Gerald Mohr (June 11, 1914 â€" November 9, 1968) was an American
radio, film, and television character actor and frequent leading man,
who appeared in more than 500 radio plays, 73 films, and over 100
television shows.Mohr was born in Manhattan to Henrietta (née
Neustadt), a singer, and Sigmond Mohr. He was educated in Dwight
Preparatory School in Manhattan, where he learned to speak fluent
French and German and also learned to ride horses and play the
piano.At Columbia University, where he was on a course to become a
doctor, Mohr was struck with appendicitis and was recovering in a
hospital when another patient, a radio broadcaster, realised Mohr's
pleasant baritone voice would be ideal for radio. Mohr was hired by
the radio station and became a junior reporter.In the mid-1930s, Orson
Welles invited him to join his formative Mercury Theatre. During his
time with Welles, Mohr gained theatrical experience on Broadway in The
Petrified Forest and starred in Jean Christophe.
radio, film, and television character actor and frequent leading man,
who appeared in more than 500 radio plays, 73 films, and over 100
television shows.Mohr was born in Manhattan to Henrietta (née
Neustadt), a singer, and Sigmond Mohr. He was educated in Dwight
Preparatory School in Manhattan, where he learned to speak fluent
French and German and also learned to ride horses and play the
piano.At Columbia University, where he was on a course to become a
doctor, Mohr was struck with appendicitis and was recovering in a
hospital when another patient, a radio broadcaster, realised Mohr's
pleasant baritone voice would be ideal for radio. Mohr was hired by
the radio station and became a junior reporter.In the mid-1930s, Orson
Welles invited him to join his formative Mercury Theatre. During his
time with Welles, Mohr gained theatrical experience on Broadway in The
Petrified Forest and starred in Jean Christophe.
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