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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 1, 1915
Died
June 10, 2011
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- Arthur Brent Balinger
- Arthur B. Balinger
- Arthur Balinger
- Arthur Ballinger
- Art Ballinger
- Arthur Bent Balinger
Art Balinger
0.4 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur "Art" Balinger (February 1, 1915 – June 10, 2011) was an American actor known for television roles throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was cast in numerous productions created by Jack Webb and his production company Mark VII Limited. Balinger was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. He began his career as a radio announcer, before transitioning to television as an actor. His credits included Dragnet and Emergency!. He largely retired from television after the 1970s. One of his last memorable parts, in film, was that of the dedication ceremony announcer in the 1974 blockbuster hit The Towering Inferno. Art Balinger died in Portland, Oregon at the age of 96.
Known For
4.9
Radio Announcer
The Swarm
1978
0.0
Lieutenant
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978
7.4
Newscaster (uncredited)
Ellery Queen
1975
7.0
Announcer
The Towering Inferno
1974
7.8
Chief Conrad, Battalion 14 (uncredited)
Emergency!
1972
7.8
Chief Conrad, Battalion 14
Emergency!
1972
8.3
Battalion Chief
Emergency!
1972
6.5
Bert Sidney
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
7.0
Inspector
Adam-12
1968
7.0
Captain Grant
Adam-12
1968
Credits
The Swarm
as Radio Announcer
1978
4.9
Confessions of the D.A. Man
as Lieutenant
1978
0.0
Ellery Queen
as Newscaster (uncredited)
1975
7.4
The Towering Inferno
as Announcer
1974
7.0
Emergency!
as Chief Conrad, Battalion 14 (uncredited)
1972
7.8
Emergency!
as Chief Conrad, Battalion 14
1972
7.8
Emergency!
as Battalion Chief
1972
8.3
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Bert Sidney
1969
6.5
Adam-12
as Inspector
1968
7.0
Adam-12
as Captain Grant
1968
7.0
Adam-12
as Emcee
1968
7.0
Adam-12
as Capt. Grant
1968
7.0
Ironside
as Walter Field
1967
6.8
Dragnet
as Capt. Lou Richey
1967
6.9
Dragnet
as Dep. Chief Simon
1967
6.9
Dragnet
as Capt. Lambert
1967
6.9
Dragnet
as Capt. Ken Green
1967
6.9
Dragnet
as Capt. McTighe
1967
6.9
Dragnet
as Capt. Hugh Brown
1967
6.9
Dragnet
as Lt. Joseph Lovretovich
1967
6.9
The Third Man
as Police Lt. Morgan
1959
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
as Lieut. Tate
1958
6.7
Time Table
as Jail Officer
1956
5.8
24 Hour Alert
as Col. Jim Breech
1955
6.0
Dragnet
as Capt. Barnard
1951
6.4
Dragnet
as Capt. Glavas
1951
6.4