Bill Idelson

Characters played by Bill Idelson

Career Overview

Bill Idelson has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1951. Signature works include Johnny Moccasin, The Last Time I Saw Archie, Bombers B-52. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

22

Birth Date

1919-08-21

Birth Place

Forest Park, Illinois, USA

Known For

• Johnny Moccasin
• 

  The Last Time I Saw Archie
• 

  Bombers B-52

Frequent Collaborators

• Jody McCrea (1 collaborations)
• Sara Shane (1 collaborations)
• Raymond Bailey (1 collaborations)
• John Larch (1 collaborations)
• John Miljan (1 collaborations)
• Frank De Kova (1 collaborations)
• Iron Eyes Cody (1 collaborations)
• Jud Taylor (1 collaborations)
• Claude Akins (1 collaborations)
• William Phipps (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (9 credits)

  • The Crawling Hand

    screenplay

    writing
    1991
  • Beane's of Boston

    writer

    writing
    1979
  • M*A*S*H

    - The Korean Surgeon (1976) ... writer writing
    1972
  • Get Smart

    - Witness for the Persecution (1967) ... writer writing

    - Viva Smart (1967) ... writer writing
    1965
  • Bewitched

    - If They Never Met (1968) ... writer writing
    1964
  • The Crawling Hand

    screenplay

    writing
    1963
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    - How to Spank a Star (1964) ... writer writing
    1961
  • The Andy Griffith Show

    - A Visit to Barney Fife (1967) ... writer writing

    - Big Fish in a Small Town (1966) ... writer writing

    - The County Clerk (1966) ... writer writing

    - A Baby in the House (1966) ... writer writing

    - The Return of Barney Fife (1966) ... writer writing
    1960
  • The Twilight Zone

    - Long Distance Call (1961) ... writer writing
    1959

• production (1 credits)

  • Love, American Style

    producer

    production

    - Love and the Phobia (1974) ... producer production

    - Love and Mr. Bunny (1974) ... producer production

    - Love and the Image Makers (1974) ... producer production

    - Love and the Forever Tree (1974) ... producer production

    - Love and the Competitors (1974) ... producer production
    1969

• actors (12 credits)

  • Will & Grace

    - Mad Dogs and Average Men (2001) ... Ben actor actors
    1998
  • Happy Days

    - A Mind of His Own (1976) ... actor actors
    1974
  • The Virginian

    - It Takes a Big Man (1963) ... Stage Depot Manager actor actors
    1962
  • The Last Time I Saw Archie

    Lt. L.Q. Fowler

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    - Never Bathe on Saturday (1965) ... Bellboy actor actors

    - Stacey Petrie: Part I (1965) ... Bellboy actor actors

    - Uncle George (1963) ... Bellboy actor actors

    - My Husband Is a Check-Grabber (1963) ... Bellboy actor actors
    1961
  • The Twilight Zone

    - A World of Difference (1960) ... Kelly actor actors
    1959
  • Bombers B-52

    Tail Gunner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Wednesday Woman (1964) ... Ticket Agent actor actors

    - The Case of the Red Riding Boots (1960) ... Autopsy Surgeon actor actors

    - The Case of the Bartered Bikini (1959) ... Ellis - Forensics Technicia actor actors
    1957
  • Leave It to Beaver

    - The Bus Ride (1959) ... actor actors
    1957
  • Johnny Moccasin

    Farley

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    - The Man From Yesterday (1960) ... Gunsmith actor actors
    1956
  • Dragnet

    - The Big Sour (1959) ... actor actors

    - The Big Locker (1955) ... actor actors

    - The Big Shot (1955) ... actor actors

    - The Big Pipe (1955) ... actor actors
    1951