Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 21, 1925
Place of Birth
Frankfort, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
- Charles Leonard Aidman
Charles Aidman
Biography
Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."
Known For - Movies
Uncommon Valor
as Sen. Hastings
Hour of the Gun
as Horace Sullivan
The Wrong Man
as Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Warden Johnson
Kotch
as Gerald Kotcher
War Hunt
as Capt. Wallace Pratt
Countdown
as Gus
The Last Song
as Dr. Shaw
Pork Chop Hill
as Lt. Harold
Sergeant Ryker
as Maj. Kitchener - The Law Officer
Known For - TV Shows
Perry Mason
as Arthur Siddons
Little House on the Prairie
as Sam Dobkins
Bonanza
as Jim Applegate
M*A*S*H
as Colonel Victor Bloodworth
The Twilight Zone
as Bill
The Twilight Zone
as Ed Harrington
Magnum, P.I.
as James Randolph
Ironside
as Glass
Ironside
as Bryce
The Andy Griffith Show
as Frank Smith