Joel Ashley

Joel Ashley
Born
Joel Thomas Ashley

April 7, 1919
DiedFebruary 23, 2000(2000-02-23) (aged 80)
EducationGeorgia Military Academy
Peekskill Military Academy
Black-Foxe Military Institute
University of California
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1935–1979
Spouse(s)Margalo Francis Wilson
(m. 1942; died 1960)
Erna Maria Ride
(m. 1961; died 1984)
Children2
ParentBeulah Ashley

Joel Thomas Ashley (April 7, 1919 – April 7, 2000) was an American character actor of stage, screen and radio, known for his versatility—with stage roles ranging from Abraham Lincoln to Frankenstein's monster, Prince Potemkin, and "Tiny" Tyler (Heywood Broun's unschooled but quick-study star ballplayer)—and for a series of theatrical leading man assignments, opposite Mae West, Elisabeth Bergner, and, most notably, an extended period attached exclusively to Kay Francis.