John Lasell obit

John Whitin Lasell Jr.

November 6, 1928 – October 4, 2024

 

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John Whitin Lasell Jr., age 95, of Los Angeles, California passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024.

He is known for playing Dr. Peter Guthrie in the American soap opera television series Dark Shadows.

Lasell was born in Williamstown, Vermont, on November 6, 1928. He began his television career in 1960 in the anthology television series Armstrong Circle Theatre. In the same year he appeared in Hong Kong and Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond. Lasell played John Wilkes Booth in the anthology television series The Twilight Zone in the episode "Back There". He played the recurring roles of Dr. Robbins in Lassie and Benjamin Wedlock in the drama television series Dan August, and made three appearances in the legal drama television series Perry Mason.

He guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke (S7E3 as outlaw Tucker Ferrin in the episode “Miss Kitty”), Wagon Train, Rawhide, Tales of Wells Fargo, 12 O'Clock High, The Fugitive, Adam-12, Mannix, Ben Casey, The Streets of San Francisco and Shotgun Slade. He appeared in five films. His final television credit was from the soap opera television series Falcon Crest.

Lasell died on October 4, 2024, at the age of 95.

Actor

A Death in California (1985)

A Death in California

6.3

TV Mini Series

1985

1 episode

 

Falcon Crest (1981)

Falcon Crest

6.2

TV Series

Sam

1985

1 episode

 

Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)

Dallas

7.1

TV Series

1984

1 episode

 

Robert Frost's the Death of the Hired Man

Short

1979

 

William Devane and George C. Scott in Fear on Trial (1975)

Fear on Trial

7.4

TV Movie

1975

 

Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)

Barnaby Jones

6.9

TV Series

Mr. Smith

1974

1 episode

 

Message to My Daughter (1973)

Message to My Daughter

6.6

TV Movie

Doctor

1973

 

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

7.5

TV Series

the Captain

1973

1 episode

 

This Is the Life (1952)

This Is the Life

6.7

TV Series

Mr. Billings

1968–1973

2 episodes

 

Monte Markham in The New Perry Mason (1973)

The New Perry Mason

5.5

TV Series

Giles Beldon (uncredited)

1973

1 episode

 

Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)

Lassie

6.5

TV Series

Dr. Robbins

1973

3 episodes

 

Lassie: Joyous Sound

5.3

TV Movie

Dr. Robbins

1973

 

Cannon (1971)

Cannon

6.8

TV Series

Dale Lucas

Henderson

1972

2 episodes

 

A Great American Tragedy (1972)

A Great American Tragedy

6.2

TV Movie

Police Sergeant

1972

 

Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)

Mannix

7.4

TV Series

Richard Averill

1972

1 episode

 

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

The Streets of San Francisco

7.3

TV Series

Clark

1972

1 episode

 

Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)

Mod Squad

7.0

TV Series

Clinton Farragut

1972

1 episode

 

Deathmaster (1972)

Deathmaster

5.2

Sgt. Kelly

1972

 

Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)

Night Gallery

7.9

TV Series

Colonel Hawes (segment "Little Girl Lost")

1972

1 episode

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

Winston Walding

1972

1 episode

 

Honky (1971)

Honky

5.0

Archer Divine

1971

 

Lorne Greene in The Harness (1971)

The Harness

8.1

TV Movie

Minister

1971

 

The Organization (1971)

The Organization

6.0

Zach Mills

1971

 

The F.B.I. (1965)

The F.B.I.

7.4

TV Series

Ed Wells

Owen Singer

Jerry Stevens ...

1966–1971

6 episodes

 

Burt Reynolds and Norman Fell in Dan August (1970)

Dan August

7.2

TV Series

Ben Wedlock

Benjamin Wedlock

1970–1971

3 episodes

 

Men at Law (1970)

Men at Law

6.1

TV Series

Carlton Harper

1971

1 episode

 

Helen Keller and Her Teacher

7.1

Capt. Keller (as John Laselle)

1970

 

The Psychiatrist (1970)

The Psychiatrist

7.3

TV Series

Maxwell

1970

1 episode

 

Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis, Brian Keith, Ivan Dixon, Tom Ewell, and Suzanne Pleshette in Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970)

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came

5.4

Dr. Hillery

1970

 

Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)

Adam-12

7.7

TV Series

Tom Stark

1970

1 episode

 

Topaz (1969)

Topaz

6.2

State Department Official (uncredited)

1969

 

Carl Betz and Stephen Young in Judd for the Defense (1967)

Judd for the Defense

7.7

TV Series

DA Dale Pound

1968

1 episode

 

The Invaders (1967)

The Invaders

8.0

TV Series

Bob Ferrara

1967

1 episode

 

Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)

Dark Shadows

8.1

TV Series

Dr. Peter Guthrie

1967

25 episodes

 

David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)

The Fugitive

8.1

TV Series

Mr. Lee

Cramer

Frank Pettie ...

1964–1966

4 episodes

 

Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)

Perry Mason

8.3

TV Series

Danny Shine

Dean Franklin

Charlie Corby

1962–1966

3 episodes

 

My Favorite Martian (1963)

My Favorite Martian

7.2

TV Series

Mr. Morgan

1966

1 episode

 

12 O'Clock High (1964)

12 O'Clock High

8.1

TV Series

Col. Peter Thom

1966

1 episode

 

Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)

I Spy

7.2

TV Series

Mr. Laswell

1965

1 episode

 

Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, and Sheb Wooley in Rawhide (1959)

Rawhide

7.9

TV Series

Calpt. Wayly

1965

1 episode

 

Richard Crenna and Maxine Stuart in Slattery's People (1964)

Slattery's People

8.1

TV Series

George Allen

1965

1 episode

 

Peyton Place (1964)

Peyton Place

7.3

TV Series

Mr. McVey

1965

1 episode

 

Charles Boyer and Susanne Cramer in The Rogues (1964)

The Rogues

8.0

TV Series

George

1964

1 episode

 

Dr. Kildare (1961)

Dr. Kildare

7.0

TV Series

Fred Jasper

1964

1 episode

 

Flipper in Flipper (1964)

Flipper

6.3

TV Series

Dr. Rothwell

1964

1 episode

 

Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Doctors and the Nurses (1962)

The Doctors and the Nurses

7.5

TV Series

Dr. McDermott

1962–1964

2 episodes

 

Naked City (1958)

Naked City

8.2

TV Series

Sheldon

1962

1 episode

 

Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)

Hawaiian Eye

7.6

TV Series

Alan Niles

1962

1 episode

 

Shannon (1961)

Shannon

7.2

TV Series

Tommy Potter

1962

1 episode

 

87th Precinct (1961)

87th Precinct

8.1

TV Series

Ted Boone

1962

1 episode

 

George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)

Route 66

7.7

TV Series

Dan

1962

1 episode

 

Shotgun Slade (1959)

Shotgun Slade

6.8

TV Series

Will Doby

1961

1 episode

 

Sebastian Cabot, Anthony George, and Doug McClure in Checkmate (1960)

Checkmate

7.6

TV Series

Captain Bloch

Alex Fielding

1960–1961

2 episodes

 

Ben Casey (1961)

Ben Casey

7.1

TV Series

Jack Maxwell

1961

1 episode

 

The Investigators (1961)

The Investigators

7.3

TV Series

Reardon

1961

1 episode

 

Leslie Nielsen, John Beradino, John Clarke, and Greg Roman in The New Breed (1961)

The New Breed

7.8

TV Series

Chris Birch

1961

1 episode

 

Whitney Blake, Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, and Don DeFore in Hazel (1961)

Hazel

7.2

TV Series

Officer Dietrich

1961

1 episode

 

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

8.1

TV Series

Tucker

1961

1 episode

 

Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)

Alcoa Premiere

7.1

TV Series

Pennock

1961

1 episode

 

John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

7.5

TV Series

Riker Culhane

Jed Polke

1961

2 episodes

 

Clu Gulager and Barry Sullivan in The Tall Man (1960)

The Tall Man

7.4

TV Series

Ben Jardine

1961

1 episode

 

Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)

Tales of Wells Fargo

7.9

TV Series

Arthur Phillips

1961

1 episode

 

Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)

General Electric Theater

6.8

TV Series

Dr. Ames

1961

1 episode

 

Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1955)

Camera Three

7.3

TV Series

1961

1 episode

 

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Twilight Zone

9.0

TV Series

Jonathan Wellington

1961

1 episode

 

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

7.5

TV Series

Stewart Church

Wilkins

1960–1961

2 episodes

 

One Step Beyond (1959)

One Step Beyond

7.8

TV Series

John Perkins

1960

1 episode

 

Rod Taylor in Hong Kong (1960)

Hong Kong

8.1

TV Series

Roger Dalman

1960

1 episode

 

Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)

Armstrong Circle Theatre

7.8

TV Series

Jamie McGann

1960

1 episode

 

As the World Turns (1956)

As the World Turns

6.2

TV Series

Dr. Michael Shea #1 (1966)

1956–2010