John Eldredge (actor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Eldredge (actor)

American actor

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1904

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Date of Death: 23-Sep-1961

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

John Eldredge (August 30, 1904 – September 23, 1961) was an American actor from San Francisco.
He was the younger brother of character actor George Eldredge (1898–1977).Born August 30, 1904, John Eldredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at university.
When he confessed to his father that he wanted to be an actor, his father grinned and said: "That's all right son so long as you are a good one." He began his theatrical career in repertory and then in comic opera and later played small parts in New York City till he made a hit on Broadway and it was a role opposite Lillian Gish that won him a Warners film contract.Eldredge's Broadway credits include Three-Cornered Moon (1932), The Good Fairy (1932), Katerina (1928), The Cherry Orchard (1928), and The Would-be Gentleman (1928).In 1954–1955, Aldredge played Harry Archer, father of the title character, in the CBS Television situation comedy Meet Corliss Archer.He died September 23, 1961 of a heart attack at Laguna Beach, California, United States.