Charles Randolph "Chubby" Johnson (August 13, 1903 â€" October 31,
1974) was an American film and television supporting character actor
with a genial demeanor and warm, country-accented voice.A native of
Terre Haute, Indiana, Johnson was the son of entertainers. His father
was a comedian in vaudeville, and his mother was a concert pianist. As
a child, Johnson performed with his father in vaudeville.Before he
became an actor, Johnson was a journalist whose employers included the
Las Vegas Sun. He also was a radio announcer before he entered film
and television when he was past 40 years of age. He also acted on
stage, including a five-year span during which he appeared in a new
play each week at the Warner Egyptian Theater in Pasadena.Beginning
with the Randolph Scott Western Abilene Town, which also starred Ann
Dvorak and Edgar Buchanan, in which he had an uncredited part as a
homesteader, Johnson made more than 80 screen appearances between 1946
and 1972. He appeared in eight different roles between 1957 and 1961
in the ABC/Warner Bros. television series Maverick opposite James
Garner, Jack Kelly, or Roger Moore, often as a comical stagecoach
driver or deputy. No supporting actor appeared on the series more
often.
1974) was an American film and television supporting character actor
with a genial demeanor and warm, country-accented voice.A native of
Terre Haute, Indiana, Johnson was the son of entertainers. His father
was a comedian in vaudeville, and his mother was a concert pianist. As
a child, Johnson performed with his father in vaudeville.Before he
became an actor, Johnson was a journalist whose employers included the
Las Vegas Sun. He also was a radio announcer before he entered film
and television when he was past 40 years of age. He also acted on
stage, including a five-year span during which he appeared in a new
play each week at the Warner Egyptian Theater in Pasadena.Beginning
with the Randolph Scott Western Abilene Town, which also starred Ann
Dvorak and Edgar Buchanan, in which he had an uncredited part as a
homesteader, Johnson made more than 80 screen appearances between 1946
and 1972. He appeared in eight different roles between 1957 and 1961
in the ABC/Warner Bros. television series Maverick opposite James
Garner, Jack Kelly, or Roger Moore, often as a comical stagecoach
driver or deputy. No supporting actor appeared on the series more
often.
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