O.Z. Whitehead

O.Z. Whitehead

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

01/03/1911

Day of Death

29/07/1998
(87) years old

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

American character actor of rather bizarre range, a member of the so-called John Ford Stock Company. Originally a New York stage actor of some repute, Whitehead entered films in the 1930s. He played a wide variety of character parts, often quite different from his own actual age and type. He is prob... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1975

Philadelphia, Here I Come

as Ben Burton

1968

The Lion in Winter

as Bishop of Durham

1967

Ulysses

as Alexander J. Dowie

1963

Summer Magic

as Mr. Perkins

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Herbert Carruthers

1961

Two Rode Together

as Lt. Whitehead

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins

1958

The Last Hurrah

as Norman Cass Jr.

1958

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

as Isaac Goodpasture

1953

The Body Beautiful

as Oscar Blunt

1952

Beware, My Lovely

as Mr. Franks

1952

For Men Only

as Prof. Bixby

1951

FBI Girl

as Chauncey

1951

Journey Into Light

as Lippy

1951

The Hoodlum

as Breckenridge

1951

The Scarf

as Whoopie

1949

Ma and Pa Kettle

as Mr. Billings

1948

A Song Is Born

as Professor Oddly

1948

Road House

as Arthur

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

as Al Joad

1935

The Scoundrel

as Calhoun