Charles Aidman
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1925-01-21
- Died
- 1993-11-07
- Place of birth
- Frankfort, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Leonard Aidman
Biography
Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."
Known For
TV Shows (102)
Ironside
1967
as Glass / Bryce
Perry Mason
1957
as Arthur Siddons
The Fugitive
1963
as Captain James Eckhardt
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Frank Smith
Bonanza
1959
as Jim Applegate
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Sam Dobkins
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Jim Barton
Wagon Train
1957
as Amos Gibbon / Col. Buckner / Whit Martin
Knots Landing
1979
as Dr. Michaels
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Ed Rubin
M*A*S*H
1972
as Colonel Victor Bloodworth
Emergency!
1972
as Harry Teal
Mission: Impossible
1966
as General Envir Qaisette
Peter Gunn
1958
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bill / Ed Harrington
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Jeremy Pike
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. Royce
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Preston Claymore / Dr. Mason Colella / Kenneth Watson / Avery Manning / Howard Lemner
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Gordon Dawes / Tom Barton / Lt. Graham / Fred Harper /Martin Kilmer
Mannix
1967
as Alex Stevens / Ken Mitchell
Studio One
1948
as Lew / Doctor
Lou Grant
1977
as Davis Mendelsohn
The Rockford Files
1974
as Noah Deitweiler
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Bertram Lomax
Dr. Kildare
1961
as James Grady
The Virginian
1962
as Sam Hicks / William Webb
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as James Randolph
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Ken Blair
The F.B.I.
1965
as Raymond Pike / Eric Delbey
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Narrator (voice)
All in the Family
1971
as Mr. Willis
Run for Your Life
1965
as Christopher / Hal Andre
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Joe Vale / George Belden
Gunsmoke
1955
as Verd / Vince / Dack / Ray Jarvis / Riley Sharp
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Rawhide
1959
as Bert Pearson / Waltzer
The Defenders
1961
as Dr. Fred Burton
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Captain Reiner
Thriller
1960
as George Mikos / Jerry Welch
Cannon
1971
as Dr. Paul Danvers
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Carl
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Captain Archer
Police Woman
1974
as John Skow
The High Chaparral
1967
as Paddy O'Bannion
The Invaders
1967
as Prof. Julian Reed
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Watson Cooke
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Ralph M. Meadows / Jake Pringle
Omnibus
1952
One Step Beyond
1959
as Carl Archer / Norman Bromley
The Millionaire
1955
as Eddie Daggett
The Rebel
1959
as Ben White / Ferguson
The Rookies
1972
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Mr. Stevenson
The Tall Man
1960
as Ben Wiley
Eight Is Enough
1977
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Stan Willets
Kojak
1973
as Tom DeHaven
Medical Center
1969
as Pete Howell / Ross Eckhart
State Trooper
1956
as Tommy Brandywine
Movies (35)
Innerspace
1987
as Speaker at Banquet
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Sen. Hastings
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Bernstein
The Wrong Man
1956
as Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as Lt. Harold
Menace on the Mountain
1970
as Jed McIver
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
as Benby
The Invasion of Carol Enders
1974
as Dr. Peter Bernard
The Devil's Children
1962
Hour of the Gun
1967
as Horace Sullivan
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969
as Willy Steele
Countdown
1967
as Gus
Adam at Six A.M.
1970
as Mr. Hopper
War Hunt
1962
as Capt. Wallace Pratt
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Warden Johnson
The House of the Dead
1978
as Detective Malcolm Toliver
The Sound of Anger
1968
as Jerry Thompson
Kotch
1971
as Gerald Kotcher
Destination Space
1959
as Dave
Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Maj. Kitchener - The Law Officer
The New Adventures of Heidi
1978
as The Wild Man
The Long Days of Summer
1980
as Narrator (voice)
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Mark Twain
Prime Suspect
1982
Dirty Little Billy
1972
as Ben Antrim
Deliver Us from Evil
1973
as Arnold Fleming
The Tragedy of King Lear
1982
as Earl of Gloucester
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
as Basil Hallward
Amelia Earhart
1976
as Mr. Earhardt
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1978
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Zoot Suit
1981
as George Shearer
Marian Rose White
1982
as Dr. Ashcroft
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
1969
as Carl Buchanan
The Last Song
1980
as Dr. Shaw
A Chant of Silence
1973
About Charles Aidman
Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since." With 137 credits spanning from 1947 to 1987, Charles Aidman has appeared in 35 films and 102 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Aidman Movies
- Innerspace (1987) — as Speaker at Banquet
- Uncommon Valor (1983) — as Sen. Hastings
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) — as Bernstein
- The Wrong Man (1956) — as Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
- Pork Chop Hill (1959) — as Lt. Harold
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