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Percy Helton

1894 – 1971
Percy Helton is honored in The Film Examiner Encyclopedia as an iconic character actor whose unforgettable face and voice elevated classic motion pictures and television series across the Golden Age of entertainment. Mike Jones's Video Boneyard archive currently preserves 33 physical recordings spanning 15 productions featuring Percy Helton.

Archival Holdings in The Video Boneyard

The following 15 canonical motion pictures and broadcast master recordings featuring Percy Helton are preserved in the studio archives:

Year Production Title Character / Role Director / Studio The Video Boneyard Status
1953 I'm the Law: S01E02 - The Cowboy and the Blind Man Story Supporting Cast Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea diver Richard Fleischer / Walt Disney Pictures Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1959 Lawman: S02E07 - Shadow Witness Oren - Murder Witness Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1960 Mr. Lucky: S01E21 - Big Squeeze Pop Markel Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive: S02E23 - Tolliver Bender Old Man (uncredited) Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1961 Lawman: S04E09 - The Cold One Thatcher Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1962 Ride the High Country Featured Cast Sam Peckinpah / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1964 Angels Travel on Lonely Roads, part 1 Hobo Unknown / Archive ▶ Watch Stream Archival Master
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder Featured Cast Henry Hathaway / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1966 Batman 19 Copies Featured Cast Unknown / 20th Century Fox Television Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1966 Green Acres: S02E02 - Water, Water Everywhere Willie Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1967 Green Acres: S03E15 - No Trespassing Ira Hatch Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1968 Ghost Town Akman Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1968 Spy, Spy, Birdie A.J. Pfister Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
1969 Green Acres: S04E25 - The Milk Maker Luke Needlinger Unknown / Archive Vault Archive Master Archival Master
⚖️ Archival Preservation & Scholarship: All film excerpts, technical specifications, and character credits cataloged in this dossier are curated for film scholarship, legal public domain verification, and historical media education under 17 U.S.C. § 107.