He's good, really good. In The Outlaw Josey Wales he played such a menacing part that you could feel the stress that he gave to everyone around him on screen. I remember him in movies going back to when I was a youth and never remember him in a second rate part even though he very often played the supporting role.
I remember him in so many parts over the years that I didn't realize his early years were so productive. Dillman played a great part as Mercer in this struggle for survival as a disgraced Officer from the Civil War who is being hunted down by some of his former company that blames him for their losses.
He is a great actor with a with a place in movies and TV that always had him in trouble, at risk, and appearing unstable or untrustworthy. He played those parts well thanks to a voice, a look, and mannerisms that fit those characters.
Somehow to me he also seemed like a man who could smile and had an intelligence to enjoy his life. I hope it was so.
Robert Webber always played strong though conflicted personalities on screen though often he played characters that were challenged with difficult circumstances. He played a deceiver well and yet he had a face and manner that always placed him as a leader for good or bad.
It is sad to see that he passed away so early as his place on screen was always exceptional.
I've watched her in so many shows including Perry Mason episodes and the Fugitive. She has a voice you can't forget and what wonderful facial expressions. She has great energy at all moments on screen.
In this episode the Fugitive titled The Garden House she plays a schemer and does it exceptionally well.
Here is Pippa in an Episode of the Waltons. What a voice.
Pippa Scott Human Rights Activism
Here is a video of her efforts to stop human rights abuse.
9/25/19
Another part that was outside of her range of characters that she normally played was as a Marine Captain in Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. in an episode titled "Captain Ironpants."
The title was to describe the character that Pippa Scott played in this episode.
I watched it tonight and found it difficult to see how Pippa restrained herself to become a Marine since I am so used to her delightful energy level. She made up for it by being a hard case Marine who periodically yelled and in particular yelled at Gomer. As usual, it had a pleasant ending where Gomer had somehow by his simple and innocent nature found a way to change this Marine Captain's outlook. Many of his actions would be considered quaint and even sexist by today's standards but his overall demeanor seems to blunt this criticism. Remind yourself that this was filmed in the 1960's and just enjoy the innocence of it.
In an episode of The Fugitive he is the town Sheriff which is a part he often plays. His persona seems the perfect fit for the steady, reasonable, and kind man who happens to wear a badge. I can't even count how many times he has filled that part plus many others where he just plays the same man, an everyman that we all wish we had as a friend.
In this particular episode Dr. Kimble has saved a school bus full of kids from a fire but is temporarily disabled by the blast of the gasoline tank on the bus. The whole town wants to replay the man with no ID and just a name he gives them. Overton as Sheriff of NorthOak brings Kimble into his house to recover not knowing his true identity.
It's a great story so I won't ruin it for you but watch it yourself if you can and start looking for Frank Overton in any of the many shows he appears in during his career cut short by his early death in 1967 at the age of 49. He did appear older than his true age but his decent character came through in ever part and it's either a case of being an incredible actor or more likely it was his true nature that fit the parts he played.
