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Harlan Warde
Warde in Money Madness (1948)
Born	Harlan Ward Lufkin (1917-11-06)November 6, 1917 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	March 13, 1980(1980-03-13) (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Los Angeles National Cemetery
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941–1979
Spouses	Caroline Frances Sherwood ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1957)​ Barbara Grace Whittaker ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1963)​

Harlan Warde (born Harlan Ward Lufkin; November 6, 1917 – March 13, 1980) was a character actor active in television and movies.

Warde showed up in supporting roles as detectives, doctors, and ministers. Warde made five guest appearances on Perry Mason between 1958–1966, primarily in law enforcement roles, such as Assistant District Attorney Harold Hanley in "The Case of the Haunted Husband", and Sgt. Roddin in the only color episode in 1966 entitled, "The Case of the Twice Told Twist".

From 1958–62, he joined Chuck Connors in The Rifleman. Warde played John Hamilton, President of the North Fork Bank. He appeared in eighteen episodes of The Rifleman, making his debut in episode 8, “The Safeguard.” Over his 40-year-career in Hollywood, Warde appeared in over 180 films and television series, including multiple westerns.^[1]

Warde was cast in the historical role of future United States Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in the 1961 episode, "The Stolen City," on the syndicated anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.

From 1962 to 1971, Warde was a member of the cast of the TV Western series The Virginian in the recurring role of Sheriff Brannon.^[2] Warde also appeared on The Big Valley in 1967 as a politician who is murdered in the episode entitled "Night Of The Executioner" and as Simon Winkler in "Opie and the Spoiled Kid" (1963), and as Mr. Williams in "Fife, Realtor in 2 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. Warde's last role was in the 1979 Rockford Files episode "A Different Drummer" playing the aging father of a shady doctor.

In 1969, Warde was one of a group of actors who made training videos for future doctors. A professor of neurology coached the actors on displaying symptoms of neurological diseases.^[3]

Warde died in 1980. He was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery.^[4]

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