Charles Aidman
Acting
Biography
Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."
Filmography 137
Movies (35)
Innerspace1987Speaker at Banquet
Uncommon Valor1983Sen. Hastings
The Tragedy of King Lear1982Earl of Gloucester
Prime Suspect1982
Marian Rose White1982Dr. Ashcroft
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream1981Mark Twain
Zoot Suit1981George Shearer
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980Warden Johnson
The Last Song1980Dr. Shaw
The Long Days of Summer1980Narrator (voice)
The New Adventures of Heidi1978The Wild Man
The House of the Dead1978Detective Malcolm Toliver
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July1978Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Twilight's Last Gleaming1977Bernstein
Amelia Earhart1976Mr. Earhardt
The Invasion of Carol Enders1974Dr. Peter Bernard
Deliver Us from Evil1973Arnold Fleming
A Chant of Silence1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray1973Basil Hallward
Dirty Little Billy1972Ben Antrim
Kotch1971Gerald Kotcher
Adam at Six A.M.1970Mr. Hopper
Menace on the Mountain1970Jed McIver
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn1969Carl Buchanan
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here1969Benby
Angel, Angel, Down We Go1969Willy Steele
The Sound of Anger1968Jerry Thompson
Sergeant Ryker1968Maj. Kitchener - The Law Officer
Hour of the Gun1967Horace Sullivan
Countdown1967Gus
Shows (102)
The Twilight Zone1985Narrator (voice)
Crazy like a Fox1984Randalph Loehrman
It Takes Two1982
Cagney & Lacey1982
Magnum, P.I.1980James Randolph
Bosom Buddies1980Fred
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980Warden Johnson
Knots Landing1979Dr. Michaels
Lou Grant1977Davis Mendelsohn
Eight Is Enough1977
Quincy, M.E.1976Preston Claymore
Spencer's Pilots1976
The Invisible Man1975Dr. Nick Maggio
S.W.A.T.1975
The Rockford Files1974Noah Deitweiler
Police Woman1974John Skow
Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974Police Captain Leo Winwood
Little House on the Prairie1974Sam Dobkins
The Six Million Dollar Man1974Bertram Lomax
Kojak1973Tom DeHaven
Barnaby Jones1973Mr. Stevenson
Kung Fu1972Dr. Cooper
The Streets of San Francisco1972Dr. Robert Jason
M*A*S*H1972Colonel Victor Bloodworth
Ghost Story1972Jack Cameron
The Rookies1972
Emergency!1972Harry Teal
Cannon1971Dr. Paul Danvers
All in the Family1971Mr. Willis
Medical Center1969Pete Howell