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Byron Poindexter(1906-1974)

  • Actor
  • Make-Up Department
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Byron Poindexter was born on 26 March 1906 in Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Play It As It Lays (1972), Private Property (1960) and Sunday Showcase (1959). He was married to Edith Keon and Helen. He died on 8 September 1974 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
BornMarch 26, 1906
DiedSeptember 8, 1974(68)
BornMarch 26, 1906
DiedSeptember 8, 1974(68)
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Known for

Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
Play It As It Lays
6.3
  • Makeup Department
  • 1972
Corey Allen, Jerome Cowan, Kate Manx, Warren Oates, and Robert Wark in Private Property (1960)
Private Property
6.7
  • Makeup Department(as Byron Poyndexter)
  • 1960
John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
Sunday Showcase
4.5
TV Series
  • Makeup Department
Naughty Nanette
Short
  • Marcel
  • 1946

Credits

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  • David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
    Around the World in 80 Days
    6.7
    • Extra (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, and Gene Barry in Naked Alibi (1954)
    Naked Alibi
    6.5
    • Bit Part (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, and Marilyn Maxwell in Off Limits (1952)
    Off Limits
    6.1
    • Soldier in ODs (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • John Derek and Diana Lynn in Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
    Rogues of Sherwood Forest
    5.4
    • Man (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • James Mason and Joan Bennett in The Reckless Moment (1949)
    The Reckless Moment
    7.1
    • Man (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, Betty Field, and Ruth Hussey in The Great Gatsby (1949)
    The Great Gatsby
    6.5
    • Army Officer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (1948)
    Joan of Arc
    6.4
    • French Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Rio (1947)
    Road to Rio
    6.8
    • Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Midnight Serenade (1947)
    Midnight Serenade
    6.2
    Short
    • Military Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Ray Milland, Brian Donlevy, and Teresa Wright in The Trouble with Women (1947)
    The Trouble with Women
    6.1
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Betty Hutton, Billy De Wolfe, and John Lund in The Perils of Pauline (1947)
    The Perils of Pauline
    6.4
    • Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • William Holden, Anne Baxter, William Bendix, Sterling Hayden, Howard Da Silva, and Sonny Tufts in Blaze of Noon (1947)
    Blaze of Noon
    6.1
    • Pilot (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, and Billy De Wolfe in Blue Skies (1946)
    Blue Skies
    6.4
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald in O.S.S. (1946)
    O.S.S.
    6.6
    • Co-Pilot (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Naughty Nanette
    Short
    • Marcel
    • 1946

Makeup Department



  • Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Play It As It Lays
    6.3
    • makeup artist
    • 1972
  • Corey Allen, Jerome Cowan, Kate Manx, Warren Oates, and Robert Wark in Private Property (1960)
    Private Property
    6.7
    • makeup artist (as Byron Poyndexter)
    • 1960
  • John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
    Sunday Showcase
    4.5
    TV Series
    • makeup artist
    • 1959
  • Teenage Thunder (1957)
    Teenage Thunder
    5.6
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1957

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Byron Poyndexter
  • Born
    • March 26, 1906
    • Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • September 8, 1974
    • Van Nuys, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Edith KeonDecember 9, 1945 - September 18, 1968 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Live touring revue: Sonja Henie with Her Hollywood Ice Revue - as a member of the skating ensemble

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