Harold Peary

Harold Peary

actor, soundtrack

Harold Peary was born on Jul 25, 1908 in USA. Harold Peary's big-screen debut came with Comin' Round the Mountain directed by George Archainbaud in 1940, strarring Mayor Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. Harold Peary is known for Blondie directed by Paul Landres, Arthur Lake stars as Dagwood Bumstead and Pamela Britton as Blondie Bumstead. The most recent award Harold Peary achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new tvshow Harold Peary plays is Yogi's Space Race - Season 1 which will be released on Sep 09, 1978.

A talented singer as a child, Peary later went into radio in 1925. By 1929, he had his own radio show and got his big break in 1935 when he was cast in the Fibber McGee and Molly Show as Throckmorton Gildersleeve. In 1939, Peary was making a personal appearance in a theatre promoting the Fibber McGee and Molly Show and casually did what would be his trademark giggle. It caught on with the audience and Peary incorporated it in the Gildersleeve character. Peary eventually got his own radio show, The Great Gildersleeve, which debuted on 8-31-41 and ran for 17 years. It was one of the longest-running comedy shows in radio history, leaving the air in 1958. Peary left the Gildersleeve radio show in 1951. He went on to make numerous feature films, four of them based on the Great Gildersleeve radio show. His career in films tapered off by the '50s, but he became busy in television and records in that decade. His last film appearance was in 1964; TV appearances continued into the early '70s.

  • Birthday

    Jul 25, 1908
  • Place of Birth

    San Leandro, California, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Television
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

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