Long-faced, instantly recognizable veteran character player with a slightly plaintive voice, often typecast as obnoxious reporters or country yokels, a former vaudevillian known as "the musical nut." Chandler, who appeared in well over 100 films between the late 1920s and the late 70s, was a welcome presence in small roles in many of the films of his close friend, director William Wellman.
- Born:
June 30, 1899 in Waukegan, Illinois, USA
- Died:
June 10, 1985.
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Job Titles:
Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Vaudevillian
Milestones
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1928 Feature debut, The Cloud Dodger
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1937 First collaboration with director William Wellman, Nothing Sacred
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1952 TV debut in the syndicated series, The Abbott and Costello Show
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1957 Network debut in the CBS series, Timmy and Lassie
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1958 Appeared in the NBC special, Indemnity
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1976 TV-movie debut, Griffin and Phoenix
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1978 Final TV role in the miniseries, The Bastard
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1978 Final feature appearance, Every Which Way But Loose
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1979 Debut as a song performer with the feature, The Bitch
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1989 Final film credit for song, Drop from Rooftops