Charles Aidman
Biography
Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1978
Hour of the Gun
as Horace Sullivan
1967
War Hunt
as Capt. Wallace Pratt
1962
Uncommon Valor
as Sen. Hastings
1983
Countdown
as Gus
1967
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
as Benby
1969
Pork Chop Hill
as Lt. Harold
1959
The Wrong Man
as Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
1956
Zoot Suit
as George Shearer
1981
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Bernstein
1977
The House of the Dead
as Detective Malcolm Toliver
1978
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
as Willy Steele
1969
Prime Suspect
1982
Deliver Us from Evil
as Arnold Fleming
1973
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
as Mark Twain
1981
A Chant of Silence
1973
Amelia Earhart
as Mr. Earhardt
1976
Destination Space
as Dave
1959
The Invasion of Carol Enders
as Dr. Peter Bernard
1974
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Warden Johnson
1980
TV Appearances
The Andy Griffith Show
as Frank Smith
1960
Magnum, P.I.
as James Randolph
1980
M*A*S*H
as Colonel Victor Bloodworth
1972
Trackdown
as Len Starbuck
1957
The Rookies
1972
Cain's Hundred
as Mike Ballantine
1961
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Kung Fu
as Dr. Cooper
1972
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Maj. Kitchener
1963
Little House on the Prairie
as Sam Dobkins
1974
The F.B.I.
as Raymond Pike
1965
Mr. Lucky
as Art Cable
1959