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Peter Turgeon
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Boyd Higginson Turgeon (December 25, 1919 – October 6, 2000), known professionally as Peter Turgeon, was an American film, television, and theatre actor. He was perhaps best known for playing the caustic and interfering passenger Marcus Rathbone in the 1970 film Airport.[6]
Key Information
Life and career
[edit]Turgeon was born in Hinsdale, Illinois.[2] He began his career in 1940, appearing in a touring production titled Life With Father.[1] He then served in the United States Army Air Corps, returning to acting in 1946.[1] Turgeon appeared in stage plays including Call Me Mister, Brigadoon, The Beggar's Opera, A Thurber Carnival and Send Me No Flowers.[5][7] In 1954 to 1955 he was an assistant stage manager for the Broadway play The Tender Trap.[7]
On screen Turgeon played Jack Peterson in seven episodes of the television sitcom Mister Peepers, starring Wally Cox.[2] He also appeared in the television soap operas Dark Shadows, The Edge of Night and General Hospital.[1] Turgeon guest-starred in television programs including The Phil Silvers Show, L.A. Law, The Jeffersons, The Defenders, The Patty Duke Show and Naked City.[1] He also appeared in films such as Muscle Beach Party, Me, Natalie, Some Kind of a Nut, Dear Heart, The World of Henry Orient and The Possession of Joel Delaney.[1]
After retiring from film and television in 1989, Turgeon worked as an actor, director and writer for the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Connecticut, also working at the John Drew Theatre at Guild Hall of East Hampton in East Hampton, New York.[1][5]
Death
[edit]Turgeon died in October 2000 at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook, New York.[1][5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The World of Henry Orient | Orchestra Member | |
| 1964 | Muscle Beach Party | Theodore | |
| 1964 | Dear Heart | Peterson | |
| 1968 | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Security Expert | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Last Summer | Mr. Caudell | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Me, Natalie | Attorney | |
| 1969 | Some Kind of a Nut | Thomas Allen Defoe | |
| 1970 | Airport | Marcus Rathbone | |
| 1972 | The Possession of Joel Delaney | Detective Brady | |
| 1973 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Counterman | |
| 1980 | American Gigolo | Julian's Lawyer |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Lentz, Harris (June 2001). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000. McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 9780786410248 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Tucker, Fredrick (November 15, 2021). Sweet Oddball – The Story of Alice Pearce. BearManor Media. p. 686. ISBN 9781629337364 – via Google Books.
- ^ Willis, John (1996). Theatre World 1993-1994. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 246. ISBN 9781557832351 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kosmal, Edward (August 3, 1955). "Wally Cox's Pal Peter Turgeon". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 47. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Peter Turgeon, 80, Stage and Screen Actor". The New York Times. October 15, 2000. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Andreychuk, Ed (September 2015). Burt Lancaster: A Filmography and Biography. McFarland. p. 150. ISBN 9781476606491 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Peter Turgeon". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
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Peter Turgeon
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''Peter Turgeon'' was an American actor known for his prolific career spanning stage, film, and television, most notably for his memorable portrayal of the caustic passenger Marcus Rathbone in the 1970 disaster film Airport.[1][2] Born on December 25, 1919, in New York City,[2] he began his performing career in 1940 with a touring production of Life With Father, before his work was interrupted by service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.[1] He resumed acting in 1946 with the road company of the Broadway revue Call Me Mister.[1]
Turgeon appeared in numerous Broadway and stage productions, including Inside U.S.A. alongside Beatrice Lillie and Jack Haley, The Beggar's Opera with Shirley Jones, A Thurber Carnival with Tom Ewell, Little Me with Sid Caesar, Brigadoon, and The Tender Trap.[1] In film, he had supporting roles in Dear Heart (1964), Muscle Beach Party (1964), Airport (1970), American Gigolo (1980), and others, while also making guest appearances on television series such as The Jeffersons, L.A. Law, Guiding Light, and The Edge of Night.[2][3]
In his later career, Turgeon worked as an actor, writer, and director at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut, and the John Drew Theater in East Hampton, New York, where in 1984 he adapted, co-directed, and starred in Hail Thurber! with Peggy Cass.[1] He died on October 6, 2000, at the age of 80 at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook, New York.[1]