Alan Sues
Alan Sues was born in Ross, California, United States on March 7th, 1926 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 85, Alan Sues biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Alan Grigsby Sues (March 7, 1926 – December 1, 2011), an American actor best known for his appearances on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, a 1968-to-date television series.
Alan's on-screen persona was campy, invasive, and full of slapstick.
A skit that found him following two whiskey-drinking cowboys to a Wild West bar and demanding a frozen daiquiri was typical of his parody.
"Big Al the Sportscaster," "Uncle Al the Kiddies' Pal," and "Jo Anne Worley" were among the show's regular characters.
Early life
Alan Grigsby Sues was born in Ross, California, to Alice (née Murray) and Melvyn Sues, who raised racehorses, requiring the family to move frequently. He served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II.
Career
Sues paid for acting lessons at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he appeared in the stage play Tea and Sympathy, directed by Elia Kazan, which had a fruitful run in New York City beginning in 1953. Phyllis Gehrig, a dancer and actress who later started a vainist nightclub act in Manhattan, which they followed north America before divorcing in 1958.
After touring the country with his wife, he found more work in stand-up comedy (at Reuben Bleu and Blue Angel, both bars in Manhattan), collaborated with Julius Monk and joined The Mad Show, which culminated in his appearance in Laugh-In. He appeared in the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Masks" as a non-comedic character outside of Laugh-In. Move Over, Darling (1963) and Emily (1964) were two of Emily's supporting cast members.
Sues portrayed Professor Moriarty onstage in Sherlock Holmes (opposite John Wood, and later Leonard Nimoy), "one of my favorite roles," according to Alan, "this role is so against type, and I love the makeup." Moriarty's makeup was used in several books on makeup as an example of shadowing and technique. Sues appeared in television commercials for Peter Pan Peanut Butter in the 1970s as a tongue-in-cheek, klutzy Peter Pan. He toured in the Rain with Singin' as the Elocution Instructor. He's appeared in numerous films as well as performed voiceovers including Oh! In July, the Heavenly Dog and Rudolph Clause joined Frosty and Frosty's Christmas.
Sues appeared on several popular game shows of the 1970s, such as The Movie Game, Celebrity Sweepstakes, The Cross-Wits, and Liar's Club.