Charles Aidman
Biography
Charles Aidman was an American actor whose career moved between stage, film and television. Born in Frankfort, Indiana, he attended Indiana University after serving in the Navy during World War II, then built a long career as a guest star on television. He appeared on Westerns such as Gunsmoke, Bonanza and The Virginian, and on The Twilight Zone, and later narrated the 1980s revival of that series from 1985 to 1987. He also adapted Edgar Lee Masters's Spoon River Anthology into a theater production in 1963. His film work included Pork Chop Hill (1959), War Hunt (1962), Hour of the Gun (1967), Countdown (1967), Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969), Kotch (1971), Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977), Zoot Suit (1981) and Uncommon Valor (1983), with Innerspace in 1987 as his final feature.
68years old at death
- Born Frankfort
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Charles Leonard Aidman and Charlie Aidman
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 27 years1956 to 1983
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Behind the camera
In 1963, Aidman turned Edgar Lee Masters's Spoon River Anthology into a theater production. That production is still performed today.
Charles Aidman movies on Netflix
Uncommon Valoras Sen. Hastings
Zoot Suitas George Shearer
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Storyas Warden Johnson
The House of the Deadas Detective Malcolm Toliver
Twilight's Last Gleamingas Bernstein
Kotchas Gerald Kotcher
Menace on the Mountainas Jed McIver
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Hereas Benby
Countdownas Gus
Hour of the Gunas Horace Sullivan
War Huntas Capt. Wallace Pratt
Pork Chop Hillas Lt. Harold
The Wrong Manas Jail Medical Attendant
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Robert Redford2 films together, 1962 to 1969
Robert Redford's page Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here1969IMDb rating 6.3Aidman as BenbyRedford as Cooper
War Hunt1962IMDb rating 6.3Aidman as Capt. Wallace PrattRedford as Pvt. Roy Loomis
Charles McGraw2 films together, 1969 to 1977
Charles McGraw's page Twilight's Last Gleaming1977IMDb rating 6.7Aidman as BernsteinMcGraw as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here1969IMDb rating 6.3Aidman as BenbyMcGraw as Wilson
Albert Salmi2 films together, 1967 to 1970
Albert Salmi's page Menace on the Mountain1970IMDb rating 6.5Aidman as Jed McIverSalmi as Poss Timmerlake
Hour of the Gun1967IMDb rating 6.6Aidman as Horace SullivanSalmi as Octavius Roy
Robert Blake2 films together, 1959 to 1969
Robert Blake's page Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here1969IMDb rating 6.3Aidman as BenbyBlake as Willie
Pork Chop Hill1959IMDb rating 7.0Aidman as Lt. HaroldBlake as Pvt. Velie
Biff Elliot2 films together, 1959 to 1971
Biff Elliot's page Kotch1971IMDb rating 6.6Aidman as Gerald KotcherElliot as Motel Manager
Pork Chop Hill1959IMDb rating 7.0Aidman as Lt. HaroldElliot as Pvt. Boven
Steve Ihnat2 films together, 1967
Steve Ihnat's page Countdown1967IMDb rating 5.9Aidman as GusIhnat as Ross Duellan
Hour of the Gun1967IMDb rating 6.6Aidman as Horace SullivanIhnat as Andy Warshaw
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