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Acting
John Hiestand
Born January 16, 1907 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Died February 5, 1987 · aged 80
No biography available.
Known For
The Incredible Shrinking Man · 1957The Incredible Shrinking Man
★ 7.51957
MovieScience FictionAdventure
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father · 1963The Courtship of Eddie's Father
★ 5.91963
MovieDramaComedy
Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.
The Pride of the Yankees · 1942The Pride of the Yankees
★ 7.31942
MovieDramaFamily
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
The Man from Button Willow · 1965The Man from Button Willow
★ 5.31965
MovieAnimationWestern
In 1869, Justin Eagle lives on his ranch called "The Eagle's Nest" near the town of Button Willow, California. In addition to being a rancher, Juston is a trouble-shooter for the U. S. Government which calls for him to act as an undercover operative and thwart the forces of evil in the rapidly-growing West. He is sent to San Franciso to find missing U. S. Senaator Freeman, who has disappeared while fighting the efforts of Montgomery Blaine, a villain who has been, with the aid of his henchman, "The Whip," forcing settlers to sell their land to him, not knowing that the land is in the path of a proposed railroad, from Utah, that will link the western United States to the East. Senator Freeman is the leader of an effort to veer the railroad southward to bypass Blaine's land and, for his efforts, is kidnapped by Bliane's henchmen and shanghaied from the San Francisco waterfront. Justin Eagle's job is to find and return him safely.
Mister 880 · 1950Mister 880
★ 7.21950
MovieComedyCrime
The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 years.
Love and Hisses · 1937Love and Hisses
★ 10.01937
MovieComedy
As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.
The Hucksters · 1947The Hucksters
★ 7.01947
MovieDramaRomance
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.
World Without End · 1956World Without End
★ 5.71956
MovieScience FictionAdventure
Four astronauts returning from man's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash on a 26th-century Earth devastated by atomic war. At first unaware where they are, but finding the atmosphere safe to breathe, they start exploring and find themselves in a divided future where disfigured mutants living like cavemen inhabit the surface, while the normals live comfortably below the surface but are dying as a race from lack of natural water, air and sunlight.
Filmography
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The Pride of the Yankees · 1942The Pride of the Yankees
★ 7.31942
MovieDramaFamily
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Announcer (uncredited)
Mister 880 · 1950Mister 880
★ 7.21950
MovieComedyCrime
The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 years.
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Hucksters · 1947The Hucksters
★ 7.01947
MovieDramaRomance
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder · 1938A Slight Case of Murder
★ 6.41938
MovieComedyCrime
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
Black Legion · 1937Black Legion
★ 6.61937
MovieCrimeDrama
When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.
First Radio Announcer Breaking Story (uncredited)
Women in the Wind · 1939Women in the Wind
★ 6.81939
MovieAdventure
A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.
Cleveland Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Mountain Justice · 1937Mountain Justice
★ 6.31937
MovieDramaRomance
Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.
Radio Announcer at Ruth's Trial
Two Against the World · 1936Two Against the World
★ 6.21936
MovieCrimeDrama
Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
Radio Announcer #1 (uncredited)
Over the Wall · 1938Over the Wall
★ 5.71938
MovieRomanceDrama
When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence.
Radio Announcer at Governor's Broadcast











