Shepard Menken
Shepard Menken | |
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New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| Died | January 2, 1999 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Radio, film, television and voice actor |
| Years active | 1949–1990 |
| Television | The Alvin Show (1960–90) |
Shepard Menken (November 2, 1921 – January 2, 1999) was an American film, television, voice, radio[1][2] character actor.[3][4]
Early life
Menken began his career at the age of 11, when he started appearing on children's radio programs. After high school, Menken attended
Juilliard School of Music
.
Career
Menken made his film debut in 1949 with a supporting role in live-action/animated film The Phantom Tollbooth, and provided the voice for the title character in Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. In 1963, Menken formed his own company, Malibu Films, which specialized in educational and industrial films.
Death
Shepard Menken died in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills in 1999 at the age of 77. He is interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.[5]
Selected filmography
- The Great Caruso (1951) as Fucito
- David and Bathsheba (1951) as Police Guard (uncredited)
- Tangier Incident (1953)
- Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) as Natanquas
- Killers From Space(1953) as Major Clift
- I Love Lucy, Episode 77, 'Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined', billed as "Shep Menken" (1953) as the optometrist
- King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) as Muezzin (uncredited)
- Bengal Brigade (1954) as Bulbir
- The Alvin Show
References
- ^ "Drama Series premiering on Rome radio station" (Rome News Tribune, February 2, 1979, page 11 {the newspaper is published in the Georgia city of Rome})
- ^ Woods, Sherry. "Turn on that radio; exercise your flabby imaginations" (The Miami News, February 5, 1979, page 11)
- ^ Shepard Menken entry at Behind the Voice Actors (includes photograph)
- ^ Photographs and other images associated with Shepard Menken
- ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shepard Menken.
- Shepard Menken at IMDb
- Shepard Menken at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Shepard Menken at AllMovie
- Shepard Menken at Find a Grave
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