Does Floyd Simmons Dead or Alive?
As per our current Database, Floyd Simmons has been died on 1 April, 2008 at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
🎂 Floyd Simmons - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday
When Floyd Simmons die, Floyd Simmons was 85 years old.
| Popular As |
Floyd Simmons |
| Occupation |
Actor |
| Age |
85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
April 25, 1923 (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) |
| Birthday |
April 25 |
| Town/City |
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Nationality |
USA |
🌙 Zodiac
Floyd Simmons’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs
Floyd Simmons was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Floyd "Chunk" Simmons served as a member of the 10th Mountain Division in World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart and Battle Stars. He is a two-time Olympic Bronze Medal Decathlete for the 1948 London Games and the 1952 Helsinki Games.
The Gold Medalist both years was fellow American, Bob Mathias.Handsome, dark-haired, athletic Floyd became a contract player at Universal-International where he appeared in a number of small roles in mid-1950's films, becoming friends with fellow contractee, Clint Eastwood.
But his best-known role was as Commander William "Bill" Harbison in the 1958 20th-Century Fox musical, "South Pacific," in which he was tenth-billed. He so impressed producers that he was set to play opposite Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof," but when the picture changed hands, the new director wanted Paul Newman.
His final film appearance on the big screen was in United Artist's 1963 Nathaniel Hawthorne compilation, "Twice-Told Tales," as the ghost of Matthew Maulle.He then switched careers and became an accomplished artist and commercial photographer, settling in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.
In February 2004, he was selected along with three other Charlotte natives (including the late Dale Earnhardt) as one of the first inductees in the Greater Charlotte Sports Hall of Fame.
Floyd Simmons Movies
- South Pacific (1958) as Commander Harbison, USN
- Twice-Told Tales (1963) as Ghost of Mathew Maulle
- The Deadly Mantis (1957) as Army Sergeant
- Outside the Law (1956) as Agent Harris
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