Harry Landers (born Harry Sorokin; September 3, 1921 – September 10, 2017) was an American character actor.
Early life and career Harry Sorokin was born in New York City in 1921. His education came at Public School No. 202 and Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn.
During World War II, Landers served in the United States Merchant Marine.
In the mid-1940s, he began his career as a worker at the Warner Bros. studio in California. An encounter with actress Bette Davis led to a membership of Screen Actors Guild and an acting career.
On Broadway, Landers appeared in A Flag is Born (1948) and Billy Budd. He gained additional theatrical experience in summer stock theatre.
Landers was the spokesman for Taster's Choice coffee in television commercials that aired in the 1970s. He played "Go Go" in the 1953 classic, The Wild One. He had a regular role as Dr. Ted Hoffman on the television series Ben Casey and co-starred in the TV movie The Return of Ben Casey (1988). He had a small role in the Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window (1954). He played multiple roles in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956). In 1957, Landers played murder victim Donald Briggs in the Perry Mason episode The Case of the Drowning Duck. He also appeared in 1966 on Combat! in the 5th-season episode, "The Losers". He played Dr. Arthur Coleman, who aided Sandra Smith's Dr.Janice Lester, as she attempted to take over Kirk's body in Season 3 Episode 24 of the original Star Trek television series, "Turnabout Intruder", which aired June 3, 1969. It was the final episode of the original series.
Death Landers died September 10, 2017, aged 96.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1947BoomerangUncreditedKiss of DeathConvictUncredited1949C-ManOwney Shor1950Guilty BystanderBertUndercover GirlTully Mertz Vista1951Mister UniverseHenchman1953Phantom from SpaceLieutenant BowersJack SladeDanton SonUncreditedThe Wild OneGoGoUncredited1954Drive a Crooked RoadRalphPrisoner of WarLieutenantUncreditedAbout Mrs. LeslieSoldierUncreditedReturn from the SeaQuartermaster McGivernRear WindowGuest of Miss LonelyheartsUncredited1955The CobwebInternUncreditedThe Indian FighterGrey Wolf / Captain Trask Attaché1956The Ten CommandmentsArchitect's assistant / Hebrew at Rameses' gateThe Black WhipFiddler1957Mister CoryAndyThe Walter Winchell File Major DaleyTV series1959Up PeriscopeAdamsUncredited1960The Gallant HoursCaptain Joseph Foss1968In Enemy CountryPilotMassacre HarborColonel 'Spic' Landers USA1969Charro!Heff1990Ragin' CajunLacyHollywood Heartbreak HotelChuck Starrman1991MomBartender(final film role)
Selected television appearances Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (Season 1 Episode 7: "Breakdown") as Coroner Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 20: "The Day of the Bullet") as Joe Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 38: "Ambition") as Ernie Stillinger
Television Year Title Role Notes1969 Star Trek: The Original Series Dr. Coleman S3:E24, "Turnabout Intruder"
References
External links
Harry Landers at the American Film Institute Interview with Harry Landers Classic TV History Blog, April 30, 2010