Charles Arthur Space (October 12, 1908 â€" January 13, 1983) was an
American film, television and stage actor. He was best known as Doc
Weaver, the veterinarian, in thirty-nine episodes of the CBS
television series Lassie.Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Space
first delved into acting at Douglass College.Space began his career in
summer stock theater and eventually began appearing on Broadway. His
Broadway credits include Three Men on a Horse and Awake and Sing.He
made his film debut in the 1941 crime drama Riot Squad opposite
Richard Cromwell. The following year, Space appeared alongside Abbott
and Costello in Rio Rita. He also had roles in Tortilla Flat (1942),
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), The Fuller Brush Man (1948), and
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950). In the early 1950s, Space appeared in
various film serials including Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion,
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders, and Panther Girl of the Kongo.
American film, television and stage actor. He was best known as Doc
Weaver, the veterinarian, in thirty-nine episodes of the CBS
television series Lassie.Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Space
first delved into acting at Douglass College.Space began his career in
summer stock theater and eventually began appearing on Broadway. His
Broadway credits include Three Men on a Horse and Awake and Sing.He
made his film debut in the 1941 crime drama Riot Squad opposite
Richard Cromwell. The following year, Space appeared alongside Abbott
and Costello in Rio Rita. He also had roles in Tortilla Flat (1942),
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), The Fuller Brush Man (1948), and
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950). In the early 1950s, Space appeared in
various film serials including Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion,
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders, and Panther Girl of the Kongo.
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