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Herbert Ellis was an American character actor and writer. He was best known for his collaborations with Jack Webb, and he frequently portrayed law enforcement officers in film and television.
Birth Name
Herbert Siegel
Born
Monday, 17 January 1921
Died
Wednesday, 26 December 2018
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| The Gentleman Tramp | (voice) | 1976 |
| The Disappearance of Flight 412 | Narrator | 1974 |
| Sanford and Son | Landlord | 1972 |
| Hang 'Em High | Swede | 1968 |
| The Party | Director | 1968 |
| He & She | Mr. Angostaura | 1967 |
| The Second Hundred Years | Slocum | 1967 |
| Dragnet 1967 | Norm Landon / John Sawyer / Dan Patrick | 1967 |
| The Fortune Cookie | TV Director / TV Director (as Herb Ellis) | 1966 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| The Gentleman Tramp | (voice) | 1976 |
| The Disappearance of Flight 412 | Narrator | 1974 |
| Sanford and Son | Landlord | 1972 |
| Hang 'Em High | Swede | 1968 |
| The Party | Director | 1968 |
| He & She | Mr. Angostaura | 1967 |
| The Second Hundred Years | Slocum | 1967 |
| Dragnet 1967 | Norm Landon / John Sawyer / Dan Patrick | 1967 |
| The Fortune Cookie | TV Director / TV Director (as Herb Ellis) | 1966 |
| Iron Horse | Trundle | 1966 |
| That Girl | Detective | 1966 |
| What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? | Lumpe | 1966 |
| Get Smart | KAOS Chief | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Mr. Gregory | 1965 |
| Gidget | Mr. Walters | 1965 |
| My Mother the Car | Bates | 1965 |
| Slattery's People | Reporter | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Stranger / Police Officer #2 / Harry / Charlie / Agent W. | 1964 |
| Wendy and Me | Charles Gibford | 1964 |
| The Bing Crosby Show | Man in Bar | 1964 |
| My Favorite Martian | Chief Buffalo / Reporter Grinnel | 1963 |
| The Patty Duke Show | Ralphie's Father | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Officer Frank / Officer Hallet | 1963 |
| Going My Way | Rabbi Adler | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Producer #1 | 1962 |
| Margie | Doctor | 1961 |
| The New Breed | Lt. Birdsall | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Newsman | 1961 |
| Westinghouse Playhouse | Marty | 1961 |
| Peter Loves Mary | Lou Porter | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Bobby Fleet | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Security Officer | 1960 |
| Pete and Gladys | Cabbie | 1960 |
| The Tab Hunter Show | Professor Capek | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Captain Howard | 1960 |
| Johnny Midnight | Lt. McKee | 1960 |
| Not for Hire | Logan | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Charlie Mulcahey / Mr. Hogan / Malcolm / Brooklyn | 1959 |
| Hennesey | Dr. Dan Wagner, USN / Dr. Dan Wagner | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Papite Roger | 1959 |
| The David Niven Show | Salesman | 1959 |
| The D.A.'s Man | Frank La Valle / Frank LaValle | 1959 |
| U.S. Marshal | Deputy Sheriff 'Stoney' Stone | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Wilbur | 1958 |
| Colgate Theatre | (as Herb Ellis) | 1958 |
| Too Much, Too Soon | Assistant | 1958 |
| Paths of Glory | Small Role | 1957 |
| The Walter Winchell File | Meltzer / Grimmons | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Jack Nevada | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Deputy D.A. Weston | 1957 |
| M Squad | Treasury Agent Wayne Taylor / Manny Berman / Det. Bailey | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Gerald Morris | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Hamer | 1957 |
| Wire Service | Operator | 1956 |
| Dr. Christian | Garber | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Prisoner #2 | 1956 |
| The Killing | 2nd American Airlines Clerk / Second American Airlines Clerk | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Arthur Stanley | 1956 |
| Crusader | Foreman | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Det. Breslin / Lt. Hogan | 1955 |
| Frontier | Nelson | 1955 |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | Kenny / Carson | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Lieutenant Hudson | 1955 |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | Bedido (as Herb Ellis) / Bedido | 1955 |
| Naked Alibi | Communications Officer | 1954 |
| Rogue Cop | Bartender | 1954 |
| Dragnet | Booking Sergeant | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Frank Gibson | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Mr. Webb | 1953 |
| A Blueprint for Murder | First Detective at Desk / Detective (Uncredited) | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Lt. Roberts / Police Lieutenant | 1953 |
| I Led 3 Lives | Comrade Rick Harper | 1953 |
| I Married Joan | Ted | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | (as Herb Ellis) | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Hank - Man in Bar | 1952 |
| Chevron Theatre | (as Herb Ellis) | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Officer Frank Smith / Janitor / Officer Gene Bechtel / Sgt. Gene Bechtel / Sgt. Joe Olivas | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | (as Herb Ellis) / Frank Fuller | 1951 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Wells | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Sharp / Policeman / Johnson | 1950 |
| Mysteries of Chinatown | 1949 |
