John Larch (born Harold Aronin; October 4, 1914 â€" October 16, 2005;
also credited Harry Larch) was an American radio, film, and television
actor.John Larch was born Harold Aronin to Jewish parents in Salem,
Massachusetts in 1914. Nicknamed "Harry" in childhood, Larch was the
younger of two children of Mitchell Aronin and Rose (née Larch)
Aronin, both of whom immigrated to the United States from
Russian-occupied areas of Poland prior to 1908. According to
Massachusetts birth registries and federal census records, Mitchell
supported his family as a "cutter" in shoe factories. By 1920, the
Aronins had moved to New York City, where Mitchell continued to work
as a shoe cutter.Larch served four years in the United States Army
during World War II, an experience that left him troubled for years
after his discharge. In a 1965 interview with The Berkshire Eagle, a
newspaper in his home state, he shared his views on how military
service had affected him personally, especially his difficulties in
readjusting to civilian life:After his lead role in the radio serial
Captain Starr of Space during the broadcast season of 1953â€"1954, he
began to perform increasingly in films. He was usually cast on the
"big screen" in Westerns (How The West Was Won, 1962) and in other
action films outside that genre, including Miracle of the White
Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), the television film
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976),
replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking
Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch
appears as well in two 1971 Clint Eastwood films, Dirty Harry and Play
Misty for Me.
also credited Harry Larch) was an American radio, film, and television
actor.John Larch was born Harold Aronin to Jewish parents in Salem,
Massachusetts in 1914. Nicknamed "Harry" in childhood, Larch was the
younger of two children of Mitchell Aronin and Rose (née Larch)
Aronin, both of whom immigrated to the United States from
Russian-occupied areas of Poland prior to 1908. According to
Massachusetts birth registries and federal census records, Mitchell
supported his family as a "cutter" in shoe factories. By 1920, the
Aronins had moved to New York City, where Mitchell continued to work
as a shoe cutter.Larch served four years in the United States Army
during World War II, an experience that left him troubled for years
after his discharge. In a 1965 interview with The Berkshire Eagle, a
newspaper in his home state, he shared his views on how military
service had affected him personally, especially his difficulties in
readjusting to civilian life:After his lead role in the radio serial
Captain Starr of Space during the broadcast season of 1953â€"1954, he
began to perform increasingly in films. He was usually cast on the
"big screen" in Westerns (How The West Was Won, 1962) and in other
action films outside that genre, including Miracle of the White
Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), the television film
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976),
replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking
Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch
appears as well in two 1971 Clint Eastwood films, Dirty Harry and Play
Misty for Me.
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