Malcolm Atterbury

Philadelphia native 'Malcolm Atterbury' (qv) was born into a wealthy family - his father was president of the Pennsylvania Railroad - but he himself had no desire to go into the family business. He had always wanted to be an actor, and to that end got himself a job managing a radio station. From there he went into vaudeville, then into stage work in both musicals and dramas, gaining a reputation as a solid and reliable stage actor. He made his film debut in _Dragnet (1954)_ (qv). Although he soon became a busy supporting actor in films, he still kept his hand in the theater world; he owned two theaters in upstate New York. A versatile actor, he could play anything from a priest to a senator to a hotel clerk to a gunfighter to a cranky, cantankerous old codger. His last film was _Emperor of the North (1973)_ (qv). He died in Beverly Hills of old age in 1992.::frankfob2@yahoo.com