Malcolm MacLeod Atterbury, a multifaceted American performer, was born on February 20, 1907.
Throughout his illustrious career, Atterbury effortlessly transitioned between the stage, film, and television, as well as the vaudeville circuit.
One of his most notable uncredited roles was in Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller, North by Northwest, where he played a rural man who famously exclaimed, "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!"
Four years later, Atterbury made another memorable appearance in Hitchcock's 1963 suspense film, The Birds, as the Deputy.
Atterbury's extensive filmography includes I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957),Crime of Passion (1957),Blue Denim (1959),Wild River (1960),Advise and Consent (1962),and Hawaii (1966).
His final film appearance was in Emperor of the North Pole (1973).
Atterbury was married to Ellen Ayres Hardies, daughter of Judge Charles E. Hardies Sr. and sister of Charles Hardies Jr., who later became Montgomery County district attorney, on February 6, 1937.
Sadly, Atterbury passed away in Beverly Hills in 1992, at the age of 85, due to old age.
