Eugene Persson was born on January 12, 1934 in Long Beach, California, USA as Eugene Clair Persson. He was an actor and producer, known for Earth vs the Spider (1958), Bloodlust! (1961) and The Party Crashers (1958). He was married to Ruby Persson and Shirley Knight. He died on June 6, 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
He was the son of Oscar Persson and Leah Krascoff.
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He is the father of Lukas Persson and Markus Persson of New York City, New York.
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Primarily a stage producer on Broadway ("You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"), Gene was a juvenile film actor who appeared as one of Kettle children in a few of the "Ma and Pa Kettle" film series during the 50s.
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Father of actress Kaitlin Hopkins. Kaitlin took the last name of her stepfather, British writer John Hopkins.
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He produced the L.A. stage and British film version of Dutchman (1966), which starred his then-wife, actress Shirley Knight. Ms. Knight won the Venice Film Festival award for this film.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bloodlust!
1961
Pete Garwood (as Gene Persson)
R.C.M.P.
1960
TV Series
Tony Fletcher
Dragnet
1958
TV Series
The Party Crashers
1958
Stan Osgood (as Gene Persson)
The Spider
1958
Mike Simpson (as Gene Persson)
The Silent Service
1958
TV Series
Talker
The Walter Winchell File
1958
TV Series
George Felton
How to Marry a Millionaire
1958
TV Series
The United States Steel Hour
1957
TV Series
Blayton Armstrong
The Gray Ghost
1957
TV Series
Danny Moore
Danger
1955
TV Series
Ponds Theater
1954
TV Series
Young Biff
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952
Teddy Kettle (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground
1951
Boy (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
Willie Kettle (uncredited)
The Stratton Story
1949
Monty's Son as a Toddler (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949
Ted Kettle (uncredited)
The Paleface
1948
Minor Role (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
1947
Boy (uncredited)
The Egg and I
1947
Kettle Child (uncredited)
Trail Street
1947
Boy (uncredited)
Swell Guy
1946
Jackie (uncredited)
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
This Girl's Gun
2012
Short executive producer
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
1973
TV Movie producer
Dutchman
1967
producer - as Gene Persson
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dutchman Revisited
2017
Documentary very special thanks post-production
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
This Movie Has Legs: Looking Back at 'Earth vs. The Spider'
$17 Million
