Frederick Edwin Beir (September 21, 1927[2] – June 3, 1980) was an American film and television actor.
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| Born | Frederick Edwin Beir September 21, 1927 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 1980 (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1950–1980 |
| Spouse |
Sheila Wells
(m. 1967; div. 1969) |
Born in Niagara Falls, New York,[3] Beir began his career in 1950, appearing in the television series The Philco Television Playhouse.[4] He also appeared on Broadway in The Terrible Swift Sword (1955).[5] He continued to star or co-star in films and guest-star in television programs.
TV programs on which Beir appeared included The Odd Couple, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Outer Limits, Wagon Train, The Time Tunnel, Mission: Impossible, Mannix, The Six Million Dollar Man, Hawaii Five-O, The Rockford Files, Barnaby Jones, Man From Atlantis, Dallas and The Twilight Zone.[6][7] He also starred and co-starred in films, such as The Violators, Assassination, Fort Courageous, Three Dollars of Lead, M.M.M. 83[8] and The Organization.[9] Beir's last screen appearance was in the TV series Lou Grant in 1980.
Beir died on June 3, 1980, of cancer in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 52.[6][2] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Secret Vote | TV movie | |
| 1953 | Socrates' Wife | TV movie | |
| 1954 | Border River | Tom Doud | Uncredited |
| 1957 | The Violators | Jimmy Coogan | |
| 1964 | Damned Pistols of Dallas | Clay Stone | |
| 1964 | Three Dollars of Lead | Rudy Wallace | |
| 1965 | Fort Courageous | Sgt. Lucas | |
| 1965 | Convict Stage | Benton | uncredited |
| 1966 | M.M.M. 83 | Jack Morris | |
| 1967 | Assassination | Bob | |
| 1969 | Trial Run | Charles Andrews | TV movie |
| 1971 | The Organization | Bob Alford | |
| 1971 | In Broad Daylight | Alex Crawford | TV movie |
| 1971 | Suddenly Single | Ted | TV movie |
| 1976 | Twin Detectives | Dr. Hudson | TV movie |
| 1977 | The Mask of Alexander Cross | Harry Keller | TV movie |
| 1978 | Love's Dark Ride | Dave Ramsey | TV movie |
| 1979 | A Perfect Couple | The Perfect Couple Man |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | The Philco Television Playhouse | 1 episode | |
| 1952 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | 1 episode | |
| 1953 | I Led 3 Lives | George Marvin | 1 episode |
| 1953 | Calvacade of America | 1 episode | |
| 1954 | The Kate Smith Hour | 1 episode | |
| 1957 | Men of Annapolis | Senior Midshipman/Randy Duncan | 2 episodes |
| 1957 | Robert Montgomery Presents | 1 episode | |
| 1957 | Matinee Theatre | 1 episode | |
| 1958 | Harbormaster | Fred Larson | 1 episode |
| 1959 | Sugarfoot | Roy Cantwell | 1 episode |
| 1959 | Markham | Michael Rait | 1 episode |
| 1959 | The Deputy | Brad Vantage, DVM | 1 episode |
| 1959-1962 | Maverick | Lee Granger/Sheriff Ed Martin | 2 episodes |
| 1959 | Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | John Morris | 1 episode |
| 1959 | The Lineup | Boyd Kincaid | 1 episode |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | Harry Fulton | 1 episode |
| 1959-1960 | General Electric Theater | Henry Martin/Terence 'Terry' Major | 2 episodes |
| 1959 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Merv Bascomb | S2 E14 |
| 1960 | Men Into Space | Lt. Art Frey | 1 episode |
| 1960 | The Betty Hutton Show | Doctor Bradley | 1 episode |
| 1960 | The Man and the Challenge | Steve Paley | 1 episode |
| 1960 | The Rebel | Simon Wilson | 1 episode |
| 1960 | The Detectives | Seth Trawler | 1 episode |
| 1960-1962 | Hawaiian Eye | Bill Corbett/Alex Nelson/Justin Wade/Joe Richards | 4 episodes |
| 1960 | The Chevy Mystery Show | Bob Field | 1 episode |
| 1960 | Bonanza | Jason Blaine | 1 episode |
| 1960 | Michael Shayne | Dave Barstow | 1 episode |
| 1960 | Thriller | Alan Dulain | 1 episode |
| 1961 | Outlaws | Adams | 1 episode |
| 1961 | Perry Mason | Tony Osgood | 1 episode |
| 1961 | Bronco | Joe Spain | 1 episode |
| 1962 | Cain's Hundred | George Harding | 1 episode |
| 1962-1963 | Wagon Train | John Cole/Karl Blucher | 1 episode |
| 1962 | 87th Precinct | Cotton Hawes | 1 episode |
| 1962 | The Andy Griffith Show | Don, Peggy's Guest | 1 episode |
| 1962 | Ripcord | Ed Sutton | 1 episode |
| 1963 | The Dick Powell Theatre | Don | 1 episode |
| 1963 | The Twilight Zone | Lieutenant Carter | 1 episode |
| 1963 | Ben Casey | Rudolph Kent/Tommy Barker | 2 episodes |
| 1963 | 77 Sunset Strip | Joe Carden | 1 episode |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Steve Crandon | 1 episode |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | Stanley | 1 episode |
| 1964 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Tex Mantell | 1 episode |
| 1964 | The Munsters | Chip Jonnson | 1 episode |
| 1965 | Insight | Adam | 1 episode |
| 1965 | The Fugitive | Lieutenang Peterson | 1 episode |
| 1965 | Burke's Law | Tony Scott | 1 episode |
| 1966 | Honey West | Peter Lynch | 1 episode |
| 1966 | A Man Called Shenandoah | Tim O'Rourke | 1 episode |
| 1966 | The Big Valley | Jack Floyd | 1 episode |
| 1966 | T.H.E. Cat | Dr. Arthur Sandley | 1 episode |
| 1966 | Jericho | S.S. Lieutenant | 1 episode |
| 1967 | The Time Tunnel | Tuareg | 1 episode |
| 1967 | Maya | Joe, the Hunter | 1 episode |
| 1967 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Lieutenant Barnett | 1 episode |
| 1968 | Garrison's Gorillas | Private Williams | 1 episode |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Frank Durrant | 1 episode |
| 1969-1973 | The F.B.I. | Frank Lanner/Scott Rogers/Jack Mattis/Paul Laramie | 4 episodes |
| 1969-1973 | Ironside | Dr. Michael Braven/Terry Bascom/Jimmy Lee Gates | 3 episodes |
| 1969-1973 | Mannix | Bill Chase/J. Lester Vail/Alan Deedrich/Carter Elliot | 4 episodes |
| 1969 | The Virginian | Ord Glover | 1 episode |
| 1970 | Mission: Impossible | Joe Keith | 1 episode |
| 1970-1973 | Hawaii Five-O | Merrill Carson/McBain | 2 episodes |
| 1970 | The Young Lawyers | Dino Hewitt | 1 episode |
| 1970 | Dan August | Harlan Venable | 1 episode |
| 1971 | The Interns | Del Denning | 1 episode |
| 1971 | Longstreet | Tom Hazelton | 1 episode |
| 1971 | The Odd Couple | Raymond Cunningham | 1 episode |
| 1972-1973 | Medical Center | Dr. Belfield | 2 episodes |
| 1972 | Banyon | Kenneth Graves | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Kung Fu | Jim Gallagher | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Ross Coleman/Jay Harvey Jones | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Room 222 | Jon Dawson | 1 episode |
| 1974 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Alex Markham | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Cannon | Carl Kingston | 1 episode |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Ted Swenson | 1 episode |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Dennis Rains/Steve Nelson | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Ryder Bond | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Harry O | Frank | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Petrocelli | Raymond Walker/John Kelly | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Amy Prentiss | 1 episode | |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast | Arthur Graham | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Mobile One | Malone | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Billy Jones | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Barnaby Jones | Jason Purree | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Another World | Keith Morrison | unknown episodes |
| 1976 | Ellery Queen | James Bevin Long | 1 episode |
| 1977 | Man from Atlantis | Captain Bracy | 2 episodes |
| 1977-1978 | Days of Our Lives | Larry Atwood | 11 episodes |
| 1977 | Kojak | Robbie Austin | 1 episode |
| 1978-1979 | CHiPs | Farrell/Evan Whitlock | 2 episodes |
| 1978-1979 | Dallas | Ben Maxwell | 3 episodes |
| 1979 | Paris | 1 episode | |
| 1979-1980 | Lou Grant | Dr. Lester Wyatt/Gig Montgomery | 2 episodes |
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