Joel Anthony Crothers (January 28, 1941 â€" November 6, 1985) was an
American actor. His credits primarily included stage and television
work, including a number of soap opera roles, the best known being
that of Miles Cavanaugh on The Edge of Night, who he played for eight
years. He was also known for his roles as Joe Haskell and Lt. Nathan
Forbes on Dark Shadows.Born in Cincinnati and raised in New York City,
Crothers graduated from Birch Wathen School in 1958. His passion for
performing emerged at the early age of nine. Crothers auditioned and
won a role on the CBS religious TV series Lamp Unto My Feet. At the
time, his father was a production supervisor on the show. Unbeknownst
to him, his son auditioned for the show under a different name,
apparently done as a practical joke. Nevertheless, by the age of
twelve, he was taking Broadway bows alongside Burgess Meredith for his
stage debut in 1954 in The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker at the Coronet
Theatre.During the 1950s and 1960s, Crothers made guest appearances on
numerous prime-time programs, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The
Defenders, Have Gun â€" Will Travel, Rescue 8, Zane Grey Theater,
Studio One, Playhouse 90, Kraft Television Theatre, and Goodyear
Playhouse. His later daytime television credits included First Ladies
Diaries: Martha Washington.Crothers was cast in the 1960 episode,
"3-7-77", of the syndicated anthology series, Death Valley Days hosted
by Stanley Andrews. He played Jim Badger, a young man who tangles with
corrupt lawmen and vigilantes.
American actor. His credits primarily included stage and television
work, including a number of soap opera roles, the best known being
that of Miles Cavanaugh on The Edge of Night, who he played for eight
years. He was also known for his roles as Joe Haskell and Lt. Nathan
Forbes on Dark Shadows.Born in Cincinnati and raised in New York City,
Crothers graduated from Birch Wathen School in 1958. His passion for
performing emerged at the early age of nine. Crothers auditioned and
won a role on the CBS religious TV series Lamp Unto My Feet. At the
time, his father was a production supervisor on the show. Unbeknownst
to him, his son auditioned for the show under a different name,
apparently done as a practical joke. Nevertheless, by the age of
twelve, he was taking Broadway bows alongside Burgess Meredith for his
stage debut in 1954 in The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker at the Coronet
Theatre.During the 1950s and 1960s, Crothers made guest appearances on
numerous prime-time programs, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The
Defenders, Have Gun â€" Will Travel, Rescue 8, Zane Grey Theater,
Studio One, Playhouse 90, Kraft Television Theatre, and Goodyear
Playhouse. His later daytime television credits included First Ladies
Diaries: Martha Washington.Crothers was cast in the 1960 episode,
"3-7-77", of the syndicated anthology series, Death Valley Days hosted
by Stanley Andrews. He played Jim Badger, a young man who tangles with
corrupt lawmen and vigilantes.
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