Full Name Tod Andrews Occupation Actor | Name Tod Andrews Role Actor | |
Born November 10, 1914or November 10, 1920 Buffalo, New York Other names Michael AmesTod Williams Spouse(s) Gloria Folland (divorce)Alice Hooker (divorce)Karolyn Rainwater (his death) Parent(s) Henry Rowland Andrews and Lynda Anderson Died November 7, 1972, Beverly Hills, California, United States Education Washington State University Movies and TV shows Similar People Ted Post, Paul Dehn, William Beaudine, B Reeves Eason, Ida Lupino | ||
Tod Andrews
Tod Andrews (November 10, 1914 or 1920 – November 7, 1972) was an American stage, screen, and television actor.
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Early years
Andrews was born in Buffalo, New York to Henry Rowland Andrews and Lynda (née Anderson) Andrews, but raised in California. He graduated from Los Angeles High School and Washington State College.
Stage
Andrews began his career as Michael Ames at the Pasadena Playhouse and moved to New York City to appear onstage. Andrews acted with the Margo Jones Company in New York City from 1944 to 1948, when he was spotted by Joshua Logan. When Henry Fonda left the title role in Mister Roberts, Logan gave Andrews the part in the road production.
On Broadway, Andrews played in Summer and Smoke (1948-1949) and A Girl Can Tell. Billed as Michael Ames, he was in Quiet, Please! (1940), My Sister Eileen (1940-1943), Storm Operation (1944), Mrs. Kimball Presents (1944), Public Relations (1944), and That Old Devil (1944).
Film
After being discovered by Jack L. Warner, head of Warner Brothers Studios, Andrews was offered a screen test, which led to a movie career. After recovering from a suicide attempt in 1961, he returned to films in 1965, appearing as Captain Tuthill in Otto Preminger's World War II action blockbuster In Harm's Way.
In 1968, Andrews appeared on film in Ted Post's Hang 'Em High as a defense attorney. Two years later, he worked again with Post in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, as James Franciscus's dying commanding officer, Colonel 'Skipper' Maddox. His final screen appearance was as a doctor in 1973's The Baby, also directed by Post.
Television
Andrews' television performances included a starring role from 1957 to 1958 in the syndicated series of the American Civil War, The Gray Ghost, based on the heroic Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby. In 1959, he starred in the short-lived (13 episodes) Counterthrust, a syndicated series "in which he played a secret agent in the Far East battling Communism".
He was cast in two episodes of the CBS sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show and in the 1962 series finale, "The Hoax," of the ABC adventure series, Straightaway, starring Brian Kelly and John Ashley.
In 1962, he portrayed the part of Holt in the episode "The Devil and the Deep Blue" on CBS's Rawhide. In 1964, he appeared in "The Bewitchin' Pool", the last original broadcast episode of The Twilight Zone. In 1973, Andrews played the President of the United States in the made-for-TV political thriller The President's Plane is Missing.
Recognition
Andrews won a Theatre World Award in 1949 for his work in Summer and Smoke.
Personal life
Andrews was married three times, to Gloria Folland, Alice Hooker, and Karolyn Rainwater. The first two marriages ended in divorce, and he was married to Rainwater when he died.
Death
Andrews died of a heart attack on November 6, 1972 in Los Angeles, California. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City. He was survived by his wife, Karolyn Rainwater, three children, and his parents.