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jack mullaney , acting in a movie 27 june 1982 los angeles , california , u.s. pittsburgh , pennsylvania , u.s. 150px 18 september 1929 1954 -- 1980 jack mullaney.jpg jack mullaney
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jack mullaney

jack mullaney -lrb- september 18 , 1929 -- june 27 , 1982 -rrb- was an american actor , born in pittsburgh , pennsylvania .
the 1940 united states census shows jack mullaney living on minot avenue in the oakley neighborhood of cincinnati , ohio .
mullaney acted in several television series and films throughout his career .
he appeared regularly as johnny wallace , the bellhop , in cbs 's `` the ann sothern show '' -lrb- 1958 -- 1961 -rrb- .
his co-stars included don porter , ann tyrrell , louis nye , and jesse white .
he also portrayed navy lieutenant rex st. john in nbc 's `` ensign o'toole '' -lrb- 1962 -- 1963 -rrb- , starring dean jones .
he starred -lrb- with frank aletter -rrb- in the american fantasy/science-fiction comedy tv series `` it 's about time '' that aired on cbs for one season of 26 episodes in 1966 -- 1967 .
in the 1958 film `` south pacific '' , based on the rodgers and hammerstein hit musical , he played a character affectionately known as the `` professor '' .
he appeared as murderer bert rockwood on episode # 227 of lee marvin 's `` m squad '' , titled `` the vanishing lady , '' which first aired april 3 , 1959 , and also had a small , but important , role in the 1964 political thriller `` seven days in may '' .
his death , from a stroke , occurred in hollywood , june 27 , 1982 .
his sister was the heir to his estate .
