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Mason Adams was an American character actor and voice-over artist. From the late 1940s until the early 1970s he was heard in numerous radio programs and voiceovers for television commercials, the later of which he resumed in the 1980s and 90s. In the early 1970s he moved into acting and from 1977 to 1982 held perhaps his most known role, that of Managing Editor Charlie Hume on Lou Grant. He also acted in numerous other television and movie roles, most prominently Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) and F/X (1986).
Born
Wednesday, 26 February 1919
Died
Tuesday, 26 April 2005
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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American Eats | Self - Narrator | 2006 |
Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait | Narrator | 2002 |
The West Wing | Justice Joseph Crouch | 1999 |
Life Among the Cannibals | Francis | 1999 |
The Lesser Evil | Derek's Father | 1998 |
From the Earth to the Moon | Clinton Anderson | 1998 |
Hudson River Blues | Grandpa | 1997 |
Oz | Mr. Hoyt | 1997 |
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Mr. Trapwell (segment "The Scoop") | 1997 |
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer | Sidney Pomerantz | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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American Eats | Self - Narrator | 2006 |
Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait | Narrator | 2002 |
The West Wing | Justice Joseph Crouch | 1999 |
Life Among the Cannibals | Francis | 1999 |
The Lesser Evil | Derek's Father | 1998 |
From the Earth to the Moon | Clinton Anderson | 1998 |
Hudson River Blues | Grandpa | 1997 |
Oz | Mr. Hoyt | 1997 |
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Mr. Trapwell (segment "The Scoop") | 1997 |
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer | Sidney Pomerantz | 1997 |
Touch | Father Nestor | 1997 |
Murder One | Sidney Pomerantz | 1995 |
Not of This Earth | Dr. Rochelle | 1995 |
Houseguest | Mr. Pike | 1995 |
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Henry D. Hyde | 1994 |
Son in Law | Walter Warner Sr. | 1993 |
Class of '96 | President Harris | 1993 |
Civil Wars | Judge Toffinetti | 1991 |
Toy Soldiers | Deputy Director Brown | 1991 |
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster | Frank Halloran | 1991 |
WIOU | Hal Krasner | 1990 |
Family Matters | Judge Vance | 1989 |
Knight & Daye | Everett Daye | 1989 |
A Quiet Conspiracy | General Luther B. Novak | 1989 |
Monsters | Doctor | 1988 |
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | Father Francis Ryan | 1986 |
Northstar | Dr. Karl Janss | 1986 |
Morningstar/Eveningstar | Gordon Blair | 1986 |
Matlock | Bob Ranier | 1986 |
F/X | Col. Mason / Colonel Mason | 1986 |
CBS Storybreak | Narrator | 1985 |
The Night They Saved Christmas | Sumner Murdock | 1984 |
Passions | Ron Sandler | 1984 |
Murder, She Wrote | Roger Philby | 1984 |
You Are the Jury | Dr Parke | 1984 |
Adam | Ray Mellette | 1983 |
Freedom to Speak | Self - Reader | 1983 |
Family Ties | Professor Lloyd Rhodes | 1982 |
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat / Narrator | 1982 |
The Kid with the Broken Halo | Harry Tannenbaum | 1982 |
American Playhouse | Ford | 1982 |
The Final Conflict | President | 1981 |
Revenge of the Stepford Wives | Wally | 1980 |
Murder Can Hurt You! | Willie the Wino | 1980 |
Flamingo Road | Elmo Tyson | 1980 |
The Last Resort | Dr. Sternhagen | 1979 |
Lou Grant | Charlie Hume | 1977 |
The Love Boat | Richard Simmons | 1977 |
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure | Grandpa (voice) / Grandpa | 1977 |
The Deadliest Season | Bill Cavins | 1977 |
God Told Me To | Obstetrician | 1976 |
The Happy Hooker | The Banker with Chris | 1975 |
Startime | Radio actor | 1959 |
Deadline | Rossoff | 1959 |
Decoy | Bill Wendover | 1957 |
The Phil Silvers Show | GI Engineer Walter Maxwell | 1955 |
The Man Behind the Badge | Conrad | 1953 |
Robert Montgomery Presents | Mr. Watkins | 1950 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |