{{short description|American film, radio and television actor}}
{{Infobox person |name = Victor Rodman |image = Victor Rodman.webp |caption = Rodman in 1935 |image_size = 245 |birth_name = Victor Rottman Jr. |birth_date = {{birth date|1892|08|06}} |birth_place = Arkansas, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1965|06|29|1892|08|06}} |death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. |occupation = Film, radio and television actor |spouse = Dagmar Dahlgren }}
'''Victor Rottman Jr.''' (August 6, 1892 – June 29, 1965) was an American film, radio and television actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/688858771/|title=The Inquiring Photographer|work=Daily News|location=Los Angeles, California|date=April 20, 1924|access-date=July 17, 2025|page=14|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He was known for playing Dr. Sam Rinehart in the American drama television series ''Noah's Ark''.<ref name="a" />
== Life and career == Rodman was born in Arkansas,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqUYAQAAIAAJ|title=The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses|page=283|first1=Billy|last1=Doyle|first2=Anthony|last2=Slide|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=1999|isbn=9780810835474|via=Google Books}}</ref> the son of Willie Rottman. He began his screen career in 1914, appearing in the short film ''Dippy's Dream''. The next year, he appeared in twelve short films. During his screen career, he appeared on radio programs such as ''Magazine'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380629163/|title=Radio and Its Personalities|work=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 20, 1935|access-date=July 17, 2025|page=44|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> ''Gunsmoke'', ''Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator'', ''Cavalcade of America'', ''Lux Radio Theatre'', ''Suspense'', ''The Whistler'', ''Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police'', ''This is Your FBI'', ''Tales of the Texas Rangers''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Radio_Crime_Fighters/J7fwCQAAQBAJ?hl=en|title=Radio Crime Fighters: More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age|date=September 3, 2010|page=246|first=Jim|last=Cox|publisher=McFarland|ISBN=9780786443246|via=Google Books}}</ref> and ''The Count of Monte Cristo''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/533907622/|title=Victor Rodman Dead|agency=United Press International|work=The Berkshire Eagle|location=Pittsfield, Massachusetts|date=July 2, 1965|access-date=July 17, 2025|page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref>
[[File:The Spotted Lily (1917) - 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Rodman (right) with Ella Hall and unidentified actor and unidentified actress in ''The Spotted Lily'', 1917]]
Later in his career, Rodman made his television debut in the NBC television series ''Dragnet''. In 1956, he starred as Dr. Sam Rinehart in the NBC drama television series ''Noah's Ark'', starring along with Paul Burke and May Wynn.<ref name="a">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148487931/|title=Another Noah To Sail: Jack Webb Produces New TV Show|first=Hal|last=Humphrey|work=The Akron Beacon Journal|location=Akron, Ohio|date=September 7, 1956|access-date=July 17, 2025|page=22|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present|date=1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kSGdkYBscRwC|publisher=Ballantine Books|page=863|first1=Tim|last1=Brooks|first2=Earle|last2=Marsh|isbn=9780345429230|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Eighty_Odd_Years_in_Hollywood/SiQ8BQAAQBAJ?hl=en|title=Eighty Odd Years in Hollywood: Memoir of a Career in Film and Television|page=191|first=John Meredyth|last=Lucas|date=June 8, 2004|ISBN=9780786418381|publisher=McFarland|via=Google Books}}</ref> After the series ended in 1957, he guest-starred in television programs including ''Peter Gunn'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''Lock-Up'', ''Man Without a Gun'', ''I Led 3 Lives'', ''Perry Mason'' and ''Wanted Dead or Alive'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWVZAAAAMAAJ|title=Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers|first=Harris|last=Lentz|page=682|date=1996|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786402175|via=Google Books}}</ref> and also in films such as ''Hold Your Breath'' and ''The Long, Hot Summer''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/308663/the-long-hot-summer#credits|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117105705/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/308663/the-long-hot-summer#credits|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2022|title=The Long Hot Summer|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref>
Rodman retired from acting in 1965, last appearing in the film ''Brainstorm''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Hollywood_Reliables/IiYvAAAAMAAJ?hl=en|title=The Hollywood Reliables|page=43|first1=James Robert|last1=Parish|first2=Gregory|last2=Mank|publisher=Arlington House|date=1980|ISBN=9780870004308|via=Google Books}}</ref>
== Death == Rodman died on June 29, 1965, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 72.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/684461788/|title=Rites Slated For Veteran Film Actor|work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News|location=Los Angeles, California|date=July 2, 1965|access-date=July 17, 2025|page=7|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0734924}} *{{TCM name|163795}} *[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/victor_rodman/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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