Ron Husmann

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Ron Husmann
Born	(1937-06-30) June 30, 1937 Rockford, Illinois, U.S.

Ron Husmann (born June 30, 1937) is an American actor.

Born in Rockford, Illinois, Husmann graduated from Northwestern University in 1959, and made his Broadway debut in Fiorello! later that year. In 1960 he was cast in Tenderloin, garnering a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and winning the Theatre World Award for his performance. Additional Broadway credits include All-American, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, On the Town, Irene, and Can-Can.

Husmann made his film debut in the 1965 melodrama Love Has Many Faces, but most of his screen credits have been limited to television. One of his first was a co-starring role in the unaired 1965 ABC television pilot Two's Company starring Marlo Thomas. He has appeared in the daytime soaps General Hospital and Days of our Lives, as well as such primetime series as Dr. Kildare, Land of the Giants, Get Smart, The F.B.I., Archie Bunker's Place, Cheers, and the 1972 telecast of Once Upon a Mattress with Carol Burnett. He was also the announcer and straight man to Buddy Hackett in the short-lived revival of You Bet Your Life in 1980.

Husmann is the author, narrator, and co-producer of the ten-hour video series Broadway! A History of the Musical . He retired from performing after being stricken with multiple sclerosis .

External links

Ron Husmann at the Internet Broadway Database
Ron Husmann at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Husmann, Ron
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Short description	American actor
Date of birth	June 30, 1937
Place of birth	Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
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