Shep Houghton

Shep Houghton
Shep Houghton
	Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died	December 15, 2016 (aged 102); Hoodsport, Washington, U.S.
Occupations	Actor; dancer;
Years active	1927–1976
Children	2

George Shephard Houghton

The Wizard of Oz.^[2] At the time of his death in 2016 he was the oldest known surviving cast or crew member from both movies.^[4]^[5]

Early life

Houghton was born in

Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 4, 1914.^[2]

Career

Houghton was a dancer during his early career and taught actress Greta Garbo how to waltz for a role in Conquest (1937).^[2]

In 1939, Houghton appeared in two movie classics, first as Ozmite and a Winkie Guard in the

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables, and The Twilight Zone. The 1960s, he appeared in My Three Sons, The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and The Loretta Young Show. In movies, Houghton appeared as a slave in Spartacus and as a dancer in Hello, Dolly!. In the 1970s, he worked on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. His last role was as a juror in the final episodes of Ellery Queen. He retired from acting later that year.^{[citation needed}

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Personal life

In 1935, he married Jane Rosily Kellogg; the couple divorced in 1945. He married actress Geraldine Farnum in 1946; the couple had two children but divorced in 1948. He married Mel Carter in 1975.