Lon McCallister

Infobox actor
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name = Lon McCallister


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caption = from the film "Stage Door Canteen" (1943)
birthdate = birth date|1923|4|17|mf=y
location = Los Angeles, California
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deathdate = death date and age|2005|6|11|1923|4|17|mf=y
deathplace = South Lake Tahoe, California

Lon McCallister (born Herbert Alonzo McCallister Jr.) (April 17, 1923 – June 11, 2005) was an American actor.

Born in Los Angeles, he began appearing in movies at the age of 13. The young actor had leads in a number of films; he usually played boyish young men from the country. Growing only to 5'6" he found it difficult to find roles as an adult. He appeared with Edward G. Robinson in 1947's "The Red House".

In 1953, at the age of 30, he retired from acting. Later in life he became a successful real estate manager.

He was actor William Eythe's love interest for many years, until Eythe's death in 1957.

Lon McCallister died from congestive heart failure at the age of 82.

Movies

*"The Big Cat" (1949)
*"The Story of Seabiscuit" (1949)
*"Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!" (1948)
*"The Red House" (1947)
*"Stage Door Canteen" (1943)

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564708/ Lon McCallister at the IMDB]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11195462 Photo]