Gene Raymond was born on August 13th, 1908 in New York City, as Raymond Guion. He was a child performer and a Broadway veteran by the age of 12. Gene a blond, husky, handsome actor had his greatest popularity in the 30s and early 40s. His big break came in Personal Maid (1931). He was soon cast in classic like Red Dust (1932) opposite Jean Harlow ...
It isn't really me that they admire, it's the men I portray. I could be the same person and drive a truck for a living and I'd go unnoticed.
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[in 1972, about Jeanette MacDonald and their marriage] We had 28 glorious years. Jeanette and I respected and loved each other, very deeply. We put one another before anyone or anything. I am blessed to have known her, loved her and been loved by her - absolutely, an incredible lady!
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Fact
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Bears a striking resemblance to wife Jeanette MacDonald's screen sweetheart, Nelson Eddy.
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He was a decorated bomber pilot of World War II. At the outbreak of war, Mr. Raymond joined the Army Air Forces as a pilot in the B-17 bomber group that inaugurated precision bombing. As a colonel in the Air Force Reserve in 1967 he again flew jets into South Vietnam on high- priority missions and won the Legion of Merit.
Performed on Broadway as Raymond Guion from his 1921 debut as a 12-year old through 1930. He returned briefly for another production in the 1957 flop, A Shadow of My Enemy.
Brother-in-law of Marie Blake, Jeanette's older sister who was also known as Blossom Rock. Marie is probably best remembered as Grandmama Addams from television's The Addams Family (1964).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
McNaughton's Daughter
1976
TV Mini-Series
The Invisible Man
1975
TV Series
Sen. Albert Hanover
Apple's Way
1974
TV Series
Coach Randy Newell
Emergency!
1972
TV Series
J.P. Dumont
The D.A.
1971
TV Series
Barrington
The F.B.I.
1970
TV Series
Harlan Franciscus
The Interns
1970
TV Series
Judge Tidings
Paris 7000
1970
TV Series
Robert Stevens
Mannix
1969
TV Series
Richmond Greene
The Name of the Game
1969
TV Series
Sen. Reeland / Lamont Williams
Five Bloody Graves
1969
The Voice of Death (voice)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
TV Series
Walter Markle
Julia
1969
TV Series
Dr. Proctor
Ironside
1968
TV Series
Charles Huff / Marcus Weathers
Hondo
1967
TV Series
Sen. Alden Knight
Judd for the Defense
1967
TV Series
Ralph Lukas
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1967
TV Series
Charles Vechten
Laredo
1966
TV Series
Conrad Fletcher
The Defenders
1963-1965
TV Series
Harold Slater / George Pell / Arthur Foster
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1965
TV Series
Col. Allan Morgan
The Hanged Man
1964
TV Movie
Whitey Devlin
My Living Doll
1964
TV Series
Walter J. Armbruster
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
Martin Wood
Burke's Law
1964
TV Series
Arthur Wade
The Best Man
1964
Don Cantwell
The Outer Limits
1963
TV Series
Sawyer
Channing
1963
TV Series
Matt Bellamy
The Dick Powell Theatre
1963
TV Series
Ben Solomon
Sam Benedict
1962
TV Series
James Hannigan
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1962
TV Series
Harry Becker
Insight
1960-1962
TV Series
Lord Baltimore
The United States Steel Hour
1959-1961
TV Series
Howard / Big Doc
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1961
TV Series
Phil
Johnny Ringo
1960
TV Series
Silky Carter
Woman on the Run
1959
TV Movie
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
TV Series
The Red Skelton Hour
1958
TV Series
General
Climax!
1958
TV Series
Grady Lederer
Plunder Road
1957
Eddie Harris
Matinee Theatre
1956-1957
TV Series
Edward / Conley / Tony Kenyon
Playhouse 90
1957
TV Series
Col. Sir Francis Chesney
Hollywood Summer Theatre
1956
TV Series
Host (1956)
Ethel Barrymore Theater
1956
TV Series
TV Reader's Digest
1956
TV Series
Albert Whitman / Himself - Host
The Ford Television Theatre
1956
TV Series
Stanley
Lux Video Theatre
1952-1955
TV Series
Luke Drake / John Aldrid
The Loretta Young Show
1955
TV Series
Mark Colby
Fireside Theatre
1953-1955
TV Series
Barney Peters / Davidson
Hit the Deck
1955
Wendell Craig
Ponds Theater
1955
TV Series
Schlitz Playhouse
1953-1954
TV Series
Mark Alexander / US Army Major
Medallion Theatre
1953
TV Series
The Philip Morris Playhouse
1953
TV Series
Broadway Television Theatre
1952
TV Series
Harry Bertrand / Robert Crosbie
Tales of Tomorrow
1952
TV Series
Andy / Col. Jeffrey Ward
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
1950-1952
TV Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1952
TV Series
The Bigelow Theatre
1951
TV Series
The Amazing Mr. Malone
1950
TV Movie
John J. Malone
Million Dollar Weekend
1948
Nicholas Lawrence
Sofia
1948
Steve Roark
Assigned to Danger
1948
Dan Sullivan
The Locket
1946
John Willis
Smilin' Through
1941
Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
Jeff Custer
Cross-Country Romance
1940
Dr. Lawrence 'Larry' Smith
Stolen Heaven
1938
Carl Lieberlich
She's Got Everything
1937
Fuller Partridge
The Life of the Party
1937
Barry
There Goes My Girl
1937
Reporter Jerry Martin
That Girl from Paris
1936
Windy McLean
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
Richard Stuyvesant Smith
Walking on Air
1936
Pete Quinlan, aka Count Pierre Louis de Marsac
The Bride Walks Out
1936
Michael Martin
Love on a Bet
1936
Michael MacCreigh
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935
William Magee
Hooray for Love
1935
Douglas Tyler
Transient Lady
1935
Carey Marshall
The Woman in Red
1935
John 'Johnny' Wyatt
Behold My Wife!
1934
Michael Carter
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
Jimmy Brett
Sadie McKee
1934
Tommy Wallace
Coming-Out Party
1934
Chris Hansen
I Am Suzanne!
1933
Tony Malatini
Flying Down to Rio
1933
Roger Bond
The House on 56th Street
1933
Monty Van Tyle
Brief Moment
1933
Rodney Deane
Ann Carver's Profession
1933
William 'Bill' 'Lightning' Graham
Ex-Lady
1933
Don Peterson
Zoo in Budapest
1933
Zani
If I Had a Million
1932
John Wallace (uncredited)
Red Dust
1932
Gary Willis
The Night of June 13
1932
Herbert Morrow
Forgotten Commandments
1932
Paul Ossipoff
Ladies of the Big House
1931
Standish McNeil
Personal Maid
1931
Dick Gary
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Café Society
2016
performer: "I Only Have Eyes for You" from tt0027228