Ernest Truex Biography

Fast Facts

• Trained in acting with Edwin Melvin, who taught the young actor in exchange for a medical bill that he owed to the boy's father
• Toured with The Child Entertainers and several other stock companies, appearing in stage performances as juvenile characters in "Romeo and Juliet," "Little Lord Fauntleroy," and "Alice Sit-by-the-Fire․"
• First began acting at the age of 5, playing the ghost in a stage production of "Hamlet․"
• Best known for his film roles in "Love at First Sight," "The Millionaire," and "Whistling After Dark․"
• Later in his career he began appearing in television, playing Grandpa McHummer in "Jamie" and Jason McCauley in "The Ann Sothern Show․"
• Also had an extensive stage career, appearing in Broadway shows like "Very Good, Eddie," "Six Cylinder Love," and "The Dummy․"