Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch
 

 July 27, 2009, Mystery Photo

 Los Angeles Times file photo

July 6, 1960: Barry Atwater in "Alcoa Presents: The Day the World Wept — the Lincoln Story."

Update: As many people guessed, this is Barry Atwater, who died in 1978.

Just
a
reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and
reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time
picking only five pictures — sometimes it's difficult to choose. To
keep the mystery photo from getting
lost in the other entries, I move it from Monday to Tuesday to
Wednesday, etc., adding a photo every day.

I have to approve
all comments, so if your guess is posted immediately, that means you're
wrong. (And if a wrong guess has already been submitted by someone
else, there's no point in submitting it again.) If you're right, you
will have to wait until Friday. There's no need to submit your guess
five times. Once is enough. The only prize is bragging rights. 

The answer to last week's mystery star: Grace Bradley!

July 28, 2009, Mystery Photo

Los Angeles Times file photo

Update: Barry Atwater in "The Reach of a Giant" on "Medic," Oct. 1, 1956.

Here's another photo of our mystery guest, without his Abe Lincoln makeup–just the usual "white goop" treatment from The Times' art department. Please congratulate Carmen, Nick and Don Danard for identifying him!

July 29, 2009, Mystery Photo

Los Angeles Times file photo

Barry Atwater, Nov. 2, 1961.

And another photo of our mystery guest–slathered with goop by The Times' art department. Please congratulate Annie Frye, Michael Ryerson, Lisa Mateas, Margie and Dewey Webb for identifying him.

July 30, 2009, Mystery Photo

Los Angeles Times file photo

Barry Atwater in the play "Uncle Marston," May 5, 1963.

Here's another photo of our mystery guest. Please congratulate Thom, Lee and Megan, Ted Mark, "Laura" fan Waldo Lydecker, Greg Clancey, Barbara Klein, Roget-L.A. and Mike Hawks for identifying him.

July 31, 2009, Mystery Photo

Los Angeles Times file photo

Update: A badly wrinkled picture of Barry Atwater promoting his appearance in a production of "A Man for All Seasons," 1965. Please congratulate Mary Mallory and Cynthia K. for identifying him!

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55 Responses to Movie Star Mystery Photo

  1. Horace Langford's avatar Horace Langford says:
    July 27, 2009 at 9:32 am

    Raymond Massey, “Abe Lincoln in Illinois”

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  2. Carmen's avatar Carmen says:
    July 27, 2009 at 9:39 am

    Jeff Morrow

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  3. Arye Michael Bender's avatar Arye Michael Bender says:
    July 27, 2009 at 9:40 am

    The Ireland from Canada, John. He’s in a television make-up version of Lincoln sometime in the fifties.
    Interesting that a more famous Lincoln, Raymond Massey, was also Canadian. Maybe we should allow more Canadians to become president.
    John Ireland was also the brother of Tommy Noonan, who was amazing opposite Judy Garland in ‘A Star Is Born’.

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  4. gran's avatar gran says:
    July 27, 2009 at 9:49 am

    George Billings

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  5. Laura Aikens Goeller's avatar Laura Aikens Goeller says:
    July 27, 2009 at 9:51 am

    Raymond Massey

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  6. Elsie's avatar Elsie says:
    July 27, 2009 at 9:53 am

    Walter Houston?

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  7. Greg Clancey's avatar Greg Clancey says:
    July 27, 2009 at 10:00 am

    Robert Barrat

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  8. SandyReed's avatar SandyReed says:
    July 27, 2009 at 10:20 am

    Frank McGlynn Sr.

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  9. Carmen's avatar Carmen says:
    July 27, 2009 at 10:27 am

    Barry Atwater

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  10. william's avatar william says:
    July 27, 2009 at 10:30 am

    Henry Fonda

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  11. Caroline Sisneros's avatar Caroline Sisneros says:
    July 27, 2009 at 11:10 am

    Frank McGlynn Sr.

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  13. Barbara Klein's avatar Barbara Klein says:
    July 27, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    John Anderson

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  14. nick's avatar nick says:
    July 27, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    Barry Atwater?

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  16. Pat in Michigan's avatar Pat in Michigan says:
    July 27, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    Arthur Hill

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  17. Karen's avatar Karen says:
    July 27, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    Richard Boone

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  18. william's avatar william says:
    July 27, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    Liam Neeson

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  19. Suzy Q's avatar Suzy Q says:
    July 27, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    Victor Kilian?

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  20. annie frye's avatar annie frye says:
    July 27, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Joseph Henabery?

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  21. Greg Clancey's avatar Greg Clancey says:
    July 27, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    Stephen Courtleigh

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  22. Greg Clancey's avatar Greg Clancey says:
    July 27, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    Crahan Denton

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  23. Suzy Q's avatar Suzy Q says:
    July 27, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Charles Edward Bull

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  24. Suzy Q's avatar Suzy Q says:
    July 27, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    Charles Middleton

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  25. Suzy Q's avatar Suzy Q says:
    July 27, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    Jeff Corey

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  26. waldo lydecker's avatar waldo lydecker says:
    July 27, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    Could this be Lee Bergere as Lincoln from a Star Trek episode titled The Savage Curtain?

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  27. gerald mccann's avatar gerald mccann says:
    July 27, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    Frederick March?

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  28. Mike Scanlon's avatar Mike Scanlon says:
    July 27, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    From the shape of the mouth, I would say Raymond Massey.

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  29. Barbara Klein's avatar Barbara Klein says:
    July 28, 2009 at 8:34 am

    Hal Holbrook

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  30. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    July 28, 2009 at 9:10 am

    James Griffith.

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  31. margie's avatar margie says:
    July 28, 2009 at 10:57 am

    barry atwater

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  32. Barbara Klein's avatar Barbara Klein says:
    July 28, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    Mark Stevens

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  33. Lisa Mateas's avatar Lisa Mateas says:
    July 28, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    Barry Atwater? Great character actor who did just about everything!

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  34. MichaelRyerson's avatar MichaelRyerson says:
    July 28, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Could it be Barry Atwater? I think so.

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  35. Richard Heft's avatar Richard Heft says:
    July 28, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    Could it be Shepperd Strudwick?

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  36. Sandra Monty's avatar Sandra Monty says:
    July 28, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Richard Anderson

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  37. annie frye's avatar annie frye says:
    July 28, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    Barry Atwater?

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  38. Rinky Dink's avatar Rinky Dink says:
    July 28, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    Lance Henriksen

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  39. gran's avatar gran says:
    July 29, 2009 at 6:08 am

    Frank McGlyn?

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  40. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    July 29, 2009 at 8:55 am

    Austin Green?

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  41. Mike Hawks's avatar Mike Hawks says:
    July 29, 2009 at 9:11 am

    The man is Barry Atwater.

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  42. Rogét-L.A.'s avatar Rogét-L.A. says:
    July 29, 2009 at 9:38 am

    Is it Barry Atwater?

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  43. Barbara Klein's avatar Barbara Klein says:
    July 29, 2009 at 9:50 am

    Barry Atwater

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  44. Jane Ellen WAyne's avatar Jane Ellen WAyne says:
    July 29, 2009 at 9:53 am

    Peter Finch

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  45. Greg Clancey's avatar Greg Clancey says:
    July 29, 2009 at 10:45 am

    That third picture looks like Steve McQueen’s not-so-attractive brother.

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  46. Greg Clancey's avatar Greg Clancey says:
    July 29, 2009 at 10:52 am

    Barry Atwater

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  47. waldo lydecker's avatar waldo lydecker says:
    July 29, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Aha! I had the wrong actor and wrong iconic TV show. Let me try again. Barry Atwater in a One Step Beond episode titled The Day The World Wept!

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  48. Ted Mark's avatar Ted Mark says:
    July 29, 2009 at 11:29 am

    Barry Atwater

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  49. Thom, Lee, and Megan's avatar Thom, Lee, and Megan says:
    July 29, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    Is it Barry Atwater?

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  50. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    July 30, 2009 at 11:47 am

    Barry Atwater.

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  51. Nancy Price's avatar Nancy Price says:
    July 30, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    John Waters

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  52. Cynthia K.'s avatar Cynthia K. says:
    July 31, 2009 at 8:16 am

    Barry Atwater.

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  53. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    July 31, 2009 at 9:19 am

    Larry,
    Thanks so much for this. Working on this helped me identify a negative of someone playing Abraham Lincoln in a MGM short from 1939.
    Mary

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  54. Arye Michael Bender's avatar Arye Michael Bender says:
    July 31, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    Should have recognized Barry Atwater, I saw him often enough.
    He seemed to be on the ABC lot every day in the mid-sixties. He had roles on ‘General Hospital’ and ‘Day in Court’. Both in black and white.

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  55. Stacia's avatar Stacia says:
    August 2, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Ah, I knew I’d seen this guy recently – he was in “The Night Stalker” TV movie! And my theory that he was in an ep of “The Man from UNCLE” was correct, too, but yet I still couldn’t figure out who it was.

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