Gerald Mohr
Biography
Gerald Mohr was an American radio, film and television actor who often played leading men. Born in Manhattan, he was educated at Dwight Preparatory School and Columbia University before a radio broadcaster recognized his baritone voice and helped him get hired as a junior reporter. On radio he starred as Philip Marlowe from 1948 to 1951, played Michael Lanyard in The Lone Wolf, and in 1949 was named Best Male Actor on Radio. He moved into films in the late 1930s and had supporting roles in Gilda (1946) and Detective Story (1951). He also co-starred in The Sniper (1952). Television work included over a hundred guest appearances and a starring role as Christopher Storm in Foreign Intrigue from 1954 to 1955. He voiced Reed Richards in the Fantastic Four cartoon in 1967 and Green Lantern in Aquaman in 1968. His last film role was in Funny Girl (1968).
54years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Södermalm
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 29 years1939 to 1968
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Beyond film
Gerald Mohr put his powerful voice to work in cartoons, playing Reed Richards, also called Mister Fantastic, in the Fantastic Four series in 1967 and Green Lantern in Aquaman in 1968.
Beyond film
Mohr played Raymond Chandler's hardboiled detective Philip Marlowe in 119 half-hour radio plays, a role he starred in from 1948 to 1951.
Behind the award
In 1949, the magazine "Radio and Television Life" named Mohr the Best Male Actor on Radio, a title reflecting how ubiquitous he was on the air.
Languages
Mohr learned French and German, and also how to ride horses and play the piano, while at Dwight Preparatory School in Manhattan.
First role
Mohr started appearing in films in the late 1930s. He took his first villain part in Jungle Girl, a cliffhanger serial released in 1941 that ran for 15 parts.
Languages
Mohr was fluent in Swedish. In 1964 he appeared in Wild West Story, a comedy Western shot in Stockholm and Yugoslavia, where the heroes spoke Swedish and the villains, Mohr among them, spoke English.
Gerald Mohr movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
William Wyler directed two of these films. Frank Faylen appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Frank Faylen's page
Douglas Fowley's page
Lee Van Cleef's page
George Macready's page
Jack Kruschen's page
Joseph Calleia's page
All films by William Wyler
Also two films together3 more actors
- Louis Jean HeydtRaiders of Old California (1957) and Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
- Onslow StevensSirocco (1951) and The Monster and the Girl (1941)
- Ludwig DonathSirocco (1951) and Gilda (1946)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.