Henry Beckman

Infobox Person
name = Henry Beckman


caption = Henry Beckman as Commander Paul Richards in "Flash Gordon"
birth_date = November 26, 1921
birth_place = New York City, New York
death_date = June 17, 2008
death_place = Barcelona, Spain
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known_for =
occupation = Actor
nationality = Canadian

Henry Beckman (26 November 1921 [some sources cite 1920, others 1925] - 17 June 2008) was a Canadian stage, film and television actor. He appeared in well over 100 productions in the United States and Canada, including recurring roles as Commander Paul Richards in the 1954 "Flash Gordon" space opera television series, George Anderson in the television adaptation of "Peyton Place" and Captain Clancey in the Western comedy-drama "Here Come the Brides". He also co-starred as Sandy Duncan's landlord in the series "Funny Face".

With his wife and fellow actor Cheryl Maxwell, Beckman founded the Dukes Oak Theater in Cooperstown, New York, and served as the theater company's producer. [cite news |last=de Pjanje |first=Bob |title=Viewing & Listening |work=Oneonta Star |page=14 |date=1958-06-13]

Beckman was the author of "How to Sell your Film Project", a how-to guide on getting independent films produced.

He died in Barcelona, Spain on 17 June 2008. [cite news |work=Variety |date=2008-06-30 |title=Actor Henry Beckman dies at 86 |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117988332.html?categoryId=25&cs=1 |accessdate=2008-07-01]

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0065798/ Henry Beckman] at Internet Movie Database
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=WUYqAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Henry+Beckman%22&pgis=1 How to Sell your Film Project] at Google Books