Allyn Joslyn (July 21, 1901 â€" January 21, 1981) was an American
stage, radio, television and film actor, known for his roles playing
aristocratic wealthy snobs.Allyn Joslyn was born in Milford,
Pennsylvania, the son of a mining engineer. On stage from age 17,
Joslyn scored as a leading man in such Broadway productions as Boy
Meets Girl (1936) and Arsenic and Old Lace (1941), appearing in the
latter as beleaguered theatrical critic Mortimer Brewster. However,
Hollywood didn't see Joslyn as a leading type. Thus, he spent most of
his film career playing obnoxious reporters, weaklings, and formless
"other men" who never got the girl, while stars such as James Cagney
and Cary Grant took the roles he originated on Broadway.Among his more
notable film appearances were tough flier Les Peters in Only Angels
Have Wings (1939); George in The Great McGinty (1940); the caustic
director in No Time for Comedy (1940); reporter Chic Clark in My
Sister Eileen (1942); Albert Van Cleve, Don Ameche's cousin and
snobbish rival for the affections of Gene Tierney in Heaven Can Wait
(1943); an eccentric poet in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim ; Dangerous
Blondes (1943); the wise sheriff in Moonrise (1948); and the cardshark
disguised as a woman in Titanic (1953). In the sprightly B picture It
Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946), Joslyn was cast in lead male role as
Carole Landis's love interest.A prolific radio and television
performer, Joslyn was a co-star of the 1953â€"1954 ABC sitcom Where's
Raymond?, in which he played Jonathan Wallace, brother of the title
character Raymond Wallace, the role of Ray Bolger. Betty Lynn played
June Wallace, Joslyn's young wife in the series. Joslyn and Lynn left
the series in the 1954â€"1955 series, when it was renamed The Ray
Bolger Show.
stage, radio, television and film actor, known for his roles playing
aristocratic wealthy snobs.Allyn Joslyn was born in Milford,
Pennsylvania, the son of a mining engineer. On stage from age 17,
Joslyn scored as a leading man in such Broadway productions as Boy
Meets Girl (1936) and Arsenic and Old Lace (1941), appearing in the
latter as beleaguered theatrical critic Mortimer Brewster. However,
Hollywood didn't see Joslyn as a leading type. Thus, he spent most of
his film career playing obnoxious reporters, weaklings, and formless
"other men" who never got the girl, while stars such as James Cagney
and Cary Grant took the roles he originated on Broadway.Among his more
notable film appearances were tough flier Les Peters in Only Angels
Have Wings (1939); George in The Great McGinty (1940); the caustic
director in No Time for Comedy (1940); reporter Chic Clark in My
Sister Eileen (1942); Albert Van Cleve, Don Ameche's cousin and
snobbish rival for the affections of Gene Tierney in Heaven Can Wait
(1943); an eccentric poet in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim ; Dangerous
Blondes (1943); the wise sheriff in Moonrise (1948); and the cardshark
disguised as a woman in Titanic (1953). In the sprightly B picture It
Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946), Joslyn was cast in lead male role as
Carole Landis's love interest.A prolific radio and television
performer, Joslyn was a co-star of the 1953â€"1954 ABC sitcom Where's
Raymond?, in which he played Jonathan Wallace, brother of the title
character Raymond Wallace, the role of Ray Bolger. Betty Lynn played
June Wallace, Joslyn's young wife in the series. Joslyn and Lynn left
the series in the 1954â€"1955 series, when it was renamed The Ray
Bolger Show.
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