# Raymond Guth

Raymond John Guth (May 29, 1924 – December 17, 2021) was an American film, stage and television actor.

## Early years

Guth was born on May 29, 1924, in Oil City, Pennsylvania. He studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse while supporting himself Work nights at a morgue.

## Career

Guth originally performed in stage plays. In 1954 he was given an award as best actor by Theater Americana for his performance as Genesius in the play The Comedian. He made his film debut in 1956, appearing in the film The Flesh Merchant. Guth's first credited television appearance was in 1957 in the anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He continued to work with Hitchcock in film and television.
Guth made guest appearances in the television shows Wagon Train, The Virginian, Route 66, The High Chaparral, Daniel Boone, Tombstone Territory, Rawhide The Rifleman, Perry Mason, and Land of the Giants, and multiple appearances in Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days and Bonanza. He made two appearances in the sitcom television series Hazel. Guth's final appearances were in the television programs The Rookies, Happy Days, The Dukes of Hazzard, Little House on the Prairie, Hart to Hart, Moonlighting and Highway to Heaven.
Guth's film credits include The Bonnie Parker Story (1958), The Young Captives (1959), Operation Bikini (1963), The Hostage (1967), The Reivers (1969), Bad Company (1972), and Silver Streak (1976), starring Gene Wilder. His last film credit was for the 1982 film Some Kind of Hero.

## Personal life

Guth died on December 17, 2021, in La Verne, California, at the age of 97.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1957 | The Unearthly | Police Officer Miller | |
| 1958 | The Bonnie Parker Story | Louisiana Sheriff | Uncredited |
| 1959 | The Young Captives | Mr. Kingston | |
| 1963 | Operation Bikini | Seaman Rich | Uncredited |
| 1967 | The Flim-Flam Man | First Fertilizer Man | |
| 1967 | The Hostage | Sam Morton | |
| 1969 | The Arrangement | Guard | Uncredited |
| 1969 | The Reivers | Uncle Ike | |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh | Sunfish Perkins | |
| 1971 | The Grissom Gang | Farmer | |
| 1972 | The Culpepper Cattle Co. | Cook | |
| 1972 | The New Centurions | Orville | Uncredited |
| 1972 | Bad Company | Jackson | |
| 1973 | Emperor of the North Pole | Preacher | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Funny Lady | Buffalo Handler | |
| 1975 | Hearts of the West | Wally | |
| 1976 | The Big Bus | Farmer | |
| 1976 | Silver Streak | Night Watchman | |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Hobo | |
| 1979 | The Onion Field | Prison Guard #2 | |
| 1982 | Some Kind of Hero | Hotel Clerk | |
| 1997 | A Rat's Tale | Old Monty | Voice |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1956 | Dr. Christian | Evans | Episode: "Escaped Convict" |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Room Clerk | Season 2 Episode 15: "Crackpot" |
| 1957 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Disgruntled Customer in cafe | 2 episodes |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Duke | Episode: "The Riley Gratton Story" |
| 1957, 1958 | Highway Patrol | George Carroll / Sam Barstow | 2 episodes |
| 1958 | Tombstone Territory | George Pickett | Episode: "Gun Fever" |
| 1958 | Buckskin | Wilson | Episode: "A Picture of Pa" |
| 1959 | Man Without a Gun | Menlo | Episode: "Daughter of the Dragon" |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Pike Larson | Episode: "In Memoriam" |
| 1959–1963 | Gunsmoke | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 1960–1970 | Death Valley Days | Various roles | 10 episodes |
| 1961 | Route 66 | Johnny Langway | Episode: "Sheba" |
| 1961 | Two Faces West | Paul Bishop | Episode: "The Avengers" |
| 1961 | Gunslinger | Floyd Braden | Episode: "The Hostage Fort" |
| 1961, 1963 | Hazel | Manager / Chuck | 2 episodes |
| 1961–1964 | Rawhide | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1961 | Rawhide | Harms | S3:E26, "Incident of the Painted Lady" |
| 1962 | Shannon | Winters | Episode: "End of the Line" |
| 1962 | The Beachcombers | Doane Joyner / Ross | 2 episodes |
| 1962 | Have Gun – Will Travel | Turkey Tate | Episode: "Beau Geste" |
| 1962–1967 | The Virginian | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1962–1971 | Bonanza | Various roles | 11 episodes |
| 1963 | Empire | Pawnbroker | Episode: "Stopover on the Way to the Moon" |
| 1963 | The Rifleman | Charlie Breen | Episode: "Incident at Line Shack Six" |
| 1963 | Laramie | Porter | Episode: "Vengeance" |
| 1963 | The Untouchables | Morrie | Episode: "A Taste for Pineapple" |
| 1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Sam Hughes, Farmer | Season 2 Episode 3: "Terror at Northfield" |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | McHugh | Episode: "A Boy at War" |
| 1965 | Perry Mason | Veterinarian | Episode: "The Case of the Careless Kitten" |
| 1966 | My Three Sons | Test Taker | Episode: "If at First" |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Guard #2 | Episode: "Quantity: Unknown" |
| 1967 | Daniel Boone | Tatum | Episode: "Fort West Point" |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Tramp | Episode: "Ghost Town" |
| 1968 | Judd, for the Defense | Merle Sisk | Episode: "My Client, the Fool" |
| 1968, 1970 | The High Chaparral | Luther / Stableman | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | Farmer | Episode: "The Girl in Boxcar #3" |
| 1971 | Cade's County | Ansel Day | Episode: "Company Town" |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | Lieutenant Hilliard | Television film |
| 1976 | The Rookies | Krueger | Episode: "Blue Movie, Blue Death" |
| 1976 | The Call of the Wild | Will | Television film |
| 1977, 1983 | Little House on the Prairie | Stage Guard / Dixon | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | Family | Mr. Lewis | Episode: "Lifeline" |
| 1979 | Ebony, Ivory and Jade | Conductor | Television film |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Amos Stigger | Episode: "Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough" |
| 1979 | The Gift | Crony 2 | Television film |
| 1979 | The Seekers | 2nd Trapper | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | Nobody's Perfect | Texan | Episode: "Daddy's Day" |
| 1980, 1981 | Happy Days | Mr. Gampolo | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Callie & Son | Curry | Television film |
| 1982 | Hart to Hart | Willie | Episode: "Harts and High Noon" |
| 1984 | Gone Are the Dayes | Farmer #1 | Television film |
| 1985 | Highway to Heaven | Farmer | Episode: "Going Home, Going Home" |
| 1986 | Moonlighting | Townsman | Episode: "Atomic Shakespeare" |
| 1988 | Probe | Hotel Manager | Episode: "Computer Logic" |
| 1988 | Nightmare at Bittercreek | Gil Proctor | Television film |
| 1995 | The Legend of the Desert Bigfoot | Silas Varner | Television film |
| 1998 | Weird Science | Irritated Patient | Episode: "Genie Junior" |
| 1999 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Old Timer | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | The Last Dance | Mr. Pullman | Television film |