Biography
Luis d'Antin van Rooten (November 29, 1906 – June 17, 1973) was a Mexican-born American actor. He was sometimes credited as Louis Van Rooten.Van Rooten was born in Mexico City, Mexico, and emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was eight, growing up in Pennsylvania. He earned his BA at the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an architect before deciding to pursue film work in Hollywood during World War II. His facility with languages made van Rooten an in-demand military radio announcer during the war, and he conducted a variety of broadcasts in Italian, Spanish, and French. This led into film work, often in roles requiring an accent or skill with dialects.
Filmography
all 48
Movies 25
TV Shows 23
Narrator 1
Mr. Duren
Fury River (1961)
Movie
Heinrich Himmler
Operation Eichmann (1961)
Movie
Brimley
One Step Beyond (1959)
TV
Mr. Binks
Naked City (1958)
TV
Dr. Carlo Fiorillo
Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
Movie
Fritz Graubach
Fraulein (1958)
Movie
Samuel Carlin
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Ezra Benton
The Unholy Wife (1957)
Movie
Bernstein
The Alcoa Hour (1955)
TV
Mel Tucker
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Knobby Walsh
The Joe Palooka Story (1954)
TV
Narrator (Anders as an adult) (U.S. version)
The Great Adventure (1953)
Movie
Peter Gregson
Letter to Loretta (1953)
TV
General Charles LeClerc
Lydia Bailey (1952)
Movie
Rudolf Hoenig
My Favorite Spy (1951)
Movie
Joe Feinson
Detective Story (1951)
Movie
Papa Bardi
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Heavenly Express Clerk
Heavenly Puss (1949)
Movie
Harris
Champion (1949)
Movie
Joe Cusack
City Across the River (1949)
Movie
Bill Craddock
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
Movie
Monsieur Vidocq / Police Inspector Jules Maigret
Suspense (1949)
TV
Lutz / Dad
Studio One (1948)
TV
Harry Shelton
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
F.B. Barton
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
Movie
Dr. Joseph White (as Louis Van Rooten)
Beyond Glory (1948)
Movie
Edwin Orlin
The Big Clock (1948)
Movie
Commissioner Alberto Berado
To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
Movie
Simon
Saigon (1947)
Movie
2nd Mate Foster
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
Movie
Heinrich Himmler
The Hitler Gang (1944)
Movie
Caribou Jones (1951)
Major Dell Conway of the Flying Tigers
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1906-11-29
Deathday1973-06-17 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceMexico City, México
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLuis d'Antin van Rooten, Louis Van Rooten
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