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Gil Stratton Jr. (June 2, 1922-October 11, 2008) was an actor and sportscaster who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He most recently resided in Toluca Lake, California until his death from congestive heart failure. Gil Stratton Jr. was born June 2, 1922, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended Poly Prep in Brooklyn. He later attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., where he eventually graduated with a bachelor's degree and starred as goalie of the SLU hockey team. He first became interested in acting as a teenager. He debuted on Broadway at the age of 19 as Bud Hooper in the George Abbott... MORE

Gil Stratton Jr. (June 2, 1922-October 11, 2008) was an actor and sportscaster who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He most recently resided in Toluca Lake, California until his death from congestive heart failure. Gil Stratton Jr. was born June 2, 1922, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended Poly Prep in Brooklyn. He later attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., where he eventually graduated with a bachelor's degree and starred as goalie of the SLU hockey team. He first became interested in acting as a teenager. He debuted on Broadway at the age of 19 as Bud Hooper in the George Abbott musical Best Foot Forward. The musical ran from October 1, 1941 to July 4, 1942. As a result of Stratton's appearance in Best Foot Forward, MGM hired him as a contract player. His first job for MGM was in the film Girl Crazy with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, singing "Embraceable You" in a duet with Garland. After completing Girl Crazy, he had a short film hiatus, due to having enlisted in the Army Air Forces upon the US entry to World War II. He later noted that he ended up spending much of his service umpiring baseball. During this time, he began umpiring for the Pacific Coast League. While he LESS