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Overview. Born. April 1, 1894 · Wisconsin, USA. Died. October 10, 1977 · Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack) Mini Bio. Voltaire Perkins was born on April 1, 1894 in Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Divorce Court (1957), Frankenstein's Daughter (1958) and My Man Godfrey (1957).
- April 1, 1894
- October 10, 1977
The first two versions starred actor Voltaire Perkins in the role of the jurist, with Colin Male as the court reporter. In its first year, Divorce Court aired locally in Los Angeles on independent station KTTV as a weekly, live, one-hour program. In 1958, KTTV began recording Divorce Court on Ampex videotape and syndicated the program ...
Voltaire Perkins. Actor: Divorce Court. Voltaire Perkins was born on 1 April 1894 in Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Divorce Court (1957), Frankenstein's Daughter (1958) and My Man Godfrey (1957). He died on 10 October 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- April 1, 1894
- Voltaire Perkins
- October 10, 1977
Divorce Court: With Voltaire Perkins, Bill Welsh, Ian Abercrombie, Irving Mitchell. An early example of reality-based courtroom drama, "Divorce Court" presented cases where divorcing couples presented their stories before Judge Voltaire Perkins, who always rendered his decision by the end of the program and resolved other divorce issues.
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- Drama
- Voltaire Perkins, Bill Welsh, Ian Abercrombie
The show’s earliest life was dramatized and scripted. It had a total of 12 seasons, lasting from 1957 to 1969. During that life, Voltaire Perkins played the role of the judge, with Colin Male playing the role of courtroom announcer. The show’s 2nd life, lasting 7 seasons, debuted over a decade later in the spring of 1985.
Explore Hall of Fame Members. Voltaire Perkins, Class: 1914 Induction: 1973 Sport (s): Mens Basketball - A man with two careers, lawyer and actor, born in Ashland and a 1910 graduate of Ashland.
The role of the judge went to Voltaire Perkins, who was a practicing lawyer (with a law degree from USC), as well as being an actor. Glickman said of him: “He was a smart lawyer and a real gentleman. He was very courtly. He looked like a judge, he sounded like a judge.”
