Kim Spalding
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Kim Spalding was an American
actor
who appeared on television
and in film
between 1950 and 1961.
Spalding's first role was as an uncredited clerk in the 1950 film The Gunfighter, starring Gregory Peck
as Jimmy Ringo. From 1950-1953, Spalding appeared in different roles in the western
television series, The Lone Ranger
. In 1953, he appeared as a character named Johnny in the episode "The Rebel" of Rod Cameron
's syndicated
series, City Detective
. Four years later, he was Kline in "Silver Duke" of Cameron's second syndicated series, State Trooper
. In 1954, he appeared as Bailey in the episode "Sauce for the Gander" of the syndicated anthology series, Studio 57
, sponsored by the H.J. Heinz Company.
In 1954, Spalding was cast as the gunfighter/dentist
Doc Holliday
on Jim Davis
's 1954 syndicated series Stories of the Century
, which features a reenactment of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
between the Earps
and the Clantons
. In 1957, Spalding portrayed the character Jim Martin in "The Crystal Sands Story" of CBS
's fantasy
drama
, The Millionaire. From 1957-1958, he appeared three times in different roles on NBC
's The Loretta Young Show. His last role on Loretta Young was as the star's husband. In a 1958 article, the Miami News reported on Spalding's Christian
beliefs and reliance on prayer
. Spalding urged readers, accordingly, "Often people are afraid to be alone to face issues quietly by themselves. But it's a wonderful thing to learn to do. Just talk to God, and He will help. Distress and anger usually fade away, and in their place you have tranquility."
In 1958, Spalding appeared as Colonel Van Heusen in the film It! The Terror from Beyond Space
, a science fiction
picture in which an alien creature aboard a ship from Mars
to Earth
begins killing the crew members one by one. Others in the thriller are Marshall Thompson
, Ann Doran
, and Dabbs Greer
. He was cast in 1958 as husband Ralph Carter in The True Story of Lynn Stuart
opposite Betsy Palmer
as undercover agent Phyllis Carter/Lynn Stuart. He played Matt Ivy in two 1958 episodes entitled "Cattle Embargo" and "Sundown Decision" of the syndicated western series 26 Men
, starring Tristram Coffin. In 1960, he appeared as Briscoe in the episode "Queen Bea" of the NBC western The Deputy
, with Phyllis Avery
in the title guest-starring role. Spalding's final television appearance was opposite Bonita Granville
in the episode "The Valley of the Blue Mountain" telecast on March 11, 1961, of the anthology series, The Best of the Post, based on articles from the magazine
, The Saturday Evening Post
.
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actor
Actor
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who appeared on television
Television
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and in film
Film
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between 1950 and 1961.
Spalding's first role was as an uncredited clerk in the 1950 film The Gunfighter, starring Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck was an American actor.One of 20th Century Fox's most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s. His notable performances include that of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won an...
as Jimmy Ringo. From 1950-1953, Spalding appeared in different roles in the western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
television series, The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked Texas Ranger who, with his Native American companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West. The character has become an enduring icon of American culture....
. In 1953, he appeared as a character named Johnny in the episode "The Rebel" of Rod Cameron
Rod Cameron
Rod Cameron was a Canadian-born movie actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. He appeared in horror, war, action and science fiction movies, but is best remembered for his many Westerns....
's syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
series, City Detective
City Detective (TV series)
City Detective is a half-hour syndicated crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant. The first of three consecutive Rod Cameron series, City Detective aired between January 1, 1953 and May 10, 1955...
. Four years later, he was Kline in "Silver Duke" of Cameron's second syndicated series, State Trooper
State Trooper (TV series)
State Trooper is a half-hour television crime drama set in the 1950s American West, starring Rod Cameron as Rod Blake, an officer of the Nevada State Troopers. The series aired 104 episodes in syndication from September 25, 1956, to June 25, 1959...
. In 1954, he appeared as Bailey in the episode "Sauce for the Gander" of the syndicated anthology series, Studio 57
Studio 57
Studio 57 was the name of an American television series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network.The program was a filmed anthology television series sponsored by Heinz 57 and produced by Revue Studios...
, sponsored by the H.J. Heinz Company.
In 1954, Spalding was cast as the gunfighter/dentist
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday
John Henry "Doc" Holliday was an American gambler, gunfighter and dentist of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral...
on Jim Davis
Jim Davis (actor)
Jim Davis was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap Dallas, a role which he held up until his death in April 1981.-Biography:...
's 1954 syndicated series Stories of the Century
Stories of the Century
Stories of the Century is a Western television series that ran in syndication through Republic Pictures between January 23, 1954, and March 11, 1955.-Synopsis:...
, which features a reenactment of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a roughly 30-second gunfight that took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona Territory, of the United States. Outlaw Cowboys Ike Clanton and Billy Claiborne ran from the fight, unharmed, but Ike's brother...
between the Earps
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was an American gambler, investor, and law enforcement officer who served in several Western frontier towns. He was also at different times a farmer, teamster, bouncer, saloon-keeper, miner and boxing referee. However, he was never a drover or cowboy. He is most well known...
and the Clantons
Ike Clanton
Joseph Isaac Clanton was born in Callaway County, Missouri. He is best known for being a member of group of outlaw Cowboys that had ongoing conflicts with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil, Morgan Earp and Wyatt's friend Doc Holliday. The Clantons repeatedly threatened the Earps because they interfered with...
. In 1957, Spalding portrayed the character Jim Martin in "The Crystal Sands Story" of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, The Millionaire. From 1957-1958, he appeared three times in different roles on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's The Loretta Young Show. His last role on Loretta Young was as the star's husband. In a 1958 article, the Miami News reported on Spalding's Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
beliefs and reliance on prayer
Prayer
Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional rapport to a deity through deliberate practice. Prayer may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words or song. When language is used, prayer may take the form of...
. Spalding urged readers, accordingly, "Often people are afraid to be alone to face issues quietly by themselves. But it's a wonderful thing to learn to do. Just talk to God, and He will help. Distress and anger usually fade away, and in their place you have tranquility."
In 1958, Spalding appeared as Colonel Van Heusen in the film It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It! The Terror from Beyond Space is a 1958 black and white science fiction film directed by Edward L. Cahn.-Plot:The film opens with a nuclear-powered spaceship perched on the cratered surface of an alien world. A voice-over tells us that the year is 1973 and that this is the planet, Mars. This...
, a science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
picture in which an alien creature aboard a ship from Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
to Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
begins killing the crew members one by one. Others in the thriller are Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson was an American film and television actor.He was born James Marshall Thompson in Peoria, Illinois. In 1943 Thompson, known for his boy-next-door good looks, was signed by Universal Pictures...
, Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Ann Lee Doran was an American character actress.-Early life and career:Born in Amarillo, Texas, Doran began acting at the age of four. She appeared in hundreds of silent films under assumed names to keep her father's family from finding out about her work...
, and Dabbs Greer
Dabbs Greer
Robert William "Dabbs" Greer was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for some fifty years. His distinctive, southern-accented voice fitted well in shows featuring rustic characters, such as westerns...
. He was cast in 1958 as husband Ralph Carter in The True Story of Lynn Stuart
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
The True Story of Lynn Stuart is a 1958 Columbia Pictures feature film starring Betsy Palmer and Jack Lord. Marking the final directorial effort of Lewis Seiler, it dramatizes the true story of a young Santa Ana, California, housewife who became a volunteer undercover narcotics agent in the 1950's...
opposite Betsy Palmer
Betsy Palmer
Betsy Palmer is an American actress, best known as a regular panelist on the game show I've Got a Secret, and later for playing Pamela Voorhees in the notorious slasher film Friday the 13th.-Life and career:...
as undercover agent Phyllis Carter/Lynn Stuart. He played Matt Ivy in two 1958 episodes entitled "Cattle Embargo" and "Sundown Decision" of the syndicated western series 26 Men
26 Men
26 Men is a syndicated American western television series about the Arizona Rangers, an elite group commissioned in 1901 by the legislature of the Arizona Territory and limited, for financial reasons, to twenty-six active members. Russell Hayden was the producer of the series and the co-composer of...
, starring Tristram Coffin. In 1960, he appeared as Briscoe in the episode "Queen Bea" of the NBC western The Deputy
The Deputy
The Deputy, a Christian tragedy , also known as The Representative, is a controversial 1963 play by Rolf Hochhuth which indicts Pope Pius XII for his failure to take action or speak out against The Holocaust. It has been translated into more than twenty languages...
, with Phyllis Avery
Phyllis Avery
Phyllis Avery was an American television and film actress.-Early life and career:Avery was born in New York City to Evelyn and author Stephen Morehouse Avery. Her father hailed from Webster Groves, Missouri, near St. Louis. Her first role was as Marjorie in the 1951 film Queen for a Day based on...
in the title guest-starring role. Spalding's final television appearance was opposite Bonita Granville
Bonita Granville
Bonita Granville was an American film actress and television producer.-Early life:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Granville was the daughter of stage actors, and made her film debut at the age of nine in Westward Passage...
in the episode "The Valley of the Blue Mountain" telecast on March 11, 1961, of the anthology series, The Best of the Post, based on articles from the magazine
Magazine
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, The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine. It was published weekly under this title from 1897 until 1969, and quarterly and then bimonthly from 1971.-History:...
.