Charles P. Thompson
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Charles P. Thompson | |
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 Charles P. Thompson in The Andy Griffith Show 1962 | |
| Born | January 2, 1891 |
| Died | October 26, 1979 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Charles Thompson |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1925–1972 |
Charles P. Thompson (January 2, 1891 – October 26, 1979) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Best known for playing Mayberry security guard Asa Breeney on The Andy Griffith Show.
Career
[edit]Born in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Thompson began his career on Broadway in the 1920s. At age 57, he made his feature film debut as a ticket taker in The Naked City (1948).
During his television career, Thompson portrayed a janitor in the pilot episode, "The Return," of the series Window on Main Street in 1961 and played an old man on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. in the episode "Love Letter to the Sarge" (1965). He also appeared as Doc Williams in Wanted Dead or Alive, two episodes of Gunsmoke, seven episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, and four episodes of Bonanza, one of which (1972) was his last appearance on screen. He played Asa Breeney on the Andy Griffith Show.
Death
[edit]Thompson died in 1979 at the age of 88 in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | The Naked City | Ticket Taker | Uncredited |
| 1958 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Minister | Episode: Bowie's Baby |
| Teenage Caveman | Member of the Tribe | ||
| 1959-1968 | Gunsmoke | Clabe/Milton/Mr. Cross | 3 episodes |
| 1959 | The Third Man | Doctor Fredrick Bauman | Episode: Dark Island |
| Father Knows Best | Janitor | Episode: The Meanest Professor | |
| 1960 | Portrait in Black | Sid | Uncredited |
| Wanted Dead or Alive | Dr. Williams | Episode: The Cure | |
| 1962 | Perry Mason | Antique Car Man | Episode: The Case of the Borrowed Baby |
| 1962-1967 | The Andy Griffith Show, | Various Roles | 7 episodes |
| 1963 | The Twilight Zone | Andy Praskins | Episode: Printer's Devil |
| Lassie | George Watts | Episode: Project Bluebirds | |
| For Love or Money | Uncle Ben | Uncredited | |
| 1964 | Invitation to a Gunfighter | Townsman | Uncredited |
| 1965 | Death Valley Days | Captain | Episode: A Bell for Volcano |
| Branded | Telegrapher | Episode: The Vindicators | |
| The Fugitive | Mr. Duffield | Episode: Moon Child | |
| 1967 | Hot Rods to Hell | Charley | |
| Green Acres | Dr. Wilson | Episode: Music to Milk By | |
| 1969-1970 | Bonanza | Storekeeper/Claude/Gold Assayer | 3 episodes |
| 1969 | The Trouble with Girls | Cabbie | |
| Some Kind of a Nut | Super | Uncredited | |
| 1971 | Ironside | Pop Bosner | Episode: Contract: Kill Ironside |
