Harry Rhett Townes (September 18, 1914 – May 23, 2001) was an American television and movie actor.
Born in Huntsville, the seat of Madison County in northern Alabama. Harry Townes graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He developed his acting skills in the university's drama club.
He performed in several New York and Broadway stage productions, including summer stock. During World War II he left the stage to enlist in the Army Ai...
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Harry Rhett Townes (September 18, 1914 – May 23, 2001) was an American television and movie actor.
Born in Huntsville, the seat of Madison County in northern Alabama. Harry Townes graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He developed his acting skills in the university's drama club.
He performed in several New York and Broadway stage productions, including summer stock. During World War II he left the stage to enlist in the Army Air Corps. Discharged in 1946, he returned to the stage before moving on to Hollywood.
Harry became a skilled character actor and was a familiar face to TV viewers in the 1950s and '60s. His expanded range led him to fill a variety of roles, and he avoided the Hollywood nightmare of being typecast. Besides appearing in 29 movies, he is credited with more than 200 television parts.
In his off-screen life, Townes was ordained as an Episcopal priest in St. Paul's Cathedral on March 16, 1974, and served at St. Mary of the Angels Church in Hollywood,...
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