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Marvin Bryan(1927-2002)

  • Actor
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Writer/director/actor/announcer in radio & TV, 1946-1958, including leading roles on network programs such as Lux Radio Theater. Acted in motion pictures, 1952-58, then switched to film writing, production, and direction. Appointed Vice President, Campbell-Ewald advertising agency, 1977. Left this position in 1987 to write full time.
BornNovember 3, 1927
DiedAugust 22, 2002(74)
BornNovember 3, 1927
DiedAugust 22, 2002(74)
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Known for

Highway Patrol (1955)
Highway Patrol
7.7
TV Series
  • Don Brueger
Yancy Derringer (1958)
Yancy Derringer
7.8
TV Series
  • Lt. Bacon
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Lux Video Theatre
7.3
TV Series
  • Colby
  • George
Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
Medic
8.1
TV Series
  • 2nd Reporter

Credits

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Actor

  • Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    Leave It to Beaver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Officer Medford
    • 1961
  • Yancy Derringer (1958)
    Yancy Derringer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Lt. Bacon
    • 1958
  • Jack Webb in Dragnet (1951)
    Dragnet
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1956–1958
  • Mona Freeman and Edmond O'Brien in The World Was His Jury (1958)
    The World Was His Jury
    6.4
    • Naval Officer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Richard Conte, James Darren, Dianne Foster, Larry Gates, Kathryn Grant, and Paul Picerni in The Brothers Rico (1957)
    The Brothers Rico
    6.8
    • Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Florenz Ames, Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Donald Randolph, and Alix Talton in The Deadly Mantis (1957)
    The Deadly Mantis
    5.2
    • Machine-Gunner (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Highway Patrol (1955)
    Highway Patrol
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Don Brueger
    • 1957
  • June Allyson, Joan Blondell, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Miller, David Miller, Joe Pasternak, and Ann Sheridan in The Opposite Sex (1956)
    The Opposite Sex
    6.1
    • Television Director (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Paul Burke, Victor Rodman, and May Wynn in Noah's Ark (1956)
    Noah's Ark
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Ted
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Colby
    • George
    • 1954–1956
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Jason Bradley
    • 1955
  • Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in Marty (1955)
    Marty
    7.6
    • Herbie (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
    Medic
    8.1
    TV Series
    • 2nd Reporter
    • 1955
  • The Man Behind the Badge (1953)
    The Man Behind the Badge
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • 1955
  • Victor Mature, Edmund Gwenn, and Patricia Neal in Something for the Birds (1952)
    Something for the Birds
    6.5
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • November 3, 1927
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • August 22, 2002
    • Riverside, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Phyllis E. Bryan1979 - August 22, 2002 (his death)
  • Other works
    Book: "The Digital Typography Sourcebook" (John Wiley & Sons).

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    Currently writing books (1996). Author of 15 books issued by major publishers. Subjects include graphics design and typography.

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