Art Balinger

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur "Art" Balinger (February 1, 1915 – June 10, 2011) was an American actor known for television roles throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was cast in numerous productions created by Jack Webb and his production company Mark VII Limited. Balinger was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. He began his career as a radio announcer, before transitioning to television as an actor. His credits included Dragnet and Emergency!. He largely retired from television after the 1970s. One of his last memorable parts, in film, was that of the dedication ceremony announcer in the 1974 blockbuster hit The Towering Inferno. Art Balinger died in Portland, Oregon at the age of 96.

Known For: Acting

Born: Los Angeles, California, USA, 1915-02-01

Died: 2011-06-10

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	24 Hour Alert	Col. Jim Breech	60
2	1956	Time Table	Jail Officer	58
3	1972	Emergency!	Battalion Chief	83
4	1974	The Towering Inferno	Announcer	70
5	1978	Confessions of the D.A. Man	Lieutenant	0
6	1978	The Swarm	Radio Announcer	49

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Dragnet	Capt. Barnard	64
2	1951	Dragnet	Capt. Glavas	64
3	1958	77 Sunset Strip	Lieut. Tate	67
4	1959	The Third Man	Police Lt. Morgan	67
5	1967	Dragnet	Capt. Lou Richey	69
6	1967	Dragnet	Dep. Chief Simon	69
7	1967	Dragnet	Capt. Lambert	69
8	1967	Dragnet	Capt. Ken Green	69
9	1967	Dragnet	Capt. McTighe	69
10	1967	Dragnet	Capt. Hugh Brown	69
11	1967	Dragnet	Lt. Joseph Lovretovich	69
12	1967	Ironside	Walter Field	68
13	1968	Adam-12	Inspector	70
14	1968	Adam-12	Captain Grant	70
15	1968	Adam-12	Emcee	70
16	1968	Adam-12	Capt. Grant	70
17	1969	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Bert Sidney	65
18	1972	Emergency!	Chief Conrad, Battalion 14 (uncredited)	78
19	1972	Emergency!	Chief Conrad, Battalion 14	78
20	1975	Ellery Queen	Newscaster (uncredited)	74

Art Balinger

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