Guy Raymond
American actor (1911-1997)
Guy Raymond (born Raymond W. Guyer; July 1, 1911 – January 26, 1997) was an American actor.
Early life and career
When he was 15, Raymond debuted professionally as a comedy dancer. Before he became an actor, he danced for 14 years, sometimes performing solo and sometimes as part of a comedy dance team.
Raymond appeared in the films 4D Man, Sail a Crooked Ship, Gypsy, It Happened at the World's Fair, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, The Reluctant Astronaut, The Ballad of Josie, Wild in the Streets, Bandolero! and The Undefeated, among others.
On television, Raymond portrayed Cliff Murdock in Harris Against the World, Karen, and Tom, Dick and Mary. His Murdock character was the only one who appeared in all three of the programs.
In 1966 he guest-starred on Gunsmoke playing Dr. Tobias, a seller of herbs and medicines who also purported to be a rainmaker; called to duty while Dodge City was in the midst of its worst drought ever in “The Well” (S12E9).
From 1968 to 1970 he played Mr.
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