Taliaferro Ware "Tol" Avery (August 28, 1915 - August 27, 1973) was an American character actor best known for GE True (1963), Hawaiian Eye (1959-1962), and Slatterys People (1964-1965).
He was married to Yvonne Tanchuck and they had two children.
Avery died in 1973 at the age of 57 after suffering a heart attack.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1950: Bunco Squad as Police Capt. Edwards (Uncredited Role)
- 1950: Where Danger Lives as Honest Hal (uncredited)
- 1950: Gambling House as Adams (uncredited)
- 1951: No Questions Asked as Det. Mike (uncredited)
- 1951: His Kind of Woman as Fat Hoodlum (uncredited)
- 1952: Scarlet Angel as Phineas Calhoun
- 1953: She Couldnt Say No as Big Guy (uncredited)
- 1954: Naked Alibi as Irish
- 1955: It Came from Beneath the Sea as Navy Intern (uncredited)
- 1955: All That Heavens Allows as Tom Allenby
- 1955: Headline Hunters as Robert (uncredited)
- 1955: Ill Cry Tomorrow as Fat Man
- 1956: Back From Eternity as Thomas J. Malone (uncredited)
- 1956: The Power And The Prize as Dan Slocum (uncredited)
- 1957: The Unholy Wife as D.A. Carl Kramer
- 1957: Pal Joey as Detective (uncredited)
- 1958: The Case Against Brooklyn as D.A. Michael W Norris
- 1958: Buchanan Rides Alone as Judge Simon Agry
- 1959: North By Northwest as State Police Detective (uncredited)
- 1960: This Rebel Breed as Dr. Drake (uncredited)
- 1961: Man Trap as Lt. Heisen
- 1961: The George Raft Story as Wilson Mizner (uncredited)
- 1961: Twist Around The Clock as Joe Marshall
- 1962: Period Of Adjustment as Santa Claus (uncredited)
- 1963: A Ticklish Affair as Charlie (uncredited)
- 1964: A Tiger Walks as Joe (uncredited)
- 1965: The Rogues as Police Capt. at Dodger Stadium (uncredited)
- 1966: Follow Me, Boys! as Dr. Ferris (uncredited)
- 1967: Hotel! as Kilbrick
- 1969: Wheres Its At as Businessman (uncredited)
- 1969: A Dream Of Kings as Herman (uncredited)
- 1970: WUSA as Senator
- 1970: RPM as 2nd Parent at Police Station (uncredited)
- 1970: Flap as Newspaper Owner (uncredited)
- 1971: The Strange Monster Of Strawberry Cove as Man at Parents Meeting (uncredited)
- 1973: Set This Town On Fire as Chief Murdoch
- 1973: The Marcus Nelson Murders as Justice Redding
- 1973: Maurie as Milton
- 1974: Willie Dynamite as Business Associate (uncredited)
Television Roles
- 1952: Gang Busters as Capt. Tom Stevens
- 1952-1957: Dragnet as Capt. Wisdom (2 episodes)
- 1967: Dragnet as Willard Danhart
- 1953: The Adventures Of Kit Carson as Roger Walters
- 1953-1954: The Pepsi Cola Playhouse as Howard (4 episodes)
- 1953-1955: City Detective as Sam Dill/McAdams/Benson (3 episodes)
- 1954: The Pride Of The Family as Dennison
- 1954: The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show as Sgt. Webster
- 1954-1957: Studio 57 as Dutch/Sgt. McAdams (2 episodes)
- 1955: Soldiers Of Fortune as Garry Holt
- 1955: Big Town as Fire Commissioner Vincent Keely
- 1955: The Lineup as James Wendry
- 1955: Public Defender as Hans
- 1955: Science Fiction Theatre as Prof. Buck Weaver
- 1955: Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre as Dutch
- 1955-1956: Passport To Danger as Peter Wragge (2 episodes)
- 1956: Star Stage as Bert Rogers
- 1956: The Millionaire as Vince
- 1956-1957: Lux Video Theatre as Santini/Lt. Blake (2 episodes)
- 1956-1958: State Trooper as Leo Hogue/Sam George/Bert Rogers (3 episodes)
- 1957: The Gray Ghost as Col. Texas Johnson
- 1957-1958: The Thin Man as Det./Lt. Steve King (3 episodes)
- 1957-1962: Maverick as George Rockingham/Cyrus Murdock/Hulett/John Flannery/Henry Sawyer/John Sloan/George Cross (7 episodes)
- 1958: M Squad as Eddie Constantine
- 1958: Sugarfoot as Jim Case
- 1958-1959: Colt 45 as Barnes/Archer Belgarde (2 episodes)
- 1958-1962: Bronco as Turlowe/P.J. Mohler (2 episodes)
- 1959: Lawman as Bliss Carter
- 1959: The David Niven Show as Vance Jefferson
- 1959: The Alaskans as Diamond Jack Collins
- 1959: The Ann Sothern Show as Mr. McGreevey
- 1959: Shotgun Slade as Mr. Bates
- 1959-1960: Zane Grey Theatre as Henry Jackson/Saloonkeeper Lawson (2 episodes)
- 1959-1962: Hawaiian Eye as Frank Taggert/Walters/Charles Germaine (3 episodes)
- 1960: Cheyenne as Ab Murchison
- 1960: Bourbon Street Beat as John Nichols/Theodore Borman (2 episodes)
- 1960: Johnny Midnight as Jackson
- 1960: Alcoa Theatre as Judge
- 1961: Surfside 6 as Mr. Wylie
- 1961: Outlaws as Walsh
- 1961: Tales Of Wells Fargo as Kellems
- 1962: Mister Ed as Mr. Carmichael
- 1962: Ben Casey as Frank Selig/Alex Bradley (2 episodes)
- 1962-1963: 77 Sunset Strip as Gary Clayton/Harlin Wheeler (2 episodes)
- 1962-1970: Bonanza as Philip Bradley/Almont/Judge/Coroner/Troutman/Breese/Dr. Moore (7 episodes)
- 1963: GE True as Clarence Darrow
- 1963: Alcoa Premiere as Kirk
- 1963: The Jack Benny Program as High Pitched Announcer
- 1963: Perry Mason as Charles L. Welsh
- 1963: The Third Man as Frank Wheeler
- 1963: Temple Houston as Ed Bascombe
- 1963: Grindl as Mr. Bensfield
- 1963-1964: Kraft Suspense Theatre as Publisher/3rd Judge (2 episodes)
- 1963-1967: The Virginian as Prosecuting Attorney/Willard Arlington Rutledge/John Fix/Gen. Pierpoint J. Caswell/Coroner (5 episodes)
- 1964: The Eleventh Hour as Markle
- 1964: Channing as The Salesman
- 1964: Profiles In Courage as William Jennings Bryan
- 1964-1965: Jonny Quest as Pierre/Tabak (2 episodes)
- 1964-1965: Slatterys People as Speaker Bert Metcalf (4 episodes)
- 1964-1967: The Andy Griffith Show as Jury Foreman/Driver/Ben Weaver (3 episodes)
- 1965: The Rogues as Chief
- 1965-1967: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as J. Randolph Poovie/Mr. Gibbons (2 episodes)
- 1966: My Brother The Angel as Link
- 1966: Laredo as Millburn W. Willburn
- 1966: My Three Sons as Paul
- 1966: F Troop as Derby Dan McGurney
- 1966: Get Smart as Von Werner
- 1966: Iron Horse as J.J. Sedley
- 1966: The Lucy Show as Mr. Grantland
- 1966-1967: Batman as Prescott Belmont/Deputy Mayor Zorty (3 episodes)
- 1966-1989: Death Valley Days as Mayor Blanchard/Judge Sidney Edgerton/Mayor George Hubble/Walter Benson/Frank Brenner (5 episodes)
- 1967: Rango as Colonel
- 1967: Lassie as Emmett Fowler
- 1967: He And She as Mr. McCready
- 1967: The Fantastic Four as Warlord Morrat
- 1967-1969: The Wild Wild West as Mr. Gorhan/Asa Dempster/Warden Primwick (3 episodes)
- 1968: Lost in Space as Warden
- 1968-1969: The F.B.I. as Dr. Louis Naples/Lloyd Talbot (2 episodes)
- 1968-1971: Mannix as Max Grossman/Slade/Amos Smith (3 episodes)
- 1969: Land of the Giants as Mr. Derg
- 1970: The Governor And JJ as Sen. Barkus
- 1970: That Girl as Mayor Jim Swanson
- 1970: Here's Lucy as Auctioneer
- 1970-1971: The Young Lawyers as Judge (4 episodes)
- 1970-1972: Love, American Style as Chief Marcy/The Father (2 episodes)
- 1970-1972: Mission: Impossible as Samuels/Stone (2 episodes)
- 1971: O Hara US Treasury as J.D. Morgan
- 1972: Room 222 as Referee
- 1972: Longstreet as Alex Roebling
- 1972: The Rookies as Councilman #1
- 1972: Double Identity as Rechtsanwalt
- 1972: The Sandy Duncan Show as Mr. Stockton
- 1973: Adam-12 as Arch B. Warren
- 1973: The Magician as Dr. Fryer
