John Benjamin Myhers (December 18, 1921 â€" May 27, 1992) was an
American character actor of stage and screen (both big and
small).Myhers was born in Strum, Wisconsin, the son of Ole Myhers
(1896â€"1941) and Mabel (née Borreson) Myhers (1902â€"1964), who
later married Hal DeRoach.Myhers began singing at the age of 12 and
won several leading roles in the St. Paul Civic Opera during his
student years at McPhail School of Music in St. Paul. He served in the
United States armed forces in Italy during World War II and stayed in
Rome for 11 years after the war. He studied at the American Academy
and earned a doctoral degree in literature from the University of
Rome.He performed leading roles in Broadway shows such as Kiss Me
Kate, The Golden Fleecing and The Good Soup, and most notably played
the role of Captain Von Trapp in the First National Touring Company of
The Sound of Music in the early 1960s and later. He played opposite
Katharine Hepburn in a Stratford, Connecticut production of Antony and
Cleopatra. He also appeared opposite actors such as Jack Lemmon and
Charlton Heston in theatrical plays across the country.
American character actor of stage and screen (both big and
small).Myhers was born in Strum, Wisconsin, the son of Ole Myhers
(1896â€"1941) and Mabel (née Borreson) Myhers (1902â€"1964), who
later married Hal DeRoach.Myhers began singing at the age of 12 and
won several leading roles in the St. Paul Civic Opera during his
student years at McPhail School of Music in St. Paul. He served in the
United States armed forces in Italy during World War II and stayed in
Rome for 11 years after the war. He studied at the American Academy
and earned a doctoral degree in literature from the University of
Rome.He performed leading roles in Broadway shows such as Kiss Me
Kate, The Golden Fleecing and The Good Soup, and most notably played
the role of Captain Von Trapp in the First National Touring Company of
The Sound of Music in the early 1960s and later. He played opposite
Katharine Hepburn in a Stratford, Connecticut production of Antony and
Cleopatra. He also appeared opposite actors such as Jack Lemmon and
Charlton Heston in theatrical plays across the country.
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