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Grandon Rhodes
Grandon Rhodes
	Rhodes in the TV-series Bonanza, episode Dark Star (1960)
Born	Grandon Neviers Augustine Rolker; August 7, 1904; Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 9, 1987 (aged 82); Encino, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1942–1965
Spouse	Ruth Lee

Grandon Rhodes (born Grandon Neviers Augustine Rolker;^[1] August 7, 1904^[2] – June 9, 1987) was an American actor.

Early years

Rhodes was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.^[3]

Career

Early in his career, Rhodes acted in repertory theatre with troupes in Montreal, Oklahoma City, Omaha, and Hartford, among other places.^[4] His film debut came in Follow the Boys (1944).^[5]

In addition to numerous film appearances,^[6] he was also a regular in two long-running television shows, playing the doctor in Bonanza and the judge in Perry Mason.^[7] He also appeared in a recurring role as Beverly Hills banker Chester Vanderlip throughout most of the run of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.^[8] Rhodes acted in repertory theatre in Hartford, Montreal, Oklahoma City, and Omaha. In January 1932, he became the leading man of the Auditorium Permanent Players in Rochester, New York.^[9] Rhodes's Broadway credits included A Boy Who Lived Twice (1945), The Deep Mrs. Sykes (1945), Flight to the West (1940), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938), Ceiling Zero (1935), Lost Horizons (1934), and Antony and Cleopatra (1924).^[10]

Personal life and death

Rhodes was married to actress Ruth Lee. He died at age 82 in Encino, California.^[7]

Selected filmography

Ship Ahoy (1942) - Lieutenant Commander Thurston (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - Reverend MacCurdy (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) - Escort (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943) - Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
Corvette K-225 (1943) - Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Impostor (1944) - Captain
Ladies Courageous (1944) - Briefing Officer (uncredited)
The Fighting Sullivans (1944) - Naval Doctor (uncredited)
Lady in the Dark (1944) - Reporter (uncredited)
Follow the Boys (1944) - George Grayson (uncredited)
Sensations of 1945 (1944) - Doctor (uncredited)
Raiders of Ghost City (1944, Serial) - Major Bell (Ch's 1 & 9) (uncredited)
Wilson (1944) - White House Reporter (uncredited)
The Doughgirls (1944) - First Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) - Clerk (uncredited)
Practically Yours (1944) - Mac (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking (1945) - Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
Hollywood and Vine (1945) - Attorney Wilson - replaced by Charles Middleton (scenes deleted)
Nob Hill (1945) - Devereaux (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll (1946) - Thomas Jefferson
Born to Kill (1947) - Inspector Wilson
Too Many Winners (1947) - John Hardeman
Ride the Pink Horse (1947) - Mr. Edison
Song of Love (1947) - Reinecke's Companion (uncredited)
High Wall (1947) - Dr. Ederman (uncredited)
Song of My Heart (1948) - Doctor
Big Town Scandal (1948) - Judge Hogan (uncredited)
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) - Adolph Mizner (uncredited)
Larceny (1948) - Harry Carson (uncredited)
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948) - Edward Dixon
Road House (1948) - Judge
Blondie's Secret (1948) - Ken Marcy
Trouble Preferred (1948) - Ed Larson (uncredited)
Miss Mink of 1949 (1949) - Nietsche aka Imhoff Schultz
The Clay Pigeon (1949) - Naval Intelligence Agent Clark
Tucson (1949) - Dean Sherman
Streets of Laredo (1949) - Phil Jessup
Canadian Pacific (1949) - Dr. Mason
It Happens Every Spring (1949) - Professor (uncredited)
White Heat (1949) - Dr. Harris (uncredited)
All the King's Men (1949) - Floyd McEvoy
Tell It to the Judge (1949) - Ken Craig
And Baby Makes Three (1949) - Phelps Burbridge, Lawyer (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark (1949) - Producer (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949) - Dr. Newman (uncredited)
Life of St. Paul Series (1949) - Luke
Women from Headquarters (1950) - Richard Cott
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950) - Governor Francis Lubbock
The Lost Volcano (1950) - Dr. Charles Langley
Wyoming Mail (1950) - Senator Dowell (uncredited)
Tripoli (1950) - Commander Barron
The Second Face (1950) - Floyd Moran
The Du Pont Story (1950) - President Thomas Jefferson
The Flying Missile (1950) - Captain Whitaker (uncredited)
Born Yesterday (1950) - Sanborn
Storm Warning (1951) - Pike (uncredited)
Take Care of My Little Girl (1951) - Professor H. Benson (uncredited)
Force of Arms (1951) - Army Doctor (uncredited)
The Guy Who Came Back (1951) - Captain Shallock (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer (1951) - Judge J. Larrabee (uncredited)
Detective Story (1951) - Detective O'Brien
Come Fill the Cup (1951) - Dr. Ross (uncredited)
The Golden Horde (1951) - Emir (uncredited)
Elopement (1951) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Indian Uprising (1952) - Thatcher, Arizona Territorial Delegate (uncredited)
Boots Malone (1952) - Drunk at Horse Auction (uncredited)
The Sniper (1952) - Warren Fitzpatrick (uncredited)
Cripple Creek (1952) - W.S. Drummond, Secret Service Chief (uncredited)
Angel Face (1953) - Prison Chaplain (uncredited)
On Top of Old Smoky (1953) - Doc Judson
House of Wax (1953) - Surgeon (uncredited)
The System (1953) - District Attorney Dunlop (uncredited)
A Blueprint for Murder (1953) - Probate Judge James J. Adams (uncredited)
So Big (1953) - Bainbridge (uncredited)
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953) - George Abbott (uncredited)
Bad for Each Other (1953) - Dr. Walter Messenger (uncredited)
Secret of the Incas (1954) - Mr. Winston (uncredited)
Them! (1954) - Alcoholic Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Human Desire (1954) - John Owens
A Star Is Born (1954) - Producer at Premiere (uncredited)
Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Jackson Foster
The Eternal Sea (1955) - Admiral at CIMPAC Meeting (uncredited)
Headline Hunters (1955) - Magistrate (uncredited)
The McConnell Story (1955) - Major at Hearing (uncredited)
Illegal (1955) - John Seltzer (uncredited)
Trial (1955) - Professor Terry Bliss (uncredited)
A Man Alone (1955) - Luke Joiner
Texas Lady (1955) - Nickerson (uncredited)
Miracle in the Rain (1956) - Mr. Baldwin, City Editor (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) - General Edmunds
These Wilder Years (1956) - Roy Oliphant
Tension at Table Rock (1956) - Judge (uncredited)
The Rack (1956) - General (uncredited)
The 27th Day (1957) - UN Presiding Officer (uncredited)
The Wayward Girl (1957) - District Attorney Nevins
Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Professor August van Alden (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958) - Mr. Hadley
The FBI Story (1959) - Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
The Bramble Bush (1960) - Judge Manning
Oklahoma Territory (1960) - George Blackwell
Tess of the Storm Country (1960) - Mr. Foley
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 34: "Servant Problem") - Harold Standish
The Honeymoon Machine (1961) - U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Where Love Has Gone (1964) - Banker (uncredited)
Fluffy (1965) - Professor (uncredited)

References

^ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H7CD-QXPZ : 14 February 2020), Grandon Neviers Augustine Rolker, 1904.
^ "California Death Index, 1940-1997", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP8N-ZNV : 26 November 2014), Grandon Rolker Rhodes, 09 Jun 1987; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
^ "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF9-9TRL : Sun Mar 10 14:24:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Grandon Rolker Rhodes and John Pilson, 14 February 1942.
^ "Grandon Rhodes Succeeds Walter Bonn as Auditorium Leading Man". Democrat and Chronicle. New York, Rochester. January 21, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grandon Rhodes". Daily Record. New Jersey, Morristown. Associated Press. June 23, 1987. p. 7. Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grandon Rhodes; Character Actor". The Daily Register. Ohio, Dover. Associated Press. June 23, 1987. p. 7.
^ ^a ^b "Veteran Actor Grandon Rhodes Dies". Los Angeles Times. 1987-06-20. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^ Clements, Cynthia; Weber, Sandra (1996). George Burns and Gracie Allen: A Bio-Bibliography. Bloomsbury, NJ: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 198. ISBN 9780313268830.
^ "Grandon Rhodes Succeeds Walter Bonn as Auditorium Leading Man". Democrat and Chronicle. New York, Rochester. January 21, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grandon Rhodes". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.