Nesdon Booth

Acting Sep 1, 1918 Mar 25, 1964 (aged 46) Baker City, Oregon, USA

Nesdon Foye Booth was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was known for his recurring role as Frank the bartender in the American western television series Cimarron City.

Nesdon (a.k.a. Ned) was born in Baker City, Oregon. He began his career in Portland, Oregon, acting on old-time radio programs then served during WW2 in a field artillery division at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA. He was among a group of soldiers stationed there, some of whom, such as Sterling Holloway and Tex Terry, were established Hollywood actors, who wrote, produced and performed a morale-boosting stage production initially called the Yardbirds of Fort MacArthur, but which proceeded to become a successful stage musical titled Hey, Rookie. Nesdon played numerous roles but was most notable as the company's the prima ballerina.

Following the war he attended the newly chartered California State College, Los Angeles, (now called California State University, Los Angeles) on the site of Los Angeles City College, graduating in 1949 with a Bachelor's degree in theater. He continued to work as character actor guest-starring and as a bit player in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Sky King, Colt .45, Tales of Wells Fargo, 77 Sunset Strip, The Lawless Years, Lawman, Father Knows Best, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Man with a Camera, Peter Gunn and Perry Mason. Booth died in March 1964 of a heart attack in Hollywood, California at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital (now known as Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He was buried in Olive Lawn Memorial Park.

31 Acting Credits

Nesdon Booth

Acting

Rio Bravo

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

What a Way to Go!

Walk on the Wild Side

Executive Suite

Raintree County

Black Widow

The FBI Story

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

I Died a Thousand Times

Pete Kelly's Blues

I Love Melvin

Father Knows Best

Yellowstone Kelly

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

The Glass Wall

The Shadow on the Window

Critic's Choice

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Reform School Girl

Claudelle Inglish