James Francis Lanphier (August 31, 1920 â€" February 11, 1969) was an
American actor who did a variety of work for Blake Edwards. He
portrayed Saloud in the 1963 film The Pink Panther, and also appeared
in films such as Darling Lili (1970) and the television series Peter
Gunn (1958â€"61).The son of career United States Army Air Corps
Colonel Thomas George Lanphier Sr. and brother of USAAF Colonel Thomas
George Lanphier Jr. and USMC Captain Charles Cobb Lanphier, he was
born in 1920 in Hempstead, New York.Lanphier made his stage debut as a
dancer in Mexican Hayride in 1944 and played Mr. Atkins in a
production of Dark of the Moon the following year. He began his acting
career on American television in 1949.In 1957 Lanphier made his
feature film debut in an uncredited role in The Deadly Mantis (1957).
Several other minor roles followed including small roles in Blake
Edwards' The Perfect Furlough (1958), Operation Petticoat (1959) and
High Time (1960) then two appearances on Edwards Peter Gunn television
series. On the third season of the show Lanphier became a regular
where he played Leslie, a former mobster and gourmet.
American actor who did a variety of work for Blake Edwards. He
portrayed Saloud in the 1963 film The Pink Panther, and also appeared
in films such as Darling Lili (1970) and the television series Peter
Gunn (1958â€"61).The son of career United States Army Air Corps
Colonel Thomas George Lanphier Sr. and brother of USAAF Colonel Thomas
George Lanphier Jr. and USMC Captain Charles Cobb Lanphier, he was
born in 1920 in Hempstead, New York.Lanphier made his stage debut as a
dancer in Mexican Hayride in 1944 and played Mr. Atkins in a
production of Dark of the Moon the following year. He began his acting
career on American television in 1949.In 1957 Lanphier made his
feature film debut in an uncredited role in The Deadly Mantis (1957).
Several other minor roles followed including small roles in Blake
Edwards' The Perfect Furlough (1958), Operation Petticoat (1959) and
High Time (1960) then two appearances on Edwards Peter Gunn television
series. On the third season of the show Lanphier became a regular
where he played Leslie, a former mobster and gourmet.
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