Norman Leavitt

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Norman Leavitt
File:Norman Leavitt in Petticoat Junction 1963.jpg
Leavitt in Petticoat Junction, 1963
Born Norman Turner Leavitt
(1913-12-01)December 1, 1913
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
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Solvang, California, U.S.
Occupation Film and television actor
Years active 1935–1978
Spouse(s) Margaret Anna Haldin
(?—1992; her death)[1]

Norman Turner Leavitt (December 1, 1913 – December 11, 2005) was an American film and television actor.

Life and career

Leavitt was born in Lansing, Michigan.[2][3] He began his stage career in 1935, appearing as a wedding guest in the Broadway play How Beautiful With Shoes.[4]

Leavitt made his film debut in 1941.[5] in 1946 he appeared in The Harvey Girls.[6] During the 1940s and 1950s he mainly appeared in films in uncredited and supporting roles.[5]

Films he appeared in during the 1950s and 1960s including It's a Dog's Life, The Long, Long Trailer, Stars and Stripes Forever, Somebody Loves Me, The Merry Widow, Hannah Lee: An American Primitive, O. Henry's Full House, California Passage, Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell, Harvey, The Killer That Stalked New York, Wabash Avenue, The Inspector General, A Woman of Distinction, Off Limits, The Luck of the Irish, Showdown at Boot Hill, God Is My Partner, Valerie, The Way to the Gold, The Shadow on the Window, The Ten Commandments, Fury at Gunsight Pass, Ride, Vaquero!, Living It Up, The Kentuckian and When Gangland Strikes,[2][3][5][7] Combat Squad,[8] The Rookie, and Teenage Monster.[9]

Leavitt started appearing on television in 1952 in The Adventures of Kit Carson. In 1958 Leavitt played the recurring role of the dimwitted jail handyman Ralph in the western television series Trackdown.[10]

In the 1960s and 1970s Leavitt started appearing in more television programs and fewer films. His television credits include Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Mayberry, R.F.D., Perry Mason, The Fugitive, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bonanza, Lost in Space, The Wild Wild West, The Jack Benny Program, Mister Ed, Death Valley Days, The Rifleman, Leave It to Beaver, Peter Gunn, The Addams Family, Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Millionaire, The Guns of Will Sonnett and Ironside.[2][3][5][7] He also appeared in The Andy Griffith Show, playing a number of different roles.[7]

Leavitt retired in 1978, last appearing in the television series Quincy, M.E..[2]

Death

Leavitt died in December 2005 of dehydration and dementia at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Solvang, California, at the age of 92.[2][11][12] His body was cremated.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1946 The Harvey Girls 2nd Cowboy
1946 Idea Girl Joe – Mailman uncredited
1946 The Spider Woman Strikes Back Tom
1946 Two Sisters from Boston Singing Waiter uncredited
1946 The Hoodlum Saint Dance Contestant No. 1 – Mamie's Partner uncredited
1946 The Runaround Van Driver uncredited
1947 The Michigan Kid Lineman uncredited
1947 The Unfinished Dance Joe uncredited
1947 Daisy Kenyon Fourth Cab Driver uncredited
1947 If Winter Comes Cyril Cottswood uncredited
1948 The Big Clockc Tourist uncredited
1948 Best Man Wins Hotel Clerk uncredited
1948 The Walls of Jericho Adam McAdam uncredited
1948 The Luck of the Irish Milkman uncredited
1948 Music Man Sam
1948 The Three Musketeers Mousqueton uncredited
1948 That Wonderful Urge Farley Grocery Clerk uncredited
1948 Yellow Sky Bank Teller uncredited
1949 The Reckless Moment Second Postal Clerk uncredited
1949 The Great Lover Radio Operator uncredited
1949 The Inspector General Lazlo uncredited
1950 Mule Train Homer – Telegrapher uncredited
1950 A Woman of Distinction Earl – Hotel Desk Clerk uncredited
1950 Side Street Bartender uncredited
1950 Wabash Avenue Poker Player uncredited
1950 The Flame and the Arrow Tied Up Palace Guard uncredited
1950 The Return of Jesse James Dr. Hallstrom
1950 The Killer That Stalked New York The Photographer uncredited
1950 Harvey Henry Riley – Cab Driver uncredited
1950 California Passage Bartender uncredited
1951 Vengeance Valley Cowhand uncredited
1951 M Harry Greer uncredited
1951 Show Boat George the Calliope Player uncredited
1951 Comin' Round the Mountain Zeb
1951 Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell Pharmacist uncredited
1951 The Lady and the Bandit B. Hedger uncredited
1951 The Red Badge of Courage Union Soldier uncredited
1951 Drums in the Deep South Confederate Soldier uncredited
1951 The Stooge Cabbie uncredited
1951 Elopement Western Union Clark uncredited
1952 The Bushwackers Deputy Yale
1952 For Men Only Motorist uncredited
1952 Mutiny 2nd Mate Hackett uncredited
1952 Deadline - U.S.A. Reporter uncredited
1952 O. Henry's Full House Yokel uncredited
1952 Captain Pirate Tall Pirate uncredited
1952 The Merry Widow Scout Leader uncredited
1952 Somebody Loves Me Bellhop uncredited
1952 Stars and Stripes Forever John Purvis uncredited
1952 Off Limits Chowhound
1953 The Blue Gardenia Bill uncredited
1953 Hannah Lee: An American Primitive Miller uncredited
1953 Ride, Vaquero! Dentist uncredited
1953 The Moonlighter Tidy
1953 Combat Squad Fred Jones
1953 The Fabulous Oliver Chantry Reporter No. 2 TV Movie
1954 The Long, Long Trailer Driver uncredited
1954 Living It Up Photographer uncredited
1955 The Kentuckian Frontiersman uncredited
1955 Kismet Fig Vendor uncredited
1955 It's a Dog's Life Bartender uncredited
1956 Inside Detroit Preacher Bronislav
1956 Fury at Gunsight Pass Mitchell uncredited
1956 Backlash Hotel Clerk uncredited
1956 When Gangland Strikes Court Clerk uncredited
1956 The Ten Commandments Slave uncredited
1956 Friendly Persuasion Clem – Looter uncredited
1956 The Brass Legend Deputy Cooper
1956 Stagecoach to Fury Customer
1957 The Quiet Gun Matt Harper uncredited
1957 The Shadow on the Window Postman uncredited
1957 Fury at Showdown Swamper
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis Ryan Aircraft Employee uncredited
1957 The Way to the Gold Jig Long uncredited
1957 The Buckskin Lady Taylor uncredited
1957 God Is My Partner Court Clerk uncredited
1957 Valerie Linsey uncredited
1957 The Girl in Black Stockings Amos
1957 Rockabilly Baby Fred Rogers
1958 Teenage Monster Deputy Ed
1958 Live Fast, Die Young Sam – Hotel Clerk
1958 The Left Handed Gun General Store Clerk uncredited
1958 The Sheepman Town Loafer uncredited
1958 Showdown at Boot Hill Photographer uncredited
1959 The Rookie Maj. Evert
1960 Elmer Gantry Salesman in Saloon uncredited
1960 Young Jesse James Folsom
1960 The Facts of Life Parent at Meeting uncredited
1960 Cinderfella Gold Chauffeur uncredited
1961 Swingin' Along Cab Driver uncredited
1962 Saintly Sinners Pittheus
1962 The Three Stooges in Orbit William, The Martian
1962 Period of Adjustment Christmas Caroler uncredited
1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo Eddie
1963 Showdown Townsman Giving Directions uncredited
1963 Summer Magic Barber uncredited
1964 The Patsy Newsboy uncredited
1964 Looking for Love Buyer uncredited
1965 The Family Jewels Carl = Gas Station Manager uncredited
1965 McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force Russian Seaman
1966 Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! Titus Zeale, Gas Station Proprietor uncredited
1966 The Swinger Vendor uncredited
1968 With Six You Get Eggroll Executive uncredited
1969 Hook, Line & Sinker Dr. Everson – County Coroner uncredited
1970 Which Way to the Front? Mr. Benson uncredited
1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Prisoner uncredited
1971 The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker Mr. Van Meter
1975 The Day of the Locust Mr. Odlesh

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1952 The Adventures of Kit Carson Frank 1 episode
1952–1954 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Party Guest/Man 3 episodes
1952–1953 The Roy Rogers Show Cliff Miller/Hank Blodgett – Sheriff's Brother 2 episodes
1953–1956 General Electric Theater Silm/Clerk 4 episodes
1953 Your Jeweler's Showcase 1 episode
1954–1958 December Bride Carpenter/Lester/Mr. Foster 6 episodes
1954 Waterfront Slim 2 episodes
1954 Mr. and Mrs. North Orrie 1 episode
1954–1956 Studio 57 Deputy Clem/Al/Insane Prisoner 3 episodes
1954 The Mickey Rooney Show Window Washer 1 episode
1955 Adventures of the Falcon Spike Rogan 1 episode
1955 Stories of the Century Constable 1 episode
1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse Burt 1 episode
1955 The Millionaire Constable Logan 1 episode
1955–1957 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Rancher/Howard Thurston 2 episodes
1955 Soldiers of Fortune Erik Mueller 1 episode
1956–1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Elmer/Accountant/Ed-Gas Station Attendant/The Painter 4 episodes
1956 The Ford Television Theatre Arthur 1 episode
1956 Celebrity Playhouse Fred 1 episode
1956–1958 State Trooper C.R. Benedict/Ross Partridge 2 episodes
1956 The 20th Century Fox Hour 1 episode
1957–1963 Perry Mason Alexander Redfield/Ballistics Expert/Crime Lab Technician/Technician 5 episodes
1957 Whirlybirds Emmett Stevens 1 episode
1957 Navy Log Shorty 1 episode
1957 The Gale Storm Show Reyes 1 episode
1957 You Are There 1 episode
1957–1961 Tales of Wells Fargo Prosecuting Attorney/Willy Zane/The Agent 3 episodes
1957 Panic! Hired Man 1 episode
1957 Circus Boy Deputy Summers/2nd Rancher 2 episodes
1957–1965 Wagon Train Mr. Spartan/Wilk Beal/Sam – Bartender/Wagon Train Member/Judd Higgins/Frank/Joe Casper/Cory/Slim/First Guard/Mr. Kelsey 11 episodes
1957 Tales of the Texas Rangers Sheriff 1 episode
1957 Casey Jones Telegrapher/Vic Presby 4 episodes
1958–1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Policeman 2 episodes
1958 The Life of Riley Eddie 1 episode
1958–1959 Trackdown Clerk/Ralph 26 episodes
1958 Rescue 8 1st Zoo Attendant 1 episode
1958–1960 The Texan Bender/Waiter/Bartender 3 episodes
1958–1960 'The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Gas Station Attendant/George/Chauffeur 3 episodes
1958 Flight 1 episode
1959 Cimarron City Mr. Hickens – Citizen Being Mobbed 1 episode
1959–1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson Mr. Howell/Sheriff 2 episodes
1959–1961 Dennis the Menace Mr. Ferris/Brown/Farmer/Officer Ted Quincy 4 episodes
1959 The Magical World of Disney Townsman 1 episode
1959–1963 Laramie Newspaperman/Smokey/Station Ranch Hand/Jud/George/Desk Clerk/Freight Agent/Saloon Keeper/Frank/Bartender/Hotel Clerk/Freddie 14 episodes
1959 Fibber McGee and Molly Chester Cook 1 episode
1959 Alcoa Theatre Reporter 1 episode
1959–1960 M Squad Vending Machine Co. Manager/Garth the Barber 2 episodes
1959 Man with a Camera The Texan 1 episode
1959 Peter Gunn Derelict 1 episode
1959 Men into Space Doctor 1 episode
1960–1963 Rawhide Hotel Clerk/Telegraph Operator/Court Clerk/Deputy of Elkville/Loafer/Miner 6 episodes
1960–1962 Thriller Charlie/Hendricks 2 episodes
1960 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond Noah 1 episode
1960–1961 Maverick Bartender/Ezra Gouch 2 episodes
1960 Pony Express Ben Tate – Way Station Manager 1 episode
1960–1967 Bonanza Rudy the Telegrapher/Bert/Ramsey the Telegrapher/Al the Telegrapher/Mr. Bartlett/Clerk/Telegrapher 9 episodes
1960 Leave It to Beaver Veterinarian 1 episode
1960–1961 Stagecoach West Gabe/Adam 2 episodes
1960–1963 The Andy Griffith Show Cal/Gil/Townsman/Ralph-Town Councilman/Wally 6 episodes
1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook Lightning Bug Repairman 1 episode
1960 Bachelor Father Pappas' Attorney 1 episode
1961 The Brothers Brannagan Howie 1 episode
1961–1962 Hazel Joe/Charley 2 episodes
1961 Michael Shayne Desk Clerk 1 episode
1961–1963 Alcoa Premiere Driver/The Thin Pale Man 2 episodes
1961 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Mr. Phillips 2 episodes
1961 The Untouchables Customs Records Clerk 1 episode
1961–1962 Checkmate Railroad Station Agent/Bus Driver/Parade Indian 3 episodes
1961 Gunslinger Bank Clerk 1 episode
1961 Whispering Smith Clerk 1 episode
1961–1962 Outlaws Willie Scosee/George 2 episodes
1961 The New Bob Cummings Show 1 episode
1961–1963 The Rifleman Jephtha Docking/Hotel Clerk 2 episodes
1961 Frontier Circus Willoughby 1 episode
1961–1964 Death Valley Days Family Member/Leif Weaver/Joe Harper 4 episodes
1961 The Hathaways Wilmer Bennett 1 episode
1962–1963 Gunsmoke Orderly/Stableman 2 episodes
1962 Ripcord Air Controller 1 episode
1962–1965 The Lucy Show Clerk/Farmer Johnson 2 episodes
1962 87th Precinct Gas Station Attendant 1 episode
1962 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Quint 1 episode
1962–1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Ben Kaylor/Kyle Sawyer/The Gas Company Man 3 episodes
1962–1963 The New Loretta Young Show Sheriff/Elwyn 4 episodes
1962 Cheyenne Pete 1 episode
1962 Going My Way Milkman 1 episode
1962–1964 Mister Ed Holly/TV Repairman/Repairman 3 episodes
1963 Lassie Mr. Timmins 1 episode
1963–1966 The Beverly Hillbillies Attendant/Driver 2 episodes
1963–1966 Petticoat Junction Fred Thompson/Clyde Rambo 2 episodes
1963 Wide Country Ike Bieler 1 episode
1963 The Jack Benny Program Thin Announcer 1 episode
1963 The Dakotas Jaimie 1 episode
1963 The Fugitive Doctor 1 episode
1963 Temple Houston 1 episode
1963 Channing The Manager 1 episode
1964 Arrest and Trial The 2nd Addict 1 episode
1964–1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre Gotch/The Farmer/Peter Johnson 3 episodes
1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters Prospector 1 episode
1964 Destry The Wayback Bartender 1 episode
1964–1970 The Virginian Fowler/Joe Mapes/Clem Atwell/Ragpicker/Charles Colton/Barber/Storekeeper 9 episodes
1964 The Twilight Zone Sheriff Gilchrist 1 episode
1964 Burke's Law Interne 1 episode
1965 The Addams Family Mr. Conkey 1 episode
1965–1966 Laredo Farmer/Oakes/McClory 3 episodes
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah Hotel Clerk 1 episode
1965–1970 Daniel Boone Clyde Devon/Nathan/Starkie 3 episodes
1965 Green Acres Telephone Man 1 episode
1966 The Loner Abner 1 episode
1966 The Green Hornet Walter Melvin 1 episode
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Hiram 1 episode
1967 Lost in Space Charlie 1 episode
1967–1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett Shelby Witty/Stableman 2 episodes
1967 Cimarron Strip Hobo 1 episode
1968 The Big Valley Sam 1 episode
1968 Run for Your Life Gas Station Attendant 1 episode
1968–1971 Mayberry R.F.D. Mr. Felton/Ollie/Postman 7 episodes
1969 The Wild Wild West Mayor Hiram Sneed/Sheriff Corby 2 episodes
1969–1972 Ironside Farmer/Peter Ferguson 2 episodes
1970 The Name of the Game Mr. Venables 1 episode
1971 Alias Smith and Jones Wagon Driver 1 episode
1971–1972 Longstreet Truck Driver/Motel Manager 2 episodes
1973 Kung Fu Burt Proctor 1 episode
1978 Quincy, M.E. Grave Digger 1 episode

References

  1. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940—1997", digital database, death of Margaret Anna (née Haldin) Leavitt in Merced, California, June 17, 1992; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento; record via FamilySearch archives, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
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