Ernest Truex

Birth Name:

Ernest Truex

Birth Place:

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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
First began acting at the age of 5, playing the ghost in a stage production of "Hamlet․"
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․"
Also had an extensive stage career, appearing in Broadway shows like "Very Good, Eddie," "Six Cylinder Love," and "The Dummy․"
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․"

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