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Biography
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Hans Conried in 1974 television appearance
Hans Georg Conried, Jr. (April 15, 1917 - January 5, 1982) was a comic character actor and voice actor born in Baltimore, Maryland of Jewish descent.
His inimitable growl and impeccable diction were perfectly suited for portraying comic villains and other mock-sinister or cranky types.
His most important single year was 1953, in which he played major roles in three films listed below.
Live-action work
Journey Into Fear (1942) (as a member of Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre, though in a small role)
Summer Stock (1950) (as the pretentious actor Harrison I. Keath)
Mr. Jenkins in episode "Redecorating" of I Love Lucy (1952)
Percy Livermore in episode "Lucy Hires an English Tutor" of I Love Lucy (1952)
The Twonky (1953) (in a leading role)
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) (his most important leading role)
Uncle Tonoose on The Danny Thomas Show (aka Make Room for (Grand)Daddy) (1958-1964, 1970-1971)
Host of Fractured Flickers (1963)
long-forgotten aviator in episodes "Wrongway Feldman" (1964) and “The Return of Wrongway Feldman” (1965) on Gilligan's Island
Guest-starred in Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1975) in Episode "The Knightly Murders"
Voice work
Johann Mouse, a Tom and Jerry cartoon made in 1952 and released in 1953.
Captain Hook in the Disney version of Peter Pan (1953)
Snidely Whiplash in the Dudley Do-Right segment of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (1963)
Uncle Waldo on Hoppity Hooper (1964)
Dr. Dred on Drak Pack (1980)
