- Born
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- Birth nameTheodore Edwin Anderson
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Tod Andrews was born on November 9, 1914 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Heaven Can Wait (1943), Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) and The Gray Ghost (1957). He was married to Karolyn Rainwater, Valerie Veigel, Alice Kirby Hooker, Gloria Eleanor Folland and Isabelle Eilenberger (Christopher Curtis). He died on November 7, 1972 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- SpousesKarolyn Rainwater(October 28, 1967 - November 7, 1972) (his death)Valerie Veigel(September 21, 1961 - May 5, 1964) (divorced)Alice Kirby Hooker(January 25, 1957 - August 16, 1961) (divorced, 1 child)Gloria Eleanor Folland(January 13, 1947 - January 22, 1957) (divorced)Isabelle Eilenberger (Christopher Curtis)(May 1941 - 1945) (divorced, 1 child)
- ParentsHenry AndersonLydia Apodaca
- Educated at Washington State College. Debut on stage at the Pasadena Playhouse in the early 1940s. Subsequently joined Warner Brothers as a contract player for juvenile leads in action films. He used the pseudonym "Michael Ames"' until 1944, for his appearances in B-grade material. Cast as the lead in the Tennessee Williams production of "Summer and Smoke"' at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway in October 1948. Had several successful years on stage, but, given his earlier build-up, his later screen career proved desultory.
- Although he played Don Ameche and Gene Tierney's son in Heaven Can Wait (1943), he was only six years younger than Ameche and six years older than Tierney.
- He appeared in three films directed by Ted Post: Hang 'Em High (1968), Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) and The Baby (1973).
- Credited as Michael Ames through 1944.
- Father: Henry Anderson; Mother: Lydia Apodaca.
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