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William Kendis
Kendis (left) with Eve McVeagh in Man with a Camera, 1958
Born
William Kaleviano [1]

(1916-05-27)May 27, 1916
DiedDecember 17, 1980(1980-12-17) (aged 64)
OccupationTelevision actor
Years active1955–1967

William Kaleviano (May 27, 1916 – December 17, 1980) was an American television actor. Born in New Hampshire. Kendis appeared in the private detective television series Michael Shayne, playing Emmett Hughes. He guest-starred in television programs, including an appearance as murder victim Walter Prescott in the legal drama television series Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Lame Canary", [2] with also playing Carey Post in the western television series Gunsmoke episode "Joe Phy". [3] He also guest-starred in television programs including The Rifleman, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Bewitched, The Detectives, 77 Sunset Strip, Bachelor Father, Family Affair, The Flying Nun, Leave it to Beaver and Peter Gunn. One of his known appearances included as Olmstead in the American anthology television series The Twilight Zone in the episode " Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?". [4]

Kendis died in December 1980 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 64. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "William Kendis". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 1980. p. 23. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Hill, Ona (September 9, 2011). Raymond Burr: A Film, Radio and Television Biography. McFarland. p. 435. ISBN  9780786491377 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Lentz, Harris (1996). Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers. McFarland. p. 537. ISBN  9780786401581 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Parisi, Nicholas (October 24, 2018). Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination. University Press of Mississippi. p. 243. ISBN  9781496819451 – via Google Books.

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