Parley Edward Baer (August 5, 1914 - November 22, 2002) was an American actor best known for License to Drive (1988), A Fever In The Blood (1961), and Dave (1993).
He was married to Ernestine Clarke and they had two children.
Baer died in 2002 at the age of 88 following a stroke.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1950: The Kid From Texas as Narrator (Uncredited Role)
- 1950: Comanche Territory as Boozer
- 1950: Union Station as Det. Gottschalk
- 1951: The Company She Keeps as Steve (uncredited)
- 1951: Fourteen Hours as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1951: Three Guys Named Mike as Bakery Truck Driver (uncredited)
- 1951: Air Cadet as Major Jim Evans
- 1951: The Fat Man as Police Det. O'Halloran (uncredited)
- 1951: The Frogmen as Dr. Ullman (uncredited)
- 1951: People Will Talk as Toy Store Salesman (uncredited)
- 1951: Elopement as Charlie (uncredited)
- 1952: Red Skies Of Montana as Dr. Henry (uncredited)
- 1952: Deadline USA as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- 1952: Fearless Fagan as Emil Tauchitz
- 1952: Something For The Birds as Refrigerator Deliveryman (uncredited)
- 1953: Pickup on South Street as Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
- 1953: Vicki as 2nd Detective (uncredited)
- 1954: The Gambler From Natchez as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
- 1956: D Day The Sixth Of June as Sgt. Gerbert (uncredited)
- 1956: Away All Boats as Dr. Gates
- 1957: Drango as George Randolph
- 1958: The Young Lions as Sgt. Brandt
- 1959: The FBI Story as Harry Dakins
- 1960: Cash Mc Call as Harvey Bannon
- 1960: Wake Me When It's Over as Col. Archie Hollingsworth
- 1960: The Slowest Gun In The West as Collingswood
- 1960: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn as Grangeford Man
- 1961: A Fever In The Blood as Charles 'Charlie' Bosworth
- 1962: The Spiral Road as Mr. Boosmans
- 1962: Gypsy as Mr. Kringelein
- 1964: The Brass Bottle as Samuel Wackerbath
- 1964: Bedtime Story (1964) as Col. Williams
- 1965: Two On A Guillotine as 'Buzz' Sheridan
- 1965: Those Calloways as Doane Shattuck
- 1965: Bus Rileys Back In Town as Jules Griswald
- 1965: Fluffy as Police Captain
- 1965: The Money Trap as Banker (Deleted Role)
- 1965: Marriage on the Rocks as Dr. Newman (uncredited)
- 1966: The Ugly Dachshund as Mel Chadwick
- 1966: Follow Me, Boys! as Mayor
- 1967: The Adventures Of Bullwhip Griffin as Chief Executioner
- 1967: Counterpoint as Hook
- 1968: Day of the Evil Gun as Willford
- 1968: Where Were You When The Lights Went Out as Dr. Dudley Caldwell
- 1969: Young Billy Young as Bell
- 1969: Wake Me When The War Is Over as Erhardt's Butler
- 1970: The Boy Who Stole The Elephant as Mayor Hancock
- 1970: The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again as The Mayor
- 1971: The Sheriff as Braden
- 1971: Skin Game as Mr. Claggart
- 1971: Dont Push Ill Charge When Im Ready as Phil Parsons
- 1971: The Strange Monster Of Strawberry Cove as Mayor
- 1972: Sixteen as The Reverend
- 1974: Punch And Jody as Dan Baxter
- 1975: Winner Take All as Bob
- 1976: The Amazing Dobermans as Septimus
- 1977: Halloween With The New Addams Family as Boss Crook
- 1977: Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Farley Osmond
- 1978: True Grit A Further Adventure as Rollins
- 1978: The Time Machine as Henry Haverson
- 1980: Rodeo Girl as Doc Tanner
- 1981: Murder In Texas as Ann's Attorney
- 1981: Carbon Copy as Dr. Bristol
- 1982: White Dog as Wilber Hull
- 1982: Cry For The Strangers as Doc Phelps
- 1983: Doctor Detroit as Judge
- 1983: The Awakening Of Candra as Chief Brooks
- 1984: Chattanooga Choo Choo as Alonzo Dillard
- 1985: Pray For Death as Sam Green
- 1986: Killer In The Mirror as Dr. Crane
- 1986: Under The Influence as Rev. Caliquire
- 1987: Breaking Home Ties as Sears
- 1988: License to Drive as Grandpa Anderson
- 1989: Time Trackers as Lucius
- 1990: Almost An Angel as George Bealeman
- 1991: Inside Out as Elliott
- 1992: Space Case as Bitby
- 1993: Dave as Senate Majority Leader
- 1993: King BA Life In The Movies as Walter Dent
- 1994: Roswell as Civilian Advisor
- 1995: Last of the Dogmen as Mr. Hollis
Television Roles
- 1952: The Dennis Day Show as Dr. Martin
- 1952: Dragnet as Father on Phone/District Attorney (2 episodes)
- 1952-1955: Our Miss Brooks as Mr. Maynard/Mr. Chambers/Bennett (3 episodes)
- 1953-1965: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as Herb Darby/Captain/Atty. Hopkins (66 episodes)
- 1954: The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show as Det. Sharkey
- 1954-1962: General Electric Theater as Harvey Seymour/Mayor Douglas/Haveman (3 episodes)
- 1955: The Loretta Young Show as Mr. Banner
- 1955: Father Knows Best as Lyle
- 1955: Public Defender as Benjamin Carr
- 1955: The Bob Cummings Show as Wester
- 1955: The Man Behind The Badge as Fallon
- 1955: Treasury Men In Action as Alfred Mercer
- 1955: Fury as Piggott
- 1955-1956: Its A Great Life as Mailman/Mr. Scott (2 episodes)
- 1955-1957: I Love Lucy as Mr. Perry/Mr. Reilly (2 episodes)
- 1955-1957: You Are There as Henry Janis/Benjamin Franklin/William O'Brien/Capt. Lucas (5 episodes)
- 1956: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Police Det. Grant
- 1956: Hey Jeannie as Anderson
- 1956: December Bride as Coach
- 1956-1957: Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre as Enos Finney/Mr. Fitch (3 episodes)
- 1956-1957: Wire Service as Hogarth/Wallace (2 episodes)
- 1956-1959: Zane Grey Theatre as Frank Lloyd/Clem Doud/Mayor Homer Bellam/Dan Morriss (4 episodes)
- 1956-1960: The Danny Thomas Show as Mr. Denton/Mr. Kendall/Mr. Haynes (3 episodes)
- 1957: The Ford Television Theatre as Anthony. Melville
- 1957: Panic as Father Kennoy
- 1957: The Twentieth Century Fox Hour as George Wixted/Ralph Roberts (2 episodes)
- 1957: Sally as Quincey
- 1957: The Court Of Last Resort as Constable Stokes
- 1957: Official Detective as Sam Goodwin
- 1958: Trackdown as Ronald Desmond
- 1958: The Californians as Troy Selby
- 1958: Steve Canyon as McJorgenson
- 1958-1959: Goodyear Theatre as Walter Brodsky/Roger Blake (2 episodes)
- 1958-1960: The Real Mc Coys as Mr. Venable/Mr. Saunders (2 episodes)
- 1959: Black Saddle as Ed Gunther
- 1959: Whirlybirds as Julian
- 1959: Fibber Mc Gee And Molly as Charley Pritchard
- 1959: The Texan as Drummer
- 1959: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as John Gaunt
- 1959: Lock Up as Wardman
- 1959-1961: The Rifleman as Neff Packer/Walter Mathers (2 episodes)
- 1959-1962: Dennis the Menace as Mr. Pindyck/Capt. Blast (2 episodes)
- 1959-1962: Have Gun – Will Travel as Reston/Sam Thurber/John Ellsworth (3 episodes)
- 1959-1971: The Magical World Of Disney as Mayor Hancock/Sheriff Rad Toler/The Mayor/Kusak (8 episodes)
- 1960: Startime as Congressional Committeeman
- 1960: Johnny Midnight as Jeff Conrad
- 1960: Thriller as Fisherman on Mountain
- 1960: National Velvet as Frank Winters
- 1960: Dan Raven as Shore
- 1960: The Tom Ewell Show as Mayor Bradford
- 1960: The Roaring20s as C.W. Webster/'Charley'
- 1960-1962: The Law And Mr Jones as Mayor Gilwell (2 episodes)
- 1961: Harrigan And Son as Williams
- 1961: Michael Shayne as Dr. Manx
- 1961: Outlaws as Harold Beam
- 1961: Angel as Dr. Mathews
- 1961: Checkmate as Harris
- 1961: Adventures In Paradise as Penner Bell
- 1961: Westinghouse Playhouse as Edgar Fairbanks
- 1961: The New Breed as Pop O'Shea
- 1961: The Gertrude Berg Show as Prof. Nimetz
- 1961: Bus Stop as Bisbee
- 1961-1962: Target The Corrupters as Mr. Pitts (2 episodes)
- 1961-1966: Bonanza as Harry Crawford/Frank Armstead/Jack Cunningham (3 episodes)
- 1961-1966: Perry Mason as Frank Cummings/Ian Jarvis/Willard Hupp/David Bickel/Edward Farraday/Seward Quentin (6 episodes)
- 1962: Father Of The Bride as Policeman #1
- 1962: Frontier Circus as Sheriff
- 1962: The Dick Powell Theatre as Lt. Hockberg/Adam Worster (2 episodes)
- 1962: Bachelor Father as Dr. Whittaker
- 1962: Room For One More as Mr. Bailey
- 1962: Laramie as Fred McAllen
- 1962-1963: The Andy Griffith Show as Mayor Roy Stoner (7 episodes)
- 1962-1963: Wagon Train as George Talley/John Maitland/Clyde Montgomery (3 episodes)
- 1962-1965: Death Valley Days as Horace Greeley/Sager/Dr. Simon/Crowder (4 episodes)
- 1962-1967: The Lucy Show as Judge/Dr. Davis/Col. Dietrich/Mr. Evans (5 episodes)
- 1962-1970: The Virginian as Henderson/Judge Jeremiah Pitt/Pat Magill/The Senator (4 episodes)
- 1963: GE True as Harry Jones
- 1963: Rawhide as Bryant/Dinny (2 episodes)
- 1963: Dr. Kildare as Dr. James Connors
- 1963-1964: Temple Houston as Claude Spankler/Sheriff Beckman (2 episodes)
- 1964: 77 Sunset Strip as Charlie Cornwall
- 1964: The Great Adventure as Major Beckham
- 1964: The Jack Benny Program as Erik the DMV Photographer
- 1964: The Outer Limits as Dr. Bernard Stone
- 1964: The Rogues as Briggs
- 1964: Wendy And Me as Mr. Pruitt
- 1964: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Leonard F. Bellack
- 1964: The Joey Bishop Show as Judge
- 1964: Karen as Vonschmidt
- 1964-1967: The Fugitive as Al Cooney/Lee Burroughs (2 episodes)
- 1964: Mickey as Sheriff
- 1965: My Living Doll as Judge
- 1965: Hazel as Mr. Rowland
- 1965: Profiles In Courage as Hillhouse
- 1965: My Favorite Martian as Mr. Babcock
- 1965: F Troop as Col. Watkins
- 1965: Burke's Law as Col. Pavlov Popoff
- 1965-1966: The Farmer's Daughter as Mr. Rapp/Otto Olsen (2 episodes)
- 1965-1966: The Addams Family as Mayor Arthur Henson (6 episodes)
- 1965-1969: Hogan's Heroes as Julius Schlager/Dr. Pohlmann/Col. Burmeister/Prof. Altman (4 episodes)
- 1965-1970: Petticoat Junction as Mr. Bellingham/Judge Madison/Judge Turner/Baliff Vince Tucker/Henry Phillips (5 episodes)
- 1965-1970: The F.B.I. as Newman/Vernon Daniels/Jake Jason (3 episodes)
- 1965-1971: Green Acres as Lt. Governor/Mr. Peterson/Mr. Treffinger/Mr. Webster (4 episodes)
- 1966: The Double Life Of Henry Phyfe as Mr. Hamble/Mr. Ramble (2 episodes)
- 1966-1967: The Phyllis Diller Show as Morgan/Derwin (2 episodes)
- 1966-1967: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Judson Travers/Mr. Corbett (2 episodes)
- 1966-1972: Bewitched as Desk Sergeant/Walter Franklin/Mr. Burkeholder/Mr. Brockway/Mr. Nickerson/Bigelow/Dr. Matthew Kramer/James Dennis Robinson (9 episodes)
- 1967: Jericho as Major von Ernst
- 1967: Rango as Wilkins
- 1967: Occasional Wife as Addison Cartwright
- 1967: Laredo as Alcott Willingham
- 1967: I Dream of Jeannie as Gen. Whiston
- 1967-1968: The Second Hundred Years as Mr. Widdicomb (2 episodes)
- 1968: Lassie as Austin Redmond/Austin Richmond (2 episodes)
- 1968: Judd For The Defense as Magistrate
- 1968: Ironside as Everett Brandt/Commander Stevens (3 episodes)
- 1969: The Guns Of Will Sonnett as Gilbey
- 1969: The Name Of The Game as Doctor
- 1969: The Queen And I as Palmer
- 1969: Land of the Giants as Sen. Obek
- 1969: The Outcasts as Sam Bannerman
- 1969: The New People as John Pilgrim
- 1969: The Doris Day Show as Mr. Thornby
- 1969: The Survivors as Grant Radcliffe
- 1970: Mannix as Archie
- 1970: The Bill Cosby Show as Mr. Tyler
- 1971: The Mod Squad as Koger
- 1971: The DA as George Watson
- 1971: Heres Lucy as Dr. Cunningham
- 1971-1975: Medical Center as Dr. Levine/Farrady/Dr. Fred Elter (3 episodes)
- 1972: The Don Rickles Show as Vanderpool
- 1972-1974: The New Temperatures Rising Show as Phineas Duncan (3 episodes)
- 1973: Ozzies Girls as George Grundy
- 1973: Kung Fu as Dr. Gormley
- 1974: Apples Way as Mr. Alfredd
- 1974: The ABC Afternoon Playbreak as Dr. Burkelholder
- 1975: The Manhunter as Bartender
- 1975: Three For The Road as Al Buckheister
- 1976: The Streets of San Francisco as Jack Leopold
- 1976-1980: Little House on the Prairie as Mr. Williams/J.W. Diamond (2 episodes)
- 1977: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries as Doc Wilson
- 1977: The San Pedro Beach Bums as Gramps
- 1977-1979: How The West Was Won as Dr. Gunnerson/Sheriff Aames (2 episodes)
- 1978-1979: Project UFO as Joe Steiner/Judge B. Friedlander/Tom Fairly (3 episodes)
- 1978-1979: Charlie's Angels as Grandpa/Capt. Jack McGuire (2 episodes)
- 1979: Supertrain as Heaton
- 1979: The Incredible Hulk as Raymond
- 1979: Young Maverick as Doctor
- 1979-1982: Lou Grant as Ray Elders/Dr. Carlton Stiefel/Haggerty/Sheriff Burkhardt (4 episodes)
- 1980: B.J. and the Bear as Mayor
- 1980: Hello Larry as Barton Jr.
- 1980: Insight as Piers Hagar
- 1980: WKRP in Cincinnati as Mr. Armor
- 1981: Knots Landing as Old Man
- 1981: Harper Valley PTA as Doctor
- 1981-1984: The Dukes of Hazzard as Doc Appleby (7 episodes)
- 1982: Hart to Hart as Constantine Wainwright
- 1982: Madames Place as Huntington Phelps
- 1982: Father Murphy as Banker
- 1982: Dallas as Minister Brown
- 1982: This Is The Life as Bishop Smith
- 1983: Archie Bunker's Place as Judge Anthony Barzini
- 1983: Threes Company as Bert Landers
- 1984: The A-Team as Max Klein
- 1984: Finder Of Lost Loves as Minister
- 1984-1987: Newhart as Buck (3 episodes)
- 1985: Shadow Chasers as Edward Zeillor
- 1986: The Twilight Zone as Grandfather Frost
- 1986: Simon & Simon as Tourist Husband
- 1987: One Big Family as Mr. Turner
- 1987: The Golden Girls as Chester T. Rainey
- 1987: Hunter as Bert
- 1988: Night Court as Judge Sims
- 1988: Eisenhower And Lutz as Judge Samuelson
- 1989: Growing Pains as Counterman
- 1989-1990: Life Goes On as Mr. Hube (2 episodes)
- 1990: True Colors as Mr. Lukins
- 1990-1994: L.A. Law as Judge Parker (2 episodes)
- 1991: Major Dad as Sgt. Lonigan
- 1991: The Flash as Judge
- 1991: Beverly Hills, 90210 as Al Brown
- 1991-1992: Quantum Leap as Judge Shiner/Dr. Rogers (2 episodes)
- 1993: Mad About You as The Husband
- 1993: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Woodrow
- 1993-1996: The Young and the Restless as Miles Dugan (22 episodes)
- 1994: Viper as Finch
- 1994: Renegade as Wesley
- 1995: Coach as Frank
- 1996: Star Trek: Voyager as Old Man #1
Shorts
- 1956: Carolyn as Smattering
- 1958: Paul Bunyan as Chris Crosshaul/Prologue Narrator
- 1969: Doc as Conductor
- 1984: Overnight Sensation as Lawyer
- 2001: Man And Cat as Cat
