Biography
Mason Adams (born Mason Abrams; February 26, 1919 β April 26, 2005) was an American actor. From the late 1940s until the early 1970s, he was heard in numerous radio programs and voiceovers for countless television commercials, the latter of which he resumed in the 1980s and 1990s. In the early '70s, he moved into acting and from 1977 to 1983 held perhaps his best-known role, that of Managing Editor Charlie Hume on Lou Grant. He also acted in numerous other television and movie roles, most prominently Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) and F/X (1986).
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Filmography
all 60
Movies 40
TV Shows 20
Narrator 7
Director 1
self 1
Voice 1
Narrator
American Eats: History on a Bun (2006)
Movie
Narrator
Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait (2002)
Movie
Justice Joseph Crouch
The West Wing (1999)
TV
5.66
Francis
Life Among the Cannibals (1999)
Movie
Narrator
American Drinks: History in a Glass (1999)
Movie
Mr. Trapwell (segment 'The Scoop')
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998)
TV
6
Derek's Father
The Lesser Evil (1998)
Movie
Grandpa
Hudson River Blues (1997)
Movie
Mr. Hoyt
Oz (1997)
TV
5.78
Father Nestor
Touch (1997)
Movie
Sidney Pomerantz
Murder One (1995)
TV
Dr. Rochelle
Not of This Earth (1995)
Movie
Mr. Pike
Houseguest (1995)
Movie
5.71
Henry D. Hyde
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)
Movie
Walter Warner Sr.
Son in Law (1993)
Movie
5.66
President Harris
Class of '96 (1993)
TV
Bob Rutherford
Buying a Landslide (1992)
Movie
Deputy Director Brown
Toy Soldiers (1991)
Movie
Frank Halloran
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
Movie
Narrator
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story (1989)
Movie
Family Matters (1989)
TV
6.4
Everett Daye
Knight & Daye (1989)
TV
Monsters (1988)
TV
Francis Ryan
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)
TV
Father Francis Ryan
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)
Movie
Dr. Gordon
Who Is Julia? (1986)
Movie
Narrator
Walt Disney World: A Dream Come True (1986)
Movie
Dr. Karl Janss
Northstar (1986)
Movie
Gordon Blair
Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986)
TV
Bob Ranier
Matlock (1986)
TV
6
Geoffrey Wiggins
Under Siege (1986)
Movie
Col. Mason
F/X (1986)
Movie
4.83
Self / Narrator
The Whimsical World of Oz (1985)
Movie
Sumner Murdock
The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
Movie
Ford
Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984)
Movie
Ron Sandler
Passions (1984)
Movie
Roger Philby
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Ray Mellette
Adam (1983)
Movie
Narrator
Great Day (1983)
Movie
Professor Lloyd Rhodes
Family Ties (1982)
TV
6.11
The Cat in the Hat / Narrator
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)
Movie
6
Harry Tannenbaum
The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)
Movie
President
The Final Conflict (1981)
Movie
5.59
Wally
Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
Movie
Willie the Wino
Murder Can Hurt You! (1980)
Movie
Elmo Tyson
Flamingo Road (1980)
Movie
Dr. Ed Johnson
A Shining Season (1979)
Movie
Dr. Eliot Losen
And Baby Makes Six (1979)
Movie
Richard Simmons
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Charlie Hume
Lou Grant (1977)
TV
Grandpa (voice)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
Movie
Bill Cavins
The Deadliest Season (1977)
Movie
Obstetrician
God Told Me To (1976)
Movie
The Banker with Chris
The Happy Hooker (1975)
Movie
1
Another World (1964)
TV
Bill Wendover
Decoy (1957)
TV
GI Engineer Walter Maxwell (uncredited)
The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
TV
9
Mr. Watkins
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Thomas Watson
Mr. Bell (1947)
Movie
Geoffrey Wiggins
Under Siege
TV
Ratings
Average 5.82
Based on 432 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1947
1980
1986
1983
2006
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1919-02-26
Deathday2005-04-26 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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