Bill Idelson
Actor · Screenplay · Story · Writer
Born Aug 21, 1919 · Forest Park, Illinois, USA
Active 1951–2007 · Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross
Bill Idelson was an American actor, writer, director and producer widely known for his teenage role as Rush Gook on the radio comedy Vic and Sade and his recurring television role as Herman Glimscher on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1960s.
Filmography
The Twilight Zone (1959) — Kelly · WriterM*A*S*H (1972) — WriterBewitched (1964) — WriterGet Smart (1965) — WriterHappy Days (1974)Will & Grace (1998) — BenThe Andy Griffith Show (1960) — WriterPerry Mason (1957) — Ticket Agent · Autopsy Surgeon · Ellis - Forensics TechniciaThe Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) — Bellboy · WriterThe Odd Couple (1970) — JudgeThe Bob Newhart Show (1972) — WriterLeave It to Beaver (1957)The War at Home (2005) — WilliamMister Ed (1961)Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) — WriterThe Virginian (1962) — Stage Depot ManagerDragnet (1951)Beane's of Boston (1979) — WriterPeter Gunn (1958)My Favorite Martian (1963)Suddenly Susan (1996) — ArthurAnna and the King (1972) — Writer · ProducerLove, American Style (1969) — ProducerThe Detectives (1959)