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Bert Mustin Queenie Smith The Funny Side 1971. Mustin began his professional acting career at the age of 67 after director William Wyler cast him in the 1951 film noir Detective Story. Known for his dependability and versatility, Mustin went on to establish a career as a well-known character actor and worked extensively in film and television from the 1950s to the 1970s. Mustin was born in Pittsburgh to Gus love actor I.

His father worked as a stockbroker. Before he began a professional career in show business, Mustin did amateur acting and performing. In 1921, he became the first announcer for a variety show broadcast on Pittsburgh’s then newly established KDKA radio station. After retiring, Mustin moved to Tucson, Arizona.

Director William Wyler saw him there in a stage production of Detective Story. Wyler told Mustin to look him up if he decided to pursue a screen career. Mustin made his television debut in 1951 with a role in the Western series The Adventures of Kit Carson. Almost from the start to the end of his career, Mustin specialized in playing older men, and with his tall scarecrow frame, bald head and beaked nose, he became one of the most familiar and busiest elderly character actors. In 1960, Mustin guest starred on The Twilight Zone in the episode “The Night of the Meek” alongside Art Carney. He also appeared in a second episode of the series, “Kick the Can”, in 1962. In addition to guest-starring roles, Mustin also had recurring roles on several television shows during the 1950s and 1960s.