Ernest Graves (actor)

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Ernest Graves
Born(1919-05-05)May 5, 1919
DiedJune 1, 1983(1983-06-01) (aged 64)
OccupationTelevision actor

Ernest Graves (May 5, 1919 – June 1, 1983) was an American actor.

Born in Chicago, Graves was a regular on the NBC drama Today Is Ours (1958).[1] He also was featured on several daytime soap operas, including Guiding Light, The Edge of Night, As the World Turns, and Another World. He starred as Zeus in the cult film Hercules in New York in 1970 and the TV movie adaptation of The Ceremony of Innocence. Graves is most remembered for his portrayal of the original Victor Lord on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live from 1968 to 1974. He starred in the 1976 Broadway play Poor Murderer.

On June 1, 1983, Graves died of cancer at age 64 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1952 Walk East on Beacon Robert Martin
1961 One Plus One John Bradley - 'Homecoming' segment
1970 Hercules in New York Zeus
1980 The Dogs of War Warner

References[edit]

  1. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1090. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  2. ^ "Actor Ernest Graves, 64". Ford Lauderdale News. Florida, Fort Lauderdale. The New York Times. June 4, 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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