Gilligan&#… Editing Booth Colman 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ABooth.png%7Cright%7Cthumb%7C275px%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Booth.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Booth%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A275%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-12180312935f60ab12e5013" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/4/4d/Booth.png/revision/latest?cb=20150310172037" width="183" height="275" class="image thumb alignRight" data-image-name="Booth.png" data-image-key="Booth.png" type="image" /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Born March 8, 1923 in Portland, Oregon, <b>Booth Colman</b> was an American film, television and stage actor known for playing older authority figures such as doctors and lawyers. He started out as a child actor and later moved to radio. He later attended the Universities of Washington and Michigan, later joining the Army during World War Two. <br data-rte-washtml="1" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->After his military service, Colman had a long career in Broadway theater, first appearing in a production of Irwin Shaw's war drama, "The Assassin." He continued to act on stage as a part of Maurice Evans' acting company, later getting an uncredited role in "The Big Sky," directed by Howard Hawks. <br data-rte-washtml="1" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Colman appeared on television several times during the Sixties and the Seventies including "Perry Mason," "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Smile%2C%20You%27re%20on%20Mars%20Camera%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSmile%2C%20You%27re%20on%20Mars%20Camera%7CGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-12180312935f60ab12e5013" href="/wiki/Smile,_You%27re_on_Mars_Camera" title="Smile, You're on Mars Camera">Gilligan's Island</a>", "McCloud," "The Monkees" and later recent shows like "Frasier." His film roles include "Norma Rae," "The Man Who Wasn't There" and "Intolerable Cruelty." In 1974, he took over the role of Dr. Zaius from actor Maurice Evans, his former teacher, in the short-lived TV series, "Planet of the Apes," even wearing the same costume that Evans wore in "Planet of the Apes" and 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes." <br data-rte-washtml="1" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->In Detroit, Colman played Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" several times on stage at the Meadow Brook Theatre. He died in Los Angeles at the age of 91 on December 15, 2014. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Episode(s)</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Smile%2C%20You%27re%20on%20Mars%20Camera%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Smile%2C%20You%27re%20on%20Mars%20Camera%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSmile%2C%20You%27re%20on%20Mars%20Camera%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-12180312935f60ab12e5013" href="/wiki/Smile,_You%27re_on_Mars_Camera" title="Smile, You're on Mars Camera">Smile, You're on Mars Camera</a> </li></ul> <hr / data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key gilligan:rte-parser-cache:3820 --> Loading editor Actors Guest Stars Deceased Actors Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. Insert: – — … ° ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your username: ~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> {{Reflist}} <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> {{DEFAULTSORT:}} <nowiki></nowiki> <!-- --> <span class="plainlinks"></span> Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ‡ ↔ ↑ ↓ • ¶ # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ ∞ ‘ “ ’ ” «» ¤ ₳ ฿ ₵ ¢ ₡ ₢ $ ₫ ₯ € ₠ ₣ ƒ ₴ ₭ ₤ ℳ ₥ ₦ № ₧ ₰ £ ៛ ₨ ₪ ৳ ₮ ₩ ¥ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ View this template This field is a spam trap. DO NOT fill it in! Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes