John Myhers on AllMovie

Beefy, silver-haired John Myhers was a busy Broadway actor/director/playwright. In both his stage and TV work, Myhers was usually cast as executive types, both conservative and skirt-chasing. His New York theatrical credits include such farces as The Golden Fleecing and The Good Soup; he also co-starred in the touring companies of the musicals Kiss Me Kate and The Sound of Music. In films from 1958, John Myhers' favorite screen assignment was the role of corporate veep Mr. Bratt in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), who holds his salacious subordinates at bay with the song "A Secretary is Not a Toy."