Facts: - imagesize: 150px - death place: los angeles , california - height: 6 ' -lrb- 1.83 m -rrb- - death date: 27 may 1992 - spouse: joan benedict -lrb- 1962-1992 -rrb- - birth date: 18 december 1921 - name: john myhers - birth place: eau claire , wisconsin Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john myhers .
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john benjamin myhers -lrb- december 18 , 1921 -- may 27 , 1992 -rrb- was an american character actor of stage and screen -lrb- both big and small -rrb- , born in eau claire , wisconsin .myhers began singing at the age of 12 and won several leading roles in the st. paul civic opera during his student years at mcphail school of music in st. paul .he served in the united states armed forces in italy during world war ii and stayed in rome for 11 years after the war .he studied at the american academy and earned a doctoral degree in literature from the university of rome .he performed leading roles in broadway shows such as '' kiss me kate '' , '' the golden fleecing '' and '' the good soup '' , and most notably played the role of captain von trapp in the first national touring company of '' the sound of music '' in the early 1960s .he played opposite katharine hepburn in a stratford , connecticut production of '' antony and cleopatra . '' .he would also appear opposite actors such as jack lemmon and charlton heston in theatrical plays across the country .his most notable film role was playing bert o'bratt in the film adaptation of '' how to succeed in business without really trying '' .he played robert livingston in '' 1776 '' -lrb- he also played the role in the broadway musical version -rrb- , and also appeared in mel brooks ' '' history of the world , part i '' as the leader of the roman senate .other film credits include '' willard '' , '' weddings and babies '' and several disney movies -lrb- including '' treasure of matecumbe '' , '' the shaggy d.a. '' and '' now you see him , now you do n't '' -rrb- .myhers also had a robust career on television , appearing on shows like '' get smart '' , '' hogan 's heroes '' , '' the mothers-in-law '' , '' i dream of jeannie '' , '' love , american style '' , '' alice '' , and '' fantasy island '' .he was also the voice of hector heathcote on '' the hector heathcote show '' in 1961 , and in a series of animated shorts that ran from 1959 to 1971 .his last...