About
Wesley Addy (August 4, 1913 – December 31, 1996) was an American actor. He played many roles on the Broadway stage, including several Shakespearean ones, usually opposite actor Maurice Evans. After playing two roles in one of Evans's productions of Hamlet, he played Horatio opposite Evans's Hamlet in a 1953 Hallmark Hall of Fame television production of the work, the most prestigious American production of the play seen on TV up to that time. Also on television he played roles on The Edge of Night in the 1950s. Later, during the 1970s-1980s, he played publisher Bill Woodard on Ryan's Hope and patriarch Cabot Alden on the Agnes Nixon-Douglas Marland serial Loving. In motion pictures, Addy's career spanned four decades. Robert Aldrich used him as supporting actor in several pictures, such as Kiss Me Deadly, The Big Knife (both 1955), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Hush......
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
IronsideSeries • 1967
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Studio OneSeries • 1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
The DefendersSeries • 1961
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
SuspenseSeries • 1949
The InvadersSeries • 1967
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1963
I SpySeries • 1965
The Rat PatrolSeries • 1966
NetworkMovie • 1976
Tora! Tora! Tora!Movie • 1970
Before and AfterMovie • 1996
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Movie • 1962
The VerdictMovie • 1982
Kiss Me DeadlyMovie • 1955
Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteMovie • 1964
SecondsMovie • 1966
Ten Seconds to HellMovie • 1959