Charles Aidman (January 21, 1925 - November 7, 1993) was an American film and television actor.
He was born in Frankfort, Indiana.
Among his many television credits include appearances on the Twilight Zone episodes "And When the Sky Was Opened" and "Little Girl Lost", and on The Wild Wild West, where he appeared in several episodes as Jeremy Pike, one of Robert Conrad's many substitute sidekicks during the show's fourth season while Conrad's regular co-star Ross Martin recovered from injuries and a mild heart attack. Later, Aidman served as one of the narrators on the 1980s Twilight Zone revival.
He has also appeared in films such as Pork Chop Hill, War Hunt, Countdown, Uncommon Valor, and Innerspace, which was one of his final acting appearances.
Aidman died of cancer in Beverly Hills, California on November 7, 1993.
Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and enjoyed it. It was the first play I was in, in my life...I've been acting ever since."
Actor, author, director and composer, educated at the University of Indiana and the Neighborhood Playhouse. His New York off-Broadway stage work inluded parts in "Career", "The Cretan Woman", and others. He conceived, directed and acted in "Spoon River Anthology". Joining ASCAP in 1963, he collaborated with Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn in the songs "Spoon River" and "I Am, I Am".
