Guy Raymond

Guy Raymond, born Raymond W. Guyer on July 1, 1911, in New York, New York, was an American actor whose career spanned stage, film, and television. He died on January 26, 1997, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 85. He was married to actress Ann Morgan Guilbert.

Raymond's professional career began when he was fifteen years old, making his debut as a comedy dancer. He spent fourteen years as a dancer before transitioning to acting, working both as a solo performer and as part of a comedy dance team. He also accumulated experience in stock theater throughout his career.

His Broadway work took place between 1952 and 1955. He played the role of Ulysses in Hook n' Ladder in 1952 and portrayed George Herman in the musical Pipe Dream in 1955.

Raymond appeared in numerous films, among them 4D Man, Sail a Crooked Ship, Gypsy, It Happened at the World's Fair, The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, The Reluctant Astronaut, The Ballad of Josie, Wild in the Streets, Bandolero!, and The Undefeated.

On television, Raymond portrayed the recurring character Cliff Murdock across three separate series: Harris Against the World, Karen, and Tom, Dick and Mary. Murdock was the sole character to appear in all three programs. In 1966 he guest-starred on Gunsmoke in the episode "The Well," playing Dr. Tobias, a seller of herbs and medicines who also claimed to be a rainmaker, during a storyline centered on Dodge City's worst drought. From 1968 to 1970, he appeared in eleven episodes of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir as Mr. Peevy, a local handyman.