Jack Grinnage

Jack Grinnage (born Jack Eugene Stewart, January 20, 1931) is an American actor with a film and television career spanning seven decades. Born in Los Angeles, Grinnage made his first television appearances in 1954. The following year, he played as Moose – one of three teenage rebels who chase James Dean – in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). Rebel Without a Cause was his first movie where he received a screen credit.[1]

Jack Grinnage
Born
Jack Eugene Stewart

(1931-01-20) January 20, 1931
Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
Years active1954-2018

Jack Grinnage continued to play supporting roles or bit parts in films like King Creole (1958) with Elvis Presley, Spartacus (1960) and The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968). He also played an errant but sympathetic boy in the Twilight Zone episode The Mind and the Matter. In 1961, he appeared in the Broadway musical The Billy Barnes People.[2] Between 1974 and 1975, he had a supporting role as News Service reporter Ron Updyke[3] in the mystery series Kolchak: The Night Stalker.[4] In 2009, Grinnage played the role of Marvell, the replacement janitor, in two episodes of Scrubs. His most recent credit is the television series The Kids Are Alright (2018).

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1955Interrupted MelodyCorp. Michael WatkinsUncredited
1955Rebel Without a CauseMoose
1955Lady Godiva of CoventryBlacksmith's SonUncredited
1956Crashing Las VegasBellboyUncredited
1956GabyBit RoleUncredited
1958Wink of an EyeDelivery Boy
1958King CreoleDummy
1958Wolf LarsenLeach
1959Riot in Juvenile PrisonDink, an inmate
1960SpartacusPetitionerUncredited
1963A Ticklish AffairSeamanUncredited
1963Captain Newman, M.D.PatientUncredited
1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'FarrellPvt. Roberts
1970The Liberation of L.B. JonesDriver
1972Glass Houses
1978Zero to SixtyAirport Manager
2009Acts of Mercy
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1954Father Knows BestClaude1 episode
1957-1958The Silent ServiceEditor Gaffney / Karley / Small Man3 episodes
1958-1964Wagon TrainJubal Devlin / Sampson / Guard - Warren Mitchell3 episodes
1959-1966GunsmokeGorman / Gus Blake / Raffie Bly / Andy Wirth4 episodes
1961The Twilight ZoneHenry1 episode
1966The Beverly HillbilliesCo-pilot1 episode
1969IronsideMovie Theatre Doorman1 episode, Uncredited
1974Crackle of DeathRon UpdykeTV movie, (archive footage)
1974-1975Kolchak: The Night StalkerRon Updyke18 episodes
1978Lou GrantClerk1 episode
1983HotelTom Willis
2003Six Feet UnderMinister1 episode
2009ScrubsMarvell2 episodes
2013Ghost GhirlsWally1 episode
2018The Kids Are AlrightVery Old Husband1 episode
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References
  1. Interview with Jack Grinnage at Maarten Blogspot
  2. Jack Grinnage at the Internet Broadway Database
  3. Interview with Jack Grinnage at the Simon Oakland Tribute Site
  4. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
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