Actor Lon McCallister, born Herbert Alonzo McCallister Jr., (April 17, 1923-June 11, 2005) began appearing in movies at the age of 13. The young actor had leads in a number of films; he usually played boyish young men from the country. Growing only to 5'6" he found it difficult to find roles as an adult. In 1953, at the age of 30, he retired from the acting. Later in life he became a successful real estate manager. He appeared with Edward G. Robinson in 1947's The Red House. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Edward G. Robinson (December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and film. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Red House is a famous architectural landmark by William Morris and Philip Webb at Bexleyheath London. ...
LonMcCallister, whose brief but prolific acting career started with small roles in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and developed into supporting roles in popular movies such as "Winged Victory," has died.
McCallister was just a teenager starting out in show business when he appeared in films alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
McCallister's boyish looks mostly cast him in roles playing wholesome characters, including one of the schoolboys in the 1938 Tom Sawyer film when he was 15.
The "boy" McCallister was over 20 at the time, although cherubic looks and small stature allowed him to play adolescents almost until his retirement from acting in 1953 at the age of 30.
McCallister's first real break came in Stage Door Canteen (1943), as the shy recruit called California, who gets the chance to act the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet with Katherine Cornell as a great lady of the theatre.
McCallister is survived by a brother and a sister.
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