David Bauer (born Herman Bernard Waldman,[1] March 6, 1917[2] – February 8 or 13, 1973[3][4]) was an American film, television, and stage actor who, from November 1958 until his death, was based primarily in Britain.[5][6]
David Bauer | |
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| Born | Herman Bernard Waldman March 6, 1917 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 8 or 13, 1973; aged 55 London, England |
| Other names | Herman Waldman, David Wolfe |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1941–1973 |
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| Children | 1 |
Early life and career
editBorn in Chicago, Illinois to Leo Waldman and Ida Katz,[2][7] Waldman attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, graduating in 1938.[8] Aside from his Bachelor of Arts,[9] Waldman was awarded the school's $75 Dramatic Club Prize[10] and, more important, a scholarship to the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he had a chance to meet, among others, Jane Wyatt, Edith Barrett and Sinclair Lewis, and to perform alongside such actors as Fred Stone, Jane Cowl and Eugenie Leontovich.[11]
After serving in the army from 1943 to 1946, Waldman joined the Actors' Laboratory Theatre in Los Angeles,[3] appearing that year in the west coast premiere of Harry Brown's A Sound of Hunting, wherein, according to Los Angeles Daily News critic David Hanna, Brown's sometimes "overdrawn" supporting characters managed to retain some "semblance of credulity [sic], thanks largely to the finesse of the men who play them. Michael Vincent and Herman Waldman carry the comedy burden with surety and excellent timing."[12]
Waldman's radio credits include ongoing roles in Big Town[13] and Those We Love[14][15] and at least one appearance on the anthology series Favorite Story.[16]
In the summer of 1948, by which time he had amassed more than 100 stage and radio credits (along with his first feature film[17]), Waldman adopted the stage name David Wolfe, appearing in such films as The Undercover Man,[18] 5 Fingers,[19] Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie,[20] and Salt of the Earth.[21]
Following his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Wolfe was blacklisted; consequently, the professional alias underwent one last tweak, and, as of no later than the December 1956 New York Shakespeare Festival revival of Titus Andronicus, Waldman was being billed as David Bauer.[1][22]
As David Bauer, he appeared in The Baron, The Champions (where he provided opening narration for each episode), The Avengers, Department S, Gideon's Way, Jason King, The Prisoner, The Protectors, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Saint, Strange Report, and Undermind.
He appeared in films such as Patton, Inspector Clouseau, Diamonds Are Forever, You Only Live Twice, and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
Personal life and death
editBauer was married twice: to Rose Cherub from July 1946 until at least April 1950,[7][23] and, from 1960 until his death, to British actress Stella Tanner, with whom he had one child,[24][3][25] Santa Fe-based actress and disc jockey Alexa Bauer.[26][27]
David Bauer died of a heart attack at his home in London on either the 8th or 13 February 1973.[3][4][28]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | The Vicious Circle | Lieber | as Herman Waldman |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man | Stanley Weinburg | as David Wolfe |
| 1949 | House of Strangers | Prosecutor | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Slattery's Hurricane | Dr. Ross | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Flaming Fury | Tony Polacheck | as David Wolfe |
| 1949 | Sword in the Desert | Gershon | as David Wolfe |
| 1949 | Tokyo Joe | Photo Sergeant | Uncredited |
| 1949 | A Dangerous Profession | Matthew Dawson | as David Wolfe |
| 1949 | Bagdad | Mahmud | as David Wolfe |
| 1950 | Prisoners in Petticoats | Sam Clark | as David Wolfe |
| 1950 | Side Street | Smitty | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger | David Goodman | as David Wolfe |
| 1950 | Where the Sidewalk Ends | Sid Kramer, Scalise Hood | Uncredited |
| 1951 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Speaker on Dais | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Smuggler's Island | Lorca | as David Wolfe |
| 1951 | The Mark of the Renegade | Landlord | as Dave Wolfe |
| 1951 | Kansas Raiders | Rudolph Tate | as Dave Wolfe |
| 1951 | The Scarf | Level Louie | as David Wolfe |
| 1951 | The Guest (Short) | Martin Androvitch | as David Wolfe |
| 1952 | 5 Fingers | Da Costa | Uncredited |
| 1952 | The Cimarron Kid | Sam Swanson | as David Wolfe |
| 1952 | The Iron Mistress | James Black | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie | Sam Eichenbogen | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Counsel | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Salt of the Earth | Barton | as David Wolfe |
| 1962 | Flat Two | Emil louba | |
| 1963 | Live It Up! | Mark Watson | U.S. ' Sing and Swing '. |
| 1964 | Man in the Middle | Colonel Mayburt | |
| 1964 | Walk a Tightrope | Ed | |
| 1965 | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | Young Judge | Uncredited |
| 1967 | The Double Man | Andrew Miller | |
| 1967 | You Only Live Twice | American Diplomat | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Danger Route | Bennett | |
| 1967 | Torture Garden | Mike Charles | (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood") |
| 1968 | Dark of the Sun | Adams | (UK title: The Mercenaries) |
| 1968 | Inspector Clouseau | Police Chief Geffrion | |
| 1969 | Crooks and Coronets | Jack | |
| 1969 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun | Villac Umu | |
| 1970 | Patton | Lieutenant General Harry Buford | |
| 1971 | Fun and Games | Gribney | |
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | Morton Slumber | |
| 1972 | Embassy | Kadish | |
| 1972 | Endless Night | Uncle Frank | |
| 1974 | Road Movie | Harry | (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ a b Ragan, David (1992) Who's Who in Hollywood : The Largest Cast of International Film Personalities Ever Assembled. Volume 1: A–L New York : Facts on File. p. 102. ISBN 0-8160-2009-4. "Bauer, David (d. 1973, age 55) American-born supporting actor who, after a busy Hollywood career as David Wolfe (1949-1952) adopted the name David Bauer and, as Bauer, acted on TV (The Saint) and in movies: Dark of the Sun, The Double Man, Embassy (as Kadish), Inspector Clousseau, Patton (Lt. Gen. Harry Bufford), Torture Garden, Tropic of Cancer, others (see David Wolfe)." See also:
- Barrett, Helen (1948). "Film and Theatre Gossip". The News Journal. p. 23.
- Bulletin of Washington University. Volume 37, Issue 7. March 2, 1939. p. 97. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7SF-6R6 : Wed Nov 15 09:54:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman Bernard Waldman.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary: David Bauer". The Stage. August 29, 1973. p. 45. ProQuest 1040430621.
David Bauer, who joined the National Theatre Company to play Sheriff Hoffman in 'The Front Page,' died on February 8, aged fifty-five. [...] Born in Chicago, he worked with university theatres before becoming an apprentice at the Berkshire Playhouse. He worked in radio, summer stock and in Hollywood before joining the Army in 1943. When demobbed in 1946, he went to the Actors' Laboratory in Hollywood, and also played a large number of character parts in films. He came to London in 1958 to play Doc in 'West Side Story.' He married, for a second time, Stella Tanner, one of the Tanner Sisters, and they had a daughter.
- ^ a b "Obituaries: David Bauer". Variety. February 21, 1973. p. 62. ProQuest 1014872497.
David Bauer, 55, Chicago-born actor who transferred his career to England in 1958, when he played 'Doc' in the London company of 'West Side Story,' died Feb. 13 at his home in the British capital.
- ^ "Behind Your Screen: getting Away From It All". Bristol Evening Post. December 15, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ Cohen, Harold (November 27, 1958). "Local Scrappings; Addenda". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 48. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8K4-XP6 : 9 March 2021), Herman B Waldman and Rose Cherub, 06 Jul 1946; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,115,601.
- ^ "Social News". The Modern View. June 9, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "74 to be Graduated at Washington U; Dr. M. H. Ittner of Newark, N. J., to Give Commencement Address Tuesday; Bachelor of Arts". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. June 5, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Washington U. Prize and Honor Winners". St Louis Post-Dispatch. June 7, 1938. p. 22. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ Start, Clarissa (April 9, 1939). "Girl About Town". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 38. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ Hanna, David (June 3, 1946). "Stage Review: 'A Sound of Hunting'". Los Angeles Daily News. p. 13. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Hollywood Actor Gets Chance by Going East". The Roanoke Times. February 16, 1941. p. 20. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Will Re-Shuffle Radio Stations". The Wichita Eagle. March 23, 1941. p. 30. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "'Those We Love' Cast & Crew". OTRRpedia. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Little, Mary (July 19, 1947). "Airglances". Des Moines Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "'Vicious Circle Gripping; Well Done Drama on Timely Theme". The Hollywood Reporter. May 26, 1948. p. 5. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Darr (June 24, 1948). "Darr Smith". Los Angeles Daily News. p. 37. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "David Wolfe in 'Fingers'". The Hollywood Reporter. October 1, 1951. p. 2. ProQuest 2320474199.
David Wolfe is currently playing akey role in 'Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie' at 20th-Fox, has been signed by the same studio to portray a South American banker in '5 Fingers.' He will alternate between the two sets.
- ^ "'NELLIE' ENCHANTING DRAMA FINELY ACTED AND DIRECTED: Jessel, King Score With Grand Prod'n; Wayne Acting Tops". The Hollywood Reporter. May 26, 1952. p. 3. ProQuest 2338149020.
Miss Peters is appealing and effectively fiery as Nellie, with Albert Dekker, Charles Watts, Alan Hale, Jr., and David Wolfe registering nicely as Wayne's friends.
- ^ Monaco, James (1992). The Movie Guide. New York: Perigee Books. p. 809. ISBN 9780399517808
- ^ Geor. (December 12, 1956). "Legitimate: Off-Broadway Shows - The Inspector General". Variety. p. 74. ProQuest 1017029115.
David Bauer, as the town's leading politico, gives a bustling performance, racing around with buckled knees used to bending for favors, and expostulating wetly through his mutton-chops.
- ^ "United States 1950 Census", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGC-C9XN : Thu Oct 05 23:52:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman B Waldman and Rose Waldman, 10 April 1950.
- ^ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDT-5THN : 8 October 2014), David Bauer and null, 1960; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1960, quarter 3, vol. 5C, p. 2051, Hampstead, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ^ Baker, Richard Anthony (April 18, 2012). "Stella Tanner". The Stage. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ North, Max (June 6, 1964). "Do You Prefer Villains to Nice Guys". Manchester Evening News. p. 3.
- ^ Nott, Robert (June 13, 2003). "GIRL, CORRUPTED". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. P-20. ProQuest 331497900.
He had a plethora of talent to choose from, including Global Jam disc jockey Alexa Bauer (who plays Gloria, the tough-as-nails, always-smoking veteran) [...] Bauer has an odd connection to the play. Her mother, actress Stella Tanner, was in a stage production of Prisoner: Cellblock H, a theatrical adaptation of the old Australian women-in-prison television series, to which Women Behind Bars also owes a debt.
- ^ "Chatter: London". Variety. March 7, 1973. p. 77. ProQuest 1014862816.
National Theatre Company gave special latenight performance of 'The Front Page' as a benefit for the widow and daughter of David Bauer, American actor who expired from a heart attack three weeks ago.
Further reading
edit- North, Max (June 6, 1964). "Do You Prefer Villains to Nice Guys". Manchester Evening News. p. 3.