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Dick Whittinghill(1913-2001)

  • Actor
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Dick Whittinghill in Dragnet 1967 (1967)
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
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Dick Whittinghill was born on 5 March 1913 in Billings, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957), Calypso Heat Wave (1957) and Jamboree! (1957). He was married to Willamet Matson. He died on 24 January 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 5, 1913
DiedJanuary 24, 2001(87)
BornMarch 5, 1913
DiedJanuary 24, 2001(87)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Joan Blondell, John Williams, George Axelrod, Betsy Drake, Henry Jones, Jayne Mansfield, Tony Randall, and Frank Tashlin in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
6.9
  • T.V. Interviewer
  • 1957
Joel Grey, Merry Anders, Johnny Desmond, Michael Granger, Paul Langton, Meg Myles, George E. Stone, The Hi-Los, The Tarriers, and The Treniers in Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
Calypso Heat Wave
5.7
  • Dick Whittinghill
  • 1957
Jamboree! (1957)
Jamboree!
5.1
  • Disk Jockey KMPC Hollywood
  • 1957
Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
Switch
7.1
TV Series
  • TV Newscaster

Credits

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Actor

  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • TV Newscaster
    • 1977
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Hayes
    • Paul Foster
    • 1971–1974
  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Newspaperman
    • 1973
  • The D.A. (1971)
    The D.A.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Store Clerk
    • 1971
  • Andy Griffith in Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
    Mayberry R.F.D.
    5.9
    TV Series
    • TV Announcer
    • 1970
  • Harry Morgan and Jack Webb in Dragnet 1967 (1967)
    Dragnet 1967
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dick Whittinghill
    • Dr. Jack Patterson
    • Clerk
    • 1967–1970
  • My Friend Tony (1969)
    My Friend Tony
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Bartender #1
    • 1969
  • The Swinger (1966)
    The Swinger
    5.2
    • Television Crewman (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Rod Patrick
    • 1966
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Barman
    • Jerry
    • Glenn McCoy
    • 1961–1965
  • Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
    The Danny Thomas Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Howard Blake
    • 1963
  • Dean Jones in Ensign O'Toole (1962)
    Ensign O'Toole
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Announcer
    • 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
    • Radio Engineer (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Jason
    • 1962
  • Jerry Lewis in It's Only Money (1962)
    It's Only Money
    6.3
    • T.V. Speaker (uncredited)
    • 1962

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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Trailer 2:23
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 5, 1913
    • Billings, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • January 24, 2001
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Willamet Matson(her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    (book) "Let's Whittinghill Again (Like We Did Last Summer)". ISBN 0809277425
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Morning disc jockey on Los Angeles, California radio station KMPC (1950-1979).
  • Nickname
    • Whit

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