Gerald Mohr

Birthday: 1914-06-11
Deathday: 1968-11-09
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Gerald Mohr was an American radio, film and television character actor who appeared in more than 500 radio plays, 73 films and over 100 television shows. Born in New York City, he was educated in Dwight Preparatory School in New York City, where he learned to speak fluent French and German. At Columbia University, where he was on a course to become a doctor, before being discovered as promising voice talent by a radio producer. Mohr was hired by the radio station and became a junior reporter. In the mid-1930s, Orson Welles invited him to join his formative Mercury Theatre and appeared on Broadway.   Mohr began appearing in films in the late 1930s, playing his first villain role in the 15-part cliffhanger serial Jungle Girl (1941). After three years' service in the US Army Air Forces during World War II, he returned to Hollywood, starring and appearing in numerous movies until 1949 when he joined Fred Foy has co-announcer for the first series of The Lone Ranger.   From the 1950s on, he appeared as a guest star in more than one hundred television series, mostly westerns, though several comedy, variety, crime, and early science fiction serials.  Mohr is remembered for his performance as "Ricky's friend" psychiatrist 'Dr. Henry Molin' (real life name of the assistant film editor on the show) in the classic February 1953 I Love Lucy episode, "The Inferiority Complex". Mohr's repeated line was, "Treatment, Ricky. Treatment".  

Credits

Year Title Character
1968-09-19 Funny Girl Branca
1965-07-01 The Family Jewels Movie Actor
1964-02-15 Wild West Story
1960-03-19 This Rebel Breed Lt. Robert Brooks
1959-11-23 The Angry Red Planet Col. Thomas O`Bannion
1959-06-01 A Date with Death Michael David Mason / Louis Deverman
1959-01-01 Guns, Girls and Gangsters Charles (Chuck) Wheeler
1958-08-20 My World Dies Screaming Philip Tierney
1957-07-01 The Buckskin Lady Slinger
1954-03-21 Dragonfly Squadron Capt. MacIntyre
1953-12-31 Money from Home Marshall Preston
1953-12-25 The Eddie Cantor Story Rocky Kramer
1953-05-27 Raiders of the Seven Seas Captain Jose Salcedo
1952-12-10 Invasion, U.S.A. Vince Potter
1952-09-26 The Ring Pete Ganusa
1952-09-05 The Duel at Silver Creek Rod Lacy
1952-05-09 The Sniper Joe Ferris
1951-10-26 Ten Tall Men Kayeed Hussein
1951-10-24 Detective Story Tami Giacoppetti
1951-06-13 Sirocco Major Jean Leon
1950-12-26 Hunt the Man Down Walter Long
1950-11-02 Undercover Girl Reed Menig
1949-12-22 The Blonde Bandit Joe Sapelli
1949-02-02 Slightly French J.B. (voice) (uncredited)
1948-08-27 Two Guys from Texas Link Jessup
1947-11-13 The Lone Wolf in London Michael Lanyard
1947-09-12 Heaven Only Knows Treason
1947-01-16 The Lone Wolf in Mexico Michael Lanyard
1946-11-07 The Magnificent Rogue Mark Townley
1946-08-19 The Invisible Informer Eric Baylor
1946-06-20 Dangerous Business Duke
1946-05-11 Passkey to Danger Malcolm Tauber
1946-04-25 Gilda Capt. Delgado
1946-04-20 The Catman of Paris Inspector Severen
1946-04-01 The Truth About Murder Johnny Lacka
1946-03-01 Young Widow Walter (Uncredited)
1946-02-14 The Notorious Lone Wolf Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
1946-01-27 A Guy Could Change Eddy Raymond
1943-12-17 The Desert Song Hassan
1943-05-06 Redhead from Manhattan Chick Andrews
1943-05-01 Lady of Burlesque Louie "The Grin" Grindero
1943-04-09 King of the Cowboys Maurice
1943-04-01 Murder in Times Square O'Dell Gissing
1943-01-22 One Dangerous Night Harry Cooper
1942-05-09 Dr. Broadway Red
1942-02-05 Woman of the Year Radio Emcee (voice) (uncredited)
1942-01-20 The Lady Has Plans Joe Scalsi
1941-09-19 We Go Fast Nabob of Borria
1941-06-21 Jungle Girl Slick Latimer
1941-03-28 Adventures of Captain Marvel The Scorpion (Voice)
1941-02-28 The Monster and the Girl Munn
1940-08-10 The Sea Hawk Spanish Messenger
1939-10-26 The Housekeeper's Daughter Gangster
1939-08-31 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Dr. Zodiac (in disguise)
1939-04-07 Love Affair Man
1939-03-20 Panama Patrol Pilot