John Kellogg (actor)


Giles Vernon “John” Kellogg Jr. was an American actor in film, stage, and television.

Biography

Giles Vernon Kellogg Jr. was born on June 3, 1916, in Los Angeles, California, to Giles Vernon Kellogg Sr. and Marietta Hughes Kellogg. His parents married in 1914, divorced in 1918, and remarried in 1920. Kellogg’s father was the son of Giles Kellogg, secretary of the Union Oil Company of California. His mother was the daughter of Charles Henry King, a prominent businessman and banker who was the father of Leslie Lynch King Sr., Gerald Ford’s father.
Kellogg began his acting career in the 1930s as Giles V. Kellogg, starring in the long-running comedy Brother Rat. Meanwhile, he acted on stage in several plays until World War II broke out. He turned to the film industry, playing bit parts in several films. In 1946, he signed a contract at Columbia Pictures. Throughout his career, Kellogg played mostly secondary roles. In a Season 6 episode of Bonanza, he played "Frank Reed" alongside Dan Duryea in "Logan's Treasure". In 1969 Kellogg appeared as Mel Dover on the TV western The Virginian in the Episode titled Stopover.
Kellogg died in Los Angeles in 2000 of Alzheimer's disease.

Selected filmography

In the 1950s and 1960s, Kellogg was mostly seen on television. He guest starred in several TV series, including three episodes of Adventures of Superman. He is most famous for his portrayal of bad guy Jack Chandler in the soap opera Peyton Place, a role he played between 1966 and 1967.
In 1966 he starred as murderous bank robbing cowboy “T.R. Stark” in a rare two-part episode of
Gunsmoke called “The Raid” along with actors John Anderson, Michael Conrad, Jim Davis, Richard Jaeckel, and Gary Lockwood.High School - Tommy LeeYoung Tom Edison - Bill EdisonSailor's Lady - Sailor Yesterday's Heroes - Ticket Seller The Monster and the Girl - Cub Reporter Knockout - Murphy, a Fighter Mob Town - Brick Among the Living - Reporter Pacific Blackout - Bombardier Sergeant Captains of the Clouds - Aircraftsman Lawrence To Be or Not to Be - Polish RAF Flyer Come on Danger - Kid The Pride of the Yankees - Fraternity Boy Wing and a Prayer - Assistant Air Officer Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo - C-47 Transport Pilot This Man's Navy - Junior Pilot Main Street After Dark - Soldier Assisting Police The Crimson Canary - KeysWhat Next, Corporal Hargrove? - Wilkins A Walk in the Sun - RiddleBecause of Him - Reporter Miss Susie Slagle's - Dark-Haired Boy Without Reservations - Reporter Somewhere in the Night - Hospital Medical AttendantThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers - Joe Johnny O'Clock - CharlieOut of the Past - Charlie CookSuddenly It's Spring - Newsreel Man Mr. District Attorney - FranzenKing of the Wild Horses - Danny TaggertRobin Hood of Texas - NickThe Gangster - SterlingOut of the Past - Lou Baylord Killer McCoy - Svengross - Pool Player Secret Service Investigator - Benny DeeringSinister Journey - Lee GarvinFighting Back - Sam LangStation West - BenBad Men of Tombstone - CurlyThe Doolins of Oklahoma - Townsman Hold That Baby! - MasonHouse of Strangers - Danny Port of New York - LennySamson and Delilah - Temple Spectator Twelve O'Clock High - Major CobbBunco Squad - Fred ReedKansas Raiders - Red Leg leaderThe Du Pont Story - John Hunt the Man Down - Kerry 'Lefty' McGuireThe Enforcer - VinceTomorrow Is Another Day - Dan MonroeCome Fill the Cup - Don BellElephant Stampede - Bob WarrenThe Greatest Show on Earth - HarryRancho Notorious - Jeff FactorJet Job - Alvin FanchonThe Raiders - Jack WelchThe Silver Whip - SlaterFighting Lawman - Lem Slade, aka Sam LoganThose Redheads from Seattle - Mike YurkilGorilla at Large - Morse African Manhunt - Sergeant Jed DroverEdge of the City - DetectiveLaramie - PikeGo Naked in the World - Cobby, Hotel DetectiveMaverick - Ben StrickerConvicts 4 - Guard #2Gunsmoke

Personal life

Kellogg married Gwen Horn in Arizona in 1939. They had one son, Steven, before divorcing. He married actress Linda Brent but obtained a Mexican divorce from her on April 19, 1949, marrying singer Helen Cogan that same day. They had one daughter, Shirley Ann, before their marriage was annulled on June 18, 1951. Afterwards, Kellogg married his fourth wife, Barbara, and they had one daughter, Sharon Lee.
Kellogg died on February 22, 2000, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of Alzheimer's disease.