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Harry John Holcombe (November 11, 1906 – September 15, 1987) was an American actor and radio director. He was perhaps best remembered as the grandfather in the Country Time commercials, playing the role for almost a decade. Holcombe also played the recurring role of the doctor in the western television series Bonanza.
Harry Holcombe (1906-1987) was an American actor who appeared in films such as The Fortune Cookie and Empire of the Ants. He also became famous as "Grandpa" in the Countrytime Lemonade TV commercials of the 1970s.
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- Malta, Ohio, USA
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- Valencia, California, USA
Harry Holcombe was born on November 11, 1906 in Malta, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fortune Cookie (1966), Foxy Brown (1974) and Empire of the Ants (1977). He was married to Betty Nielsen. He died on September 15, 1987 in Valencia, California, USA.
Harry Holcombe is an actor who appeared in many films and TV shows from 1948 to 1977. He is known for his roles in The Graduate, King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Fortune Cookie, Foxy Brown, and Empire of the Ants.
Sep 16, 1987 · Harry Holcombe, the radio, film and stage actor who portrayed the kindly grandfather type on the Country Time Lemonade television commercials for nearly 10 years, has died at the age of 80.
Harry Holcombe was a character actor who appeared in more than 80 film and TV productions from 1943 to 1977. He is best known for his roles in The Fortune Cookie, Yours, Mine and Ours, and Country Time Lemonade commercials.
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Harry Holcombe, a prominent character actor of the 1960s and '70s, made his film debut with a bit part as a Nazi pilot in the 1943 war drama "The Purple V." It'd be another 10 years before Holcombe would find his way to television, where he landed the lead in the small-town drama series "The Wonderful John Acton."
