Andrew Duggan (born December 28, 1923, in Franklin, Indiana; died May 15, 1988, in Westwood, California) was a tall and authoritative character actor who appeared in 70 movies and over 140 television shows between 1949 and 1987. Duggan had recurring roles in Cimarron Strip and The Great Adventure but seldom played the same role twice except in a couple of short-lived series in which he played the lead, Bourbon Street Beat and Lancer. He also had a recurring role in seasons 2 and 3 of the series Twelve O'Clock High as General Ed Britt.
Duggan played John Walton in the original 1971 The Waltons movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (the part was played by Ralph Waite in the subsequent series).
One of Duggan's last parts was as Dwight D. Eisenhower in a TV biography called J. Edgar Hoover (1987), a role he had played earlier in Backstairs at the White House (1979). He also played Lyndon Johnson in a different biography of Hoover, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977). He portrayed the fictional President Trent in the spy-spoof In Like Flint (1967).
He was the voice of Father/Narrator in the second generation 1975 Carousel of Progress, the first version to premiere in Walt Disney World. Rex Allen was the original Father for the 64/65 World's Fair Carousel of Progress which was later moved to Disneyland in 1967.
Graduate of Indiana University (Bloomington)
After having a cancerous lump removed from his vocal chords Duggan acquired a raspy voice which enabled him to have a lucrative career doing both voice-overs and TV commercials.
