Known For
Acting
Known Credits
31
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 1, 1918 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
Baker City, Oregon, USA
Nesdon Foye Booth was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was known for his recurring role as Frank the bartender in the American western television series Cimarron City.
Nesdon (a.k.a. Ned) was born in Baker City, Oregon. He began his career in Portland, Oregon, acting on old-time radio programs then served during WW2 in a field artillery division at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA. He was among a group of soldiers stationed there, some of whom, such as Sterling Holloway and Tex Terry, were established Hollywood actors, who wrote, produced and performed a morale-boosting stage production initially called the Yardbirds of Fort MacArthur, but which proceeded to become a successful stage musical titled Hey, Rookie. Nesdon played numerous roles but was most notable as the company's the prima ballerina.
Following the war he attended the newly chartered California State College, Los Angeles, (now called California State University, Los Angeles) on the site of Los Angeles City College, graduating in 1949 with a Bachelor's degree in theater. He continued to work as character actor guest-starring and as a bit player in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Sky King, Colt .45, Tales of Wells Fargo, 77 Sunset Strip, The Lawless Years, Lawman, Father Knows Best, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Man with a Camera, Peter Gunn and Perry Mason. Booth died in March 1964 of a heart attack in Hollywood, California at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital (now known as Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He was buried in Olive Lawn Memorial Park.
| 1964 | Calhounas Lloyd | |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go!as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | Redigoas Hogan | |
| 1963 | Critic's Choiceas Man (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | Mooncussersas Mr. Henry | |
| 1962 | Walk on the Wild Sideas Guard in Teresina’s Cafe (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Gun Streetas Mayor Phillips | |
| 1961 | Claudelle Inglishas Farmer in Peasley's Store (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | The Wackiest Ship in the Armyas Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaphas Mike the Saloon Owner (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Showas Ticket Agent | |
| 1960 | The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamondas Pawnbroker / Fence (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Yellowstone Kellyas Reed - Burly Soldier (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zoneas Big Phil Nolan | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zoneas Guard | |
| 1959 | The FBI Storyas Sandy - Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Rio Bravoas Clark (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Raintree Countyas Spectator (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Escape from Red Rockas Pete Archer | |
| 1957 | Reform School Girlas Deetz | |
| 1957 | The Shadow on the Windowas Truck Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Timesas Tom (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas The Bartender | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Visitor exiting gate (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Pete Kelly's Bluesas Squat Henchman (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Black Widowas Police APB Man (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Father Knows Bestas Poker player (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Executive Suiteas Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | I Love Melvinas Police Captain (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | The Glass Wallas Monroe, the Taxi Driver (as Ned Booth) | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Lieutenant Wilkins |