Truman Linden Chiles was an American character actor known for his recurring roles on three network television series: Steve Kirk on NBC's Convoy, Henry DeWitt on NBC's Banacek, and Paul Hunter on NBC's James at 15. Chiles made four guest appearances on CBS's Perry Mason; in three of the episodes he played the role of the defendant: Joe Davies in "The Case of the Jealous Journalist", Herbert Simms in "The Case of the Promoter's Pillbox", and Clyde Darrell in "The Case of the Telltale Tap". In his other appearance he played the role of murderer Vernon Elliot in the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Surplus Suitor." He guest starred on other television series of the 1960s and 1970s, including Going My Way, The Fugitive, The Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants, Barnaby Jones, Quincy, M.E., The Twilight Zone in the 1962 episode "Four O'Clock" and "The Virginian", in the 1964 episode "Big Image...Little Man", in 1967 in "The Fugitive" TV Seie Episode 109 . Chiles died on May 15, 2013, after falling from the roof of his home in Topanga, California. [More at Wikipedia]

March 22nd, 1933 in St. Louis  /  Died:   May 15th, 2013 - aged 80