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Director Arthur H. Nadel died February 22, 1990 in Los Angeles, California of diabetes. Besides directing a handful of films, he also produced several TV series including "Isis" in 1975 and "The Detectives" in 1959.


James Gregory, who played Duster Heyward, was was born December 23, 1911 in the Bronx, New York. He made his film debut in 1948. Gregory specialized in playing loud, tough cops or businessmen. His is known for his role as the opinionated, loudmouthed Inspector Luger in the television series "Barney Miller". He retired from acting in 1983, with over 100 TV and movie credits. Currently, Gregory and his wife are living in Sedona, Arizona.


Joby Baker, who played Wilbur, was once married to actress Joan Blackman. Joan co-starred with Elvis twice, in Blue Hawaii and Kid Galahad.


Jimmy Hawkins, who played Doc, was born November 13, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. He hasn't done any film work since Spinout.


Jackie Coogan's (Sgt. Benson, left) birth name was John Leslie Coogan Jr. He was born October 26, 1914 in Los Angeles, California. He died March 1, 1984 in Santa Monica, California of heart problems.


John Fiedler, who played Mr. Penchill, was born February 3, 1925 in Platteville, Wisconsin and resides in Brooklyn, New York. John is well known as a character actor and his most famous role is the voice of "Piglet" in Winnie the Pooh. He started acting in the 1950s and continues to work today. His latest film was Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove".


Tommy Farrell's birth name is Thomas Richards. He was born October 7, 1921 in San Diego, California. He is the son of Glenda Farrell (who played Mammy in Kissin Cousins). Tommy also had a role in that film and played Louie (uncredited) in this film.


Norman Grabrowski, who played "Wolf Call O'Brien" is well known as a custom car designer. Norman's hot rods have won awards and he is well respected in the industry and commands top prices.


Dan Haggerty (right), who played Charlie (uncredited), was born November 19, 1941 in Hollywood, California. Dan became famous for his "Grizzly Adams" character and just completed a Grizzly film, "Escape to Grizzly Mountain" last year.


Hank Jones, who had an uncredited bit part as a "boy" in Girl Happy has had an amazing career as a geneaologist. He is well known for his research into family trees, that began when he was 8 years old. He has been featured on Unsolved Mysteries about psychic geneologists. Hank has won many awards for his published works and even discovered that he and Elvis are slightly related as they both had Palatine (Irish) ancestors. To read a more detailed description check out Hank's biographical reference on the IMDB website.


Julie Payne, who had an uncredited bit part as a "girl" has been featured in many films and TV shows. She had a recurring role on "The Wonder Years" and has appeared in numerous films, including "Spy Hard" in 1996.

Olan Soule (left), who had an uncredited bit part as "waiter #2" was born February 1, 1910 in La Harpe, Illinois. He died February 1, 1994 in Los Angeles, California of lung cancer. Olan was a famous character actor and can be seen in many episodes of the "Andy Griffith Show" and "Dragnet". Olan began his acting career in 1926 on radio, performing for 11 years on "Bachelor's Children". He also did many movies and voice overs through the years.


Uncredited Cast

We don't know many of these performers' names, but they are seen onscreen in close-ups and some even have lines. Back in the 60s many actors did not receive on-screen credit. If you know who these actors are, please let us know so we can credit them as they deserve.

Red West, who had an uncredited bit part as "ice cream vendor" was born in 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee. A schoolmate friend of Elvis' he became a prolific actor in Hollywood. He has filmed many movies and TV shows through the years. See Film Guys for a complete description.


Charlie Hodge (right), who had an uncredited bit part as a "barber" was born December 14, 1934. He met Elvis in the Army and ended up working for him. Charlie is one of the only members of the Memphis Mafia to have his own separate apartment at Graceland. Charlie also has done background work in many of Elvis' movies through the years. Many fans know Charlie as they guy who handed Elvis his scarves on stage. See Film Guys for a complete description.


Young boy, who had an uncredited bit part during the playground "Confidence" scene. This kid even had his own brief screen shot.


These two youngsters had uncredited bit parts in the playground "Confidence" scenes. These kids even had several brief screen shots.


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