Bernard Philip Ofner (October 20, 1913 â€" August 17, 1982), better
known by his stage name Barney Phillips, was an American film,
television, and radio actor. His most prominent roles include that of
Sgt. Ed Jacobs on the 1950s Dragnet television series, appearances in
the 1960s on The Twilight Zone, in which he played a Venusian living
under cover on Earth in "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?", and
a supporting role as actor Fletcher Huff in the short-lived 1970s CBS
series, The Betty White Show.He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to
Harry Nathan Ofner, a commercial salesman for the leather industry,
and Leona Frank Ofner, a naturalized citizen of German origin, who
went by the nickname Lonnie. He grew up and was educated in St. Louis,
then moved to Los Angeles, California, after he graduated from college
in 1935.Interested in acting, he got a small part in an independently
produced Grade-B Western called Black Aces in 1937, but his show
business career then languished. In 1940, he was in Meet the People on
Broadway.Phillips enlisted in the United States Army in July 1941,
serving in the signal corps during World War II.
known by his stage name Barney Phillips, was an American film,
television, and radio actor. His most prominent roles include that of
Sgt. Ed Jacobs on the 1950s Dragnet television series, appearances in
the 1960s on The Twilight Zone, in which he played a Venusian living
under cover on Earth in "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?", and
a supporting role as actor Fletcher Huff in the short-lived 1970s CBS
series, The Betty White Show.He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to
Harry Nathan Ofner, a commercial salesman for the leather industry,
and Leona Frank Ofner, a naturalized citizen of German origin, who
went by the nickname Lonnie. He grew up and was educated in St. Louis,
then moved to Los Angeles, California, after he graduated from college
in 1935.Interested in acting, he got a small part in an independently
produced Grade-B Western called Black Aces in 1937, but his show
business career then languished. In 1940, he was in Meet the People on
Broadway.Phillips enlisted in the United States Army in July 1941,
serving in the signal corps during World War II.
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