Nesdon Booth

Known for ActingBorn 1918-09-01Died 1964-03-25Baker City, Oregon, USA

Nesdon Foye Booth was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was known for his recurring role as Frank the bartender in the American western television series Cimarron City. Nesdon (a.k.a. Ned) was born in Baker City, Oregon. He began his career in Portland, Oregon, acting on old-time radio programs then served during WW2 in a field artillery division at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA. He was among a group of soldiers stationed there, some of whom, such as Sterling Holloway and Tex Terry, were established Hollywood actors, who wrote, produced and performed a morale-boosting stage production initially called the Yardbirds of Fort MacArthur, but which proceeded to become a successful stage musical titled Hey, Rookie. Nesdon played numerous roles but was most notable as the company's the prima ballerina. Following the war he attended the newly chartered California State College, Los Angeles, (now called California State University, Los Angeles) on the site of Los Angeles City College, graduating in 1949 with a Bachelor's degree in theater. He continued to work as character actor guest-starring and as a bit player in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Sky King, Colt .45, Tales of Wells Fargo, 77 Sunset Strip, The Lawless Years, Lawman, Father Knows Best, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Man with a Camera, Peter Gunn and Perry Mason. Booth died in March 1964 of a heart attack in Hollywood, California at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital (now known as Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He was buried in Olive Lawn Memorial Park.Read more

Movies & web series

The Twilight Zone

Rio Bravo

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

What a Way to Go!

Executive Suite

Escape from Red Rock

General Electric Theater

Mooncussers

Father Knows Best

Walk on the Wild Side

Raintree County

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Redigo

Black Widow

Pete Kelly's Blues

I Died a Thousand Times

I Love Melvin

The FBI Story

Yellowstone Kelly

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Calhoun

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Shadow on the Window

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Critic's Choice

Gun Street

Reform School Girl

The Glass Wall

Claudelle Inglish