Beir (left) with Joan Hotchkis, Jack Klugman and Janis Hansen in The Odd Couple, 1971
Born
Frederick Edwin Beir
(1927-09-21)September 21, 1927
Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
Died
June 3, 1980(1980-06-03) (aged 52)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Film and television actor
Years active
1950–1980
Spouse
Sheila Wells
(m. 1967; div. 1969)
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Frederick Edwin Beir (September 21, 1927[2] – June 3, 1980) was an American film and television actor.
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 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 last appeared in the TV program Lou Grant.
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]
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^Rubin, Steven (November 1, 2017). Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. Chicago Review Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-1613738917 – via Google Books.
^"Los Angeles Evening Citizen News from Hollywood, California - 18". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Hollywood, California. November 21, 1955. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abWard, Jack (1993). Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies. McFarland. p. 53. ISBN 9780899508078 – via Google Books.
^Abbott, Jon (June 14, 2015). Irwin Allen Television Productions, 1964-1970: A Critical History of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants. McFarland. p. 246. ISBN 978-0786486625 – via Google Books.
^Lisanti, Tom; Paul, Louis (2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973. McFarland. p. 40. ISBN 9780786411948 – via Google Books.
^"Fred Beir". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
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written by Ernest Pendrell, and starring Arthur O'Connell, Nancy Malone, FredBeir, Clarice Blackburn and Henry Sharp. It was released on November 27, 1957...
directed by Lesley Selander and written by Richard H. Landau. The film stars FredBeir, Don "Red" Barry, Hanna Landy, Harry Lauter, Walter Reed and Joe Patridge...
Gerald Mayer Edward J. Lakso January 4, 1969 (1969-01-04) A friend's (FredBeir) begging for help leads Mannix to a forestry station where he's menaced...
Finley Priscilla Morrill – as Vera Finley Edward Platt – as Dean Radcliffe FredBeir – as Steve Crandon Frank Maxwell – as Dr. Keenan John Marley – as Dr....
Ray Teal United States B Western Tres dólares de plomo Pino Mercanti FredBeir, Francisco Nieto Italy Spain spaghetti Western Two Mafiamen in the Far...
(b. 1886) June 3 Naum Akhiezer, Jewish-Soviet mathematician (b. 1901) FredBeir, American film and television actor (b. 1927) June 5 – Giorgio Amendola...
of the fictional A. J. Raffles. Starring George Burns, Eleanor Audley, FredBeir, Kaye Elhardt, Milton Frome, Jonathan Hole, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Joanne...
features Jill Clayburgh in a supporting role, also with Norman Burton, FredBeir, Bruce Kirby, Warren Vanders, Kelly Thordsen, Basil Hoffman, and Suzanne...
1982–83 Meredith Baxter Maureen Russell 2014 Robert Beecher Willy 1986 FredBeir Mitchell Sherman 1975–80 Nick Benedict Michael Scott 1980–81 Meg Bennett...
Albert Leon Ames Edward Andrews Fred Astaire Phyllis Avery Parley Baer Raymond Bailey Patricia Barry Anne Baxter FredBeir Bea Benaderet Jack Benny Whit...
her complicated past in Boston. Guest Stars: Diane Baker (Julie Oakes), FredBeir (Ord Glover) 209 8 "The Substitute" Anton Leader Gerald Sanford November 5...
Turley October 14, 1970 (1970-10-14) With guest stars Dabney Coleman. FredBeir. Jane Elliot. and special guest star Janice Rule. Co-Starring Richard...
US from Germany by the dentist who has a mysterious background. Cast: FredBeir (Tony Osgood), Phyllis Coates (Frieda Crawson), Leslie Bradley (Dr. Walther...
1959 (1959-11-19) guest star Elizabeth Montgomery. with Eduardo Ciannelli. cast FredBeir as Fulton, Murray Alper as Policeman, Lionel Decker as Man with mustache...
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