Mason Adams
Mason Adams (born Mason Abrams; February 26, 1919 – April 26, 2005) was an American actor. From the late 1940s until the early 1970s, he was heard in numerous radio programs and voiceovers for countless television commercials, the latter of which he resumed in the 1980s and 1990s. In the early 1970s, he moved into acting and from 1977 to 1983 held perhaps his best-known role, that of Managing Editor Charlie Hume on Lou Grant. He also acted in numerous other television and movie roles, most prominently Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) and F/X (1986).
Acted in
American Eats: History on a Bun
2006
as Narrator
Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait
2002
as Narrator
The West Wing
1999
as Justice Joseph Crouch
Life Among the Cannibals
1999
as Francis
The Lesser Evil
1998
as Derek's Father
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Clinton Anderson
Hudson River Blues
1997
Oz
1997
as Mr. Hoyt
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Mr. Trapwell (segment "The Scoop")
Touch
1997
as Father Nestor
Murder One
1995
as Sidney Pomerantz
Not of This Earth
1995
as Dr. Rochelle
Houseguest
1995
as Mr. Pike
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
as Henry D. Hyde
Son in Law
1993
as Walter Warner Sr.
Class of '96
1993
as President Harris
Buying a Landslide
1992
as Bob Rutherford
Toy Soldiers
1991
as Deputy Director Brown
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
1991
as Frank Halloran
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Family Matters
1989
Knight & Daye
1989
as Everett Daye
Monsters
1988
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
1986
as Father Francis Ryan
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
1986
as Francis Ryan
Who Is Julia?
1986
as Dr. Gordon
Walt Disney World: A Dream Come True
1986
as Narrator
Northstar
1986
as Dr. Karl Janss
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986
Matlock
1986
as Bob Ranier
Under Siege
1986
as Geoffrey Wiggins
F/X
1986
as Col. Mason
The Whimsical World of Oz
1985
as Narrator (voice)
The Night They Saved Christmas
1984
as Sumner Murdock
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1984
as Ford
Passions
1984
as Ron Sandler
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Roger Philby
Adam
1983
as Ray Mellette
Great Day
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Family Ties
1982
as Professor Lloyd Rhodes
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
1982
as The Cat in the Hat / Narrator
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982
as Harry Tannenbaum
The Final Conflict
1981
as President
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
as Wally
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980
as Willie the Wino
Flamingo Road
1980
as Elmo Tyson
A Shining Season
1979
as Dr. Ed Johnson
And Baby Makes Six
1979
as Dr. Eliot Losen
The Love Boat
1977
as Richard Simmons
Lou Grant
1977
as Charlie Hume
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1977
as Grandpa (voice)
The Deadliest Season
1977
as Bill Cavins
God Told Me To
1976
as Obstetrician
The Happy Hooker
1975
as The Banker with Chris
Another World
1964
Decoy
1957
as Bill Wendover
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as GI Engineer Walter Maxwell (uncredited)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Mr. Watkins
Mr. Bell
1947
as Thomas Watson
The Computer Comes to Marketing
as Narrator (uncredited)