Quick Facts
Born:
1907-02-20
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits:
123 Total Roles
Malcolm Atterbury
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Biography
Malcolm MacLeod Atterbury (February 20, 1907 – August 16, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudevillian.
Atterbury is perhaps best known for his uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), as the rural man who exclaims, "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!" Four years later, Atterbury appeared as the Deputy in Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). He further appeared in such films as I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Crime of Passion (1957), Blue Denim (1959), Wild River (1960), Advise and Consent (1962), and Hawaii (1966). His last film was Emperor of the North Pole (1973).
Atterbury was married on February 6, 1937 to Ellen Ayres Hardies (1915–1994) of Amsterdam, New York, daughter of judge Charles E. Hardies Sr. and sister of Charles Hardies Jr., who later became Montgomery County district attorney.
He died in Beverly Hills of old age in 1992. CLR
Atterbury is perhaps best known for his uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), as the rural man who exclaims, "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!" Four years later, Atterbury appeared as the Deputy in Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). He further appeared in such films as I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Crime of Passion (1957), Blue Denim (1959), Wild River (1960), Advise and Consent (1962), and Hawaii (1966). His last film was Emperor of the North Pole (1973).
Atterbury was married on February 6, 1937 to Ellen Ayres Hardies (1915–1994) of Amsterdam, New York, daughter of judge Charles E. Hardies Sr. and sister of Charles Hardies Jr., who later became Montgomery County district attorney.
He died in Beverly Hills of old age in 1992. CLR
Known For
North by Northwest
Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)
The Birds
Deputy Al Malone
Rio Bravo
Jake
The Twilight Zone
Prof. Eliot
The Twilight Zone
Henry J. Fate
Bonanza
Dixie
The Chase
Mr. Reeves
The Longest Yard
Bit Part (uncredited)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The McLean Stevenson Show TV | Self |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. TV | Self |
| 1974 | The Longest Yard MOVIE | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Apple's Way TV | Self |
| 1973 | Thicker than Water TV | Self |
| 1973 | Emperor of the North MOVIE | Hogger |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | Self |
| 1972 | The Rookies TV | Self |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple TV | Pop |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree MOVIE | Silas Newhall |