Charles Maxwell (actor)

Charles Carlton Maxwell (December 28, 1913 – August 7, 1993) was an American character actor and producer who worked primarily in television.

Maxwell frequently appeared as a guest star in western television series, including Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Lawman, Rawhide, and The Rifleman. In 1959, he was cast as General Phil Sheridan in the episode "One Bullet from Broken Bow" of the NBC western series, Bat Masterson, starring Gene Barry in the title role. He appeared again later that year as crooked hotel owner “Ron Davis” in the episode “Lady Luck”. He also appeared on NBC's Bonanza ten times as entirely different characters.

In the 1960s Maxwell began appearing in a variety of guest roles. For example, he appeared in My Favorite Martian (first season, episode 23) as Jakobar in "An Old Friend of the Family". He was a regular on the short-lived series The Hank McCune Show and appeared as Corp. Giles on the WWII drama Combat! in the episode "Ask Me No Questions" in 1966. He also appeared as Virgil Earp in the Star Trek episode “Spectre of the Gun” in 1968.

Maxwell's best-known role was as the uncredited voice of the unseen radio announcer heard on several episodes of CBS's Gilligan's Island.