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Percy Alfred Helton was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was one of the most familiar faces and voices in Hollywood of the 1950s.
Birth Name
Percy Alfred Helton
Born
Wednesday, 31 January 1894
Died
Saturday, 11 September 1971
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Cinema | Doc Kennedy (clip from Kiss Me Deadly (1955)) | 1995 |
| Home Alone | Drunken Santa Claus | 1990 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Warden B.W. Oswald (segment "East Side Kids") | 1986 |
| Legend of the Northwest | Doc Graham | 1978 |
| The Day of the Wolves | The Farmer | 1971 |
| Nanny and the Professor | Mr. Rumble | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Wharton (segment "Love and Those Poor Crusaders' Wives") | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Johnny | 1969 |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Sweetface | 1969 |
| Head | Heraldic Messenger | 1968 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Cinema | Doc Kennedy (clip from Kiss Me Deadly (1955)) | 1995 |
| Home Alone | Drunken Santa Claus | 1990 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Warden B.W. Oswald (segment "East Side Kids") | 1986 |
| Legend of the Northwest | Doc Graham | 1978 |
| The Day of the Wolves | The Farmer | 1971 |
| Nanny and the Professor | Mr. Rumble | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Wharton (segment "Love and Those Poor Crusaders' Wives") | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Johnny | 1969 |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Sweetface | 1969 |
| Head | Heraldic Messenger | 1968 |
| The Good Guys | Sierra Jake | 1968 |
| The Outcasts | Aproned Man | 1968 |
| Land of the Giants | Akman | 1968 |
| Julia | Messenger | 1968 |
| The Mothers-In-Law | Dean Roberts | 1967 |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Bartender | 1967 |
| Cimarron Strip | Ezra Jones | 1967 |
| The Big Mouth | Sanitation Man | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Dailey | 1966 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Mesquite Swede | 1966 |
| The Green Hornet | Gus | 1966 |
| A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Kevin McKenzie | 1966 |
| Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title | Diner Customer | 1966 |
| Batman | Gus | 1966 |
| Get Smart | A.J. Pfister | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Proprietor | 1965 |
| My Brother the Angel | Mort | 1965 |
| Honey West | Wiley | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Bum | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Ira Hatch / Luke Needlinger / Willie | 1965 |
| The Sons of Katie Elder | Mr. Peevey | 1965 |
| Zebra in the Kitchen | Mr. Richardson | 1965 |
| Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Funeral Director | 1965 |
| Dear Brigitte | Kraft - Man at Computer Lab | 1965 |
| Get Yourself a College Girl | Chauffeur for Senator Morrison / Senator's Chauffeur | 1964 |
| The Baileys of Balboa | Bromley | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Jud / Mr. Stubbs | 1964 |
| Valentine's Day | Mr. Fred F. Francis, hotel manager | 1964 |
| The Tycoon | Himmelman | 1964 |
| 4 for Texas | Jonas Ansel | 1963 |
| The Wheeler Dealers | Deke | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Old Man | 1963 |
| Petticoat Junction | Mr. Benton / Hinky Mittenfloss | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Hudkins | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Justice of the Peace | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Hobo | 1963 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Mayor Tuttle | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Homer Cratchit | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Storekeeper | 1962 |
| The Music Man | Train Conductor | 1962 |
| Ride the High Country | Luther Samson | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | Doctor | 1962 |
| Everglades! | Mr. Madden | 1961 |
| Bus Stop | Watchman | 1961 |
| Hazel | Cyrano | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Janitor | 1961 |
| Miami Undercover | Willie | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Dr. Evans / Zoo Attendant | 1961 |
| Where the Boys Are | Fairview Motel Manager | 1960 |
| Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Baldy | 1960 |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | Adams | 1960 |
| Michael Shayne | Motel Manager | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Second Man | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Wilken | 1960 |
| The Brothers Brannagan | Fowler | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Steam Room Attendant | 1960 |
| Thriller | Replaced | 1960 |
| Mr. Lucky | Pop Markel | 1959 |
| The Man from Blackhawk | Constable Critton | 1959 |
| Bourbon Street Beat | Mayor | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Lapham / Tom Poulter | 1959 |
| Johnny Ringo | Purdom | 1959 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Del Martin | 1959 |
| Lock Up | J.Q. | 1959 |
| Laramie | Clemson Frazer / Opie / Wes Snyder | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Pete / Lafe / Blurry Jones / Bleeker | 1959 |
| Ask Any Girl | Janitor in Meg Wheeler's Building | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Jocko Monaghan / Mr. Meyer | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Ed Matthews | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Bartender | 1959 |
| Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Waldo Pike / Waldo Pike, the Plumber | 1958 |
| U.S. Marshal | Mr. Landers | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1958 |
| Lawman | Thatcher / Oren - Murder Witness / Ellery Purvy | 1958 |
| The Texan | Lem Munson | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Old Man | 1958 |
| The Proud Rebel | Photographer | 1958 |
| The Sheepman | Station Master | 1958 |
| Jailhouse Rock | Sam Brewster | 1957 |
| Man Without a Gun | Gromes | 1957 |
| Colt .45 | Wes Mason | 1957 |
| Casey Jones | Passenger | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Mr. Perkins / Customer / Mailman | 1957 |
| The Gray Ghost | Eberhart | 1957 |
| Maverick | Bradley / Mr. Venner | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Pawnbroker / Hotel Desk Clerk / Asa Cooperman | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Angy | 1957 |
| M Squad | Harry Kreble | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | John McTavish / Doc Lever | 1957 |
| Last Stagecoach West | Telegrapher | 1957 |
| Spook Chasers | Mike Clancy | 1957 |
| This Could Be the Night | Charlie | 1957 |
| The Vintage | Voice Dub for Berger | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Malt Shop Proprietor | 1957 |
| The Phantom Stagecoach | Mr. Wiggins | 1957 |
| Guns Don't Argue | Pool Room Proprietor | 1957 |
| Shake, Rattle & Rock! | Hiram | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Waldo | 1956 |
| Broken Arrow | Higgens / Stage Passenger | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Toomis Flager | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Exchange Editor Asbury | 1956 |
| The Boss | Hotel Clerk | 1956 |
| Terror at Midnight | Speegie | 1956 |
| Fury at Gunsight Pass | Peter Boggs | 1956 |
| Diane | Court Jester | 1956 |
| Fury | Birdwatcher | 1955 |
| Trial | Youval | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Ezra Perry | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Barney | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Barber / Judge | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Charlie the building super / Cyrus Rutherford / George the Janitor / Gerald Eaton / Lawyer / Morton / Newspaperman | 1955 |
| Celebrity Playhouse | Eli | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Matthew Beasely | 1955 |
| Jail Busters | Warden B.W. Oswald | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Mr. Early / Arbuckle / Duffer / Otie | 1955 |
| No Man's Woman | Otto Peterson | 1955 |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Coach Driver | 1955 |
| Kiss Me Deadly | Doc Kennedy | 1955 |
| Science Fiction Theatre | Dr. John Hustead | 1955 |
| Crashout | Dr. Louis Barnes / Louis Barnes | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Robert P. Chesley - Uncle Robby | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Coach Driver | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Ichabod Pillijohn / Ichabod Pillajohn / Conductor | 1954 |
| White Christmas | Train Conductor | 1954 |
| December Bride | Harry | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Desk Clerk | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Hajji Baba | Kerbelai, Hajji's Barber Father | 1954 |
| A Star Is Born | William Gregory | 1954 |
| Flash Gordon | 1954 | 1954 |
| Lassie | Jason Blalock | 1954 |
| The Whistler | Florist | 1954 |
| About Mrs. Leslie | Hackley / Mr. Hackley | 1954 |
| Adventures of the Falcon | Dr. Hunnicutt | 1954 |
| Lucky Me | Brown | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Socrates / Jason | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Clerk | 1954 |
| Geraldine | Pop | 1953 |
| Wicked Woman | Charlie Borg | 1953 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Mr. Benton | 1953 |
| City of Bad Men | Old-Timer at Training Camp | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Clerk | 1953 |
| The Robe | Caleb - Wine Merchant | 1953 |
| The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | Mr. Hammersmith, Book Seller | 1953 |
| Down Laredo Way | Judge Sully | 1953 |
| Vice Squad | Mr. Jenner | 1953 |
| Ride, Vaquero! | Storekeeper | 1953 |
| Ambush at Tomahawk Gap | Marlowe | 1953 |
| Scared Stiff | Man in Hotel Hallway | 1953 |
| She's Back on Broadway | News Vendor | 1953 |
| Call Me Madam | Sen. Wilkins | 1953 |
| I'm the Law | Dick Murphy | 1953 |
| The Life of Riley | Mr. Cox | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Hap | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | George Tuttle / Needles | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Dooley | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Mr. Fuller | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Pan Handler / Hotel Desk Clerk | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Hamlet | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Bummer Lowe | 1952 |
| Three for Bedroom C | Train Passenger / Alcoholic Train Passenger | 1952 |
| I Dream of Jeanie | Mr. Horker | 1952 |
| Gang Busters | The Reader | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Scrubby / Oscar Little / Alex Grant | 1952 |
| The Belle of New York | Presents Angela with Flowers | 1952 |
| A Girl in Every Port | Drive-In Manager | 1952 |
| The Barefoot Mailman | Dewey Durgan | 1951 |
| The Stooge | Sam Robertson | 1951 |
| The Family Secret | Charlie | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Miller | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Sandor | 1951 |
| Chain of Circumstance | Fogel | 1951 |
| The Tall Target | Beamish - Passenger in Club Car | 1951 |
| Darling, How Could You! | Cabbie / Cabbie (Uncredited) | 1951 |
| Never Trust a Gambler | Sunbeam Liquor Store Clerk | 1951 |
| Night Into Morning | Drunk | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Dad Miller | 1951 |
| Front Page Detective | Otis Crumpler | 1951 |
| Inside Straight | Lawyer Anderson | 1951 |
| Three Guys Named Mike | Mr. Hawkins | 1951 |
| Under Mexicali Skies | Nap Wellington | 1950 |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Bellerose | 1950 |
| The Sun Sets at Dawn | Reporter, Feature Syndicate | 1950 |
| Dick Tracy | Jewel Smuggler | 1950 |
| A Life of Her Own | Hamburger Proprietor | 1950 |
| Fancy Pants | Mayor Fogarty / Mayor | 1950 |
| Riding High | Pawnbroker | 1950 |
| Wabash Avenue | Ship Captain | 1950 |
| Harbor of Missing Men | 'Rummy' Davis | 1950 |
| Tyrant of the Sea | Crewman | 1950 |
| The Secret Fury | J.P. Roy Palmer | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Max | 1950 |
| Copper Canyon | 'Scamper' Joad | 1950 |
| Free for All | Joe Hershey | 1949 |
| My Friend Irma | Mr. Clyde | 1949 |
| Thieves' Highway | Roadside Bar Manager | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Pete Travis | 1949 |
| Red, Hot and Blue | Mr. Perkins - Stage manager | 1949 |
| Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff | Abernathy | 1949 |
| Lust for Gold | Barber | 1949 |
| The Crooked Way | Petey | 1949 |
| The Set-Up | Red | 1949 |
| Alias Nick Beal | Lawyer | 1949 |
| Criss Cross | Frank | 1949 |
| Chicken Every Sunday | Mr. Sawyer | 1949 |
| That Wonderful Urge | Monroe Township Jail Drunk | 1948 |
| Larceny | Charlie Jordan | 1948 |
| Hazard | Beady Robbins | 1948 |
| The Naked City | Street Cleaner | 1948 |
| Let's Live Again | Mr. President | 1948 |
| Call Northside 777 | William Decker | 1948 |
| Miracle on 34th Street | Drunken Santa Claus | 1947 |
| At Home | Man from the Gas Company | 1939 |
| Frankie and Johnnie | Undetermined role | 1936 |
| Insinuation | Jimmie | 1922 |
| Silver Wings | John (play) / John | 1922 |
| The Master Mind | Younger brother | 1920 |
| The Flower of Faith | Tom Judson | 1916 |
| The Fairy and the Waif | The Waif | 1915 |
