Raymond Guth obit

 

Raymond Guth has died

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Raymond Guth, age 97, of La Verne, California passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021. Raymond was born May 29, 1924 in Oil City, Pennsylvania 

Guth originally performed in stage plays. In 1954 he was given an award as best actor by Theater Americana for his performance as Genesius in the play The Comedian. He made his film debut in 1956, appearing in the film The Flesh Merchant. Guth's first credited television appearance was in 1957 in the anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He continued to work with Hitchcock in film and television.

Guth made guest appearances in the television shows Wagon Train, The Virginian, Route 66, The High Chaparral, Daniel Boone, Tombstone Territory, Rawhide The Rifleman, Perry Mason, and Land of the Giants, and multiple appearances in Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days and Bonanza. He made two appearances in the sitcom television series Hazel. Guth's final appearances were in the television programs The Rookies, Happy Days, The Dukes of Hazzard, Little House on the Prairie, Hart to Hart, Moonlighting and Highway to Heaven.

Guth's film credits include The Bonnie Parker Story (1958), The Young Captives (1959), Operation Bikini (1963), The Hostage (1967), The Reivers (1969), Bad Company (1972), and Silver Streak (1976), starring Gene Wilder. His last film credit was for the 1982 film Some Kind of Hero

Filmography

Film

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1957    The Unearthly            Police Officer Miller   

1958    The Bonnie Parker Story            Louisiana Sheriff            Uncredited

1959    The Young Captives            Mr. Kingston          

1963            Operation Bikini            Seaman Rich            Uncredited

1967    The Flim-Flam Man            First Fertilizer Man  

1967    The Hostage            Sam Morton

1969    The Arrangement            Guard            Uncredited

1969    The Reivers Uncle Ike      

1970    Monte Walsh   Sunfish Perkins

1971    The Grissom Gang            Farmer

1972    The Culpepper Cattle Co.            Cook  

1972    The New Centurions            Orville            Uncredited

1972    Bad Company            Jackson         

1973            Emperor of the North Pole            Preacher            Uncredited

1975    Funny Lady    Buffalo Handler           

1975    Hearts of the West            Wally  

1976    The Big Bus      Farmer

1976    Silver Streak  Night Watchman       

1976    Bound for Glory            Hobo  

1979    The Onion Field            Prison Guard #2         

1982    Some Kind of Hero            Hotel Clerk   

1997    A Rat's Tale      Old Monty  Voice

 

Television

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1956    Dr. Christian            Evans            Episode: "Escaped Convict"

1957    Alfred Hitchcock Presents            Clerk            Episode: "Crackpot"

1957    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars            Disgruntled customer in cafe      2 episodes

1957    Wagon Train    Duke            Episode: "The Riley Gratton Story"

1957, 1958            Highway Patrol            George Carroll / Sam Barstow            2 episodes

1958            Tombstone Territory            George Pickett            Episode: "Gun Fever"

1958            Buckskin          Wilson            Episode: "A Picture of Pa"

1959    Man Without a Gun            Menlo            Episode: "Daughter of the Dragon"

1959    The Rebel   Pike Larson            Episode: "In Memoriam"

1959–1963            Gunsmoke      Various roles     4 episodes

1960–1970            Death Valley Days            10 episodes

1961    Route 66        Johnny Langway            Episode: "Sheba"

1961    Two Faces West            Paul Bishop            Episode: "The Avengers"

1961            Gunslinger       Floyd Braden            Episode: "The Hostage Fort"

1961, 1963            Hazel            Manager / Chuck            2 episodes

1961–1964            Rawhide          Various roles     3 episodes

1962            Shannon          Winters            Episode: "End of the Line"

1962    The Beachcombers            Doane Joyner / Ross            2 episodes

1962    Have Gun – Will Travel   Turkey Tate            Episode: "Beau Geste"

1962–1967            The Virginian            Various roles     3 episodes

1962–1971            Bonanza          11 episodes

1963    Empire            Pawnbroker            Episode: "Stopover on the Way to the Moon"

1963    The Rifleman            Charlie Breen            Episode: "Incident at Line Shack Six"

1963            Laramie          Porter            Episode: "Vengeance"

1963    The Untouchables            Morrie            Episode: "A Taste for Pineapple"

1963    Alfred Hitchcock Presents            The Farmer            Episode: "Terror at Northfield"

1963    The Great Adventure            McHugh            Episode: "A Boy at War"

1965    Perry Mason            Veterinarian            Episode: "The Case of the Careless Kitten"

1966    My Three Sons            Test Taker            Episode: "If at First"

1967    The Invaders            Guard #2            Episode: "Quantity: Unknown"

1967    Daniel Boone  Tatum            Episode: "Fort West Point"

1968    Land of the Giants            Tramp            Episode: "Ghost Town"

1968    Judd, for the Defense            Merle Sisk            Episode: "My Client, the Fool"

1968, 1970            The High Chaparral            Luther / Stableman            2 episodes

1971    Alias Smith and Jones    Farmer            Episode: "The Girl in Boxcar #3"

1971    Cade's County Ansel Day            Episode: "Company Town"

1973    The Blue Knight            Lt. Hilliard            Television film

1976    The Rookies            Krueger            Episode: "Blue Movie, Blue Death"

1976    The Call of the Wild            Will            Television film

1977, 1983            Little House on the Prairie  Stage Guard / Dixon            2 episodes

1978    Family            Mr. Lewis            Episode: "Lifeline"

1979    Ebony, Ivory and Jade            Conductor            Television film

1979    The Dukes of Hazzard            Amos Stigger            Episode: "Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough"

1979    The Gift       Crony 2            Television film

1979    The Seekers            2nd Trapper            2 episodes

1980            Nobody's Perfect            Texan            Episode: "Daddy's Day"

1980, 1981            Happy Days    Mr. Gampolo            2 episodes

1981    Callie & Son  Curry            Television film

1982    Hart to Hart     Willie            Episode: "Harts and High Noon"

1984    Gone Are the Dayes            Farmer #1            Television film

1985            Highway to Heaven            Farmer            Episode: "Going Home, Going Home"

1986            Moonlighting            Townsman            Episode: "Atomic Shakespeare"

1988    Probe            Hotel Manager            Episode: "Computer Logic"

1988            Nightmare at Bittercreek            Gil Proctor            Television film

1995    The Legend of the Desert Bigfoot            Silas Varner

1998    Weird Science            Irritated Patient            Episode: "Genie Junior"

1999    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction  Old Timer   2 episodes

2000    The Last Dance            Mr. Pullman            Television film