (1951)
1953
Suspense (TV Series) as
Rivera
- The Man Who Cried Wolf (1953) - Rivera
1953
Studio One (TV Series) as
Thornton
- Rendezvous (1953) - Thornton
1953
Dark of Night (TV Series)
- Episode #1.15 (1953)
1953
The Plainclothesman (TV Series)
- Hard-Hearted Frieda (1953)
1951
Lights Out (TV Series) as
Frank Joyce
- Perchance to Dream (1951) - Frank Joyce
1950
The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV Series) as
Roy Lupton
- Over 21 (1950) - Roy Lupton
1948
The Ford Theatre Hour (TV Series)
- She Loves Me Not (1949)
- Years Ago (1948)
Archive Footage
2002
John Ford Goes to War (Documentary) as
Self
1977
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Coley
- Treasure of Matecumbe (1977) - Coley
References
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