Kay Edwin Emmert Kuter was an American

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 actor

Actor

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 who starred on television and in film. Kay was born in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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Kuter performed mostly as a serious actor or "heavy" in many 1960s series, often in a beard, before taking a recurring role on two CBS sitcoms. He is mostly recognized for his role in the 1960s television series Green Acres

Green Acres

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and Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction is an American situation comedy produced by Filmways which originally aired on CBS from 1963 to 1970. The series is one of three interrelated shows about rural characters created by Paul Henning; the others are The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres.The setting for the series...

as Newt Kiley. In total, he made roughly 29 appearances between both series.