Bud Collyer

(1908-1969)

American actor

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Bud Collyer (born Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr.; June 18, 1908 – September 8, 1969) was an American radio actor and announcer and game show host who became one of the nation's first major television game show stars. He is best remembered for his work as the first host of the TV game shows Beat the Clock and To Tell the Truth, but he was also famous in the roles of Clark Kent / Superman on radio and in animated cartoons, initially in theatrical short subjects and later on television.

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Born	Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr. 18 June 1908 New York, New York, USA
Died	8 September 1969 (aged 61) Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Zodiac	Gemini
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Heloise Law Green - · · m. 1936; div. 1951 info edit

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Marion Shockley 1911-1981 · American actress · m. 1952 info edit

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June Collyer · Sister · 1906-1968 · American actress edit info

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Richard V. Heermance · Brother · 1910-1971 · American film editor and film producer edit info

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