Judson Laire

Judson Laire

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayAug. 3, 1902
Death1979-07-05
BiographyJudson Laire (August 3, 1902 – July 5, 1979) was an American film, stage, and television actor best known for starring as Lars Hansen in the early CBS television series, Mama from 1949 to 1957, as well as several daytime soap operas including As the World Turns, The Nurses, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, and The Edge Of Night.

Laire was born in Pleasantville, New York.

In a 30-year stage career Laire appeared in nine Broadway productions. Among his Broadway credits was Advise and Consent by Loring Mandel which opened on November 17, 1960.

Laire portrayed Woodrow Wilson in "Woodrow Wilson and the Unknown Soldier", an episode of Our American Heritage on NBC=TV on May 13, 1961.

Laire died in a hospital in Rhinebeck, New York, on July 5, 1979, aged 76.

Biography from the Wikipedia article Judson Laire. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Mama
Ended

Mama

as Papa Hansen

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