Ken Christy | |
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Born | Robert Kenneth Christy November 23, 1894 Greenville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | July 23, 1962 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
(aged 67)
Years active | 1940-1962 |
Ken Christy (November 23, 1894—November 23, 1962), was an American television and film character actor. Christy was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Christy appeared in 144 films and television programs between 1940 and 1962 and many of his films list him as uncredited. His first acting role was in the film Foreign Correspondent (1940) and his career ended with the television series Shannon (1962).
Christy's film credits include Burma Convoy (1941), Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942), Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), Inside Detroit (1956), and Utah Blaine (1957).
His television credits include Gang Busters (1952), Meet Corliss Archer (1954), Death Valley Days (1955), I Love Lucy (1954–56), Celebrity Playhouse (1956), Dragnet (1957), and Wagon Train (1958), General Electric Theater (1959), M Squad (1960), and My Three Sons (1961).