John C. Becher ( January â€" September ) was an American stage and
television actor. He made his professional debut in at the McCarter
Theatre.Becher was born on January in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to
parents John and Katherine. In , he obtained his Bachelor of Science
degree from Milwaukee State Teachers College. Three years later he
obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Goodman School of
Drama in Chicago.Becher made his first professional appearance on
September playing the role of Lord Sands in a production of Henry
VIII by the American Repertory Theatre company at the McCarter Theatre
in Princeton, New Jersey. He stayed with the company for their â€"
season, playing such roles as the Lion in Androcles and the Lion and
the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland. In , Becher played Mr.
Upson in the original Broadway theatre production of Mame at the
Winter Garden Theatre. He returned to the role in the Broadway
revival at the Gershwin Theatre. Becher appeared in various other
original Broadway productions, including those of Skipper Next to God
in , The Ballad of the Sad Cafe in , and the short-lived Status Quo
Vadis in . He also had a successful television career, appearing on
such shows as The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp in , The Defenders in
, and Taxi in .Becher died of cancer at the age of on September at
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles.
television actor. He made his professional debut in at the McCarter
Theatre.Becher was born on January in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to
parents John and Katherine. In , he obtained his Bachelor of Science
degree from Milwaukee State Teachers College. Three years later he
obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Goodman School of
Drama in Chicago.Becher made his first professional appearance on
September playing the role of Lord Sands in a production of Henry
VIII by the American Repertory Theatre company at the McCarter Theatre
in Princeton, New Jersey. He stayed with the company for their â€"
season, playing such roles as the Lion in Androcles and the Lion and
the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland. In , Becher played Mr.
Upson in the original Broadway theatre production of Mame at the
Winter Garden Theatre. He returned to the role in the Broadway
revival at the Gershwin Theatre. Becher appeared in various other
original Broadway productions, including those of Skipper Next to God
in , The Ballad of the Sad Cafe in , and the short-lived Status Quo
Vadis in . He also had a successful television career, appearing on
such shows as The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp in , The Defenders in
, and Taxi in .Becher died of cancer at the age of on September at
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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