Burt Mustin(1884-1977)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Burt Mustin was a salesman most of his life, but got his first taste of
show business as the host of a weekly radio variety show on KDKA
Pittsburgh in 1921. He appeared onstage in "Detective Story" at
Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix Arizona, and played the janitor in the
movie version,
(Detective Story (1951)), after
moving to Hollywood. Hundreds of screen appearances later, he announced
his retirement while filming an episode of
Phyllis (1975). In the episode, his
character married Mother Dexter, played by actress
Judith Lowry. Lowry died one month before,
and Mustin died one month after the episode aired.
