who was the actor?

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angus052394 — 13 years ago(August 24, 2012 02:20 AM)

Immediately after Cates is arrested, there is a montage of newspaper headlines ridiculing the community. Then there is a meeting of the town leaders and it opens with an actor standing and railing against the bad publicity. He has a bow tie and pronounced drawl, obviously he was Southern in origin. This guy was a fairly ubiquitous bit player in the fifties. I can't figure his name from the credits. Does anybody know who he was?

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socorso — 13 years ago(August 24, 2012 10:29 AM)

Funnysounds like Pat Buttrum, of Green Acres fame, but, I'd doubt that it's him.
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angus052394 — 13 years ago(August 25, 2012 01:21 AM)

Not Pat Buttram, but I bet this guy was on Green Acres at one time or another.

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MrSiegal — 13 years ago(October 25, 2012 10:26 AM)

Could it have been the character of Jesse Dunlap played by Ray Teal?
According to his credits he actually did appear on an episode of Green Acres but I think more people might recognize him as the sheriff on Bonanza.
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angus052394 — 13 years ago(October 31, 2012 11:19 PM)

No, this guy didn't have a mustache and was not as stocky as Ray Teal. But thanks.

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MrSiegal — 13 years ago(November 01, 2012 06:14 AM)

I
think
that's George Dunn.
How do the angels get to sleep when the Devil leaves his porch light on?

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angus052394 — 13 years ago(November 02, 2012 02:26 AM)

Well that looks like him but George Dunn is not listed in the credits nor is Inherit the Wind listed as one of George Dunn's credits.

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MrSiegal — 13 years ago(November 02, 2012 06:01 AM)

Well, I know Wikipedia is not always the most creedible of sources but sometimes it just has to do. Based on the scene in question it looks like him. Even though he had a speaking role, he's listed as "uncredited".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dunn_(actor)
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angus052394 — 13 years ago(November 13, 2012 12:40 AM)

looks like you nailed it. thanks a lot MrSiegal.

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cross-12 — 12 years ago(July 15, 2013 04:09 PM)

The character who was most critical of the bad publicity was the banker, played by Wendell Holmes. He later on guarantees the value of the farm put up by Stebbins (Noah Berry, Jr.) as bail for Bert Cates.

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stcloud52 — 11 years ago(August 02, 2014 07:00 PM)

Bail was made not for Cates, but for Spencer Tracy.