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Jim Boles(1914-1977)

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Jim Boles in The Monkees (1965)
Jim Boles was born on 28 February 1914 in Lubbock, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Get Smart (1965), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966). He was married to Athena Lorde. He died on 26 May 1977 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 28, 1914
DiedMay 26, 1977(63)
BornFebruary 28, 1914
DiedMay 26, 1977(63)
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Known for

Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
Get Smart
8.2
TV Series
  • Dr. Ratton
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.7
TV Series
  • Dr. Lazarus
  • Dr. Simon True
  • Scientist
Don Knotts, Philip Ober, Liam Redmond, and Joan Staley in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
7.3
  • Billy Ray Fox
  • 1966
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
The Trouble with Angels
7.3
  • Mr. Gottschalk
  • 1966

Credits

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Actor

  • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
    ABC Weekend Specials
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Gas Station Owner
    • 1977
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Brewster
    • Garvey
    • Eldred Miller
    • 1975–1976
  • Jean Marie Hon and Terry Lester in Ark II (1976)
    Ark II
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Benjamin
    • 1976
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Gus
    • 1976
  • Serpico (1976)
    Serpico
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Ziggy
    • 1976
  • The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976)
    The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
    5.8
    • Mr. Ralston
    • 1976
  • Steve Railsback in Helter Skelter (1976)
    Helter Skelter
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Camarinos
    • 1976
  • Tuesday Weld and Jason Miller in F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)
    F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Studio Guard
    • 1975
  • David Janssen in Harry O (1973)
    Harry O
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Wrangler
    • 1975
  • Slim Pickens, Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Tim Conway, Don Knight, Don Knotts, John McGiver, Harry Morgan, Clay O'Brien, and David Wayne in The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
    The Apple Dumpling Gang
    6.4
    • Easy Archie
    • 1975
  • Once Is Not Enough (1975)
    Once Is Not Enough
    4.7
    • Scotty
    • 1975
  • Susan Howard, Barry Newman, and Albert Salmi in Petrocelli (1974)
    Petrocelli
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • 1975
  • The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Albert Fall
    • 1975
  • Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)
    The Wide World of Mystery
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Announcer
    • 1975
  • Robert Conrad, Richard Widmark, and Barbara Rush in The Last Day (1975)
    The Last Day
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Doctor
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • James Boles
  • Born
    • February 28, 1914
    • Lubbock, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • May 26, 1977
    • Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouse
    • Athena LordeMarch 7, 1942 - May 23, 1973 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Eric Boles
  • Other works
    (1949-52) Radio: Appeared (as "Doc Long") on the series "I Love A Mystery", Mutual Radio Network.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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