Deceased

How Did Parley Baer Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asParley Edward Baer, Parley E. BaerGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/08/1914Born inSalt Lake City, Utah, USADied22/11/2002Died inLos AngelesCausestrokeWikidataQ973490 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#86369 ↗

Parley Edward Baer was an American actor in radio and later in television and film. Despite dozens of appearances in television series and theatrical films, he remains best known as the original "Chester" in the radio version of Gunsmoke, and as the Mayor of Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show, as well as Arthur J. Henson in The Addams Family as the Mayor, an insurance executive and as the city controller.

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Filmography164 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2001	Man and CatMovie	Cat	87
1995	Star Trek: VoyagerSeries	Old Man	81
1994	ViperSeries	Finch	80
1993	DaveMovie	Senate Majority Leader	79
1992	Mad About YouSeries	The Husband	78
1992	RenegadeSeries	—	78
1991	Inside OutMovie	Elliott (segment "The Diaries")	77
1990	Beverly Hills, 90210Series	Al Brown	76
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries	Woodrow	76
1990	The FlashSeries	Judge	76
1990	Almost an AngelMovie	George Bealeman	76
1989	CoachSeries	Frank	75
1989	Quantum LeapSeries	Judge Shiner	75
1989	Life Goes OnSeries	—	75
1988	License to DriveMovie	Grandpa Anderson	74
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Judge Parker	72
1985	Growing PainsSeries	Counterman	71
1985	The Golden GirlsSeries	Chester T. Rainey	71
1985	The Twilight ZoneSeries	(segment "The Storyteller")	71
1985	Shadow ChasersSeries	Edward Zeillor	71
1984	Night CourtSeries	Judge Sims	70
1984	HunterSeries	Bert	70
1984	Finder of Lost LovesSeries	Minister	70
1984	Chattanooga Choo ChooMovie	Alonzo Dillard	70
1983	The A-TeamSeries	Max Klein	69
1983	Trauma CenterSeries	Jack Loomis	69
1983	Doctor DetroitMovie	Judge	69
1982	NewhartSeries	—	68
1982	Madame's PlaceSeries	Huntington Phelps	68
1982	White DogMovie	Wilber Hull	68
1981	Simon & SimonSeries	—	67
1981	Carbon CopyMovie	Dr. Bristol	67
1981	Murder in TexasSeries	Ann's Attorney	67
1979	Knots LandingSeries	Old Man	65
1979	The Dukes of HazzardSeries	Doc Appleby	65
1979	SupertrainSeries	Heaton	65
1979	Archie Bunker's PlaceSeries	—	65
1979	B. J. and the BearSeries	—	65
1979	Hello, LarrySeries	Barton Sr.	65
1978	WKRP in CincinnatiSeries	—	64
1978	The Time MachineMovie	Henry Haverson	64
1978	True Grit: A Further AdventureMovie	Rollins	64
1978	Project U.F.O.Series	—	64
1977	The Incredible HulkSeries	—	63
1977	Lou GrantSeries	—	63
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries	—	63
1977	The San Pedro Beach BumsSeries	—	63
1976	Charlie's AngelsSeries	Grandpa	62
1976	The Amazing DobermansMovie	Septimus	62
1975	Winner Take AllMovie	Bob	61
1974	Little House on the PrairieSeries	Mr. Williams	60
1974	The ManhunterSeries	—	60
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	—	58
1972	Kung FuSeries	Dr. Gormley	58
1972	Temperatures RisingSeries	Phineas Duncan	58
1972	SixteenMovie	Reverend	58
1971	Skin GameMovie	Mr. Claggart	57
1970	The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides AgainMovie	The Mayor	56
1969	Medical CenterSeries	—	55
1969	The Bill Cosby ShowSeries	Mr. Tyler	55
1969	Young Billy YoungMovie	Bell	55
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	—	54
1968	Here's LucySeries	Dr. Cunningham	54
1968	The OutcastsSeries	—	54
1968	Day of the Evil GunMovie	Willford	54
1968	Land of the GiantsSeries	Senator Obek	54
1968	Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Movie	Dr. Dudley Caldwell	54
1967	IronsideSeries	—	53
1967	The Guns of Will SonnettSeries	—	53
1967	MannixSeries	—	53
1967	The Second Hundred YearsSeries	Mr. Widdicomb	53
1967	The Adventures of Bullwhip GriffinMovie	Chief Executioner	53
1967	RangoSeries	—	53
1966	Follow Me, Boys!Movie	Mayor	52
1966	Occasional WifeSeries	—	52
1966	The Pruitts of SouthamptonSeries	—	52
1965	Hogan's HeroesSeries	Professor Altman	51
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Vernon Daniels	51
1965	Green AcresSeries	—	51
1965	I Dream of JeannieSeries	General Whitfield	51
1965	F TroopSeries	—	51
1965	LaredoSeries	—	51
1965	The Further Adventures of GallegherMovie	The Mayor	51
1965	Bus Riley's Back in TownMovie	Jules Griswald	51
1965	Two on a GuillotineMovie	Jules 'Buzzy' Sheridan	51
1964	BewitchedSeries	—	50
1964	Bedtime StoryMovie	Col. Williams	50
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series	—	50
1964	Those CallowaysMovie	Doane Shattuck	50
1964	The Addams FamilySeries	Mr. Henson	50
1964	Profiles in CourageSeries	Hillhouse	50
1964	The Brass BottleMovie	Samuel Wackerbath	50
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Lee Burroughs	49
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Colonel Pavlov Popoff	49
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Al Cooney	49
1963	Petticoat JunctionSeries	Henry Phillips	49
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	Dr. Bernard Stone	49
1963	My Favorite MartianSeries	Mr. Babcock	49
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Major Beckham	49
1962	The VirginianSeries	Pat Magill	48
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Judge	48
1962	The Spiral RoadMovie	Mr. Boosmans	48
1962	General Electric TrueSeries	—	48
1962	GypsyMovie	Mr. Kringelein	48
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Dr. James Connors	47
1961	The New BreedSeries	Pop O'Shea	47
1961	Target: The Corruptors!Series	—	47
1961	Bus StopSeries	—	47
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Mayor Roy Stoner	46
1960	ThrillerSeries	Fisherman on Mountain	46
1960	The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovie	Grangeford Man	46
1960	Cash McCallMovie	Harvey Bannon	46
1960	The Roaring 20'sSeries	—	46
1960	OutlawsSeries	—	46
1960	Wake Me When It's OverMovie	Archie Hollingsworth	46
1960	AngelSeries	—	46
1959	RawhideSeries	Dinny	45
1959	Lock-UpSeries	—	45
1959	LaramieSeries	—	45
1959	StartimeSeries	Congressional Committeeman	45
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Penner Bell	45
1959	The FBI StoryMovie	Harry Dakins	45
1959	Black SaddleSeries	Ed Gunther	45
1959	Dennis the MenaceSeries	—	45
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	—	44
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	44
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	44
1958	The TexanSeries	—	44
1958	The Young LionsMovie	Sgt. Brandt	44
1958	Paul BunyanMovie	Chris Crosshaul / Prologue Narrator (voice)	44
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Willard Hupp	43
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	43
1957	TrackdownSeries	—	43
1957	Perry MasonSeries	David Bickel	43
1957	The Real McCoysSeries	—	43
1957	The Court of Last ResortSeries	—	43
1957	Panic!Series	—	43
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Mayor Homer Bellam	42
1956	D-Day the Sixth of JuneMovie	Sht. Gerbert	42
1956	Hey, Jeannie!Series	Anderson	42
1956	Wire ServiceSeries	Wallace	42
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Police Detective Grant	41
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	—	41
1955	FurySeries	Piggott	41
1954	Father Knows BestSeries	—	40
1954	LassieSeries	—	40
1954	The Gambler from NatchezMovie	Riverboat Captain (uncredited)	40
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Haveman	39
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Mr. Banner	39
1953	The Danny Thomas ShowSeries	Mr. Haynes	39
1953	Pickup on South StreetMovie	Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)	39
1953	You Are ThereSeries	William O'Brian	39
1953	VickiMovie	Detective (uncredited)	39
1952	Deadline - U.S.A.Movie	Headwaiter (uncredited)	38
1952	The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietSeries	Darby	38
1952	Red Skies of MontanaMovie	Doctor Henry (uncredited)	38
1951	I Love LucySeries	Mr. Reilly	37
1951	DragnetSeries	—	37
1951	Air CadetMovie	Major Jim Evans	37
1951	People Will TalkMovie	Toy Store Salesman (uncredited)	37
1951	The Company She KeepsMovie	Steve (uncredited)	37
1950	Union StationMovie	Detective Gottschalk	36
1950	Treasury Men in ActionSeries	Alfred Mercer	36
1950	Comanche TerritoryMovie	Boozer, the Bartender	36