Leif Erickson

Dari Wikipedia, ensiklopedia gratis Leif Erickson (lahir William Wycliffe Anderson) adalah seorang aktor panggung, film, dan televisi Amerika. Erickson lahir di Alameda, California, dekat San Francisco. Dia bekerja sebagai solois di sebuah band sebagai vokalis dan pemain trombon, tampil dalam produksi Max Reinhardt, dan kemudian memperoleh sedikit pengalaman panggung dalam aksi komedi vaudeville. Awalnya disebut oleh Paramount Pictures sebagai Glenn Erickson, ia memulai karir layarnya sebagai tokoh terkemuka di Western. Erickson mendaftar di Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat selama Perang Dunia II. Naik pangkat menjadi Chief Petty Officer di Unit Fotografi Penerbangan Angkatan Laut, ia menjabat sebagai fotografer militer, merekam film di zona pertempuran, dan sebagai instruktur. Dia ditembak jatuh dua kali di Pasifik serta menerima dua Hati Ungu. Erickson berada di unit yang memfilmkan dan memotret penyerahan Jepang di atas kapal USS Missouri di Teluk Tokyo pada tanggal 2 September 1945. Selama empat tahun bertugas, dia merekam film setinggi lebih dari 200.000 kaki untuk Angkatan Laut. Film pertama Erickson adalah dua film band tahun 1933 bersama Betty Grable sebelum memulai serangkaian film Barat Buster Crabbe berdasarkan novel Zane Gray. Dia kemudian tampil di film-film seperti The Snake Pit, Sorry, Wrong Number, Abbott dan Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront, A Gathering of Eagles, Roustabout, The Carpetbaggers, dan Mirage. Salah satu perannya yang paling menonjol adalah sebagai suami macho Deborah Kerr dalam versi panggung dan film Tea and Sympathy. Dia muncul bersama Greta Garbo, sebagai saudara laki-lakinya di Conquest (1937). Dia memainkan peran Pete, insinyur perahu pendendam, dalam pembuatan ulang musikal terkenal Show Boat tahun 1951. Penampilan terakhirnya dalam film layar lebar adalah di Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). Erickson sering muncul di televisi; dia berperan sebagai Dr. Hillyer dalam "Consider Her Ways" (1964) dan sebagai Paul White dalam "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" (1965) di The Alfred Hitchcock Hour CBS. Namun, dia mungkin paling dikenal karena The High Chaparral, yang ditayangkan di NBC dari tahun 1967 hingga 1971. Dia memerankan seorang peternak, Big John Cannon, yang bertekad untuk mendirikan kerajaan ternak di Wilayah Arizona sambil menjaga perdamaian dengan Apache. Erickson menjadi bintang tamu di beberapa serial televisi, termasuk Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files, dan serial Hunter tahun 1977. Peran terakhirnya adalah dalam sebuah episode Pulau Fantasi pada tahun 1984. Erickson menikah dengan aktris Frances Farmer dari tahun 1936 hingga 1942. Pada hari yang sama ketika perceraiannya dengan Farmer diselesaikan, 12 Juni 1942, ia menikah dengan aktris Margaret Hayes. Mereka bercerai sebulan kemudian. Ia menikah dengan Ann Diamond pada tahun 1945. Mereka memiliki dua anak, William Leif Erickson (lahir 1946 - meninggal tahun 1971 dalam kecelakaan mobil) dan Susan Irene Erickson (lahir 1950). Erickson meninggal karena kanker di Pensacola, Florida, pada tanggal 29 Januari 1986, dalam usia 74 CLR

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Erickson enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. Rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, he served as a military photographer, shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor. He was shot down twice in the Pacific as well as receiving two Purple Hearts. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Over four years service, he shot more than 200,000 feet of film for the Navy. Erickson's first films were two 1933 band films with Betty Grable before starting a string of Buster Crabbe Western films based on Zane Grey novels. He would go on to appears in films such as The Snake Pit, Sorry, Wrong Number, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront, A Gathering of Eagles, Roustabout, The Carpetbaggers and Mirage. One of his more notable roles was as Deborah Kerr's macho husband in the stage and film versions of Tea and Sympathy. He appeared with Greta Garbo, as her brother in Conquest (1937). He played the role of Pete, the vindictive boat engineer, in the 1951 remake of the famed musical Show Boat. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). Erickson appeared frequently on television; he was cast as Dr. Hillyer in "Consider Her Ways" (1964) and as Paul White in "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" (1965) on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. However, he is probably best known for The High Chaparral, which aired on NBC from 1967 until 1971. He portrayed a rancher, Big John Cannon, determined to establish a cattle empire in the Arizona Territory while keeping peace with the Apache. Erickson guest-starred in several television series, including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files, and the 1977 series Hunter. His final role was in an episode of Fantasy Island in 1984. Erickson was married to actress Frances Farmer from 1936 until 1942. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes. They divorced a month later. He married Ann Diamond in 1945. They had two children, William Leif Erickson (born 1946 - died 1971 in a car accident) and Susan Irene Erickson (born 1950). Erickson died of cancer in Pensacola, Florida, on January 29, 1986, aged 74 CLR