Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 21, 1925
Place of Birth:
Frankfort, Indiana, USA
Social Media
Charles Aidman
Biography
Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor | Sen. Hastings |
| 1982 | Prime Suspect | |
| 1982 | Marian Rose White | Dr. Ashcroft |
| 1982 | The Tragedy of King Lear | Earl of Gloucester |
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | George Shearer |
| 1981 | Walt Disney: One Man's Dream | Mark Twain |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Warden Johnson |
| 1980 | The Long Days of Summer | Narrator (voice) |
| 1980 | The Last Song | Dr. Shaw |
| 1978 | When Every Day Was the Fourth of July | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1978 | The House of the Dead | Detective Malcolm Toliver |
| 1978 | The New Adventures of Heidi | The Wild Man |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleaming | Bernstein |
| 1976 | Amelia Earhart | Mr. Earhardt |
| 1973 | Deliver Us from Evil | Arnold Fleming |
| 1973 | A Chant of Silence | |
| 1973 | The Invasion of Carol Enders | Dr. Peter Bernard |
| 1973 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Basil Hallward |
| 1972 | Dirty Little Billy | Ben Antrim |
| 1971 | Kotch | Gerald Kotcher |
| 1970 | Menace on the Mountain | Jed McIver |
| 1970 | Adam at Six A.M. | Mr. Hopper |
| 1969 | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Benby |
| 1969 | Angel, Angel, Down We Go | Willy Steele |
| 1969 | Secrets of the Pirate's Inn | Carl Buchanan |
| 1968 | The Sound of Anger | Jerry Thompson |
| 1968 | Sergeant Ryker | Maj. Kitchener - The Law Officer |
| 1967 | Hour of the Gun | Horace Sullivan |
| 1967 | Countdown | Gus |
| 1962 | War Hunt | Capt. Wallace Pratt |
| 1962 | The Devil's Children | |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | Lt. Harold |
| 1959 | Destination Space | Dave |
| 1956 | The Wrong Man | Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Narrator (voice) |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Fox | Randalph Loehrman |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1982 | It Takes Two | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | James Randolph |
| 1980 | Bosom Buddies | Fred |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Warden Johnson |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Dr. Michaels |
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough | |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Davis Mendelsohn |
| 1976 | Spencer's Pilots | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Preston Claymore |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Dr. Mason Colella |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Kenneth Watson |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Avery Manning |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Howard Lemner |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man | Dr. Nick Maggio |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Police Captain Leo Winwood |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Bertram Lomax |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Noah Deitweiler |
| 1974 | Police Woman | John Skow |
| 1973 | Kojak | Tom DeHaven |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Mr. Stevenson |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Colonel Victor Bloodworth |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Dr. Cooper |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Harry Teal |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Jack Cameron |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Dr. Robert Jason |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Russell Kincaid |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Mr. Willis |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Pete Howell |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Ross Eckhart |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Ken Blair |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Royce |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | George Williamson |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Garth Dryden |
| 1968 | The Outcasts | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Paddy O'Bannion |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Prof. Julian Reed |
| 1967 | Mannix | Alex Stevens |
| 1967 | Mannix | Ken Mitchell |
| 1967 | Ironside | Glass |
| 1967 | Ironside | Bryce |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | General Envir Qaisette |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1966 | Hero | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Raymond Pike |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Christopher |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Hal Andre |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Eric Delbey |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | Jeremy Pike |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Captain Reiner |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Dr. Hollis |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | Captain Archer |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Maj. Kitchener |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Captain James Eckhardt |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Jim Barton |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Tome Janeway |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Sam Hicks |
| 1962 | General Electric True | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | William Webb |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Mike Ballantine |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Ed Rubin |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | Eddie Folsom |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! | |
| 1961 | The New Breed | Dr. Ted Reisman |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | James Grady |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Dr. Fred Burton |
| 1961 | The Americans | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Frank Smith |
| 1960 | The Tall Man | Ben Wiley |
| 1960 | Outlaws | |
| 1960 | Thriller | George Mikos |
| 1960 | Thriller | Jerry Welch |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat | |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky | Art Cable |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Bill |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Ed Harrington |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Bert Pearson |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Carl Archer |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Stan Willets |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | Ab Murdock |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Ben White |
| 1959 | Riverboat | Frank Paxton |
| 1959 | Wichita Town | |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo | Jeffrey Blake |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Norman Bromley |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Ferguson |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Jim Applegate |
| 1959 | The Detectives | Noel Ross |
| 1959 | The Troubleshooters | Joe Drake |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Waltzer |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | Luke Morley |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Ralph M. Meadows |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Jake Pringle |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Marty Davis |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Len Starbuck |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Arthur Siddons |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Joe Vale |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell File | Johnny Hansel |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | George Belden |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Amos Gibbon |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Col. Buckner |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Whit Martin |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory | Chuck Eggleston |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Gordon Dawes |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Tom Barton |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Lt. Graham |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Fred Harper /Martin Kilmer |
| 1956 | State Trooper | Tommy Brandywine |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Watson Cooke |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Verd |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Eddie Daggett |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Vince |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Dack |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Ray Jarvis |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Riley Sharp |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Carl Buchanan |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Jed McIver |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Mark Twain |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Shammah |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Joey Willard |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Lew |
| 1948 | Studio One | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Doctor |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Carl |
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