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{{Short description|American actor (1921–1999)}}
{{Short description|American actor (1921–1999)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Shepard Menken
| name = Shepard Menken
| image = Shepard_Menken_in_The_Benny_Goodman_Story_1956.jpg
| image = Shepard Menken in Killers from Space (cropped).jpg
| caption = Shepard Menken in The Benny Goodman Story 1956
| caption = Menken in ''[[Killers from Space]]'' (1954)
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|11|2|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|11|02|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[New York City, New York]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[New York City, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|1|2|1921|11|2}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|01|02|1921|11|02|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| occupation = Radio, film, television and voice actor
| occupation = Radio, film, television and voice actor
| years_active = 1949–1990
| years_active = 1949–1990
| television = [[The Alvin Show]] (1960–90)
| television = [[The Alvin Show]] (1960–90)
}}
}}


'''Shepard Menken''' (November 2, 1921 – January 2, 1999) was an American film, television, voice, radio<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19790202&id=rOstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BjMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3866,331662&hl=en "Drama Series premiering on Rome radio station" (''Rome News Tribune'', February 2, 1979, page 11 {the newspaper is published in the Georgia city of Rome})]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19790205&id=hp4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yukFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1314,2282159&hl=en Woods, Sherry. "Turn on that radio; exercise your flabby imaginations" (''The Miami News'', February 5, 1979, page 11)]</ref> [[character actor]].<ref>[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Shepard-Menken/ Shepard Menken entry at ''Behind the Voice Actors'' (includes photograph)]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22shepard+menken%22&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CB4QsARqFQoTCJPIxoqah8cCFYEVPgodoYQDqg&biw=1278&bih=1342# Photographs and other images associated with Shepard Menken]</ref>
'''Shepard Menken''' (November 2, 1921 &ndash; January 2, 1999) was an American film, television, voice, radio<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19790202&id=rOstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BjMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3866,331662&hl=en "Drama Series premiering on Rome radio station" (''Rome News Tribune'', February 2, 1979, page 11 {the newspaper is published in the Georgia city of Rome})]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19790205&id=hp4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yukFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1314,2282159&hl=en Woods, Sherry. "Turn on that radio; exercise your flabby imaginations" (''The Miami News'', February 5, 1979, page 11)]</ref> [[character actor]].<ref>[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Shepard-Menken/ Shepard Menken entry at ''Behind the Voice Actors'' (includes photograph)]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22shepard+menken%22&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CB4QsARqFQoTCJPIxoqah8cCFYEVPgodoYQDqg&biw=1278&bih=1342# Photographs and other images associated with Shepard Menken]</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Death==
==Death==
Shepard Menken died in the [[Los Angeles]] neighborhood of [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]] two months after his 77th birthday.
Shepard Menken died in the [[Los Angeles]] neighborhood of [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]] in 1999 at the age of 77. He is interred at [[Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
* ''[[The Great Caruso]]'' (1951) as Fucito
* ''[[The Great Caruso]]'' (1951) as Fucito
* ''[[I Love Lucy, Season 1 Episode 12, 'The Adagio']]'' (1951) as Jean Val Jean Raymond
* ''[[David and Bathsheba (film)|David and Bathsheba]]'' (1951) as Police Guard (uncredited)
* ''[[David and Bathsheba (film)|David and Bathsheba]]'' (1951) as Police Guard (uncredited)
* ''[[Tangier Incident (film)|Tangier Incident]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Tangier Incident (film)|Tangier Incident]]'' (1953)
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* ''[[King Richard and the Crusaders]]'' (1954) as Muezzin (uncredited)
* ''[[King Richard and the Crusaders]]'' (1954) as Muezzin (uncredited)
* ''[[Bengal Brigade]]'' (1954) as Bulbir
* ''[[Bengal Brigade]]'' (1954) as Bulbir
* [[The Alvin Show]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Portal|Biography}}
{{Portal|Biography}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0579684|title=Shepard Menken}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0579684|name=Shepard Menken}}
*[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/SearchResult.aspx?s=&Type=PN&Tbl=&CatID=DATABIN_CAST&ID=139876&searchedFor=Shepard_Menken_&SortType=ASC&SortCol=RELEASE_YEAR Shepard Menken] at the [[American Film Institute Catalog]]
*[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/SearchResult.aspx?s=&Type=PN&Tbl=&CatID=DATABIN_CAST&ID=139876&searchedFor=Shepard_Menken_&SortType=ASC&SortCol=RELEASE_YEAR Shepard Menken] at the [[American Film Institute Catalog]]
*[http://www.allmovie.com/artist/shepard-menken-p48441 Shepard Menken] at [[AllMovie]]
*[http://www.allmovie.com/artist/shepard-menken-p48441 Shepard Menken] at [[AllMovie]]

Latest revision as of 12:17, 3 June 2024

Shepard Menken
Menken in Killers from Space (1954)
Born(1921-11-02)November 2, 1921
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 1999(1999-01-02) (aged 77)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Resting placeMount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation(s)Radio, film, television and voice actor
Years active1949–1990
TelevisionThe Alvin Show (1960–90)

Shepard Menken (November 2, 1921 – January 2, 1999) was an American film, television, voice, radio[1][2] character actor.[3][4]

Early life

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Menken began his career at the age of 11, when he started appearing on children's radio programs. After high school, Menken attended Columbia University, and later studied performing arts at the Neighborhood Playhouse Theatre and the Juilliard School of Music.

Career

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Menken made his film debut in 1949 with a supporting role in The Red Menace, and eventually appeared onscreen in 17 movies. Menken worked steadily as a television actor, appearing on such series as I Love Lucy, I Spy, and The Wild Wild West. He was also in demand as a voice talent, working on animated cartoons for Hanna-Barbera, UPA, and Marvel Productions, as well as advertising spots for StarKist Tuna and Mattel Toys; his was the voice intoning, "The only way to fly!" in Western Airlines' spots in the 1960s. Menken voiced Clyde Crashcup in The Alvin Show, as well as the character Tonto in the 1966-69 animated series The Lone Ranger. He also voiced the Spelling Bee and Chroma the Great in the 1970 live-action/animated film The Phantom Tollbooth, and provided the voice for the title character in Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. In 1963, Menken formed his own company, Malibu Films, which specialized in educational and industrial films.

Death

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Shepard Menken died in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills in 1999 at the age of 77. He is interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.[5]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Drama Series premiering on Rome radio station" (Rome News Tribune, February 2, 1979, page 11 {the newspaper is published in the Georgia city of Rome})
  2. ^ Woods, Sherry. "Turn on that radio; exercise your flabby imaginations" (The Miami News, February 5, 1979, page 11)
  3. ^ Shepard Menken entry at Behind the Voice Actors (includes photograph)
  4. ^ Photographs and other images associated with Shepard Menken
  5. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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