King Donovan
King Donovan
Bookish-looking American actor King Donovan was first seen on Broadway in 1948's The Vigil and on screen in The Man From Texas (1950). Though he appeared in dozens of films, Donovan is best known for his participation in such sci-fi classics as Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953), Magnetic Monster (1953) and especially The Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). Musical comedy fans remember Donovan for his portrayal of the saturnine assistant director in Singin' in the Rain (1952). His many TV appearances include the recurring role of Harvey Helm on the Bob Cummings sitcom Love That Bob! and Herb Thornton on the 1965-66 family comedy Please Don't Eat the Daisies. Long married to comedienne Imogene Coca, King Donovan frequently co-starred with his wife in such stage productions as The Girls of 509 and his last theatrical effort, 1982's Nothing Lasts Forever. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of King Donovan:
- The Enforcer with Humphrey Bogart , Zero Mostel , Ted DeCorsia , Everett Sloane , Roy Roberts , Don Beddoe , John G. Kellogg , Jack Lambert , Susan Cabot , Ralph Dunn , Greta Granstedt , Creighton Hale , Chuck Hamilton , Perc Launders , George Meader , Howard M. Mitchell , Bob Steele , Michael Lally
- Cowboy with Jack Lemmon , Glenn Ford , Brian Donlevy , Dick York , Richard Jaeckel , Vaughn Taylor , James Westerfield , Frank DeKova , Buzz Henry , Guy Wilkerson , Strother Martin
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye with James Cagney , Barbara Payton , Helena Carter , Ward Bond , Luther Adler , Barton MacLane , Steve Brodie , Rhys Williams , Herbert Heyes , John Litel , William Frawley , Kenneth Tobey , Frank Reicher , Neville Brand , Frank Marlowe , Matt McHugh , Charles Meredith , Dick Rich , Frank Wilcox , William Cagney
- All the King's Men with Broderick Crawford , John Derek , Joanne Dru , John Ireland , Mercedes McCambridge , Shepperd Strudwick , Anne Seymour , Raymond Greenleaf , Walter Burke , Will Wright , Grandon Rhodes , Richard Hale , Houseley Sr. Stevenson , Paul Ford , Louis Mason , Paul Maxey , John "Skins" Miller , Pat O'Malley , Frank Wilcox
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