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Joel Crothers(1941-1985)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Joel Crothers in Dark Shadows (1966)
Dark Shadows: Episode 349
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Episode #1.349 (1967)
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Joel Crothers was born on 28 January 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), The Edge of Night (1956) and Somerset (1970). He died on 6 November 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 28, 1941
DiedNovember 6, 1985(44)
BornJanuary 28, 1941
DiedNovember 6, 1985(44)
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations total

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Known for

Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
Dark Shadows
8.1
TV Series
  • Joe Haskell
  • Nathan Forbes
  • Ghost of Nathan Forbes
Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
The Edge of Night
7.7
TV Series
  • Dr. Miles Cavanaugh
Joel Crothers in Somerset (1970)
Somerset
7.5
TV Series
  • Julian Cannell
Lang Jeffries in Rescue 8 (1958)
Rescue 8
7.8
TV Series
  • Wayne

Credits

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Actor

  • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
    Santa Barbara
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Jack Stanfield Lee
    • 1985
  • Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
    The Edge of Night
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Miles Cavanaugh
    • 1977–1984
  • Love in the Hamptons (1976)
    Love in the Hamptons
    6.8
    Video
    • Joe
    • 1976
  • Joel Crothers in Somerset (1970)
    Somerset
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Julian Cannell
    • 1972–1976
  • First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington (1975)
    First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
    TV Movie
    • George Fairfax
    • 1975
  • Marla Adams, Nicolas Coster, Christina Crawford, Lori March, and Jada Rowland in The Secret Storm (1954)
    The Secret Storm
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Ken Stevens
    • 1970
  • Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
    Dark Shadows
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Joe Haskell
    • Nathan Forbes
    • Ghost of Nathan Forbes
    • 1966–1969
  • What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
    6.5
    • Board Member (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
    The Defenders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Grant McDermott
    • 1965
  • Channing (1963)
    Channing
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Clark Felson
    • 1963
  • James Pritchett in The Doctors (1963)
    The Doctors
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Role Unknown (early 1960s)
    • 1963–1982
  • Going My Way (1962)
    Going My Way
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Joe Strozzi
    • 1963
  • The New Breed (1961)
    The New Breed
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Doug Garland
    • 1962
  • Lamp Unto My Feet (1948)
    Lamp Unto My Feet
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Vartan
    • 1962
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Robert
    • 1961

Soundtrack

  • Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
    Dark Shadows
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?"
    • 1966

Videos2

Dark Shadows: Episode 349
Trailer 1:29
Dark Shadows: Episode 349
Dark Shadows: Episode 221
Trailer 1:12
Dark Shadows: Episode 221
Dark Shadows: Episode 221
Trailer 1:12
Dark Shadows: Episode 221

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 28, 1941
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • November 6, 1985
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(AIDS-related lymphoma)
  • Other works
    Television commercial for Blue Ribbon Beer.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    He was a graduate of Harvard University.

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