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Lance Fuller

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Lance Fuller Famous memorial

Birth
Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Death
15 Oct 2001 (aged 72)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend Add to Map
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Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the level-headed Dr. Ted Erickson in the cult classic "The She-Creature" (1955). After beginning his career in stock companies, he was discovered by director Roy William Neill during a casting call for bit players. Impressed by his dark good looks, trim physique, and articulate voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision per a supporting role in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). From there, he would go on to enjoy a successful career as a notable supporting actor appearing in over 55 features; often typecast as boyfriends, blue-collared guys, soldiers, authority figures, doctors, bartenders, henchmen, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, city slickers, gigolos, conmen, troopers, eccentrics, neighbors, educators, and retail clerks. He appeared in such feature films as "To Have and Have Not" (1944), "Scarlet Street" (1945), "Night and Day" (1946), "Song of Scheherazade" (1947), "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), "All American" (1953), "Playgirl" (1954), "Pearl of the South Pacific" (1955), "Frontier Woman" (1956), "God's Little Acre" (1958), "Day of the Outlaw" (1959), "Saint of Devil's Island" (1961), "Scream, Evelyn, Scream!" (1971), "The Longest Yard" (1974), and "Hustle" (1975). During the advent of television, he became a familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Zorro," "The Silent Service," "Colt .45," "Maverick," "Tombstone Territory," "Men Into Space," "This Man Dawson," "The Deputy," "Riverboat," "77 Sunset Strip," "Lawman," "Bat Masterson," "The Twilight Zone," "Bracken's World," "General Electric Theatre," and "Matt Helm". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been an active parishioner of the Episcopal church, had been an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Humane Society, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was married to fellow actress Joi Lansing from 1951 to 1953 (their union ended in divorce and produced no children). Upon his 1976 retirement, Fuller spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions and was active with various charitable and religious causes, until his death from the complications of an undisclosed illness.
Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the level-headed Dr. Ted Erickson in the cult classic "The She-Creature" (1955). After beginning his career in stock companies, he was discovered by director Roy William Neill during a casting call for bit players. Impressed by his dark good looks, trim physique, and articulate voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision per a supporting role in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). From there, he would go on to enjoy a successful career as a notable supporting actor appearing in over 55 features; often typecast as boyfriends, blue-collared guys, soldiers, authority figures, doctors, bartenders, henchmen, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, city slickers, gigolos, conmen, troopers, eccentrics, neighbors, educators, and retail clerks. He appeared in such feature films as "To Have and Have Not" (1944), "Scarlet Street" (1945), "Night and Day" (1946), "Song of Scheherazade" (1947), "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), "All American" (1953), "Playgirl" (1954), "Pearl of the South Pacific" (1955), "Frontier Woman" (1956), "God's Little Acre" (1958), "Day of the Outlaw" (1959), "Saint of Devil's Island" (1961), "Scream, Evelyn, Scream!" (1971), "The Longest Yard" (1974), and "Hustle" (1975). During the advent of television, he became a familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Zorro," "The Silent Service," "Colt .45," "Maverick," "Tombstone Territory," "Men Into Space," "This Man Dawson," "The Deputy," "Riverboat," "77 Sunset Strip," "Lawman," "Bat Masterson," "The Twilight Zone," "Bracken's World," "General Electric Theatre," and "Matt Helm". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been an active parishioner of the Episcopal church, had been an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Humane Society, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was married to fellow actress Joi Lansing from 1951 to 1953 (their union ended in divorce and produced no children). Upon his 1976 retirement, Fuller spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions and was active with various charitable and religious causes, until his death from the complications of an undisclosed illness.

Bio by: Lowell Thurgood



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223280542/lance-fuller: accessed ), memorial page for Lance Fuller (6 Dec 1928–15 Oct 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223280542; Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend; Maintained by Find a Grave.