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Jack Dodson
Age: 63 (passed away Sep. 16th, 1994)
Height: 6' 3"
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Born: May. 16th, 1931
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BIOGRAPHY: Jack Dodson was arguably best known for playing Howard Sprague, the county clerk on The Andy Griffith Show. This amazingly funny character actor endeared himself to 60s and 70s audiences as the straight-laced "straight man" to the "comic idiot" character Goober. He brought laughs throughout the end of the run of the "Andy Griffith Show" and its spin-off "Mayberry RFD" (alongside Ken Barry in the Andy knock off role). Dodson got his start on Broadway later coming to Hollywood and the Andy Griffith Show in 1967. In fact, Andy Griffith saw Jack on Broadway in 1964's, "Hughie" and hired him for the Andy Griffith show straight away.
In 1971 Mayberry RFD fizzled, but Jack remained busy with television and film appearances. From his first effort in Munster Go Home (1966) to the Griffith film Angel In My Pocket (1968) and even a nod as Dr. Douglas in the very scary Disney (Ray Bradbury) film Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983). Believe it or not, Howard (Jack) did it "all" working with some of the great directors and actors of his time. From Andy Griffith to Sam Peckinpah, Beatrice Arthur and Johnathan Pryce; Jack Dodson made friends and history.
Dodson returned to Broadway in the revival of You Can't Take It With You in 1985. Jack was married to television actress Mary Dodson (the sister of actor Fritz Weaver)from 1959 until his death. In his personal life, Jack was very much "Howard." The actor was a boxing fan, and was also an outdoors man; loving to fish and camp. Jack left us all too soon at the age of 63 from heart failure. He will be missed.
TRIVIA:
- Brother-in-law of 'Fritz Weaver' (qv).
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