Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham(1904-1981)

Actor
Director
Additional Crew

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham was born on 18 April 1904 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Junction 88 (1947), Mr. Smith Goes Ghost (1940) and Am I Guilty? (1940). He was married to Bernice Penn, Marita L. Greene and Cecilia. He died on 13 December 1981 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Known for

Junction 88

6.0

Piggy(as 'Pigmeat' Markham)

1947

Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

Short

Mr. Smith

1940

Am I Guilty?

5.6

Proprietor

1940

House-Rent Party

Pigmeat(as Pigmeat 'Alamo' Markham)

1946

Credits

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Actor

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
8.0
TV Series
- Regular Performer
- Judge Pigmeat
- 1968–1969
Junction 88
6.0
- Piggy (as 'Pigmeat' Markham)
- 1947
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
Short
- Pigmeat Markham
- 1947
Fight That Ghost
6.1
- Pigmeat Markham (as Pigmeat 'Alamo' Markham)
- 1946
House-Rent Party
- Pigmeat (as Pigmeat 'Alamo' Markham)
- 1946
That's My Baby!
4.7
- Pigmeat - the Butler (as Pigmeat Markham)
- 1944
One Big Mistake
Short
- 1940
Swanee Showboat
Short
- 'Pigmeat' (as Pigmeat)
- 1940
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
Short
- Mr. Smith
- 1940
Am I Guilty?
5.6
- Proprietor
- 1940

Director

Additional Crew

Personal details

Alternative names
- 'Pigmeat' Markham
Born
- April 18, 1904
- Durham, North Carolina, USA
Died
- December 13, 1981
- New York City, New York, USA(stroke)
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Other works
Stage: Appeared (Broadway debutl) in "Hot Rhythm" on Broadway. Musical revue. Book by Ballard MacDonald, Edward Hurley, Will Morrissey. Lyrics by Porter Grainger, Donald Heywood; Music by Porter Grainger, Donald Heywood. Directed by William Morrissey and Nat Cash. Times Square Theatre: 21 Aug 1930-Oct 1930 (closing date unknown/68 performances). Cast: Mae Barnes, Madeline Belt, Arthur Bryson, Ina Duncan, Laura Duncan, Mel Duncan, Nora Green, Revella Hughes, Johnny Lee Long, Sam(my) Paige, Hilda Perleno, Eddie Rector, Inez Seeley, Simms and Bowie, Al Vigal, Edith Wilson, George Wiltshire. Produced by Max Rudnick.
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Trivia
The street in Durham, NC, where his family lived became known as Markham Street, and was later given the name officially--a point of pride for the family.