Parley Baer

Parley Baer (5 August 1914 - 22 November 2002) was an American actor.

Though he did much character work on film and television, he was perhaps best known for his role as Chester on the Gunsmoke radio show.

Ookiness

He played Arthur J. Henson, insurance man and City Commissioner, on six of The Addams Family original series episodes:

• "Crisis in the Addams Family"
• "Morticia's Favorite Charity"
• "Progress and the Addams Family"
• "Gomez, the People's Choice"
• "Pugsley's Allowance"
• "The Addams Policy"

and played "Bones" Lafferty on the 1977 television special:

• Halloween with the New Addams Family