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John Hiestand(1907-1987)

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John Hiestand
John Hiestand was born on 16 January 1907 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Sergeant Dead Head (1965), Rise and Shine (1941) and One Step Beyond (1959). He was married to Jeanne McGee and Jeane Wood. He died on 5 February 1987 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
BornJanuary 16, 1907
DiedFebruary 5, 1987(80)
BornJanuary 16, 1907
DiedFebruary 5, 1987(80)
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Known for

Buster Keaton, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Cesar Romero, Fred Clark, Reginald Gardiner, Gale Gordon, and Deborah Walley in Sergeant Dead Head (1965)
Sergeant Dead Head
4.8
  • John Hiestand--Newscaster
  • 1965
Linda Darnell, George Murphy, and Jack Oakie in Rise and Shine (1941)
Rise and Shine
5.9
  • Announcer
  • 1941
One Step Beyond (1959)
One Step Beyond
7.8
TV Series
  • Drunk
The Glass Web (1953)
The Glass Web
6.6
  • Announcer
  • 1953

Credits

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Actor

  • It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown (1983)
    It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Announcer (voice, uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Radio Announcer
    • Radio Announcer #2
    • Announcer (voice) ...
    • 1976–1981
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.5
    TV Series
    • H.C. Bigelow
    • 1973
  • Cleavon Little, Joan Van Ark, Nancy Fox, Reva Rose, and James Whitmore in Temperatures Rising (1972)
    Temperatures Rising
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Colonel (as John Heistand)
    • 1972
  • The Steagle (1971)
    The Steagle
    5.0
    • Matt Mahew
    • 1971
  • Rosemary Forsyth and William Windom in Is There a Doctor in the House (1971)
    Is There a Doctor in the House
    TV Movie
    • Fred Huggins
    • 1971
  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Judge Miller
    • 1970
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Berkeley
    • 1969
  • Shirley Booth in Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Auctioneer
    • 1965
  • Buster Keaton, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Cesar Romero, Fred Clark, Reginald Gardiner, Gale Gordon, and Deborah Walley in Sergeant Dead Head (1965)
    Sergeant Dead Head
    4.8
    • John Hiestand--Newscaster
    • 1965
  • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Simpson
    • 1965
  • The Man from Button Willow (1965)
    The Man from Button Willow
    5.4
    • Old Salt
    • Moatgomerey Blaine (voice)
    • 1965
  • The Funny Company (1963)
    The Funny Company
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Weisenheimer (voice, as Bud Hiestand)
    • 1963
  • Imogene Coca in Grindl (1963)
    Grindl
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Rev. Carstairs
    • 1963
  • Ron Howard, Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Shirley Jones, Dina Merrill, and Roberta Sherwood in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
    The Courtship of Eddie's Father
    6.8
    • Annoucer (uncredited)
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John Heistand
  • Born
    • January 16, 1907
    • Madison, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • February 5, 1987
    • Newport Beach, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jeanne McGeeJune 11, 1953 - February 5, 1987 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    (1946-55) Radio: Announcer on the series "Let George Do It" (Mutual).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) & The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957).
  • Nickname
    • Bud

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