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Grandon Rhodes was an American actor. In addition to numerous film appearances, he was also a regular in two long-running television shows, playing the doctor in Bonanza and the judge in Perry Mason. He also appeared in a recurring role as Beverly Hills banker Chester Vanderlip throughout most of the run of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
Birth Name
Grandon Neviers Augustine Rolker
Born
Sunday, 07 August 1904
Died
Tuesday, 09 June 1987
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Laredo | Wentworth | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Judge Crandell / Judge Jones | 1965 |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Dean Vaughn | 1965 |
| Fluffy | Professor | 1965 |
| Where Love Has Gone | Banker | 1964 |
| The Fugitive | Physician | 1963 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Doctor / Judge Crandell | 1962 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. Evans | 1961 |
| Ripcord | Dwight Carter | 1961 |
| 87th Precinct | McClintock | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Laredo | Wentworth | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Judge Crandell / Judge Jones | 1965 |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Dean Vaughn | 1965 |
| Fluffy | Professor | 1965 |
| Where Love Has Gone | Banker | 1964 |
| The Fugitive | Physician | 1963 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Doctor / Judge Crandell | 1962 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. Evans | 1961 |
| Ripcord | Dwight Carter | 1961 |
| 87th Precinct | McClintock | 1961 |
| The Honeymoon Machine | U.S. Senator | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Smythe | 1961 |
| Tess of the Storm Country | Mr. Foley | 1960 |
| Stagecoach West | Sen. Cartwright | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Thorne | 1960 |
| Pete and Gladys | Forrester | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Cyrus | 1960 |
| Thriller | Judge Pfluger | 1960 |
| Oklahoma Territory | George Blackwell | 1960 |
| The Bramble Bush | Judge Manning / Judge | 1960 |
| Dennis the Menace | Malcolm Purdy | 1959 |
| The FBI Story | Minister at Funeral | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Auctioneer | 1959 |
| Laramie | Mr. Thomson | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Mayor Dorsey | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Dr. J.P. Martin / Doctor / Mr. Simpson / Dr. Rob Keefer / Dr. Paul Kay / Doc | 1959 |
| Tightrope | Mayor | 1959 |
| U.S. Marshal | Louis Tate | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Dr. Luther Ackhardt / Sam Hotchkiss | 1958 |
| Lawman | Fergus - Townsman on Railroad Platform | 1958 |
| Frontier Doctor | Warren Scott | 1958 |
| Bronco | Simon Madison | 1958 |
| Steve Canyon | Gen. Hanson | 1958 |
| The Notorious Mr. Monks | Mr. Hadley | 1958 |
| Sea Hunt | Ship Owner | 1958 |
| Jailhouse Rock | Prof. August van Alden | 1957 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Dad / Gen. Beck | 1957 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Judge Frankenheimer | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Dad / Jonathan Fraser | 1957 |
| The Wayward Girl | District Attorney Nevins / DA Nevins | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Judge / Judge No. 2 / Judge Lennox / Judge Kippen / Divorce Judge | 1957 |
| Bachelor Father | Maurice Vernalle | 1957 |
| The New Adventures of Charlie Chan | Douglas Fenton | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Townsman | 1957 |
| The 27th Day | UN Presiding Officer | 1957 |
| The Rack | General | 1956 |
| Tension at Table Rock | Judge | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Gen. Eaton | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu | Conference of Nations Representative | 1956 |
| These Wilder Years | Roy Oliphant | 1956 |
| Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Gen. Edmunds | 1956 |
| General Electric Summer Originals | Mr. Evans | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | McClellan | 1956 |
| Miracle in the Rain | Mr. Baldwin - City Editor / Mr. Baldwin | 1956 |
| Texas Lady | Nickerson | 1955 |
| A Man Alone | Luke Joiner | 1955 |
| Trial | Prof. Terry Bliss | 1955 |
| The People's Choice | Dr. Baggot | 1955 |
| Illegal | John Seltzer | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Liggett / Dean Ringwood / Col. Jamison / Capt. Stanley | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Harold Standish | 1955 |
| The McConnell Story | Major at Hearing | 1955 |
| Headline Hunters | Magistrate | 1955 |
| Revenge of the Creature | Jackson Foster | 1955 |
| The Eternal Sea | Admiral at CIMPAC Meeting | 1955 |
| Stage 7 | Wilson Abbelard | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Mr. Shelley | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Doctor | 1954 |
| December Bride | Mr. Graves | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Mr. Fredericks | 1954 |
| A Star Is Born | Producer at Premiere | 1954 |
| Lassie | Dr. Stevens / Dr. Stewart | 1954 |
| It's a Great Life | Jewelry Clerk | 1954 |
| Human Desire | John Owens | 1954 |
| Them! | Alcoholic Ward Doctor | 1954 |
| Secret of the Incas | Mr. Winston | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Warden Martin / Judge / Governor | 1954 |
| Bad for Each Other | Dr. Walter Messenger | 1953 |
| Three Sailors and a Girl | George Abbott | 1953 |
| So Big | Bainbridge | 1953 |
| Nostradamus and the Queen | Michel de Nostradamus | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Dr. Barnes | 1953 |
| The Ray Milland Show | Dr. Swift | 1953 |
| City Detective | Stephens | 1953 |
| A Blueprint for Murder | Probate Judge James J. Adams / Probate Judge James J. Adams (Uncredited) | 1953 |
| The System | District Attorney Dunlop | 1953 |
| House of Wax | Surgeon | 1953 |
| I Beheld His Glory | Eltheas | 1953 |
| On Top of Old Smoky | Doc Judson | 1953 |
| I'm the Law | Jeffers | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Mr. Carruthers | 1953 |
| You Are There | Col. Theodore Roosevelt | 1953 |
| Angel Face | Prison Chaplain | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Judge Walker / Ed Reeder / Dr. Sam Olsen | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Thomas Jefferson | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | Dr. Sam Olsen / Judge Walker | 1952 |
| Cripple Creek | William Drummond | 1952 |
| The Sniper | Warren Fitzpatrick | 1952 |
| Boots Malone | Drunk at Horse Auction | 1952 |
| Indian Uprising | Thatcher - Arizona Territorial Delegate | 1952 |
| Elopement | Minor Role | 1951 |
| Detective Story | Det. O'Brien | 1951 |
| Come Fill the Cup | Dr. Ross | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Mark Thorne | 1951 |
| The Golden Horde | Emir | 1951 |
| Sky King | Gideon Parrish | 1951 |
| Criminal Lawyer | Judge J. Larrabee | 1951 |
| The Guy Who Came Back | Capt. Shallock | 1951 |
| Force of Arms | Army Doctor | 1951 |
| Take Care of My Little Girl | Prof. H. Benson | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Ronnie Pendleton | 1951 |
| Storm Warning | Pike | 1951 |
| The Living Christ Series | Nicodemus | 1951 |
| Born Yesterday | Sanborn | 1950 |
| The Flying Missile | Capt. Whitaker | 1950 |
| The Du Pont Story | President Thomas Jefferson | 1950 |
| The Second Face | Floyd Moran | 1950 |
| Tripoli | Cmmdre. Barron / Commandant Barron | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Clerk / Jim - Shelter Pickup Driver / Process Server / Producer | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Mr. Chester Vanderlip / The 1st Doctor / Mr. Cummings / Dr. Wilburn | 1950 |
| Wyoming Mail | Senator / Sen. Dowell | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Waterson / Dr. Mason / Dean Howe | 1950 |
| The Lost Volcano | Dr. Charles Langley | 1950 |
| The Eagle and the Hawk | Texas Gov. Lubbock / Gov. Lubbock | 1950 |
| Women from Headquarters | Richard Cott | 1950 |
| The Lady Takes a Sailor | Dr. Newman | 1949 |
| And Baby Makes Three | Phelps Burbridge - Lawyer | 1949 |
| Dancing in the Dark | Producer | 1949 |
| Tell It to the Judge | Ken Craig | 1949 |
| All the King's Men | Floyd McEvoy | 1949 |
| White Heat | Dr. Harris | 1949 |
| It Happens Every Spring | Professor | 1949 |
| Canadian Pacific | Dr. Mason | 1949 |
| Streets of Laredo | Phil Jessup | 1949 |
| Tucson | Dean Sherman | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Burton Fleming / Carleton | 1949 |
| The Clay Pigeon | Naval Intelligence Agent Clark / Clark | 1949 |
| Miss Mink of 1949 | Nietsche aka Imhoff Schultz / Nietsche - aka Imhoff Schultz | 1949 |
| Trouble Preferred | Ed Larson | 1948 |
| Blondie's Secret | Ken Marcy | 1948 |
| Road House | Judge | 1948 |
| The Gentleman from Nowhere | Edward Dixon | 1948 |
| Larceny | Harry Carson | 1948 |
| Walk a Crooked Mile | Adolph Mizner | 1948 |
| Big Town Scandal | Judge Hogan | 1948 |
| Song of My Heart | Doctor | 1948 |
| High Wall | Dr. Ederman | 1947 |
| Song of Love | Reinecke's Companion | 1947 |
| Ride the Pink Horse | Mr. Edison | 1947 |
| Too Many Winners | John Hardeman | 1947 |
| Born to Kill | Inspector Wilson / Police Inspector Wilson | 1947 |
| Magnificent Doll | Thomas Jefferson | 1946 |
| Nob Hill | Devereaux | 1945 |
| Hollywood and Vine | Attorney Wilson - replaced by Charles Middleton | 1945 |
| Roughly Speaking | Jewelry Salesman | 1945 |
| Practically Yours | Mac | 1944 |
| The Doughgirls | First Hotel Clerk | 1944 |
| Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Clerk | 1944 |
| Wilson | White House Reporter | 1944 |
| Raiders of Ghost City | Maj. Bell (Ch's 1 & 9) | 1944 |
| Sensations of 1945 | Doctor | 1944 |
| Follow the Boys | George Grayson | 1944 |
| Strange Confession | Captain | 1944 |
| Lady in the Dark | Reporter | 1944 |
| The Fighting Sullivans | Naval Doctor | 1944 |
| Ladies Courageous | Briefing Officer | 1944 |
| Corvette K-225 | Lieutenant | 1943 |
| Action in the North Atlantic | Lieutenant Commander | 1943 |
| Hit Parade of 1943 | Escort | 1943 |
| Shadow of a Doubt | Rev. MacCurdy | 1943 |
| Ship Ahoy | Lt. Cmdr. Thurston | 1942 |
