James Nusser

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James Nusser
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Born(1905-05-03)May 3, 1905
Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 8, 1979(1979-06-08) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1951–1976

James Nusser (May 3, 1905 – June 8, 1979) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the recurring role of town drunk Louis Pheeters in the American western television series Gunsmoke from 1961 to 1970. [1] [2]

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Nusser was born in Ohio. [3] He appeared in television programs including I Married Joan , Sergeant Preston of the Yukon , Gunsmoke , Perry Mason , Bat Masterson , The Fugitive , The Virginian , The Wild Wild West , Mannix and Cannon , and also in films such as Bonzo Goes to College , One Girl's Confession , It Should Happen to You , Hell Canyon Outlaws , The Rare Breed , Hillbillys in a Haunted House , Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? , Hail, Hero! and Cahill U.S. Marshal .

Nusser died on June 8, 1979, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 74. [3] [4] He was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1952 Bonzo Goes to College Golferuncredited
1953 One Girl's Confession Warden
1954 It Should Happen to You board memberuncredited
1956 Mohawk Settleruncredited
1957 Hell Canyon Outlaws Oscar Schultz
1966 The Rare Breed Kellyuncredited
1967 Hillbillys in a Haunted House Janitor
1968 Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Passengeruncredited
1969 Hail, Hero! Max
1973 Cahill U.S. Marshal Doctor Jones

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1951 Space Patrol Benseason 1 episode 34 ("The Underwater Hideout")
1952 Chevron Theatre season 1 episode 11 ("Poor Miss Emmie")
1953 I Led 3 Lives Captain Nortonseason 1 episode 7 ("Army Infiltration")
The Ford Television Theatre season 5 episode 14 ("Alias Nora Hale")
1954–1955 I Married Joan miscellaneous roles2 episodes (seasons 2–3)
1954–1958 The Lineup Willie Martin5 episodes (seasons 1, 4)
1955–1956 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars miscellaneous roles2 episodes (seasons 4–5)
1955 TV Reader's Digest Harry Griffinseason 1 episode 9 ("The American Master Counterfeiters")
The Man Behind the Badge Coronerseason 2 episode 21 ("The Case of the Unwelcome Stranger")
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Captain Whitmanseason 1 episode 14 ("The Mad Wolf of Lost Canyon")
1956–1970 Gunsmoke miscellaneous roles5 episodes credited (seasons 1–6)
Louie Pheetersrecurring character; 69 episodes credited (seasons 7–15)
1956 The Star and the Story season 2 episode 22 ("The Lonely Ones")
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Cab Driverseason 2 episode 7 ("No More Tears")
Dragnet season 6 episode 13 ("The Big Handcuffs")
1957 Broken Arrow Al Perkinsseason 1 episode 17 ("The Missionaries")
Dr. Christian McKnightseason 1 episode 21 ("Mother's Boy")
Perry Mason Judgeseason 1 episode 12 ("The Case of the Negligent Nymph")
1958 The Court of Last Resort Judgeseason 1 episode 25 ("The Todd–Loomis Case")
The Texan Shanksseason 1 episode 4 ("The First Notch")
1959 Peter Gunn Bartenderseason 1 episode 36 ("Vendetta")
1960–1961 Bat Masterson miscellaneous roles2 episodes (seasons 2–3)
1960 This Man Dawson season 1 episode 24 ("Accessory to Murder")
Riverboat Hotel Clerkseason 2 episode 9 ("The Quota")
1961 Mrs. G. Goes to College Telephone Manseason 1 episode 13 ("Mrs. G.'s Private Telephone")
1962 Ben Casey Burleigh Hanksseason 1 episode 15 ("Imagine a Long Bright Corridor")
Target: The Corruptors! Stickface's Accompliceseason 1 episode 26 ("A Man's Castle")
1963 Temple Houston Flytrapseason 1 episode 10 ("Billy Hart")
1965 The Fugitive Smileyseason 2 episode 28 ("A.P.B.")
The Long, Hot Summer Plinyseason 1 episode 7 ("No Hiding Place")
1966 The Road West Amosseason 1 episode 3 ("The Gunfighter")
1967–1968 The Virginian miscellaneous roles3 episodes (seasons 6–7)
1967 Cimarron Strip Judge Homer Padgettseason 1 episode 10 ("Till the End of Night")
The Wild Wild West Reevesseason 3 episode 12 ("The Night of the Legion of Death")
1968 The Outsider Thin Manseason 1 episode 10 ("I Can't Hear You Scream")
1969 Then Came Bronson Ben Crosswellseason 1 episode 2 ("The Old Motorcycle Fiasco")
1970 The Wonderful World of Disney Ben Forresterseason 16 episodes 18–19
("Menace on the Mountain: Parts 1 and 2")
The Mod Squad Gusseason 3 episode 2 ("See the Eagles Dying")
1972 The Waltons Jake the Junkmanseason 1 episode 4 ("The Hunt")
1976 Cannon Ryanseason 5 episode 16 ("The Reformer")

References

  1. ↑ Witbeck, Charles (February 14, 1969). "The Character Pays Off For Actor James Nusser". The Shreveport Journal . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 52. Retrieved November 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "James Nusser Parleys Few Lines As Town Drunk Into Tradition". The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana. January 19, 1969. p. 128. Retrieved November 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 411. ISBN   9780810835474 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Rites Set for James Nusser, Veteran Television, Film Actor". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. June 12, 1979. p. 29. Retrieved November 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 555. ISBN   9781476625997 – via Google Books.
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