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Norman Ollestad(1935-1979)

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Norman Ollestad was born on 7 September 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950), The Loretta Young Show (1953) and Ring of Terror (1961). He died on 19 February 1979 in San Bernardino County, California, USA.
BornSeptember 7, 1935
DiedFebruary 19, 1979(43)
BornSeptember 7, 1935
DiedFebruary 19, 1979(43)
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Known for

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
8.6
TV Series
  • Ralph Grainger
Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
The Loretta Young Show
7.5
TV Series
  • Fred
  • Scott Dickerson
  • Pete
Ring of Terror (1961)
Ring of Terror
1.9
  • Lew's Roommate
  • 1961
Dick Foran, Harriet Nelson, Marjorie Lord, Robert Paige, Gus Schilling, and Bobs Watson in Hi, Buddy (1943)
Hi, Buddy
5.0
  • Norman Ollstead(as Norman Ollstead)
  • 1943

Credits

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Actor

  • Ring of Terror (1961)
    Ring of Terror
    1.9
    • Lew's Roommate
    • 1961
  • The Ed Wynn Show (1958)
    The Ed Wynn Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Biff
    • 1958
  • Russ Tamblyn and Mamie Van Doren in High School Confidential! (1958)
    High School Confidential!
    6.1
    • Boy Monitor in Principal's Office (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • The Careless Years (1957)
    The Careless Years
    5.6
    • Student (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Tom Nolan, Glynis Johns, Patty McCormack, Cameron Mitchell, Terry Ann Ross, Rex Thompson, Yolanda White, and Stephen Wootton in All Mine to Give (1957)
    All Mine to Give
    7.2
    • Boy (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Phillip
    • 1957
  • James MacArthur in The Young Stranger (1957)
    The Young Stranger
    6.5
    • Boy (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • Greer Garson and Florenz Ames in Telephone Time (1956)
    Telephone Time
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Ralph Grainger
    • 1956
  • Tea and Sympathy (1956)
    Tea and Sympathy
    7.3
    • New Young Boy (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters in Sky King (1951)
    Sky King
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Bob Carey
    • 1956
  • The People's Choice (1955)
    The People's Choice
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Kip
    • 1955
  • One Spooky Night
    6.8
    Short
    • 1955
  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The Loretta Young Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Fred
    • Scott Dickerson
    • Pete
    • 1954–1955

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Norman Oldstead
  • Born
    • September 7, 1935
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 19, 1979
    • San Bernardino County, California, USA(plane crash)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was a passenger on a small chartered plane with his girlfriend Sandra (30) and his son Norman Ollestad Jr. (11) when the plane flew into a snow storm and struck a 8600 foot mountain.

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