Malcolm Atterbury
Born
February 20, 1907 (age 85)
Died
August 16, 1992
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Malcolm Atterbury

Malcolm MacLeod Atterbury (February 20, 1907 – August 16, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudevillian.

Atterbury is perhaps best known for his uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), as the rural man who exclaims, "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!" Four years later, Atterbury appeared as the Deputy in Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). He further appeared in such films as I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Crime of Passion (1957), Blue Denim (1959), Wild River (1960), Advise and Consent (1962), and Hawaii (1966). His last film was Emperor of the North Pole (1973).

Atterbury was married on February 6, 1937 to Ellen Ayres Hardies (1915–1994) of Amsterdam, New York, daughter of judge Charles E. Hardies Sr. and sister of Charles Hardies Jr., who later became Montgomery County district attorney.

He died in Beverly Hills of old age in 1992. CLR

Movies

The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
1974 ★ 6.7
Bit Part (uncredited)
Emperor of the North
Emperor of the North
1973 ★ 6.7
Hogger
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree
1969 ★ 6.7
Silas Newhall
Hawaii
Hawaii
1966 ★ 6.3
Gideon Hale
The Chase
The Chase
1966 ★ 7.1
Mr. Reeves
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 ★ 7.3
Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
Cattle King
Cattle King
1963 ★ 6.2
Abe Clevenger (Homesteader)
The Birds
The Birds
1963 ★ 7.5
Deputy Al Malone
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent
1962 ★ 7.2
Senator Tom August
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke
1961 ★ 6.5
Rev. Winemiller
From the Terrace
From the Terrace
1960 ★ 6.6
George Fry
Wild River
Wild River
1960 ★ 7.2
Sy Moore
Hell Bent for Leather
Hell Bent for Leather
1960 ★ 6.2
A.C. Gamble
High School Big Shot
High School Big Shot
1959 ★ 3.3
Mr. Grant
North by Northwest
North by Northwest
1959 ★ 8.0
Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)
A Marriage of Strangers
A Marriage of Strangers
1959
Mr. Emhardt
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo
1959 ★ 7.8
Jake
Old Man
Old Man
1958
The Doctor
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses
1958 ★ 7.0
Jim Hungerford
Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon
1958
Col. Schwimmer
Badman's Country
Badman's Country
1958 ★ 5.4
Buffalo Bill Cody
How to Make a Monster
How to Make a Monster
1958 ★ 5.6
Security Guard Richards
A Town Has Turned to Dust
A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958
Jenkins
The High Cost of Loving
The High Cost of Loving
1958 ★ 5.7
Harry Lessing (uncredited)
The Dalton Girls
The Dalton Girls
1957 ★ 5.3
Sewell, the banker
Blood of Dracula
Blood of Dracula
1957 ★ 4.7
Lt. Dunlap
Valerie
Valerie
1957 ★ 4.1
Sheriff
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957 ★ 4.7
Charles Rivers
Fury at Showdown
Fury at Showdown
1957 ★ 5.4
Norris
Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion
1956 ★ 6.1
Police Officer Spitz
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
1956 ★ 5.6
Hank
Dakota Incident
Dakota Incident
1956 ★ 6.5
Desk Clerk at Belvidere Hotel
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho
1956 ★ 3.7
Milo, Mail Dispatcher (uncredited)
Crime in the Streets
Crime in the Streets
1956 ★ 6.0
Mr. McAllister
Stranger at My Door
Stranger at My Door
1956 ★ 6.4
Rev. Hastings
The Steel Jungle
The Steel Jungle
1956 ★ 5.3
Mailman
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
1956 ★ 6.1
Phineas Tripp (uncredited)
Dragnet
Dragnet
1954 ★ 6.1
Lee Reinhard

TV Series

The McLean Stevenson Show
The McLean Stevenson Show
1976 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
1976 ★ 7.5
1 Episode
Apple's Way
Apple's Way
1974 ★ 6.3
28 Episodes
Thicker than Water
Thicker than Water
1973
9 Episodes
Police Story
Police Story
1973 ★ 6.9
1 Episode
The Rookies
The Rookies
1972 ★ 6.8
1 Episode
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
1970 ★ 7.8
Pop
1 Episode
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
1967 ★ 7.5
1 Episode
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 ★ 6.2
1 Episode
The Invaders
The Invaders
1967 ★ 6.8
Judge Simonson
1 Episode
Run, Buddy, Run
Run, Buddy, Run
1966 ★ 7.0
1 Episode
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
1965 ★ 5.4
Howard J. Shelly
1 Episode
Laredo
Laredo
1965 ★ 6.3
1 Episode
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1965 ★ 7.2
Rudy Fowler
1 Episode
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1964 ★ 7.0
Thaddeus Hill
1 Episode
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 ★ 7.7
Commander Jamison
1 Episode
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 ★ 5.3
Doctor Gregory
1 Episode
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963 ★ 7.2
Sheriff Bilson
1 Episode
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962 ★ 6.4
John Wallace
1 Episode
Straightaway
Straightaway
1961
1 Episode
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
1961 ★ 5.5
Asa McConnell
1 Episode
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
1961 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
Route 66
Route 66
1960 ★ 6.3
2 Episodes
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 ★ 7.6
Luke Jensen
1 Episode
The Westerner
The Westerner
1960 ★ 6.8
Andy
1 Episode
The Tall Man
The Tall Man
1960 ★ 6.3
Jagger
1 Episode
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
1959 ★ 5.2
1 Episode
Philip Marlowe
Philip Marlowe
1959 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise
1959 ★ 5.7
Lars Olafson
1 Episode
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959 ★ 8.5
Prof. Eliot
1 Episode
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 ★ 6.3
Ira Stevens
1 Episode
Bonanza
Bonanza
1959 ★ 7.5
Dixie
1 Episode
Pete Kelly's Blues
Pete Kelly's Blues
1959
1 Episode
Black Saddle
Black Saddle
1959 ★ 6.0
Clyde Dawson
1 Episode
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959 ★ 7.2
Will Morton
1 Episode
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
1958 ★ 6.7
1 Episode
The Texan
The Texan
1958 ★ 5.5
1 Episode
Frontier Doctor
Frontier Doctor
1958 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
1958 ★ 6.4
1 Episode
Trackdown
Trackdown
1957 ★ 6.4
1 Episode
Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
1957 ★ 6.5
Spud
1 Episode
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun
1957 ★ 3.0
Gopher Martin
1 Episode
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957 ★ 7.7
Sam Burris
1 Episode
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
1957 ★ 4.8
Abel Crotty
1 Episode
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 ★ 7.3
1 Episode
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 ★ 6.0
Ben
1 Episode
Wire Service
Wire Service
1956
Gil Venton
1 Episode
State Trooper
State Trooper
1956 ★ 5.0
2 Episodes
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 ★ 7.8
The blackmailer
1 Episode
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955 ★ 6.6
Bird
1 Episode
Lassie
Lassie
1954 ★ 6.1
2 Episodes
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
1953 ★ 6.5
Ed Humphrey
1 Episode
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 ★ 6.4
Joe Hicks
1 Episode
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
1952 ★ 3.5
Conductor
1 Episode
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
1952 ★ 6.7
Lt. Keough
1 Episode
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 ★ 8.6
Peleg Sunderland
1 Episode
Dragnet
Dragnet
1951 ★ 6.4
3 Episodes
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 ★ 7.2
Timson
1 Episode
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
1950 ★ 6.3
Potter
1 Episode
Studio One
Studio One
1948 ★ 5.0
Jeweler
1 Episode