Ted Donaldson

Ted Donaldson
Born August 20, 1933 (1933-08-20) (age 78)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1944–1953

Ted Donaldson (born August 20, 1933, in New York City, New York) is an American former child actor.

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Career

He appeared in twenty films, starting with a starring role as Arthur "Pinky" Thompson in Once Upon a Time (1944), opposite Cary Grant and Janet Blair, and as Barry in Mr. Winkle Goes to War with Edward G. Robinson (1944).

Donaldson also starred as Danny Mitchell in the 1940s Rusty film series about a German shepherd dog. At age nineteen, he had his last credited role as Jerry Fortness in Phone Call from a Stranger (1952).

He also played Bud, the son of Robert Young's character, in the radio version of Father Knows Best (1949–1954).[1]

Filmography

  • My Pal (1947)
  • Pal's Adventure (1948)
  • My Dog Rusty (1948)
  • Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
  • The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)
  • Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
  • The Green Promise (1949)
  • Rusty's Birthday (1949)
  • Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
  • Flight Nurse (1953) (uncredited)

References

  1. ^ Script (December 20, 1948). "Father Knows Best Pilot Episode (script)". Generic Radio Workshop. http://www.genericradio.com/show.php?id=MTEzNzcxNTc5NQ7. Retrieved August 11, 2009.  "Members of our cast are Robert Young as Jim Henderson, June Whitley as Margaret Henderson, Rhoda Williams as Betty, Ted Donaldson as Bud, Norma Jean Nielson as Kathy. ... Ted Donaldson may be seen in Warner Brothers Decision of Christopher Blake."

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