
Malcolm Atterbury
Malcolm MacLeod Atterbury (February 20, 1907 – August 16, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudevillian. Atterbury is perhaps best known for his uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), as the rural man who exclaims, "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!" Four years later, Atterbury appeared as the Deputy in Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). He further appeared in such films as I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Crime of Passion (1957), Blue Denim (1959), Wild River (1960), Advise and Consent (1962), and Hawaii (1966). His last film was Emperor of the North Pole (1973). Atterbury was married on February 6, 1937 to Ellen Ayres Hardies (1915–1994) of Amsterdam, New York, daughter of judge Charles E. Hardies Sr. and sister of Charles Hardies Jr., who later became Montgomery County district attorney. He died in Beverly Hills of old age in 1992. CLR
Filmography

The Longest Yard
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Longest Yard
as Bit Part (uncredited)

Emperor of the North
as Hogger
Emperor of the North
as Hogger

The Learning Tree
as Silas Newhall
The Learning Tree
as Silas Newhall

Hawaii
as Gideon Hale
Hawaii
as Gideon Hale

The Chase
as Mr. Reeves
The Chase
as Mr. Reeves

Seven Days in May
as Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
Seven Days in May
as Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)

Cattle King
as Abe Clevenger (Homesteader)
Cattle King
as Abe Clevenger (Homesteader)

The Birds
as Deputy Al Malone
The Birds
as Deputy Al Malone

Advise & Consent
as Senator Tom August
Advise & Consent
as Senator Tom August

Summer and Smoke
as Rev. Winemiller
Summer and Smoke
as Rev. Winemiller

From the Terrace
as George Fry
From the Terrace
as George Fry

Wild River
as Sy Moore
Wild River
as Sy Moore

Hell Bent for Leather
as A.C. Gamble
Hell Bent for Leather
as A.C. Gamble

High School Big Shot
as Mr. Grant
High School Big Shot
as Mr. Grant

North by Northwest
as Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)
North by Northwest
as Man at Prairie Crossing (uncredited)

A Marriage of Strangers
as Mr. Emhardt
A Marriage of Strangers
as Mr. Emhardt

Rio Bravo
as Jake
Rio Bravo
as Jake

Old Man
as The Doctor
Old Man
as The Doctor

Days of Wine and Roses
as Jim Hungerford
Days of Wine and Roses
as Jim Hungerford

Bomber's Moon
as Col. Schwimmer
Bomber's Moon
as Col. Schwimmer

Badman's Country
as Buffalo Bill Cody
Badman's Country
as Buffalo Bill Cody

How to Make a Monster
as Security Guard Richards
How to Make a Monster
as Security Guard Richards

A Town Has Turned to Dust
as Jenkins
A Town Has Turned to Dust
as Jenkins

The High Cost of Loving
as Harry Lessing (uncredited)
The High Cost of Loving
as Harry Lessing (uncredited)

The Dalton Girls
as Sewell, the banker
The Dalton Girls
as Sewell, the banker

Blood of Dracula
as Lt. Dunlap
Blood of Dracula
as Lt. Dunlap

Valerie
as Sheriff
Valerie
as Sheriff

I Was a Teenage Werewolf
as Charles Rivers
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
as Charles Rivers

Fury at Showdown
as Norris
Fury at Showdown
as Norris

Crime of Passion
as Police Officer Spitz
Crime of Passion
as Police Officer Spitz

Toward the Unknown
as Hank
Toward the Unknown
as Hank

Dakota Incident
as Desk Clerk at Belvidere Hotel
Dakota Incident
as Desk Clerk at Belvidere Hotel

Johnny Concho
as Milo, Mail Dispatcher (uncredited)
Johnny Concho
as Milo, Mail Dispatcher (uncredited)

Crime in the Streets
as Mr. McAllister
Crime in the Streets
as Mr. McAllister

Stranger at My Door
as Rev. Hastings
Stranger at My Door
as Rev. Hastings

The Steel Jungle
as Mailman
The Steel Jungle
as Mailman

The Lone Ranger
as Phineas Tripp (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
as Phineas Tripp (uncredited)

Silent Fear
as Dr. Vernon
Silent Fear
as Dr. Vernon

Man Without a Star
as Fancy Joe Toole (uncredited)
Man Without a Star
as Fancy Joe Toole (uncredited)

Dragnet
as Lee Reinhard
Dragnet
as Lee Reinhard