Arthur Space

Arthur Space
220px Space as dairy farmer Herbert Brown in NBC's National Velvet (1960)
Born	Charles Arthur Space (1908-10-12)October 12, 1908 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Cancer
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941-1981
Spouse(s)	Mary (Mollie) Campbell (?-1974) (her death) (2 children)

Charles Arthur Space (October 12, 1908 – January 13, 1983) was an American film, television and stage actor. He was best known as Doc Weaver, the veterinarian, in thirty-nine episodes of long-running CBS television series Lassie.

Career

Born in Brunswick, New Jersey, Space began his career in summer stock theater and eventually began appearing on Broadway. He made his film debut in the 1941 crime drama Riot Squad opposite Richard Cromwell. The following year, Space appeared alongside Abbott and Costello in Rio Rita. He also had roles in Tortilla Flat (1942), Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), The Fuller Brush Man (1948), and The Fuller Brush Girl (1950). In the early 1950s, Space appeared in various film serials including Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion, Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders, and Panther Girl of the Kongo.

In 1954, Space played the bandit Black Bart, or Charles Bolles, in an episode of the syndicated western television series Stories of the Century.

Throughout the mid-1950s, Space continued appearing in films such as The Spirit of St. Louis with James Stewart while guest starring on various television series. He appeared four times as Col. Tomkin in the ABC western series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. During this time, Space had a recurring role on Lassie.

In 1960, Space landed the role of the practical farmer Herbert Brown in the 58-episode NBC television series National Velvet, with Lori Martin as his equestrian daughter, Velvet Brown, and Ann Doran as his wife, Martha. After the series ended in 1962, Space continued acting in both television and films. Among his roles were four Perry Mason appearances between 1958 and 1964. In his first appearance he played murderer Willard Scott in "The Case of the Rolling Bones," and his final role was as murderer Edgerton Cartwell in "The Case of the Silver Bullets."

His last role was in a 1981 episode of the television series, Walking Tall.

He died of cancer at his home Hollywood on January 13, 1983 at the age of seventy-four.

Partial filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1942	The Bugle Sounds	Hank
	Random Harvest	Mr. Brown
1943	A Guy Named Joe	San Francisco Airport Captain	Uncredited
	Whistling in Brooklyn	Detective MacKenzie
1944	The Heavenly Body	Pierson
	The Big Noise	Alva P. Hartley
1945	Son of Lassie	Warrant Officer	Uncredited
	Abbott and Costello in Hollywood	Director
1946	Lost City of the Jungle	"System" Reeves
	The Man Who Dared	Marty Martin	Uncredited
1947	The Guilt of Janet Ames	Nelson
	The Red House	The Sheriff	Alternative title: No Trespassing
1948	Homecoming	Col. Norton	Uncredited
	A Southern Yankee	Mark Haskins	Alternative title: My Hero
1949	Mr. Belvedere Goes to College	Proctor for Entrance Exam	Uncredited
	Miss Grant Takes Richmond	Architect Willacombe	Uncredited
1950	Father Is a Bachelor	Lucius Staley
	The Good Humor Man	Steven
	The Killer That Stalked New York	Dr. Penner	Uncredited
1951	Three Guys Named Mike	Airline Clerk	Uncredited
1952	Jumping Jacks	Doctor in hospital	Uncredited
	Jet Job	Davison
1953	Battle Circus	Colonel	Uncredited
	The Man from the Alamo	Lt. Col. William Barrett Travis	Uncredited
1954	A Star Is Born	Court clerk	Uncredited
	Target Earth	Lt. General Wood
1955	The Spoilers	Bank Manager
1956	The Killer Is Loose	Bill, Police Chief	Uncredited
	Away All Boats	Doctor Flynn
1957	20 Million Miles to Earth	Dr. Sharman
	The Spirit of St. Louis	Donald A. Hall
1958	St. Louis Blues	Fred Duckett	Uncredited
1959	Day of the Outlaw	Clay	Uncredited
	A Summer Place	Ken's attorney	Uncredited
1964	Taggart	Colonel
1968	The Shakiest Gun in the West	Sheriff Tolliver
1971	Bedknobs and Broomsticks	Old Home Guardsman	Uncredited
1972	The Folks at Red Wolf Inn	Henry
1974	Herbie Rides Again	Beach Caretaker
1975	The Strongest Man in the World	Regent Shaw
1978	The Swarm	Engineer
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952-1959	Death Valley Days	Ben Cannon, Ben Hudson, and two other characters	4 episodes, "The Little Dressmaker of Bodie" (1952), "The Rainbow Chaser" (1954), "The Talking Wire" (1959), and "Hang 'Em High (1959)
1954	City Detective	Lawyer Fletcher	1 episode
	Stories of the Century	Black Bart	"Black Bart"
	Topper	Hamilton	1 episode
	Annie Oakley	Carl Bishop and The Warden	2 episodes, "Valley of the Shadows" and "Annie's Desert Adventure"
1955	Medic	Dr. William Stewart Halstead	1 episode
	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Mr. Chambers - Parole Officer	1 episode
1956	Crusader	Walter Cronan	2 episodes, "The Syndicate" and "The Healer"
	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Lee Rabin	"Muletown Gold Strike"
1956-1957	Telephone Time		2 episodes, "Boarders Away" (1956) and "Sam Houston's Decision (1957)
1957	The New Adventures of Charlie Chan	Barker	1 episode
	The Californians	Prosecutor	"The Regulators"
	Trackdown	Doc	"Sweetwater, Texas"
	Sheriff of Cochise	Mr. Farnsworth	"Deep Fraud"
1957-1958	Broken Arrow	Marshal Neilson; Marshal Gary	2 episodes, "The Trial" (1957) and "Warrant for Arrest" (1958)
1957-1959	Whirlybirds	Sheriff and Mr. Scoville	3 episodes, "Sky Net", "Mister Q", and "Sitting Duck"
1957-1960	Tales of Wells Fargo	Willow Creek Sheriff, Hank Stiles, and Arnold	3 episodes, "The Thin Rope" (1957), "Scapegoat" (1958), and "Dealer's Choice (1960)
1958	The Restless Gun	Sam Ditley	"Friend in Need"
	Cimarron City		"I, the People"
1959	Leave It to Beaver	Mr. Judson	"Wally's Present"
	26 Men	Ben Thompson	2 episodes, "Ranger Without a Badge" and "Trail of Revenge"
	Zorro	Gonzalez	3 episodes
	U.S. Marshal	Lou Carter	"Trigger Happy"
	Bat Masterson	Doc Ferguson	"Promised Land"
	Dennis the Menace	Dr. Sinclair	"Mr. Wilson's Award"
	Tightrope	Kemp	"The Neon Wheel"
	Wichita Town	Sid Durant	"The Devil's Choice"
1960	The Rifleman	Conductor	"The Grasshopper"
	Have Gun – Will Travel	Sayer	1 episode
	Overland Trail	Judge	"High Bridge"
	Man with a Camera	Colonel Boyar	"Kangaroo Court"
	Johnny Ringo	Seth	"The Vindicator"
	M Squad	Dr. Green	"Dead Parrots Don't Talk"
1959-1960	Bronco	Sheriff, Morgan Owing, and Lansford	"Bodyguard" and "The Last Resort" (1959) and "Winter Kill" (1960)
1966	Daniel Boone	Sawyer	"Gun-Barrel Highway"
1967	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Dr. Land	1 episode
	The Iron Horse	Andy	"Gallows for Bill Pardew"
1968	Here Come the Brides	Dr. Booth	"A Crying Need"
1969	Mayberry R.F.D.	Michaels	1 episode
1970	The Young Lawyers	Judge Marley	1 episode
	The Bold Ones: The Senator	Louis Masterson	1 episode
	The Bold Ones: The Lawyers	Dr. Johnson	1 episode
1974	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Dr. Olson	1 episode
	Rhoda	Doctor	1 episode
1975	Emergency!	Jamison Watters	1 episode
	The Six Million Dollar Man	Carruthers	1 episode
1976	Alice	Stuff Johnson	1 episode
	Little House on the Prairie	Phineas Jenks	1 episode, "Fred"
1977	Kojak	Ezra Rawlings	"Letters of Death"
1978	The Waltons	Marcus Dane	1 episode, "The Beau"
1980	Charlie's Angels	Mr. Mayhew	"Home $weet Homes"

External links

• Arthur Space at the Internet Movie Database