Wynant, H. M. 1927–

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Wynant, H. M. 1927–

(H. M. Winant, Haim Winant, H. N. Wynant)

PERSONAL

Original name, Haim Weiner; born February 12, 1927, in Detroit, MI; married Ethel (a casting director and producer), 1951 (divorced, 1971); married Paula Davis, January 30, 1993; children: (first marriage) William "Billy" Winant (a percussionist), Scott Winant (a producer and director), Bruce Winant (an actor and singer); (second marriage) Pasha. Education: Attended Wayne State University.

Career: Actor. Appeared in advertisements; also appeared at conventions. Also worked as a draftsman.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Orby Jensen, Days of Our Lives (also known as Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives, Days, DOOL, Desjours et des vies, Horton–sagaen, I gode og ondedager, Los dias de nuestras vidas, Meres agapis,Paeivien viemaeae, Vaara baesta aar, Zeit der Sehnsucht, and Zile din viata noastra), NBC, 1982–84.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Yancy, Texas John Slaughter (also known as Tales ofTexas John Slaughter), broadcast on Disneyland (also known as The Disney Sunday Movie, Disneylandia, Disney's Wonderful World, The Magical World of Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and The Wonderful World of Disney), ABC, beginning 1958.

(In archive footage) Yellow Bull, Comanche, broad caston Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (also known as Disneyland, The Disney Sunday Movie, Disneylandia, Disney's Wonderful World, The Magical World of Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, and The Wonderful World of Disney),NBC, 1962.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Frank Driscoll, The Horror at 37,000 Feet, CBS, 1973.

Captain Ballard, Riding with Death, 1976, edited from "The Gemini Man," Gemini Man (also known as Code Name: Minus One), NBC, 1976.

Mr. Potter, Grand Jury, CBS, 1976.

The Mask of Alexander Cross, 1977.

Poker player, The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, NBC, 1979.

Idrissi, The Diamond Trap, CBS, 1988.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Haim Winant) Earth Quake, "Mr. Blue Ocean," General Electric Theater (also known as G.E. Theater and G.E. True Theater), CBS, 1955.

Barker, "Spring Term," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1956.

Henshaw, "Massacre at Sand Creek," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1956.

(As Haim Winant) Truck driver, "De Mortius," AlfredHitchcock Presents, CBS, 1956.

"Five Who Shook the Mighty," The Armstrong CircleTheater (also known as Armstrong Circle Theater and Circle Theater), NBC, 1956.

Hollis, "Call CONAD," Navy Log, ABC, 1957.

Sonny, "The Comedian," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957.

"Without Incident," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957.

Daniel Conway, "The Case of the Daring Decoy," PerryMason, CBS, 1958.

Grey Hawk, "Devil to Pay," Sugarfoot (also known as Tenderfoot), ABC, 1958.

Joselito, "Turnboat," Broken Arrow, ABC, 1958.

Ortega, "Standoff," Cheyenne, ABC, 1958.

(Uncredited) Sea captain, "The Fox and the Coyote,"Zorro, ABC, 1958.

Steve Colby, "The Woman from Sacramento," The Restless Gun, NBC, 1958.

Victor, "The Shakedown," M Squad, NBC, 1958.

"Stay out of Town," Mike Hammer (also known as Mickey Spillane's "Mike Hammer"), syndicated, 1958.

Thomas Many Lances, "Black Barrier," Hudson's Bay, CBC, c. 1958.

Vincent Marsh, "Who's Been Sitting in My Chair?,"Studio 57 (also known as Heinz Studio 57), syndicated, c. 1958.

Frank Norbert, "Breakout," Peter Gunn, NBC, 1959.

Fred Conway, "Trial by Fire," The Man and the Challenge, NBC, 1959.

Joe Aiello, "The Jake Lingle Killing," The Untouchables, ABC, 1959.

Jonas Lester, "Incident of a Burst of Evil," Rawhide, CBS, 1959.

Jose Kosster, "Shipment from Kihei," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1959.

Major Joe Hale, "First Woman on the Moon," Men intoSpace (also known as Space Challenge), CBS, 1959.

Major Joe Hale, "Moon Probe," Men into Space (also known as Space Challenge), CBS, 1959.

Private Lacoste, "The Vision," Alcoa Presents: One StepBeyond (also known as Alcoa Presents and One Step Beyond), ABC, 1959.

Rance (The Arapaho Kid), "The Goose–Drownder," Maverick, ABC, 1959.

Stone Calf, "One Bullet from Broken Bow," Bat Master-son, NBC, 1959.

Szaba, "The Gitanos," Sugarfoot (also known as Tender-foot), ABC, 1959.

"The Commodore," Mike Hammer (also known as Mickey Spillane's "Mike Hammer"), syndicated, 1959.

"Target for Three," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1959.

Anthony Morrell, "The Web of Guilt," General ElectricTheater (also known as G.E. Theater and G.E. True Theater), CBS, 1960.

Benton Foster, "Wanted—Alive Please," Bat Masterson, NBC, 1960.

Blackwing, "The Higher Law," The Deputy, NBC, 1960.

Choy, "To Catch a Star," Hong Kong, ABC, 1960.

Cornet, "The Worm," Gunsmoke (also known as GunLaw and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1960.

David Ellington, "The Howling Man," The Twilight Zone (also known as Twilight Zone and The Twilight Zone: The Original Series), CBS, 1960.

Deputy district attorney Sampson, "The Case of the Loquacious Liar," Perry Mason, CBS, 1960.

Deputy district attorney Sampson, "The Case of the Red Riding Boots," Perry Mason, CBS, 1960.

Gil, "Vengeance for Sundance," Hotel de Paree, CBS, 1960.

Jerry Brent, "The Dresden Doll," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1960.

Jerry Matz, "The Women Who," The DuPont Show with June Allyson (also known as The June Allyson Show), CBS, 1960.

Lanny Cord, "Needle in a Haystack," M Squad, NBC, 1960.

Len Stirling, "Ring of Death," Shotgun Slade, syndicated, 1960.

Paul Martain, "The Battle of Mokelumne Hill," Death Valley Days (also known as Call of the West, The Pioneers, Trails West, and Western Star Theatre), syndicated, 1960.

Tom Patrick, "Pirates of San Francisco," Death Valley Days (also known as Call of the West, The Pioneers, Trails West, and Western Star Theatre), syndicated, 1960.

William Cooper, "Rendezvous," Alcoa Presents: OneStep Beyond (also known as Alcoa Presents and One Step Beyond), ABC, 1960.

Wilton "Slim" Marcus, "The Case of the Singing Skirt," Perry Mason, CBS, 1960.

Bart Haskell, "The Nellie Jefferson Story," Wagon Train (also known as Major Adams, Trail Master), NBC, 1961.

Carson, "A Fistful of Pride," Tales of Wells Fargo, NBC, 1961.

Deputy district attorney Sampson, "The Case of the Envious Editor," Perry Mason, CBS, 1961.

Henry Sands, "Not in Our Stars," The Loretta Young Show (also known as A Letter to Loretta and The Loretta Young Theatre), NBC, 1961.

Jim Ramey, "Laugh 'till I Die," Checkmate, CBS, 1961.

Max, "The Case of the Traveling Treasure," Perry Mason, CBS, 1961.

Pete Anders, "The Comics," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1961.

Sid, "The Fingers of Fear," Thriller (also known as BorisKarloff's "Thriller"), NBC, 1961.

Talby, "Lippizan," Frontier Circus, CBS, 1961.

Victor Perkins, "Quiet Desperation," The Loretta YoungShow (also known as A Letter to Loretta and The Loretta Young Theatre), NBC, 1961.

"The Red Petticoat," Death Valley Days (also known as Call of the West, The Pioneers, Trails West, and Western Star Theatre), syndicated, 1961.

"Wheel of Fortune," The Brothers Brannagan, syndicated, 1961.

Cozy Neal, "Shannon Malloy," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1962.

Dalton Lacey, "50 Days to Moose Jaw," The Virginian (also known as The Men from Shiloh), NBC, 1962.

Dirk Hansen, "Scene of the Crime," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1962.

Gene Torg, "The Case of the Bogus Books," Perry Mason, CBS, 1962.

Joe Anneau, "The Manipulator," Cain's Hundred, NBC, 1962.

Rabbi Harris, "Shoulder the Sky, My Lad," Route 66, CBS, 1962.

Sam Smith, "The Do–Badder," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1962.

Sheridan, "Reunion with Death," The Defenders, CBS, 1962.

White Crow, "Indian Gold," Cheyenne, ABC, 1962.

Boley Davis, "The Butcher's Boy," The Untouchables, ABC, 1963.

Dr. Renner, "A Place among the Monuments," Dr. Kil-dare, NBC, 1963.

Jered Mallory, "Letter of the Law," Temple Houston, NBC, 1963.

Maury Perly, "Six Feet Under," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1963.

Mr. Forellen, "Inquest into a Bleeding Heart," Arrest andTrial, ABC, 1963.

Sage, "Old York," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1963.

Tobin Wade, "The Case of the Decadent Dean," PerryMason, CBS, 1963.

Clay Boudreau, "The Pearlie Garnet Story," Wagon Train (also known as Major Adams, Trail Master), ABC, 1964.

District attorney, "The Colonel from Connecticut," TheGreat Adventure, CBS, 1964.

Escobar, "Knight's Gambit," Kraft Suspense Theatre (also known as Crisis and Suspense Theatre), NBC, 1964.

Lieutenant Collins, "Point of View," Combat!, ABC, 1964.

Lieutenant Waters, "Rodger Young," The Great Adventure, CBS, 1964.

Meade Agate, "Trip West," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1964.

Brissac, "The Mission: Parts 1–3," Branded, NBC, 1965.

Durand, "The Night of the Torture Chamber," The WildWild West (also known as The Wild West), CBS, 1965.

Glen Holman, "The Case of the Telltale Tap," PerryMason, CBS, 1965.

Pinto, "Masquerade," The Fugitive, ABC, 1965.

Relko, "Winner Take All," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1965.

Tony Mario, "The Case of the Candy Queen," PerryMason, CBS, 1965.

"Thomas Corwin," Profiles in Courage, NBC, 1965.

Coley Rodman, "The Night of the Sudden Plague," TheWild Wild West (also known as The Wild West), CBS, 1966.

Lionel MacAllister, "Call to Glory: Parts 1–3," Branded, NBC, 1966, edited with other episodes and released as feature films, including Broken Sabre (also known as Colorado Jess), Mark Goodson–Bill Todman Productions/Sentinel Productions, 1965, and Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations, Mark Goodson–Bill Todman Productions/Sentinel Productions, 1966.

Little Pinto, "The Night of the Poisonous Posey," The Wild Wild West (also known as The Wild West), CBS, 1966.

Sergeant Holcombe, "Cross–Hairs on Death," 12 O'Clock High, ABC, 1966.

Sergeant Rawlings, "Counterplay," Combat!, ABC, 1966.

Frank Valentine, "Pussycats Galore," Get Smart (also known as Superagent 86), NBC, 1967.

Frosty, "The Duo Defy," Batman, ABC, 1967.

Frosty, "Ice Spy," Batman, ABC, 1967.

Juan Sonorrito, "If Once You Fail," T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1967.

Manfred, "Apollo," I Spy (also known as Danny Doyle), NBC, 1967.

Martin Brewer, "A Hat," Gunsmoke (also known as GunLaw and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1967.

Omar Askoy, Karim Askoy, Ali Askoy, and Hassan Askoy in photograph, "The Prince of Darkness Affair: Parts 1 & 2," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1967, edited and released as the feature film The Helicopter Spies, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1968.

Silent Sam, "The Fortress," The Virginian (also known as The Men from Shiloh), NBC, 1967.

Aaron, "The Night of the Simian Terror," The Wild WildWest (also known as The Wild West), CBS, 1968.

Duclos, "The Frame–Up," Garrison's Gorillas, ABC, 1968.

Major Towerton, "Flag of Truce," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1968.

Phil Vance, "Side Pocket," Ironside (also known as The Raymond Burr Show), NBC, 1968.

Sturdevant, "The Wind of Outrage," The Virginian (also known as The Men from Shiloh), NBC, 1968.

Bear hunter, "How Tall Is Blood? (Last Show)," TheOutcasts, ABC, 1969.

Captain Chavez, "Flight from San Miguel," The Big Valley, ABC, 1969.

Lorkner, "The Controllers: Parts 1 & 2," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969.

Colonel Mara, "The Takeover," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970.

Colonel Sindell, "Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Parts 1 & 2," Hawaii Five–O (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1970.

Melnick Archer, "And Only Two Ninety–Nine," GetSmart (also known as Superagent 86), CBS, 1970.

"Journey to Nowhere," Paris 7000, ABC, 1970.

Ben Shamrock, "Bloodknot," Bearcats!, CBS, 1971.

Captain Strom, "The Field," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1971.

Charlie Morell, "Homecoming," Cade's County, CBS, 1971.

Colonel Becker, "To Russia without Love," Hogan's Heroes, CBS, 1971.

Gary, "The Father–Son Weekend," The Doris Day Show, CBS, 1971.

Rodney, "Mr. and Mrs. Raffles," The Doris Day Show, CBS, 1971.

Tom Wall, "The Glass Trap," Mannix, CBS, 1971.

Arnie Press, "Operation: Lady Luck," O'Hara, U.S. Treasury, CBS, 1972.

Gunther Schell, "Underground," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1972.

Lieutenant Paul Milo, "Child of Fear," Cannon, CBS, 1972.

(As H. M. Winant) Mims, "While You're at It, Bring in the Moon," Hawaii Five–O (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1972.

Morris Cragin, "No Tomorrow," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), CBS, 1972.

Sam Bonata, "The Island Caper," Cannon, CBS, 1972.

Lou Reynolds, "Little Girl Lost," Mannix, CBS, 1973.

Sergeant Mike Cabe, "A Well Remembered Terror," Cannon, CBS, 1973.

Bridges, "Courthouse," S.W.A.T., ABC, 1975.

Danzi, "The Farnsworth Strategem," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford, Private Investigator, and Rockford), NBC, 1975.

McAdams, "Clark Templeton O'Flaherty," The Six Million Dollar Man (also known as Cyborg, De Man van zes miljoen, Der sechs Millionen Dollar Mann, El hombre de los seis millones de dolares, Kuuden miljoonan dollarin mies, L'homme qui valait 3 milliards, and L'uomo da sei milioni di dollari), ABC, 1975.

"Five Yards of Trouble," Petrocelli, NBC, 1975.

Doyle, "A Star Is Dead," Quincy M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1976.

FBI Agent Maxwell, "Hit and Run at Danny's," QuincyM.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1977.

General, "Carnival of Spies," The Six Million Dollar Man (also known as Cyborg, De Man van zes miljoen, Der sechs Millionen Dollar Mann, El hombre de los seis millones de dolares, Kuuden miljoonan dollarin mies, L'homme qui valait 3 milliards, and L'uomo da sei milioni di dollari), ABC, 1977.

Nick Redmont, "Girl on the Ledge," Future Cop, ABC, 1977.

"The Mystery of the Ghostwriters' Cruise," The HardyBoys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (also known as The Hardy Boys Mysteries and The Nancy Drew Mysteries), ABC, 1977.

"Cage of Steel," David Cassidy—Man Undercover, NBC, 1978.

"A Double Life," Sword of Justice, NBC, 1978.

Fairmont, "Express to Terror," Supertrain, NBC, 1979.

Professor Sewell, "The Secret Invasion," Bigfoot andWildboy, ABC, 1979.

Ed Chapman, "The Split," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1981.

Eddie Meeker, "Before I Die," Nero Wolfe, NBC, 1981.

Ed Chapman, "Acceptance," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1982.

Ed Chapman, "Head of the Family," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1982.

Paul Ackerman, "The Rescue," Emerald Point N.A.S., CBS, 1983.

"The Betrayal," Falcon Crest (also known as The VintageYears), CBS, 1983.

Hoffman, "Prisoner of Yesterday," Airwolf (also known as Lobo del aire), CBS, 1985.

Leo Graves, "The Blue Chip Stomp," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1986.

"The Key," Airwolf (also known as Airwolf II and Atlantis Airwolf), USA Network, 1987.

Judge Enright, "Matched Pair," The Young Riders, ABC, 1990.

Colonel Flynn, "Weekend Warrior," Dragnet (also known as Dragnet: The Nineties and The New Dragnet), syndicated, 1991.

"The Last Lap at Luxury," sea Quest DSV (also known as sea Quest 2032), NBC, 1994.

(In archive footage) Lou Reynolds, "Hard–Boiled Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1997.

Senator Starkey, "Jefferson Lives," The West Wing (also known as West Wing and El ala oeste de la Casablanca), NBC, 2003.

Margaret's husband, "All the Kings Horses," Huff (also known as !Huff), Showtime, 2005.

Appeared as Frank Jarris in "Other Voices," an episode of The Next Step Beyond, syndicated.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Eric Sconer, The Stranger (also known as Stranded in Space), NBC, 1973.

Captain Ballard, "The Gemini Man," Gemini Man (also known as Code Name: Minus One), NBC, 1976, edited into Riding with Death, 1976.

Film Appearances:

Black Eagle, Oregon Passage, Allied Artists, 1957.

Crazy Wolf, Run of the Arrow (also known as Hot Lead), Universal/RKO Radio Pictures, 1957.

Deputy Spanish, Decision at Sundown, Columbia, 1957.

Corpsman Hendrix, Run Silent, Run Deep, United Artists, 1958.

Yellow Bull, Tonka (also known as A Horse Named Comanche), Buena Vista, 1958.

(Uncredited) Bo Bluedog, The Wheeler Dealers (also known as Separate Beds), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1963.

Vince Bradley, It Happened at the World's Fair (also known as Mister, Will You Marry Me?, Take Me outto the Fair, and Take Me to the Fair), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1963.

(As H. N. Wynant) Dr. Morris, The Slender Thread, Paramount, 1965.

(In archive footage) Lionel MacAllister, Broken Sabre (also known as Colorado Jess), Mark Goodson–Bill Todman Productions/Sentinel Productions, 1965, edited from episodes of Branded, including "Call to Glory: Parts 1–3," NBC, 1966.

(In archive footage) Lionel MacAllister, Blade Rider,Revenge of the Indian Nations, Mark Goodson–Bill Todman Productions/Sentinel Productions, 1966, edited from episodes of Branded, including "Call to Glory: Parts 1–3," NBC, 1966.

Captain Dick Brown, Sail to Glory, 1967.

Maxwell Carstairs, Track of Thunder, Untied Artists, 1967.

The Search for the Evil One (also known as He Lives), Ambassador Film Distributors, 1967.

(In archive footage) Omar Askoy, Karim Askoy, Ali Askoy, and Hassan Askoy in photograph, The Helicopter Spies,Metro—Goldwyn—Mayer, 1968, edited from episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., including "The Prince of Darkness Affair: Parts 1 & 2," NBC, 1967.

Sonny Steelgrave, Marlowe, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1969.

Inspector Hoskyns, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1972.

(Uncredited) Man at dailies, The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1976.

Flight director, Hangar 18 (also known as InvasionForce), Sunn Classic Pictures, 1980.

Dave, Earthbound, Taft International, 1981.

First IXL executive, Solar Crisis (also known as Kuraishisu niju–goju nen), dubbed version, Trimark Pictures, 1990, also released in Japan.

J. W. McCreedy, The Big Empty, The Asylum, 1997.

Dr. Applethorpe, Trail of the Screaming Forehead, Chanceuse Productions/Screaming F Films, 2007.

Art patron, Yesterday Was a Lie, Helicon Arts Cooperative/Kerwin Productions, 2008.

Dr. Von Vandervon, Dark and Stormy Night, Bantam Street, 2008.

General Scottmanson, The Lost Skeleton Returns Again, Bantam Street, 2008.

Victor, Footprints, Our Gal Pictures, 2008.

Stage Appearances:

High Button Shoes (musical), New York City, c. 1946.

(As Haim Winant) Maxie Jordan, Never Say Never, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1951.

(As Haim Winant) Mr. Seiko, The Teahouse of theAugust Moon, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1953–56.

The Sisters Rosensweig, Century City Playhouse, Los Angeles, c. 1998.

Seth, The Philadelphia Story, Court Theatre, 2000.

Appeared in Karlaboy, Los Angeles production; appeared in other productions, including As You Like It and The Sound of Music (musical).

Stage Assistant Stage Manager:

Venus Observed, Century Theatre, New York City, 1952.

The Love of Four Colonels, Shubert Theatre and Broad-hurst Theatre, both New York City, 1953.

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