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Peter Palmer is a Actor American born on 20 september 1931 at Milwaukee

Peter Palmer

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Nationality USA
Birth 20 september 1931 at Milwaukee
Death 21 september 2021 (at 90 years)

Peter Palmer (born September 20, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American baritone and actor best known for his portrayal of Li'l Abner, both on Broadway and on film.

He was offered scholarships to a number of universities; however, he chose the University of Illinois to study voice under Bruce Foote. He was the first music major to letter in football at the university. While at Illinois his team won the Big Ten championships in 1951 and 1953 and the Rose Bowl in 1952. Palmer sang the national anthem at every home game in 1953 before taking the field.

in 1954 Palmer married his first wife, Jackie (Gleason) whom he met in Los Angeles. They had five children, and were divorced in 1964.

In 1956, Palmer was cast in the title role of the musical Li'l Abner, for which he won a Theatre World Award. In 1959, he was cast in the same role in the movie version. His Li'l Abner role brought him a guest appearance on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Palmer appeared on Broadway with Carol Channing in Lorelei in 1974.

He was married to stage actress and former Miss Dominion of Canada (1964) Aniko (Mary Lou) Farrell until her death in October 2011. They had one child.

In 1967, Palmer had a recurring role as Sergeant James Bustos, a former Confederate States of America soldier, in the short-lived ABC military-western series Custer, with Wayne Maunder in the starring role as Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.

Throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Palmer appeared on numerous television episodes, including a small part on Dallas . In 1977, Palmer had a regular role as part of the cast on the short-lived situation comedy The Kallikaks, playing Oscar Heinz.

Peter and Aniko loved theatre and spent much of their time at The Masque Community Theatre of Temple Terrace in Temple Terrace, Florida, where they resided.

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Filmography of Peter Palmer (4 films)

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Edward Scissorhands, 1h45
Directed by Tim Burton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Inspiré de l'univers des contes et légendes, Films about magic and magicians, Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price
Roles Editor
Rating78% 3.947833.947833.947833.947833.94783
An elderly woman tells her granddaughter a bedtime story of where snow comes from, by telling her the story of a young man named Edward who has scissors for hands. As the creation of an old Inventor, Edward was a human-like boy who had everything except for hands. The Inventor suffered a fatal heart attack and died before he could give real hands to Edward.
Deep Space
Deep Space (1988)
, 1h30
Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Charles Napier, Ann Turkel, Bo Svenson, Ron Glass, Julie Newmar, James Booth
Roles Pike
Rating45% 2.2636152.2636152.2636152.2636152.263615
The United States military loses control of a secret satellite that contains a biological weapon. Upon crashing, the weapon escapes near Los Angeles and begins to terrorize the populace. Police Lieutenant McLemore is given the job of trying to stop the monster before it kills more people and escapes into the surrounding area.
A Time of Destiny, 1h58
Directed by Gregory Nava
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Melissa Leo, Francisco Rabal, Stockard Channing, Megan Follows
Roles Policeman
Rating51% 2.56432.56432.56432.56432.5643
Soldiers Martin (William Hurt) and Jack (Timothy Hutton) are very good friends during World War II. While their friendship grows, they do not realize they are brothers-in-law. Martin eventually learns that Jack is married to his sister Josie (Melissa Leo).
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner (1959)
, 1h54
Directed by Melvin Frank
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Julie Newmar, Stubby Kaye, Stella Stevens, Billie Hayes
Roles Li'l Abner Yokum
Rating66% 3.345053.345053.345053.345053.34505
It's a "typical day" in Dogpatch, U. S. A., a hillbilly town where Abner Yokum lives with his parents. Mammy Yokum insists on giving Abner his daily dose of "Yokumberry tonic," although he is grown. He has a crush on Daisy Mae Scragg (although he resists marrying her) and she on him; Abner's rival for her affections is the World's Dirtiest Rassler, Earthquake McGoon.