Mason Adams
Fame
Mason Adams, perhaps best known for his role on the TV series "Lou Grant" has died at his home in Manhattan on Tuesday of natural causes.
http://www.tvtunesonline.com/news/index.php?offset=145
Work
Lou Grant' Actor Mason Adams Dies at 86 04/28/2005 Mason Adams, perhaps best known for his role on the TV series "Lou Grant" has died at his home in Manhattan on Tuesday of natural causes. He was 86. His distinctive voice was first heard in 1940s-50s radio serials, including "Batman" and "Pepper Young's Family." But he did not achieve fame until being cast as Charlie Hume in "Lou Grant," a spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" that ran from 1977 to 1982. Adams earned three Emmy nominations for his work on the series. He was also famous for his work in television commercials for J.M. Smucker Co., voicing the tag-line "With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good."
http://www.tvtunesonline.com/news/index.php?offset=145
Mason Adams, actor & Smucker's Jelly spokesman, 86 ... He was 86. Adams died of natural causes, said his daughter, Betsy. His distinctive, often fatherly voice was first heard in 1940s and 1950s radio serials, including "Batman" and "Pepper Young's Family." He had small roles in several films, including "F/X" (1986) and "Houseguest" (1995), and worked steadily on stage in his later years. His last theater role was in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "The Man Who Had All the Luck" in 2002. Adams was born in Brooklyn and received his master's degree from the University of Wisconsin.
http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg01719.html
Mason Adams was once described by a colleague as having a "non-actor's face." This has hardly hampered Adams' professional success, which has hinged almost exclusively on his instantly recognizable voice. After receiving an MA in Theater Arts and Speech from the University of Wisconsin, Adams became a teacher at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse. In radio from 1940 onward, Adams gained fame in the title role of the popular soap opera Pepper Young's Family. ... From 1977 through 1982, Adams played managing editor Charlie Hume on TV's Lou Grant. In films, Mason Adams has occasionally been permitted an opportunity to break free from his paternal TV image, e.g. his corporate bad-guy assignment in 1988's F/X. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/personDetails/270
