Nat Polen

Nat Polen
Nat Polen with his family in 1953
Born(1914-06-14)June 14, 1914
New York City, New York U.S.
DiedMay 3, 1981(1981-05-03) (aged 66)
Plainview, New York U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1940s–1981
SpouseNancy Polen
Children3
Cast of One Life to Live, L-R: Nat Polen, Peggy Wood, and Amy Levitt

Nat Polen (June 14, 1914 — May 3, 1981) was an American actor. He is known for his long-running character roles playing physicians on ABC and CBS soap operas.

Polen played Dr. Doug Cassen on As the World Turns for over 9 years, from April 1957 until October 1966.[1] He then played Ephraim Webster on The Edge of Night and Dr. John Crager on the ABC afternoon version of The Nurses. He later became second acor to portray Dr. Jim Craig on One Life to Live from 1969 until shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in 1981.[2] He was also a film actor, playing Lt. Reilly in the 1972 film Across 110th Street. Other credits include appearing in 37 episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theatre.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1968 What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Uncredited
1972 Across 110th Street Lt. Reilly
1979 Boardwalk Dr. Rothbart (final film role)

References

  1. ^ "As The World Turns {Doug's Patient Dies}". Paley Center. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Nat Polen, 66, Portrayed Doctor On ABC-TV's 'One Life to Live'". The New York Times. New York City. 6 May 1981. Retrieved 14 August 2016.


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