- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMalcolm Macleod Jr.
- Philadelphia native Malcolm Atterbury was born into a wealthy family - his father was president of the Pennsylvania Railroad - but he himself had no desire to go into the family business. He had always wanted to be an actor, and to that end got himself a job managing a radio station. From there he went into vaudeville, then into stage work in both musicals and dramas, gaining a reputation as a solid and reliable stage actor. He made his film debut in Dragnet (1954). Although he soon became a busy supporting actor in films, he still kept his hand in the theater world; he owned two theaters in upstate New York. A versatile actor, he could play anything from a priest to a senator to a hotel clerk to a gunfighter to a cranky, cantankerous old codger. His last film was Emperor of the North (1973). He died in Beverly Hills of old age in 1992.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpouseEllen Atterbury(February 6, 1937 - August 16, 1992) (his death, 3 children)
- Children
- RelativesGeorge Atterbury(Sibling)
- Malcolm and his brother George were adopted by William Wallace Atterbury when their mother married him in 1915. They also have a half-brother from that union, William Wallace Jr.
- Brother of George Atterbury.
- Father of Malcolm Atterbury Jr.
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