Charles Aidman

Known for: Acting

Born: 1925-01-21 – 1993-11-07 (aged 68)

From: Frankfort, Indiana, USA

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)

MOVIE★ 6.8
Innerspace
1987
as Speaker at Banquet
TV★ 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 7.2
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Randalph Loehrman
MOVIE★ 6.3
Uncommon Valor
1983
as Sen. Hastings
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Tragedy of King Lear
1982
as Earl of Gloucester
TV★ 6.0
It Takes Two
1982
TV★ 6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
MOVIE★ 6.7
Prime Suspect
1982
MOVIE
Marian Rose White
1982
as Dr. Ashcroft
MOVIE
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Mark Twain
MOVIE★ 6.4
Zoot Suit
1981
as George Shearer
TV★ 7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as James Randolph
TV★ 6.3
Bosom Buddies
1980
as Fred
MOVIE★ 5.5
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Warden Johnson
TV★ 5.0
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Warden Johnson
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Last Song
1980
as Dr. Shaw
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Long Days of Summer
1980
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Knots Landing
1979
as Dr. Michaels
MOVIE★ 5.0
The New Adventures of Heidi
1978
as The Wild Man
MOVIE★ 4.8
The House of the Dead
1978
as Detective Malcolm Toliver
MOVIE★ 8.0
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1978
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
TV★ 7.3
Lou Grant
1977
as Davis Mendelsohn
TV★ 6.2
Eight Is Enough
1977
MOVIE★ 6.5
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Bernstein
MOVIE
Amelia Earhart
1976
as Mr. Earhardt
TV★ 7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Preston Claymore
TV★ 6.5
Spencer's Pilots
1976
TV★ 6.2
The Invisible Man
1975
as Dr. Nick Maggio
TV★ 7.1
S.W.A.T.
1975
TV★ 7.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Police Captain Leo Winwood
TV★ 7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
as Noah Deitweiler
TV★ 6.4
Police Woman
1974
as John Skow
TV★ 7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Sam Dobkins
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Invasion of Carol Enders
1974
as Dr. Peter Bernard
TV★ 7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Bertram Lomax
TV★ 7.2
Kojak
1973
as Tom DeHaven
MOVIE★ 7.5
Deliver Us from Evil
1973
as Arnold Fleming
MOVIE
A Chant of Silence
1973
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
as Basil Hallward
TV★ 7.0
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Mr. Stevenson
MOVIE★ 5.0
Dirty Little Billy
1972
as Ben Antrim
TV★ 7.7
Kung Fu
1972
as Dr. Cooper
TV★ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Dr. Robert Jason
TV★ 7.9
M*A*S*H
1972
as Colonel Victor Bloodworth
TV★ 7.4
Ghost Story
1972
as Jack Cameron
TV★ 6.9
The Rookies
1972
TV★ 7.9
Emergency!
1972
as Harry Teal
MOVIE★ 6.6
Kotch
1971
as Gerald Kotcher
TV★ 6.7
Cannon
1971
as Dr. Paul Danvers
TV★ 7.8
All in the Family
1971
as Mr. Willis
MOVIE★ 4.9
Adam at Six A.M.
1970
as Mr. Hopper
MOVIE★ 5.3
Menace on the Mountain
1970
as Jed McIver
MOVIE★ 8.0
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
1969
as Carl Buchanan
MOVIE★ 5.8
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
as Benby
TV★ 6.4
Medical Center
1969
as Pete Howell
TV★ 6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Ken Blair
MOVIE★ 4.8
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
1969
as Willy Steele
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Sound of Anger
1968
as Jerry Thompson
TV★ 6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
as George Williamson
TV★ 6.5
The Outcasts
1968
TV★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. Royce
TV★ 7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
as Garth Dryden
MOVIE★ 6.3
Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Maj. Kitchener - The Law Officer
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hour of the Gun
1967
as Horace Sullivan
TV★ 6.8
Mannix
1967
as Alex Stevens
TV★ 6.8
The High Chaparral
1967
as Paddy O'Bannion
TV★ 7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
MOVIE★ 5.8
Countdown
1967
as Gus
TV★ 6.9
Ironside
1967
as Glass
TV★ 6.9
The Invaders
1967
as Prof. Julian Reed
TV★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
as General Envir Qaisette
TV★ 6.5
Felony Squad
1966
TV★ 6.7
Hero
1966
TV★ 5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
as Raymond Pike
TV★ 7.6
The Wild Wild West
1965
TV★ 7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
as Christopher
TV★ 7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Captain Reiner
TV★ 7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Captain Archer
TV★ 7.8
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Dr. Hollis
TV★ 6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Maj. Kitchener
TV★ 5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Jim Barton
TV★ 7.3
The Fugitive
1963
as Captain James Eckhardt
TV★ 8.3
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Tome Janeway
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Devil's Children
1962
TV
General Electric True
1962
TV★ 6.5
The Virginian
1962
as Sam Hicks
MOVIE★ 6.6
War Hunt
1962
as Capt. Wallace Pratt
TV★ 7.6
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Ed Rubin
TV★ 7.7
The New Breed
1961
as Dr. Ted Reisman
TV★ 5.7
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
TV★ 5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
as James Grady
TV★ 7.8
87th Precinct
1961
as Eddie Folsom
TV★ 5.3
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Mike Ballantine
TV★ 6.3
The Defenders
1961
as Dr. Fred Burton
TV★ 6.5
The Americans
1961
TV★ 7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Frank Smith
TV★ 6.7
Outlaws
1960
TV★ 6.7
Thriller
1960
as George Mikos
TV★ 6.9
The Tall Man
1960
as Ben Wiley
TV★ 6.7
Mr. Lucky
1959
as Art Cable
TV★ 6.7
The Detectives
1959
as Noel Ross
TV★ 6.0
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
TV★ 6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Stan Willets
TV★ 5.1
The Rebel
1959
as Ben White
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bill
TV★ 5.9
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Jeffrey Blake
TV★ 4.9
Wichita Town
1959
TV★ 6.5
Riverboat
1959
as Frank Paxton
TV★ 7.5
Bonanza
1959
as Jim Applegate
TV★ 10.0
The Troubleshooters
1959
as Joe Drake
MOVIE★ 6.7
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as Lt. Harold
TV★ 5.7
One Step Beyond
1959
as Carl Archer
TV★ 6.2
Black Saddle
1959
as Ab Murdock
TV★ 7.2
Rawhide
1959
as Bert Pearson
MOVIE★ 4.7
Destination Space
1959
as Dave
TV★ 6.6
Peter Gunn
1958
TV★ 7.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Ralph M. Meadows
TV★ 6.8
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Marty Davis
TV★ 6.8
Tombstone Territory
1957
as Chuck Eggleston
TV★ 6.9
Trackdown
1957
as Len Starbuck
TV★ 7.5
The Walter Winchell File
1957
as Johnny Hansel
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as Arthur Siddons
TV★ 6.6
Wagon Train
1957
as Amos Gibbon
TV★ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Gordon Dawes
TV★ 6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Joe Vale
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Wrong Man
1956
as Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
TV★ 6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Watson Cooke
TV★ 5.7
State Trooper
1956
as Tommy Brandywine
TV★ 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
as Verd
TV★ 5.8
The Millionaire
1955
as Eddie Daggett
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Carl Buchanan
TV★ 6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Joey Willard
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Shammah
TV★ 6.3
Omnibus
1952
TV★ 6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
as Lew
TV★ 7.8
Kraft Television Theatre
1947