Larry Haines
Larry Haines | |
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Born | Larry Hecht August 3, 1918 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 2008 Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 89)
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse(s) | Gertrude Haines (1943 - 1982 died) Jean Pearlman Haines |
Children | 1 |
Larry Haines (born Larry Hecht; August 3, 1918 – July 17, 2008) was an American actor.[1]
Early years
Haines was born on August 3, 1918, in Mount Vernon, New York. (Some sources say August 18, 1918, in the same city).[2] He had been active in dramatics in high school,[3] and while he was in college, he was advised to try acting. After a few months of instruction in dramatics, he passed an audition with CBS.[4] He dropped out during his sophomore year of college and "went right into radio working on little stations all around New York City,"[3] beginning at WWRL.[5]
Radio
Haines first became known in the 1930s as an actor on the radio crime series
Television
His best known role was that of next door neighbor
In the 1980s, he co-starred with one of his Search for Tomorrow co-stars, Rick Lohman (who had played his grandson, Gary Walton) in a short-lived sitcom, called Phyl & Mikhy. Larry played Max Wilson, the father of Phyllis Wilson Orloff (Murphy Cross), who was married to Mikhy Orloff.
In 1989, several years after the cancellation of Search for Tomorrow, he briefly joined the cast of another NBC/Procter and Gamble serial, Another World. Haines played the role of Sid Sugarman, Ada Hobson's old boyfriend who escorted her to a gala honoring the show's 25th anniversary. He was later in the cast of Agnes Nixon's Loving, playing Neal Warren, the biological father of Gwyneth Alden with whom he was reunited right before she was identified as the serial killer in the slaying of the Alden family and several other characters. In the last episodes of the show, his character proposed to old girlfriend Kate Rescott.
Stage
Haines' Broadway debut came in 1962, when he played in A Thousand Clowns.[4] He earned
Death
Haines died in Delray Beach, Florida,[2] on July 17, 2008. He was predeceased by his former wives, Gertrude Haines and Jean Pearlman Haines as well as by his only daughter, Debora Haines.[10] He was survived by one niece.[2]
Film
Haines appeared in the role of Speed in the film version of The Odd Couple (1968). He also appeared in the films The Seven-Ups (1973)[3] and Tank (1984).
Film roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | The Odd Couple | Speed | |
1973 | The Seven-Ups | Max Kalish | |
1984 | Tank | Biker #1 |
References
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (July 28, 2008). "Larry Haines, a Star of 'Search for Tomorrow', Is Dead at 89". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Simonson, Robert. "Larry Haines, Broadway Actor, Dies at 89". Playbill. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Holley, Tim (April 8, 1973). "'Search for Tomorrow' Star May Find It Tonight in a New Broadway Comedy". The Bridgeport Post. p. 61.
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- ^ "Larry Haines" (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror. 33 (6): 20. May 1950. Retrieved 28 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Pp. 150, 160, 346, 430, 659, 665, 680.
- ^ Schaden, Chuck (Spring 2009). "Necrology for 2008". Nostalgia Digest. 35 (2): 55–59.
- ^ "A. Larry Haines". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ PalmBeachPost.com: Obituaries
External links
- Larry Haines at IMDb