Eddie Mayehoff
Eddie Mayehoff | |
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Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Died | November 12, 1992 Ventura, California, U.S. | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale School of Music |
Occupation(s) | Jazz Musician and Actor |
Years active | 1946-1970 |
Edward Mier Mayehoff (July 7, 1909 – November 12, 1992) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Harold Lampson, the henpecked husband and incompetent lawyer in How to Murder Your Wife (1965). Mayehoff could also be seen in TV commercials during the 1950s (e.g., for Falstaff beer).
Early years
Mayehoff grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut, after having been born in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Yale University's School of Music, where he played four instruments, led the school's orchestra,[1] and sang in the glee club.[2]
Career
Mayehoff began his career as a musician, playing trombone and leading a dance band in New York hotels.[1] For five years, he played around the United States in hotels in the Knott and United Hotels chains.[2] He left music behind and turned to impersonations of celebrities, performing in night clubs.[1]
During World War II, he enlisted in the Coast Guard, but seasickness caused him to leave. After that, he entertained military personnel for the USO and worked with the Army's radio division. He also recorded programs for the BBC.[2]
On radio, by 1940 he had a weekly show on the
On television, from 1946 to 1947, he co-hosted
Without offering explanation, the Broadway historian Ethan Mordden described Mayehoff as "the most disliked comedian who ever lived who wasn't El Brendel." (Page 194, "The Guest List," St. Martin's Press, 2010.)
Mayehoff's Broadway credits included A Rainy Day in Newark (1963), A Thurber Carnival (1960), A Visit to a Small Planet (1957), Season in the Sun (1950), Concert Varieties (1945), and Rhapsody (1944).[7]
Death
Mayehoff died in Ventura, California at the age of 83.[8]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1951 | That's My Boy | Jarring Jack Jackson | |
1951 | The Stooge | Leo Lyman | |
1953 | Off Limits | Karl Danzig | released in Britain as Military Policemen |
1955 | Artists and Models | Mr. Murdock | |
1965 | How to Murder Your Wife | Harold Lampson | |
1967 | Luv | D.A. Goodhart |
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Eddie Mayehoff". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Mayehoff; Entertainer". The Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1992. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
External links
- Eddie Mayehoff at IMDb
- Eddie Mayehoff at the Internet Broadway Database