Eddie Mayehoff
Biography
Eddie Mayehoff was an American actor whose career began in music. Raised in Norwalk, Connecticut, he studied at the Yale University School of Music, where he sang in the glee club and led the orchestra. He worked first as a trombonist, leading dance bands in New York hotels and spending five years playing hotel chains across the United States. He then left music for nightclub impersonations of celebrities. By 1940 he had a weekly Mutual Radio Network show, On the Town, and he was a regular on The Charlie McCarthy Show as well as host of Beat the Band. He co-hosted Hour Glass from 1946 to 1947 and starred in the brief NBC sitcom Doc Corkle in 1952. He was best known as Harold Lampson in How to Murder Your Wife (1965), and his films included That's My Boy (1951), The Stooge (1951) and Artists and Models (1955).
83years old at death
- Born Baltimore
- Died Ventura
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Edward Mier Mayehoff
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 14 years1951 to 1965
Every film, newest first
- 1965How to Murder Your WifeIMDb rating 6.4
- 1955Artists and ModelsIMDb rating 6.4
- 1951That's My BoyIMDb rating 6.1
- 1951The StoogeIMDb rating 6.7
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A first
On television, Mayehoff co-hosted Hour Glass from 1946 to 1947. It was the first regularly scheduled variety show on a U.S. network.
A change of course
Before acting, Mayehoff played trombone and led a dance band in New York hotels, then spent five years playing hotels around the United States.
Early training
Mayehoff attended Yale University's School of Music. There he sang in the glee club, played four instruments and led the school's orchestra.
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Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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