Larry Keating | |
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 Keating inThe Hank McCune Show (1950) | |
| Born | Lawrence Keating (1899-06-13)June 13, 1899 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1963(1963-08-26) (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Mount Calvary Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–1963 |
| Spouse | Ruth Keating |
| Children | 2 |
Lawrence Keating (June 13, 1899[citation needed] – August 26, 1963) was an Americanactor best known for his roles as Harry Morton onThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, which he played from 1953 to 1958, and next-door neighbor Roger Addison onMister Ed, which he played from 1961 until his death in 1963.
Keating was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1]
On April 6, 1937, Keating createdProfessor Puzzlewit, a quiz program onKMJ radio in Fresno, California, andBlue Network west coast network. He also was the program's quizmaster.[2][3]
Keating was an announcer forNBC in the 1940s, an announcer forABC radio'sThis Is Your FBI from 1945 to 1953, and a regular on the short-lived seriesThe Hank McCune Show. Keating was the longest of several actors to play neighbor Harry Morton onThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. Keating took over the role of Harry Morton fromFred Clark in 1953 and continued in this role on the short-lived sequel,The George Burns Show.
During his first episode onThe Burns and Allen Show, George Burns stops the action just before Harry's entrance and explains that Clark has left the show. Then he introduced Larry Keating to Bea Benaderet who played Blanche Morton saying, "This is Larry Keating and he is going to be your husband now". The pair greeted and complimented each other on their previous work. George remarked that if they were going to be so nice to each other, no one would believe they were married.[citation needed]
Keating played Roger Addison, the next door neighbor (of Wilbur Post, who was played byAlan Young) on the television seriesMister Ed from 1961 until his death in 1963.
Keating's film credits includeThe Mating Season (1951),When Worlds Collide (1951),Monkey Business (1952), andInferno (1953).
Keating was diagnosed withleukemia in February 1963 while Season 3 ofMister Ed was in production. Despite his illness, Keating returned to the series when filming began for the fourth season that summer. He filmed four episodes for Season 4 and worked up to the week before his death on August 26, 1963.[4] His final film,The Incredible Mr. Limpet, was released posthumously in March 1964. He is entombed inPortland, Oregon'sMount Calvary Cemetery.[5]
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