Hugh Marlowe (born Hugh Herbert Hipple, January 30, 1911 â€" May 2,
1982) was an American film, television, stage and radio actor.Marlowe
was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his stage career in
the 1930s at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. He was first seen
on the stage in New York City in Arrest That Woman (1936). His
Broadway appearances included Kiss the Boys Goodbye, The Land Is
Bright, Lady in the Dark, Laura, and Duet for Two Hands.In 1939 and
1940, Marlowe was a voice actor in two network radio programs. He
performed the role of Jim Curtis in the soap opera Brenda Curtis, and
he played the title character in the first radio version of The
Adventures of Ellery Queen.Marlowe was usually a secondary lead or
supporting actor in the films he appeared in. His first film was
Brilliant Marriage (1936). His films included Meet Me in St. Louis
(1944). For a time, he worked regularly for 20th Century Fox,
appearing in Twelve O'Clock High (1949), All About Eve (1950), Night
and the City (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Rawhide
(1951), and Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (1952). His later films
include Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), Elmer Gantry (1960),
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), and Seven Days in May (1964).
1982) was an American film, television, stage and radio actor.Marlowe
was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his stage career in
the 1930s at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. He was first seen
on the stage in New York City in Arrest That Woman (1936). His
Broadway appearances included Kiss the Boys Goodbye, The Land Is
Bright, Lady in the Dark, Laura, and Duet for Two Hands.In 1939 and
1940, Marlowe was a voice actor in two network radio programs. He
performed the role of Jim Curtis in the soap opera Brenda Curtis, and
he played the title character in the first radio version of The
Adventures of Ellery Queen.Marlowe was usually a secondary lead or
supporting actor in the films he appeared in. His first film was
Brilliant Marriage (1936). His films included Meet Me in St. Louis
(1944). For a time, he worked regularly for 20th Century Fox,
appearing in Twelve O'Clock High (1949), All About Eve (1950), Night
and the City (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Rawhide
(1951), and Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (1952). His later films
include Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), Elmer Gantry (1960),
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), and Seven Days in May (1964).
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