Background
Marcuse was born in Washington, District of Columbia He grew up in San Francisco and received a master"s degree in classical literature from Stanford University.
Marcuse was born in Washington, District of Columbia He grew up in San Francisco and received a master"s degree in classical literature from Stanford University.
His sinister, hulking countenance was enhanced by a shaven head that accentuated his elephantine ears. Of Irish-Jewish parentage to a successful fur designer. Other officers on board included future Massachusetts governor Endicott Peabody and author Edward L. Beach, Junior., who wrote the submarine classic Run Silent, Run Deep.
His love for William Shakespeare"s plays led to a desire to act on the stage.
He trained under Guthrie McClintic in his theatre company, along with Charlton Heston, and appeared on Broadway with Katharine Cornell, Maurice Evans and others On television he appeared on many series, including The Outer Limits, The Wild Wild West, Have Gun – Will Travel, Bonanza, Hogan"s Heroes (1967.
Episode: "The Hostage", as General von Heiner), Batman, Star Trek (episode "Catspaw"), The Time Tunnel, I Spy, The Monkees, Perry Mason, Peter Gunn, The Untouchables, The Twilight Zone episodes "The Trade-Insurance" and "To Serve Manitoba", and The Manitoba from United Network Command for Law and Enforcement episodes "The Re-collectors Affair," "The Minus-X Affair," and "The Pieces of Fate Affair". His film career included roles in The Two Little Bears (1961), Hitler (1962, as Julius Streicher), A Tiger Walks (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Mara of the Wilderness (1965), Harum Scarum (1965), The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966), The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) and The Picasso Summer (1969).
Marcuse, who sometimes was credited as Theodore Marcuse, died in a traffic accident in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, at the age of 47.