Gerald Mohr

Biography

Gerald Mohr was an American radio, film and television character actor who appeared in more than 500 radio plays, 73 films and over 100 television shows. Born in New York City, he was educated in Dwight Preparatory School in New York City, where he learned to speak fluent French and German. At Columbia University, where he was on a course to become a doctor, before being discovered as promising voice talent by a radio producer. Mohr was hired by the radio station and became a junior reporter. In the mid-1930s, Orson Welles invited him to join his formative Mercury Theatre and appeared on Broadway.   Mohr began appearing in films in the late 1930s, playing his first villain role in the 15-part cliffhanger serial Jungle Girl (1941). After three years' service in the US Army Air Forces during World War II, he returned to Hollywood, starring and appearing in numerous movies until 1949 when he joined Fred Foy has co-announcer for the first series of The Lone Ranger.   From the 1950s on, he appeared as a guest star in more than one hundred television series, mostly westerns, though several comedy, variety, crime, and early science fiction serials.  Mohr is remembered for his performance as "Ricky's friend" psychiatrist 'Dr. Henry Molin' (real life name of the assistant film editor on the show) in the classic February 1953 I Love Lucy episode, "The Inferiority Complex". Mohr's repeated line was, "Treatment, Ricky. Treatment".  

Known For

Capt. Delgado

Gilda

Tami Giacoppetti

Detective Story

Major Jean Leon

Sirocco

Studio Guard / Narrator (segment "Baby Weems") (voice) (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon

Col. Thomas O`Bannion

The Angry Red Planet

Joe Ferris

The Sniper

Rod Lacy

The Duel at Silver Creek

Branca

Funny Girl

Wild West Story

Michael David Mason / Louis Deverman

A Date with Death

Vince Potter

Invasion, U.S.A.

Pete Ganusa

The Ring

Walter Long

Hunt the Man Down

Lt. Robert Brooks

This Rebel Breed

Reed Menig

Undercover Girl

Philip Tierney

My World Dies Screaming

Slinger

The Buckskin Lady

Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf in London

Joe Scalsi

The Lady Has Plans

Inspector Severen

The Catman of Paris

Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Treason

Heaven Only Knows

Munn

The Monster and the Girl

O'Dell Gissing

Murder in Times Square

Maurice

King of the Cowboys

Louie "The Grin" Grindero

Lady of Burlesque

Narrator (voice)

Smoky Canyon

Joe Sapelli

The Blonde Bandit

Mark Townley

The Magnificent Rogue

Captain Jose Salcedo

Raiders of the Seven Seas

Capt. MacIntyre

Dragonfly Squadron

Johnny Lacka

The Truth About Murder

Nabob of Borria

We Go Fast

Pilot

Panama Patrol

Link Jessup

Two Guys from Texas

Marshall Preston

Money from Home

Rocky Kramer

The Eddie Cantor Story

Movie Actor

The Family Jewels

Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Wyoming Mail

Duke

Dangerous Business

Narrator (uncredited)

Movies Are Adventure

Man (uncredited)

Love Affair

Dr. Zodiac (in disguise)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Gangster

The Housekeeper's Daughter

Malcolm Tauber

Passkey to Danger

Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf in Mexico

Spanish Messenger

The Sea Hawk

Eric Baylor

The Invisible Informer

Eddy Raymond

A Guy Could Change

Chick Andrews

Redhead from Manhattan

Kayeed Hussein

Ten Tall Men

Radio Emcee (voice) (uncredited)

Woman of the Year

J.B. (voice) (uncredited)

Slightly French

Harry Cooper

One Dangerous Night

Hassan

The Desert Song

The Scorpion (Voice)

Adventures of Captain Marvel

Red

Dr. Broadway

Charles (Chuck) Wheeler

Guns Girls and Gangsters

Walter (Uncredited)

Young Widow

Slick Latimer

Jungle Girl

Narrator (uncredited)

1967 Busch Advertisement

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-06-11

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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