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Harold (Hal) Peary was an American actor, comedian and singer in radio, films, television, and animation. His most memorable role is as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, which began as a supporting character on radio's Fibber McGee and Molly in 1938. The character proved to be so popular with audiences by 1941 that Peary got his own radio comedy show, The Great Gildersleeve, the first known spin-off hit in American broadcasting history.
Birth Name
Harrold Jese Pereira de Faria
Born
Saturday, 25 July 1908
Died
Saturday, 30 March 1985
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Big Ben | 1979 |
| Yogi's Space Race | Fenwick Fuddy | 1978 |
| Rudolph's Shiny New Year | Big Ben / Big Ben (voice) | 1976 |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |
| Charley and the Angel | Voice of Radio Announcer | 1973 |
| The Roman Holidays | Herman (voice) / Herman | 1972 |
| Make Room for Granddaddy | Max | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Lorimer (segment "Love and the Baby Derby") | 1969 |
| The Brady Bunch | Mr. Goodbody | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Sam Appleton | 1968 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Big Ben | 1979 |
| Yogi's Space Race | Fenwick Fuddy | 1978 |
| Rudolph's Shiny New Year | Big Ben / Big Ben (voice) | 1976 |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |
| Charley and the Angel | Voice of Radio Announcer | 1973 |
| The Roman Holidays | Herman (voice) / Herman | 1972 |
| Make Room for Granddaddy | Max | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Lorimer (segment "Love and the Baby Derby") | 1969 |
| The Brady Bunch | Mr. Goodbody | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Sam Appleton | 1968 |
| The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | Smead | 1968 |
| Clambake | Doorman / Doorman at Shores Hotel | 1967 |
| That Girl | Harvey | 1966 |
| Summer Fun | Mayor Abner Bunker | 1966 |
| The Loner | Peabody | 1965 |
| O.K. Crackerby! | Chef Bouchard | 1965 |
| Mona McCluskey | Tibbs | 1965 |
| My Mother the Car | Willman / Franklyn Hotchkiss | 1965 |
| The Baileys of Balboa | Mr. Roberts | 1964 |
| The Addams Family | Dr. Brown | 1964 |
| A Tiger Walks | Uncle Harry | 1964 |
| Petticoat Junction | Mr. Davis / Brisbane Snead / Jack King | 1963 |
| The Bill Dana Show | Fred Cooper | 1963 |
| The Patty Duke Show | Howard Record | 1963 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Jim Pike | 1962 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Uncle Edward | 1961 |
| Surfside 6 | R. K. Mountain | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Joe / Otis Finch | 1960 |
| Fibber McGee and Molly | Mayor LaTrivia | 1959 |
| Tombstone Territory | Douglas Metcalf | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Freddy Fell | 1957 |
| Outlaw Queen | Bartender (as Hal Peary) / Bartender | 1957 |
| Blondie | Herb Woodley / Mr. Woodley | 1957 |
| Circus Boy | Al Garson | 1956 |
| Wetbacks | Juan Ortega | 1956 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | Charlie Henley / City Council Candidate | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Uncle Harry / Second Hunter | 1954 |
| Willy | Perry Bannister | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Ladislaus | 1954 |
| The Spike Jones Show | Movie Producer | 1954 |
| Colonel Humphrey Flack | Hotel Manager | 1953 |
| Private Secretary | Franklin Hopper | 1953 |
| Chevron Theatre | Pop | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Papa | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1951 | |
| Star of the Family | Self | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self | 1948 |
| Gildersleeve's Ghost | Ghost of Jonathan Q. Gildersleeve / Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve / Ghost of Randolph Q. Gildersleeve / Gildersleeve | 1944 |
| The Road to Victory | The Great Gildersleeve | 1944 |
| The Shining Future | The Great Gildersleeve | 1944 |
| Gildersleeve on Broadway | Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve | 1943 |
| Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve | 1943 |
| The Screwball | Policeman | 1943 |
| The Great Gildersleeve | Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve | 1942 |
| Seven Days' Leave | Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve | 1942 |
| Here We Go Again | Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve | 1942 |
| Look Who's Laughing | Gildersleeve / Throckmartin P. Gildersleeve | 1941 |
| Country Fair | Gildersleeve | 1941 |
| Comin' Round the Mountain | Mayor Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve | 1940 |
