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John Smeaton "Jack" Dodson [1] (May 16, 1931 – September 16, 1994) was an American television actor best remembered for the milquetoast character Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show and its spin-off Mayberry R.F.D. From 1959 until his death in 1994, Dodson was married to television art director Mary Dodson. [2]
Jack Dodson. Actor: The Getaway. Jack Dodson was arguably best known for playing "Howard Sprague," the somewhat geeky county clerk on The Andy Griffith Show (1960). This amazingly funny character actor endeared himself to 60s and 70s audiences as the straight-laced "straight man" to the "comic idiot" character "Goober."
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- May 16, 1931
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- September 16, 1994
Jack Dodson. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. May 16, 1931 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died. September 16, 1994 · Los Angeles, California, USA (heart failure) Birth name. John Smeaton Dodson. Height. 6′ 3″ (1.91 m) Mini Bio. Jack Dodson was arguably best known for playing "Howard Sprague," the somewhat geeky. county clerk on.
- May 16, 1931
- September 16, 1994
Sep 21, 1994 · Jack Dodson, an actor best known for his role as Howard Sprague, the county clerk, on "The Andy Griffith Show" and its offshoot "Mayberry R.F.D.," died on Friday at Encino-Tarzana Regional...
Sep 21, 1994 · September 20, 1994 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. LOS ANGELES -- Jack Dodson, 63, an actor who was best known as the officious egghead county clerk Howard Sprague on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry...
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Jack Dodson, who played officious egghead Howard Sprague on ``The Andy Griffith Show'' and ``Mayberry R.F.D.,'' has died at 63. Dodson died Friday at a suburban hospital after a yearlong illness, daughter Cristina Dodson said Monday.
Sep 7, 2021 · Jack Dodson Played Mayberry's Straight-Laced County Clerk, Howard Sprague. By Addie Moore | September 7, 2021. The name Jack Dodson will forever be synonymous with that of Howard Sprague, the...