Andrew Duggan (December 28, 1923 â€" May 15, 1988) was an American
character actor of both film and television.Duggan was born in
Franklin in Johnson County in central Indiana. During World War II, he
served in the United States Army 40th Special Services Company, led by
actor Melvyn Douglas in the China Burma India Theater of World War II.
His contact with Douglas later led to his performing with Lucille Ball
in the play Dreamgirl. Duggan developed a friendship with Broadway
director Daniel Mann on a troopship when returning from the war.
Duggan appeared on Broadway in The Rose Tattoo, Gently Does
It,Anniversary Waltz, Fragile Fox, The Third Best Sport.Duggan
appeared in some 70 films, including The Incredible Mr. Limpet with
Don Knotts, and in more than 140 television programs between 1949 and
1987. He was the main character in the Disney theme parks' Carousel of
Progress and the singer of the accompanying song, The Best Time of
Your Life, subsequently updated with new voices and songs in 1993.
Duggan also did voice-over work including voice-over for Ziebart's
1985 Clio Award-winning "Friend of the Family (Rust in Peace)"
television commercial.In 1957 Duggan appeared as Major Ellwood in the
TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "Land Beyond the Law." In
1957, Duggan played a villain in the first episode of NBC's Wagon
Train, starring Ward Bond. That same year, Duggan was cast with Peter
Brown and Bob Steele in the guest cast of the first episode of the
ABC/Warner Brothers series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston as
Christopher Colt, an undercover agent and pistol salesman in the Old
West. In the opening episode, "The Peacemaker" or "Judgment Day",
Duggan plays Jim Rexford; Brown is cast as Dave, and Steele as
Sergeant Granger.
character actor of both film and television.Duggan was born in
Franklin in Johnson County in central Indiana. During World War II, he
served in the United States Army 40th Special Services Company, led by
actor Melvyn Douglas in the China Burma India Theater of World War II.
His contact with Douglas later led to his performing with Lucille Ball
in the play Dreamgirl. Duggan developed a friendship with Broadway
director Daniel Mann on a troopship when returning from the war.
Duggan appeared on Broadway in The Rose Tattoo, Gently Does
It,Anniversary Waltz, Fragile Fox, The Third Best Sport.Duggan
appeared in some 70 films, including The Incredible Mr. Limpet with
Don Knotts, and in more than 140 television programs between 1949 and
1987. He was the main character in the Disney theme parks' Carousel of
Progress and the singer of the accompanying song, The Best Time of
Your Life, subsequently updated with new voices and songs in 1993.
Duggan also did voice-over work including voice-over for Ziebart's
1985 Clio Award-winning "Friend of the Family (Rust in Peace)"
television commercial.In 1957 Duggan appeared as Major Ellwood in the
TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "Land Beyond the Law." In
1957, Duggan played a villain in the first episode of NBC's Wagon
Train, starring Ward Bond. That same year, Duggan was cast with Peter
Brown and Bob Steele in the guest cast of the first episode of the
ABC/Warner Brothers series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston as
Christopher Colt, an undercover agent and pistol salesman in the Old
West. In the opening episode, "The Peacemaker" or "Judgment Day",
Duggan plays Jim Rexford; Brown is cast as Dave, and Steele as
Sergeant Granger.
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