Phillips Tead
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Phillips Tead also billed as Phil Tead, was an American character actor in film and television.
Among his many roles he might be best remembered as the semi-recurring character "Professor Pepperwinkle", an eccentric inventor in several of the color episodes of the 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman
. His appearances included the final episode, "All That Glitters". His first appearance had been as a shopkeeper named Mr. Willy, a similarly eccentric character.
One visible early role is an appearance in Horse Feathers
, the 1932 Marx Brothers
comedy, in which he plays a radio play-by-play announcer at the film's climactic college football game.
His film career began in silent pictures in 1914 and ran some 40 years. In the early 1950s he turned his attention primarily to television, appearing in various western series as well as Superman.
Tead's final television work came in several episodes of the western series, The Lawman, during 1958-1959. He appeared as a storekeeper, as with his early Superman appearance.
Among his many roles he might be best remembered as the semi-recurring character "Professor Pepperwinkle", an eccentric inventor in several of the color episodes of the 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California...
. His appearances included the final episode, "All That Glitters". His first appearance had been as a shopkeeper named Mr. Willy, a similarly eccentric character.
One visible early role is an appearance in Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers is a Marx Brothers film comedy. It stars the four Marx Brothers and Thelma Todd. It was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S. J. Perelman, and Will B. Johnstone. Kalmar and Ruby also wrote some of the original music for the film...
, the 1932 Marx Brothers
Marx Brothers
The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act, originally from New York City, that enjoyed success in Vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early 1900s to around 1950...
comedy, in which he plays a radio play-by-play announcer at the film's climactic college football game.
His film career began in silent pictures in 1914 and ran some 40 years. In the early 1950s he turned his attention primarily to television, appearing in various western series as well as Superman.
Tead's final television work came in several episodes of the western series, The Lawman, during 1958-1959. He appeared as a storekeeper, as with his early Superman appearance.