Cause of death Pneumonia Role Film actor Name Patrick Cranshaw | Occupation Actor Nationality American TV shows AfterMASH, On the Rocks | |
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Born June 17, 1919 ( 1919-06-17 ) Bartlesville, Oklahoma Spouse Afyphee Shaw (m. 1968–1973) Children Frederick Cranshaw, Janet Cranshaw, Beverly Cranshaw, Joe Cranshaw, Bobbie Jean Cranshaw Movies Old School, Air Buddies, Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fet, Air Bud: Spikes Back, Herbie: Fully Loaded Similar People Robert Vince, Mike Southon, Jay Brazeau, Aaron Mendelsohn, Blair Hayes | ||
Patrick Cranshaw Tribute
Joseph Patrick Cranshaw (June 17, 1919 – December 28, 2005) was an American film and television actor known for his distinctive look and deadpan humor. He is best known for one of his last roles, that of Joseph "Blue" Pulaski, a fraternity brother, in the 2003 hit comedy Old School. Cranshaw also starred as Sheriff Bob in the Air Bud movies and he played the same role in Air Buddies for the final time.
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Early life
Cranshaw was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and became interested in acting while entertaining American troops before World War II.
Career
Despite an acting span of more than 40 years and some 102 appearances, Cranshaw's first credited film role came at the age of 41, in The Amazing Transparent Man (1960). Cranshaw's mild-mannered and gentlemanly demeanor led him to a number of roles as bank tellers, store managers, and grandfathers. His major credits include Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Bandelero (1968) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Moving (1988), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Nothing to Lose (1998), Almost Heroes (1997), Broken Vessels (1998), Best in Show (2000), Bubble Boy (2001), and Old School (2003). He also appeared in over 50 television shows, including a recurring role as Mel's Diner regular Andy on the sitcom Alice, As well as a recurring role in the short lived spin off, of M*A*S*H, After MASH.
Death
Cranshaw died of pneumonia in his home, surrounded by family and friends.
Filmography
Actor
2006
Air Buddies (Video) as
Sheriff Bob
2006
Shoot (Short) as
Zach
2005
Herbie Fully Loaded as
Jimmy D.
2005
One More Round as
Larry
2004
Breakin' All the Rules as
Mr. Lynch
2004
7th Heaven (TV Series) as
Mr. Suggs
- There's No Place Like It (2004) - Mr. Suggs
2003
My Boss's Daughter as
Old Man
2003
Monk (TV Series) as
Miles Hollings
- Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man (2003) - Miles Hollings
2003
Air Bud: Spikes Back (Video) as
Sheriff Bob
2003
Old School as
Blue
1998
ER (TV Series) as
Mr. Gilman / Man with walker
- A Little Help from My Friends (2003) - Mr. Gilman
- Vanishing Act (1998) - Man with walker
2002
Frank McKlusky, C.I. as
The Old Man
2002
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (Video) as
Sheriff Bob
2001
MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate as
Ron
2001
Dead Last (TV Series) as
Pops McNitty
- The Problem with Corruption (2001) - Pops McNitty
2001
Bubble Boy as
Pappy / Pippy
2001
Norm (TV Series) as
Grandpa
- Norm vs. Dad (2001) - Grandpa
2000
Best in Show as
Leslie Ward Cabot
2000
MVP: Most Valuable Primate as
Ron (as Joseph Patrick Cranshaw)
1999
The Cracker Man as
Grandpa
1999
Ladies Man (TV Series) as
Uncle Earl
- Thanks for Nothing (1999) - Uncle Earl
1999
Suddenly Susan (TV Series) as
Kyle
- On a Clear Day You Can Hear Forever (1999) - Kyle
1999
Veronica's Closet (TV Series) as
Mr. Leeds
- Veronica's from Venus/Josh's Parents Are from Mars (1999) - Mr. Leeds
1998
The Hanleys (TV Movie) as
Uncle Kye
1998
Boy Meets World (TV Series) as
Custodian
- Santa's Little Helpers (1998) - Custodian
1998
Almost Heroes as
Jackson
1998
Broken Vessels as
Gramps
1998
Just Shoot Me! (TV Series) as
Cowboy Pete
- Sewer! (1998) - Cowboy Pete
1997
Ground Zero
1997
Alien Avengers II (TV Movie) as
Judge Gorman
1997
Nothing to Lose as
Henry
1997
The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) as
Gerald Thompson
- Drew vs. Mimi: Part 2 (1997) - Gerald Thompson
1997
The Single Guy (TV Series) as
Old Man
- Au Pair (1997) - Old Man
1996
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Homer Blackstock
- Forget Me Not (1996) - Homer Blackstock
1996
Everyone Says I Love You as
Grandpa
1995
Pig Sty (TV Series) as
Old Man
- The Ghost and Mr. Evans (1995) - Old Man
1995
All-American Girl (TV Series) as
Mr. Vasin
- Pulp Sitcom (1995) - Mr. Vasin
1994
Coach (TV Series) as
Mr. Knickerbocker
- Out of Control (1994) - Mr. Knickerbocker
1994
Ellen (TV Series) as
Irving
- Adam's Birthday (1994) - Irving
1994
Ed Wood as
Editor on Studio Lot (uncredited)
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy as
Ancient Sorter (as Pat Cranshaw)
1993
The Beverly Hillbillies as
Rev. Mason
1991
Married... with Children (TV Series) as
Young Kit
- Buck Has a Belly Ache (1991) - Young Kit
1989
All My Children (TV Series) as
Ed Pearse
- Episode #1.5113 (1989) - Ed Pearse
1989
Quantum Leap (TV Series) as
Old Man
- Genesis: Part 2 - September 13, 1956 (1989) - Old Man
- Genesis: Part 1 - September 13, 1956 (1989) - Old Man
1989
Growing Pains (TV Series) as
Reverend Chuck MacGregor
- Anniversary from Hell (1989) - Reverend Chuck MacGregor
1988
Webster (TV Series) as
Joe
- Bowled Over (1988) - Joe
1988
Moving as
Packer
1985
Night Court (TV Series) as
Mr. MacNulty / Mr. Shelton
- The New Judge (1986) - Mr. MacNulty
- Billie's Valentine (1985) - Mr. Shelton
1986
Too Close for Comfort (TV Series) as
Wendell Forester
- Cyrano Henry (1986) - Wendell Forester
- Ya Gotta Have Heart (1986) - Wendell Forester
- Late, Great Herbert Maxwell (1986) - Wendell Forester
1986
Hunter (TV Series) as
Old Man
- Saturday Night Special (1986) - Old Man
1986
Perfect Strangers (TV Series) as
Street Person
- Happy Birthday, Baby (1986) - Street Person
1982
It's a Living (TV Series) as
Elderly Man / Louis
- Jan's Engagement (1985) - Elderly Man
- Strange Bedfellows (1982) - Louis
1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure as
Hobo (as Pat Cranshaw)
1985
Three's a Crowd (TV Series) as
Mr. Levingson
- Jack Gets Trashed (1985) - Mr. Levingson (as Pat Cranshaw)
1985
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Clark
- The Right Thing (1985) - Clark
- An Investment in Caring (1985) - Clark
1985
Double Trouble (TV Series) as
Bellman
- The Day of the Rose (1985) - Bellman
1983
AfterMASH (TV Series) as
Bob Scannell
- Wet Feet (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Trials (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Less Miserables (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Up and Down Payments (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- By the Book (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Another Saturday Night (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Odds and Ends (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- It Had to Be You (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- C.Y.A. (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Chief of Staff (1984) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- All About Christmas Eve (1983) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Fallout (1983) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Thanksgiving of '53 (1983) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (1983) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Shall We Dance (1983) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Staph Inspection (1983) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Snap, Crackle, Plop (1983) - Bob Scannell (as Pat Cranshaw)
- September of '53/Together Again (1983) - Bob Scannell
1984
Young People's Specials (TV Series) as
Grandfather
- Runaway to Glory (1984) - Grandfather (as Pat Cranshaw)
1983
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) as
Mr. Clemens / Old Man
- The Wedding (1984) - Mr. Clemens (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Drafted (1983) - Old Man (as Pat Cranshaw)
1983
Gloria (TV Series) as
The Vet
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (1983) - The Vet (as Pat Cranshaw)
1983
Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) as
Albert
- Three Women (1983) - Albert (as Pat Crenshaw)
1982
Father Murphy (TV Series) as
Bum #2
- John Michael Murphy, R.I.P. (1982) - Bum #2
1982
Yes, Giorgio as
Man on Gurney
1978
Mork & Mindy (TV Series) as
Jake Loomis / The Old Man / The Man in the Store
- Metamorphosis - The TV Show (1982) - Jake Loomis (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Limited Engagement (1981) - Jake Loomis (as Pat Cranshaw)
- I Heard It Through the Morkvine (1981) - Jake Loomis (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Mindy Gets Her Job (1981) - Jake Loomis (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Mork's First Christmas (1978) - The Old Man (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Mork the Gullible (1978) - The Man in the Store (as Pat Cranshaw)
1981
Best of the West (TV Series) as
Bob
- The New Jail (1981) - Bob
- The Railroad (1981) - Bob
- The Prisoner (1981) - Bob
1981
Return of the Rebels (TV Movie) as
Storekeeper
1978
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Manuel Barton / Spokes
- To See the Light (Part One) (1980) - Manuel Barton
- Men Will Be Boys (1978) - Spokes (as Pat Cranshaw)
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
Doctor / Doc Petticord
- And in This Corner, Luke Duke (1980) - Doctor
- Double Sting (1979) - Doc Petticord (as Pat Cranshaw)
1980
The Private Eyes as
Roy
1980
The Gong Show Movie as
Man Dying in Elevator (as Pat Cranshaw)
1980
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Carpenter
- Kidnap (1980) - Carpenter
1980
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Mr. Coogan
- Honor Thy Elders (1980) - Mr. Coogan (as Pat Cranshaw)
1979
Salvage 1 (TV Series) as
Herman Vance
- Dry Spell (1979) - Herman Vance
1979
B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) as
Joe
- Mary Ellen (1979) - Joe
1979
Racquet as
Old Man (as Pat Cranshaw)
1979
Stockard Channing in Just Friends (TV Series) as
Elderly Man
- The Hollywood Syndrome (1979) - Elderly Man
1979
Wonder Woman (TV Series) as
Codger
- A Date with Doomsday (1979) - Codger
1978
NBC Special Treat (TV Series) as
Old Cowhand
- Rodeo Red & the Runaway (1978) - Old Cowhand
1978
Mule Feathers as
Card Player (as Pat Cranshaw)
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as
Western Union Messenger (as Pat Cranshaw)
1976
Alice (TV Series) as
Andy
- Mel's Big Five-O (1978) - Andy
- The Pharmacist (1978) - Andy
- Love Is a Free Throw (1978) - Andy
- A Semi-Merry Christmas (1977) - Andy
- The Sixty Minutes Man (1977) - Andy
- Single Belles (1977) - Andy
- Alice by Moonlight (1977) - Andy
- The Last Review (1976) - Andy (as Pat Cranshaw)
- Pay the Fifty Dollars (1976) - Andy (as Pat Cranshaw)
- A Piece of the Rock (1976) - Andy (as Pat Cranshaw)
1977
Baby... I'm Back! (TV Series) as
Old Man
- The Loneliest Night of the Week (1978) - Old Man
- Pilot (1977) - Old Man
1975
The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) as
Bum / Old Gentleman
- Carlin's New Suit (1977) - Bum
- Carol's Wedding (1975) - Old Gentleman (as Pat Cranshaw)
1977
Riding High (TV Movie)
1977
Thunder and Lightning as
Taylor
1977
Great Day (TV Movie) as
Pop
1976
Sanford and Son (TV Series) as
Bank Guard
- Carol (1976) - Bank Guard (as Pat Cranshaw)
1976
Police Woman (TV Series) as
Swamper
- Broken Angels (1976) - Swamper (as Pat Cranshaw)
1976
Slumber Party '57 as
Store Owner (as Pat Cranshaw)
1976
Jigsaw John (TV Series) as
Old Caretaker
- The Executioner (1976) - Old Caretaker (as Pat Crenshaw)
1975
The Owl and the Pussycat (TV Movie)
1975
On the Rocks (TV Series) as
Gabby
- The Legacy (1975) - Gabby (as Pat Cranshaw)
1974
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Mr. Ferguson
- Point of View (1974) - Mr. Ferguson (as Pat Cranshaw)
1974
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series) as
Matthew
- Can I Save My Children? (1974) - Matthew (as Pat Cranshaw)
1974
Lincoln (TV Mini Series) as
Simon Mumford
- Mrs. Lincoln's Husband (1974) - Simon Mumford (uncredited)
1974
Nightmare Honeymoon as
Old Bail Boy
1973
Police Story (TV Series) as
Man #2
- Requiem for an Informer (1973) - Man #2 (as Pat Cranshaw)
1973
The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV Series) as
Luke Shaw - Old Man
- The Oldest Living American (1973) - Luke Shaw - Old Man
1973
Thicker Than Water (TV Series) as
Bert Taylor
- A Majority of None (1973) - Bert Taylor
- The Odd Father (1973) - Bert Taylor
- 2 for the Money (1973) - Bert Taylor (as Pat Cranshaw)
1973
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
1971
Clay Pigeon (as J.P. Cranshaw)
1970
Green Acres (TV Series) as
Farmer #2 / Old Man / Grandpa
- The Hole in the Porch (1971) - Farmer #2 (as J.P. Cranshaw)
- Jealousy (1970) - Old Man (as Pat Cranshaw)
- The Picnic (1970) - Grandpa (as Pat Cranshaw)
1971
The Odd Couple (TV Series) as
Grubby
- The Hideaway (1971) - Grubby (uncredited)
1968
The Doris Day Show (TV Series) as
Fred / Farmer / Ernie
- Doris Leaves Today's World: Part 2 (1970) - Fred (as J. Pat Cranshaw)
- Doris Leaves Today's World: Part 1 (1970) - Fred (as J. Pat Cranshaw)
- Buck's Portrait (1970) - Farmer (as J.P. Cranshaw)
- The Relatives (1968) - Ernie (as J.P. Cranshaw)
1970
A Bullet for Pretty Boy as
Man on Bank Steps (uncredited)
1968
Ready for Anything! (as J.P. Cranshaw)
1968
Mars Needs Women (TV Movie) as
Drunk #2 on Pier (as Pat Cranshaw)
1968
Bandolero! as
Bank Clerk (as Joseph Patrick Cranshaw)
1968
Curse of the Swamp Creature (TV Movie) as
Pilot (as Pat Cranshaw)
1967
Bonnie and Clyde as
Bank Teller (uncredited)
1966
Hip Hot and 21 as
Jed McClunkey (as Pat Cranshaw)
1965
The Yesterday Machine as
Confederate Soldier (as Joseph 'Pat' Cranshaw)
1964
Under Age as
W.J. Earnhardt (as Joseph Patrick Cranshaw)
1962
Route 66 (TV Series) as
Alfred / Luke
- Love Is a Skinny Kid (1962) - Alfred (uncredited)
- 1800 Days to Justice (1962) - Luke (as Joseph Cranshaw)
1961
The 7th Commandment as
Phony Preacher (as Joseph Patrick Cranshaw)
1960
The Amazing Transparent Man as
Security Guard
1950
The Ruggles (TV Series) as
Mr. Ash
- Charlie's Lucky Day (1950) - Mr. Ash
Soundtrack
1996
Everyone Says I Love You (performer: "Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)")
Thanks
2006
Air Buddies (Video) (in loving memory of)
Archive Footage
2003
Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top (TV Mini Series documentary)
References
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