John Eldredge

John Eldredge (August 30, 1904 – September 23, 1961) was an American actor from San Francisco. He was the younger brother of character actor George Eldredge (1898–1977). Born August 30, 1904, John Eldredge was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at university. When he confessed to his father that he wanted to be an actor, his father grinned and said: "That's all right son so long as you are a good one." He began his theatrical career in repertory and then in comic opera and later played small parts in New York City till he made a hit on Broadway and it was a role opposite Lillian Gish that won him a Warners film contract. Eldredge's Broadway credits include Three-Cornered Moon (1932), The Good Fairy (1932), Katerina (1928), The Cherry Orchard (1928), and The Would-be Gentleman (1928). In 1954–1955, Aldredge played Harry Archer, father of the title character, in the CBS Television situation comedy Meet Corliss Archer. He died September 23, 1961 of a heart attack at Laguna Beach, California, United States.