Eddie Mayehoff(1909-1992)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Baltimore-born Eddie Mayehoff started out as a salesman before finding
out that comedy was his real forte. A jack of all trades, he went on to
become a bandleader (he attended the Yale School of Music), a radio
comedy writer and a television emcee at various stages of his
longstanding career. As an actor, the husky-voiced entertainer with the
elastic face is probably best remembered for his film
That's My Boy (1951), in which he
played an ex-football star who aggressively prods his awkward, goofball
son Junior (played by--who
else?--Jerry Lewis) to follow in his
athletic shoes. Dean Martin played
Jerry's roommate in the popular film.
In 1954 Eddie was able to transfer the role of "Jarring" Jack Jackson to a short-lived TV series. Gil Stratton played Junior this time, the miserable egghead whose young life is turned hellish by his pushy, obstinate dad. Eddie made two other films with Martin and Lewis -- Stooge, The (1953)_ and _Artists and Models (1955). A few of his other comedy films include Off Limits (1952), How to Murder Your Wife (1965) and Luv (1967). On Broadway he appeared in both musicals and legit plays such as "Rhapsody" (1944), "Concert Varieties" (1947), "Season in the Sun" (1951), "A Visit to a Small Planet" (1957) (Tony nomination), and the farcical "A Rainy Day in Newark." He could be seen on TV and in commercials as the years rolled by. Eddie passed away in 1992.
In 1954 Eddie was able to transfer the role of "Jarring" Jack Jackson to a short-lived TV series. Gil Stratton played Junior this time, the miserable egghead whose young life is turned hellish by his pushy, obstinate dad. Eddie made two other films with Martin and Lewis -- Stooge, The (1953)_ and _Artists and Models (1955). A few of his other comedy films include Off Limits (1952), How to Murder Your Wife (1965) and Luv (1967). On Broadway he appeared in both musicals and legit plays such as "Rhapsody" (1944), "Concert Varieties" (1947), "Season in the Sun" (1951), "A Visit to a Small Planet" (1957) (Tony nomination), and the farcical "A Rainy Day in Newark." He could be seen on TV and in commercials as the years rolled by. Eddie passed away in 1992.
Photos
