Parley Edward Baer was an American actor in radio and later in television and film. Despite dozens of appearances in television series and theatrical films, he remains best known as the original "Chester" in the radio version of Gunsmoke, and as the Mayor of Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Guest starring as Old Man No. 2
- Episode 3x07: Sacred Ground (Oct 30, 1996)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Guest starring as Al Brown
- Episode 2x18: A Walsh Family Christmas (Dec 19, 1991)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Guest starring as Woodrow
- Episode 3x21: You Bet Your Life (Mar 1, 1993)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Guest starring as Dr. Rogers
- Episode 3x12: 8 1/2 Months - November 15, 1955 (Mar 6, 1991)
Guest starring as Judge Shiner
- Episode 5x09: Trilogy Part III (The Last Door) - July 28, 1978 (Nov 24, 1992)
L.A. Law (1986)
Guest starring as Judge Parker
(2 episodes)
- Episode 8x11: McKenzie, Brackman, Barnum & Bailey (Feb 10, 1994)
- Episode 4x14: Ex-Wives and Videotapes (Feb 22, 1990) [Co-Star]
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Guest starring as Grandfather Frost
- Episode 2x05: The Storyteller (Oct 11, 1986)
The Golden Girls (1985)
Guest starring as Chester T. Rainey
- Episode 3x03: Bringing Up Baby (Oct 3, 1987)
The A-Team (1983)
Guest starring as Max Klein
- Episode 2x18: It's a Desert Out There (Feb 7, 1984) [Co-Star]
Dallas (1978)
Guest starring as Minister Brown
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x11: Post Nuptial (Dec 10, 1982)
- Episode 6x10: The Wedding (Dec 3, 1982)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Guest starring as Captain Jack McGuire
- Episode 3x09: Angels Ahoy (Nov 8, 1978)
Guest starring as Grandpa
- Episode 4x05: Angels at the Altar (Oct 3, 1979) [Special Guest Star]
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Guest starring as Mr. Williams
- Episode 6x21: Sweet Sixteen (Feb 25, 1980)
Guest starring as J.W. Diamond
- Episode 2x16: The Runaway Caboose (Feb 11, 1976) [Co-Star]
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Guest starring as Gen. Whitfield
- Episode 3x01: Fly Me to the Moon (Sep 12, 1967)
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Guest starring as Professor Altman
- Episode 1x12: The Scientist (Dec 3, 1965)
Guest starring as Colonel Burmeister
- Episode 2x02: The Schultz Brigade (Sep 23, 1966)
Guest starring as Doctor Pohlmann
- Episode 2x24: Killer Klink (Feb 24, 1967)
Guest starring as Julius Schlager
- Episode 5x11: The Empty Parachute (Dec 5, 1969)
Green Acres (1965)
Guest starring as Mr. Webster
- Episode 1x08: Lisa, the Helpmate (Nov 3, 1965)
Guest starring as Mr. Treffinger
- Episode 2x27: Kimball Gets Fired (Mar 29, 1967)
The Addams Family (1964)
Guest starring as Arthur J. Henson
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x28: The Addams Policy (Mar 25, 1966)
- Episode 2x21: Pugsley's Allowance (Feb 4, 1966)
- Episode 2x05: Gomez, the People's Choice (Oct 15, 1965)
- Episode 1x30: Progress and the Addams Family (Apr 23, 1965)
- Episode 1x29: Morticia's Favorite Charity (Apr 16, 1965)
- Episode 1x24: Crisis in the Addams Family (Mar 12, 1965)
Bewitched (1964)
Guest starring as James Dennis Robinson
- Episode 2x27: The Leprechaun (Mar 17, 1966)
Guest starring as Walter Franklin
- Episode 8x26: The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me Sam (Mar 25, 1972)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Guest starring as Henry Phillips
- Episode 2x13: Smoke-Eaters (Jan 5, 1965)
Guest starring as Vince Tucker
- Episode 3x22: Jury at the Shady Rest (Feb 15, 1966)
Guest starring as Mr. Bellingham
- Episode 7x23: Last Train to Pixley (Mar 7, 1970)
Guest starring as Judge Turner
- Episode 5x14: Kate's Day in Court (Dec 9, 1967)
Guest starring as Judge Madison
- Episode 7x06: The Glen Tinker Caper (Nov 1, 1969)
The Lucy Show (1962)
Guest starring as Mr. Evans
- Episode 1x05: Lucy Buys a Sheep (Oct 29, 1962)
Guest starring as Judge Jack C. Carter
- Episode 3x07: Lucy, the Meter Maid (Nov 2, 1964)
The Virginian (1962)
Guest starring as The Senator
- Episode 1x02: Woman from White Wing (Sep 26, 1962) [Co-Star]
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Guest starring as Mayor Stoner
(7 episodes)
- Episode 3x20: Rafe Hollister Sings (Feb 11, 1963)
- Episode 3x18: The Loaded Goat (Jan 28, 1963)
- Episode 3x15: Barney and the Governor (Jan 7, 1963)
- Episode 3x12: The Bed Jacket (Dec 17, 1962)
- Episode 3x08: The Mayberry Band (Nov 19, 1962)
- Episode 3x05: The Cow Thief (Oct 29, 1962)
- Episode 3x03: Andy and the New Mayor (Oct 15, 1962)
Dennis the Menace (1959)
Guest starring as Mr. Pindyck
- Episode 3x15: Calling All Bird Lovers (Jan 14, 1962)
Rawhide (1959)
Guest starring as Dinny
- Episode 5x18: Incident at Crooked Hat (Feb 1, 1963)
Guest starring as Bryant
- Episode 6x03: Incident at El Crucero (Oct 10, 1963)
Perry Mason (1957)
Guest starring as Frank Cummings
- Episode 9x28: The Case of the Positive Negative (May 1, 1966)
Guest starring as Seward Quentin
- Episode 5x01: The Case of the Jealous Journalist (Sep 2, 1961)
Guest starring as Edward Farraday
- Episode 5x17: The Case of the Captain's Coins (Jan 13, 1962)
Wagon Train (1957)
Guest starring as George Talley
- Episode 7x09: The Eli Bancroft Story (Nov 11, 1963)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Guest starring as Sam Thurber
- Episode 5x30: Hobson's Choice (Apr 7, 1962)
Guest starring as Reston
- Episode 6x01: Genesis (Sep 15, 1962)
Guest starring as John Ellsworth
- Episode 3x11: Tiger (Nov 28, 1959)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Guest starring as Detective Grant
- Episode 1x27: Help Wanted (Apr 1, 1956)
I Love Lucy (1951)
Guest starring as Mr. Perry
- Episode 6x18: Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors (Feb 18, 1957)
Guest starring as Mr. Reilly
- Episode 4x29: Ricky Needs an Agent (May 16, 1955)