Ron Husmann

{{more footnotes needed|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Ron Husmann | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|06|30|mf=y}} | birth_place = Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = Ron Hussman | education = Northwestern University | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1959–1989 | spouse = | children = }}

'''Ron Husmann''' (born June 30, 1937) is a retired American actor who primarily acted in musicals. In 1961, he was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Theatre World Award for his performance in the original production of ''Tenderloin''.

==Biography== Born in Rockford, Illinois, Husmann graduated from Northwestern University in 1959. He made his Broadway debut in ''Fiorello!'' in November 1959.<ref>[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/fiorello-2798#opennightcredit ''Fiorello!''] ibdb.com, retrieved October 15, 2017</ref> In October 1960 he appeared on Broadway in ''Tenderloin'', garnering a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and winning the Theatre World Award for his performance.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/production/tenderloin-46th-street-theatre-vault-0000003110 " ''Tenderloin'' Broadway"] Playbill, retrieved October 15, 2017</ref>

Additional Broadway credits include ''All-American'' (1962), ''Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen'' (1970), ''On the Town'' (revival, 1971), ''Irene'' (1973), and ''Can-Can'' (1981).<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/person/ron-husmann-vault-0000108946 "Hussmann Broadway Credits"] Playbill, retrieved October 15, 2017</ref>

Husmann made his film debut in the 1965 melodrama ''Love Has Many Faces''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120812055125/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/27712/Love-Has-Many-Faces/ ''Love Has Many Faces''] tcm.com, retrieved October 14, 2017</ref> Most of his screen credits have been on television. One of his first was a co-starring role in the unaired 1965 ABC television pilot ''Two's Company'' starring Marlo Thomas. He has appeared in the daytime soaps ''General Hospital'' and ''Days of Our Lives'', as well as such primetime series as ''Dr. Kildare'', ''Land of the Giants'', ''Get Smart'', ''The F.B.I.'', ''Archie Bunker's Place'', and ''Cheers''. He was the sidekick to Buddy Hackett on the Fal 1980 revival of ''You Bet Your Life'' and the host of the pilot for the 1969 game show ''You're Putting Me On''. He appeared in the 1972 telecast of ''Once Upon a Mattress'' with Carol Burnett.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151020003648/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/471636/Once-Upon-a-Mattress/#credits ''Once Upon a Mattress''] tcm.com, retrieved October 14, 2017</ref>

Husmann is the author, narrator, and co-producer of the ten-hour video series ''Broadway! A History of the Musical''.<ref>[http://www./~showtune/mtlu/mtlu-bdw.htm " 'Broadway! A History Of The Musical' "] mindspring.com</ref>

He retired from performing after being diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia.<ref>Husmann, Ron. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=wd_P3gOHnXk</ref>

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==External links== * {{IBDB name}} * {{IMDb name|0403916}}

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