Newland, John

Newland, John
▪ 2001

      American actor and director (b. Nov. 23, 1917, Cincinnati, Ohio—d. Jan. 10, 2000, Los Angeles, Calif.), was best known for his role as host of the 1959–61 television series Alcoa Presents (also known as One Step Beyond), which purported to be dramatized tales of true occurrences of occult phenomena and was a forerunner of such shows as The Twilight Zone and The X-Files. He also appeared in or directed episodes of such other TV series as Studio One, Robert Montgomery Presents, The Loretta Young Show, Night Gallery, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

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