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Ruick starred as Chief John Randolph on the NBC adventure series The Door with No Name (1951) [3] : 278 and as Dr. Barton Crane on the dramatic series City Hospital (1951) on ABC-TV [3] and CBS radio. [4] He also guest-starred in a number of popular 1960s shows such as The Fugitive, The Wild Wild West and The Invaders .
Ruick worked five years as master of ceremonies for the Fanchon and Marco shows. During the Great Depression, Ruick doubled as a bandleader and as an actor in theatrical stock. An offer came from CBS to work as a local radio announcer while Ruick was leading a dance band in Los Angeles.
Jun 15, 2024 · Actor Melville Ruick was born in Boise, Idaho on July 8, 1898. He studied law at the University of California, but World War I changed him from a student lawyer to a student pilot. Ruick won his wings in the Air Service, Signal Corps, two weeks before the end of the war.
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Actor Melville Ruick was born in Boise, Idaho on July 8, 1898. He studied law at the University of California, but World War I changed him from a student lawyer to a student pilot. Ruick won his wings in the Air Service, Signal Corps, two weeks before the end of the war.
The show starred Anne Burr as Dr. Kate Morrow and Melville Ruick as Dr. Barton Crane. Set in a large metropolitan hospital, the show dealt with both the professional and the personal sides of doctors' lives.
