Parley Baer | |
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![]() Baer in an episode of The Public Defender (1954) | |
Born | Parley Edward Baer August 5, 1914 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Died | November 22, 2002 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 88)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills Cemetery |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1940–1997 |
Spouse |
Ernestine Clarke
(m. 1946; died 2000) |
Children | 2 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1942–1946[1] |
Rank | ![]() |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Parley Edward Baer (August 5, 1914 – November 22, 2002) was an American actor in radio and later in television and film.[2] Despite dozens of appearances in television series and theatrical films, he remains best known as the original "Chester" in the radio version of Gunsmoke, and as the Mayor of Mayberry (Roy Stoner) in The Andy Griffith Show.