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Howard St. John was a Chicago-born character actor who specialized in unsympathetic roles. His work spanned Broadway, film and television. He is probably best remembered for his bombastic General Bullmoose, which he played in the stage and screen versions of the 1956 musical Li'l Abner.
Born
Monday, 09 October 1905
Died
Wednesday, 13 March 1974
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Corner Bar | Congressman Bimstock | 1972 |
| Don't Drink the Water | Ambassador Magee | 1969 |
| Matchless | General Shapiro | 1967 |
| Banning | J. Pallister Young | 1967 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Burton J. Weaver / Mr. Masterson / Psychiatrist / Robert Masterson | 1966 |
| Hank | Dean Lewis Royal / Dr. Lewis Royal / (credit only) | 1965 |
| Strange Bedfellows | Julius L. Stevens | 1965 |
| Sex and the Single Girl | Randall / George Randall | 1964 |
| Profiles in Courage | Hinrichsen | 1964 |
| Fate Is the Hunter | Mark Hutchins | 1964 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Corner Bar | Congressman Bimstock | 1972 |
| Don't Drink the Water | Ambassador Magee | 1969 |
| Matchless | General Shapiro | 1967 |
| Banning | J. Pallister Young | 1967 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Burton J. Weaver / Mr. Masterson / Psychiatrist / Robert Masterson | 1966 |
| Hank | Dean Lewis Royal / Dr. Lewis Royal / (credit only) | 1965 |
| Strange Bedfellows | Julius L. Stevens | 1965 |
| Sex and the Single Girl | Randall / George Randall | 1964 |
| Profiles in Courage | Hinrichsen | 1964 |
| Fate Is the Hunter | Mark Hutchins | 1964 |
| Quick, Before It Melts | Harvey T. Sweigert | 1964 |
| Mr. Broadway | Hagen | 1964 |
| Strait-Jacket | Raymond Fields | 1964 |
| Lafayette | George Washington | 1962 |
| Lover Come Back | Mr. John Brackett | 1961 |
| One, Two, Three | Wendell P. Hazeltine | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Crazy Horse Kid / Mayor | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Judson Kyle / James Stanhope / Charles Goode | 1961 |
| Madison Avenue | J.D. Jocelyn | 1961 |
| Sanctuary | Governor Drake / Gov. Drake | 1961 |
| Cry for Happy | Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett | 1961 |
| The Islanders | John Marston | 1960 |
| Li'l Abner | General Bullmoose | 1959 |
| Our American Heritage | General George Washington / George Washington / Senator Thomas Hart Benton | 1959 |
| The Gift of the Magi | Mr. Spiegel | 1958 |
| The Investigator | Lloyd Prior | 1958 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | The Governor | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Albert Gadby | 1956 |
| World in My Corner | Harry Cram | 1956 |
| I Died a Thousand Times | Doc Banton | 1955 |
| The Tender Trap | Mr. Sayers | 1955 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Mr. Meadows / Mr. Pringle | 1955 |
| Illegal | E.A. Smith | 1955 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Gen. Bertram Whitney | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Cal Iverson | 1955 |
| The Best of Broadway | Mr. Stanley | 1954 |
| Max Liebman Spectaculars | Dean Reeber | 1954 |
| Center Stage | Matthew Clayborn | 1954 |
| Three Coins in the Fountain | Burgoyne / Mr. Burgoyne | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Harry Pope / Jim O'Neal | 1953 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | Detective John Palmer | 1953 |
| Stop, You're Killing Me | Commissioner Mahoney / Mahoney | 1952 |
| Omnibus | (segment "The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell") / James Blake | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Benjamin Franklin | 1952 |
| Starlift | Steve Rogers | 1951 |
| The Big Night | Al Judge | 1951 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Abbot | 1951 |
| Celanese Theatre | Nat Miller | 1951 |
| Close to My Heart | I.O. Frost / E. O. "Frosty" Frost | 1951 |
| Saturday's Hero | Belfrage | 1951 |
| Strangers on a Train | Police Capt. Turley | 1951 |
| Goodbye, My Fancy | Claude Griswold | 1951 |
| Born Yesterday | Jim Devery | 1950 |
| Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard | Counterspy David Harding / David Harding | 1950 |
| The Sun Sets at Dawn | The Warden | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Judge Ogden | 1950 |
| Mister 880 | Chief | 1950 |
| The Men | Ellen's Father | 1950 |
| David Harding, Counterspy | David Harding | 1950 |
| 711 Ocean Drive | Lt. Pete Wright / Lieutenant Pete Wright | 1950 |
| Customs Agent | Charles Johnson | 1950 |
| The Undercover Man | Joseph S. Horan | 1949 |
| Shockproof | Sam Brooks | 1949 |
| Studio One | Oil Executive Fordyke / Mr. Steen / Herbert | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Justin Laurie | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Abbot | 1948 |
