Charles Maxwell (actor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Maxwell (actor)

American actor

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1913

Place of Birth: Long Island, New York, United States

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1993

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charles Carlton Maxwell (December 28, 1913 – August 7, 1993) was an American character actor and producer who worked primarily in television. Maxwell frequently appeared as a guest star in western television series, including as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Lawman, Rawhide, and The Rifleman.
In 1959, he was cast as General Phil Sheridan in the episode "One Bullet from Broken Bow" of the NBC western series, Bat Masterson, starring Gene Barry in the title role.
He appeared on NBC's Bonanza ten times as entirely different characters. By the 1960s Charles Maxwell began appearing in a variety of guest roles.
For example he appeared in My Favorite Martian first season episode 23 "An Old Friend of the Family" as Jakobar. Maxwell was a regular on the short-lived series The Hank McCune Show and appeared as Corp.
Giles on the WWII drama Combat! in the episode "Ask Me No Questions" in 1966.
He also appeared as Virgil Earp in the Star Trek episode “Spectre of the Gun” in 1968. Maxwell’s longest running role was neither a western, nor credited, when he was often featured as the unseen radio announcer on CBS's Gilligan's Island.