In the Perry Mason Facebook group, when they highlight an actor from an episode, the Admins will post a detailed blurb about the.. Interesting stuff about our little “That was Mama.” Guy.
Jay Novello, born Michael Romano (August 22, 1904 – September 2, 1982) Novello began his 47-year acting career in the 1930s, performing as a character on radio. He played Jack Packard on the Hollywood version of I Love a Mystery in the 1940's. He also had roles on Escape, Crime Classics, Lux Radio Theater, Suspense, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Novello was limited mostly to bits in minor films, one of his notable being the officious Spanish consul in Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Among his other movie credits are roles in such films as Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953), The Mad Magician (1954), Lisbon (1956), The Pride and the Passion (1957), This Rebel Breed (1960), The Lost World (1960), Escape from Zahrain (1962), The Man from the Diner's Club (1963), and Sylvia (1965), among others. Novello's first role as a guest star on television was on CBS's The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show in 1951. He also appeared on I Love Lucy, Maverick, The Andy Griffith Show, The Donna Reed Show, and others. He died of lung cancer in Riverside Hospital, North Hollywood, California, in 1982, aged 78. He is interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, CA Harriet, the chicken thief _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.wbmutbb.com/
