Jerome Courtland Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jerome Courtland (December 27, 1926 – March 1, 2012) was an American actor, director and producer. He acted in films in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and in television in the 1950s and 1960s. Courtland also appeared on Broadway in the musical, "Flahooley" in the early 1950s. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He directed and produced television series in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He served in the Pacific Theater of World War II.In 1951 Courtland starred on Broadway as the romantic lead in the very short-lived musical, "Flahooley" with Barbara Cook. 1957, he starred in six episodes of ABC's Disneyland in the miniseries "The Saga of Andy Burnett", the story of a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, man who comes west to the Rocky Mountains. The Burnett role was an attempt by Walt Disney to follow up on the success of the first television miniseries, Davy Crockett. In 1958, he guest starred in an episode of the television Western series The Rifleman. His voice was heard singing the title song during the credits in the movie Old Yeller. In 1959 he played the role of Army Lt. Henry Nowlan in the Disney film Tonka. Also that year he narrated the Disney short "Noah's Ark", nominated for an Oscar the following year for Best Short Subject (Cartoon). In 1975, he produced the Walt Disney film, Ride a Wild Pony.He was one of two producers of the partly animated 1977 Disney movie Pete's Dragon.He was the producer for Escape to Witch Mountain in 1975.Courtland died on March 1, 2012 of heart disease in the Santa Clarita Valley, California.
Currently a member of the directing and animation faculty at Columbia College Chicago. [January 2002]
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Moved to Chicago in 1997, teaching drama and film directing at Columbia College for five years.
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Talked into a screen test by Columbia director Charles Vidor and subsequently signed to a seven-year contract. Appeared as a gangling juvenile in several 1940's comedies, before wartime military service in the Pacific theatre. Continued to act after the war, initially on Broadway, then increasingly drawn towards television. Later switched to directing and producing for Disney, Screen Gems and Aaaron Spelling Productions.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Colbys
1985-1986
TV Series 3 episodes
Dynasty
1981-1986
TV Series 24 episodes
The Love Boat
1982-1986
TV Series 11 episodes
Fantasy Island
1982-1984
TV Series 3 episodes
Matt Houston
1982
TV Series 1 episode
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1973-1979
TV Series 8 episodes
Hog Wild
1974
TV Movie
Diamonds on Wheels
1973
TV Movie
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
The Partridge Family
1972
TV Series 1 episode
Nancy
1970-1971
TV Series 2 episodes
The Flying Nun
1968-1970
TV Series 10 episodes
Knots Landing
1988-1993
TV Series 16 episodes
Falcon Crest
1988-1990
TV Series 12 episodes
Island Son
1989
TV Series
Hotel
1983-1987
TV Series 11 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Knots Landing
1992
TV Series
Dr. Green
L.A. Law
1991
TV Series
Judge
The Restless Ones
1965
Black Spurs
1965
Sam Grubbs
The Virginian
1965
TV Series
Byron Prescott
Death Valley Days
1965
TV Series
William Byers
Tharus figlio di Attila
1962
Tharus
Café Oriental
1962
Michael
Queen of the Seas
1961
Peter Goodwin
O sole mio
1960
Teddy Hill
Tales of the Vikings
1959-1960
TV Series
Leif
Leif Ericson
Leif Erikson
Noah's Ark
1959
Short
Narrator (voice)
Tonka
1958
Lt. Henry Nowlan
The Rifleman
1958
TV Series
Johnny Gibbs
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1957-1958
TV Series
Andy Burnett
Code 3
1957
TV Series
Paul Simpson
The Millionaire
1957
TV Series
John Cole
West Point
1957
TV Series
Cadet Chris Wooderson
Crossroads
1957
TV Series
Jerry Lynch
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1957
TV Series
Lt. Cliff Walker
The United States Steel Hour
1954-1955
TV Series
Tex / Dave Gilbert
The Elgin Hour
1955
TV Series
Kennedy
The Bamboo Prison
1954
Arkansas
Medallion Theatre
1954
TV Series
Take the High Ground!
1953
Elvin C. Carey
Cripple Creek
1952
Larry Galland
The Barefoot Mailman
1951
Steven Pierton
Sunny Side of the Street
1951
Ted Mason
The Texas Rangers
1951
Danny Carver alias Bonner
Santa Fe
1951
Terry Canfield
When You're Smiling
1950
Gerald Durham
The Palomino
1950
Steve Norris
A Woman of Distinction
1950
Jerome
Battleground
1949
Abner Spudler
Tokyo Joe
1949
Danny
Make Believe Ballroom
1949
Gene Thomas
The Walking Hills
1949
Johnny
The Man from Colorado
1948
Johnny Howard
Kiss and Tell
1945
Dexter Franklin
Together Again
1944
Gilbert Parker
The Gillmen
TV Movie
Captain Ben Brady
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Amy
1981
producer
The Devil and Max Devlin
1981
producer
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
TV Series producer - 5 episodes, 1978 - 1980 co-producer - 2 episodes, 1974
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
1980
TV Movie producer
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
producer
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
1978
TV Movie producer
Pete's Dragon
1977
producer
Harness Fever
1977
TV Movie producer
Ride a Wild Pony
1975
producer
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
producer
Hog Wild
1974
TV Movie co-producer
Help, Inc.
1972
TV Movie producer
Movin' On
1972
TV Movie producer
Nancy
1970-1971
TV Series producer - 17 episodes
The Interns
1970
TV Series producer - 1 episode
The Flying Nun
1968-1970
TV Series associate producer - 10 episodes
Gidget Grows Up
1969
TV Movie producer
Here Come the Brides
1968
TV Series associate producer - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1966-1967
TV Series assistant to producer - 4 episodes
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
assistant to producer
The Gillmen
TV Movie underwater director
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Café Oriental
1962
performer: "Brigitte Bardot", "Some of these days"
Old Yeller
1957
performer: "Old Yeller"
Sunny Side of the Street
1951
performer: "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "Let's Fall in Love"
When You're Smiling
1950
performer: "When You're Smiling"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Oval Portrait
1997
Short special appreciation
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
Video documentary
Himself
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards
1984
TV Special
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
TV Series
Himself (audience member)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Legends of the West
1992
Documentary
Actor in 'Tonka' (uncredited)
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: The Bare Necessities
1987
Video short
Singer ('Old Yeller')
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1962
TV Series
Lt. Henry Nowlan (edited from: Tonka) / Lt. Henry Nowlan (edited from Tonka)