Ray Fulmer

Raymond Stover Fulmer (born February 17, 1933)[1] is an American former actor. He is known for playing the role of Steve Baxter in the final season of the sitcom television series Hazel (1965–1966).

Ray Fulmer
Fulmer in Hazel (1965)
Born
Raymond Stover Fulmer

(1933-02-17) February 17, 1933
OccupationActor
Years active1956–1992

Fulmer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[2] and attended Girard College, Penn Charter and Boston College.[3] He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953, serving in Germany until 1955.[3] While in the army he became interested in theatre, and after discharge he moved to New York to study at the American Theatre Wing, supporting himself with small roles on television and modelling for fashion advertisements.[3] In 1957 Fulmer joined the cast of the Broadway play Auntie Mame, playing the role of Patrick Dennis.[2][3] He also appeared in the 1968 Broadway comedy Happiness Is Just a Little Thing Called a Rolls Royce.[4]

Fulmer played Steve Baxter, a real estate agent, husband of Barbara Baxter (Lynn Borden) and father of Susie Baxter (Julia Benjamin) in the final season of Hazel.[2][5] After the series ended in 1966, Fulmer played the roles of Lee Gantry in the soap opera Guiding Light and Martin Nell Dillard in Somerset. He retired in 1992, last appearing in the television series The New WKRP in Cincinnati.[6]

References

  1. Willis, John; Blum, Daniel (1958). Daniel Blum's Theatre World. Crown Publishers. p. 223 via Google Books.
  2. Leonard, Vince (August 29, 1965). Hazel's Big Family. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Google Books. open access
  3. Zeitlin, Arnold (July 27, 1958). "To Broadway: Fib got Fulmer his big chance". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 147. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com. closed access
  4. "Rolls Royce Is Crux of Success Farce". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 23, 1968. p. 25. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com. closed access
  5. "Shirley 'Hazel' Booth Switches To New Family". Longview Daily News. Longview, Washington. September 7, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com. closed access
  6. TV Guide: Volume 32. Triangle Publications. March 1984. p. 161. Retrieved August 30, 2021 via Google Books. closed access
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