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John Beck (II)

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His tutors encouraged him to try acting as a means to overcome his profound shyness. He was encouraged after performing in a high school play at age 16. Moving to California in 1962 at age 19, he initially made his living by appearing in TV commercials. See more trivia »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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2009 Mesmerize Me (short)
Lawrence
 
2005 Crash Landing
General McClaren
 
2003 Timecop: The Berlin Decision (video)
O'Rourke
 
2003 Hunter (TV series)
Ted Granger
– Dead Heat (2003) … Ted Granger
 
2001-2003 Passions (TV series)
Bruce
– Episode #1.945 (2003) … Bruce
– Episode #1.944 (2003) … Bruce
– Episode #1.943 (2003) … Bruce
– Episode #1.942 (2003) … Bruce
– Episode #1.941 (2003) … Bruce
See all 23 episodes »
 
2002 Project Viper (TV movie)
Simpkins
 
2001 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Forrester Purdue / Mason Fawkes
– Father Figure (2001) … Mason Fawkes/Forrester Purdue
 
2001 Crash Point Zero
Dr. Maurice Hunter
 
2000 Militia
Dep. Dir. Anderson
 
1996-2000 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Jake Foley / Max Elson / Sergeant Lou Ross
– Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1 (2000) … Jake Foley
– Rainbow's End (1997) … Max Elson
– The Brotherhood (1996) … Sergeant Lou Ross
 
2000 The Alternate
President Fallbrook
 
2000 Martial Law (TV series)
Martin Deveaux
– Deathfist 5: Major Crimes Unit (2000) … Martin Deveaux
 
2000 Chain of Command
General Peterson (uncredited)
 
1999 Air America (TV series)
Al Craven
– Old Gold (1999) … Al Craven
 
1998 A Place to Grow
Paul Shuler
 
1998 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (TV series)
Commander Keever
– Tight Spot (1998) … Commander Keever
 
1997 Steel Chariots (TV movie)
Dale Tucker
 
1997 Dark Planet
Rebel General
 
1995-1997 Spider-Man (TV series)
Frank Castle / Punisher
– Partners in Danger Chapter 8: The Return of the Green Goblin (1997) … Punisher (voice) / Frank Castle (voice)
– Neogenic Nightmare Chapter 8: Duel of the Hunters (1995) … Punisher (voice) / Frank Castle (voice)
– Neogenic Nightmare Chapter 7: Enter the Punisher (1995) … Punisher (voice) / Frank Castle (voice)
 
1996 Time Well Spent (TV movie)
 
1995 Black Day Blue Night
Chief Morris Reed
 
1995 Silk Stalkings (TV series)
Dr. Everett Carmichael
– Family Affairs (1995) … Dr. Everett Carmichael
 
1995 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Capt. Meyers
– Trust (1995) … Capt. Meyers
 
1995 Suspect Device (TV movie)
CIA Director
 
1995 Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (TV movie)
Jeremy
 
1995 Models Inc. (TV series)
Lyle Edwards
– Really Big Problems (1995) … Lyle Edwards
– Bring the Family (1995) … Lyle Edwards
 
1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Boone
– Tribunal (1994) … Boone
 
1986-1994 Matlock (TV series)
Brad Bingham / Paul Cox
– The Idol (1994) … Paul Cox
– The Seduction (1986) … Brad Bingham
 
1994 Thunder in Paradise (TV series)
– Gettysburg Change of Address (1994)
 
1994 Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders (TV movie)
Det. Les Zoeller
 
1994 Baywatch (TV series)
Buzz Buchannon
– Coronado del Soul: Part 2 (1994) … Buzz Buchannon
– Coronado del Soul: Part 1 (1994) … Buzz Buchannon
 
1994 Last Time Out
Joe Dolan
 
1993 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Det. Eugene Vickers / LAPD Detective Eugene Vickers
– Vanishing Act: Part Two (1993) … LAPD Detective Eugene Vickers
– Vanishing Act: Part One (1993) … Det. Eugene Vickers
 
1993 Renegade (TV series)
Roger Perry
– Wheel Man (1993) … Roger Perry
 
1993 Trade Winds (TV mini-series)
Robert Philips
 
1992 Dark Justice (TV series)
– Shrink (1992)
 
1992 Santa Barbara (TV series)
David Raymond
– Episode #1.2000 (1992) … David Raymond
 
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1991 A Climate for Killing
Kyle Shipp
 
1985-1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Ben Olston / Web McCord
– Thursday's Child (1991) … Ben Olston
– Sudden Death (1985) … Web McCord
 
1990 In the Cold of the Night
Rudy
 
1986-1990 Hunter (TV series)
Michael Hayworth / Neil Jordan
– Blind Ambition (1990) … Michael Hayworth
– The Castro Connection (1986) … Neil Jordan
 
1989-1990 Guns of Paradise (TV series)
Matthew Grady
– Dangerous Cargo (1990) … Matthew Grady
– Squaring Off (1989) … Matthew Grady
– Hard Choices (1989) … Matthew Grady
 
1990 Midnight Caller (TV series)
Rupert Hill
– Based on a True Story (1990) … Rupert Hill
 
1989 Fire and Rain (TV movie)
Captain Edward Conners
 
1989 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Maj. Alex McAndrews
– The Wall (1989) … Maj. Alex McAndrews
 
1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (TV movie)
Doug Vickers
 
1987 Deadly Illusion
Alex Burton
 
1987 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Edward T. Durant
– Limbo (1987) … Edward T. Durant
 
1985-1986 Hotel (TV series)
Carter / Tom Sherman
– Shadow Play (1986) … Carter
– Sleeping Dogs (1985) … Tom Sherman
 
1983-1986 Dallas (TV series)
Mark Graison
– Blast from the Past (1986) … Mark Graison
– Hello... Goodbye... Hello (1986) … Mark Graison
– Thrice in a Lifetime (1986) … Mark Graison
– Serendipity (1986) … Mark Graison
– J.R. Rising (1986) … Mark Graison
See all 67 episodes »
 
1986 Crazy Dan (TV movie)
Dan Gatlin
 
1985 Peyton Place: The Next Generation (TV movie)
Dorian Blake
 
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Peter Brackin
– Burn Out (1985) … Peter Brackin
 
1985 The Love Boat (TV series)
Stuard Mills
– Charmed, I'm Sure/Ashes to Ashes/No Dad of Mine (1985) … Stuard Mills
 
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
Ray Powell
– Portraits (1984) … Ray Powell
 
1984 Cover Up (TV series)
Louis Upton
– Golden Opportunity (1984) … Louis Upton
 
1984 Partners in Crime (TV series)
Eric Leggett
– Pilot (1984) … Eric Leggett
 
1983 For Love and Honor (TV series)
Lt. Frank Logan
– Old Friends (1983) … Lt. Frank Logan
 
1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
– Candy Kisses/Operation Breakout (1983)
 
1982 Matt Houston (TV series)
Dandy Randy Haines
– Killing Isn't Everything (1982) … Dandy Randy Haines
 
1980-1982 Flamingo Road (TV series)
Sam Curtis
– Murder, They Said (1982) … Sam Curtis
– The Harder They Fall (1982) … Sam Curtis
– An Eye for an Eye (1982) … Sam Curtis
– The Bad and the Beautiful (1982) … Sam Curtis
– The High and the Mighty (1982) … Sam Curtis
See all 38 episodes »
 
1981 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Jack
– A Glowing Future (1981) … Jack
 
1980 Gridlock (TV movie)
Buzz Gregory
 
1979 Buffalo Soldiers (TV movie)
Col. Frank 'Buckshot' O'Connor
 
1979 Time Express (TV series)
Roy Culper
– Rodeo/Cop (1979) … Roy Culper
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Clay Wesley
– The Scavengers (1979) … Clay Wesley
 
1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Samson
– Samson and Delilah (1978) … Samson
 
1978 The Time Machine (TV movie)
Neil Perry
 
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series)
Dr. Tanner
– Reunion in Terror (1978) … Dr. Tanner
 
1978 Wheels (TV mini-series)
Peter Flodenhale
 
1977 The Other Side of Midnight
Larry Douglas
 
1977 Audrey Rose
Bill Templeton
 
1976 The Big Bus
Shoulders
 
1976 The Call of the Wild (TV movie)
John Thornton
 
1976 Sky Riders
Ben
 
1975 Rollerball
Moonpie
 
1970-1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Albert Vail / Mitch Hansen / Moody Fowler
– The Busters (1975) … Mitch Hansen
– The Tycoon (1971) … Moody Fowler
– Kiowa (1970) … Albert Vail
 
1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (TV movie)
George Greg
 
1974 The Law (TV movie)
Gene Carey
 
1974 Nightmare Honeymoon
Lee
 
1974 Nourish the Beast (TV movie)
 
1974 Sidekicks (TV movie)
Luke
 
1974 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Walter Stark
– Nightmare in Blue (1974) … Walter Stark
 
1973 Sleeper
Erno Windt
 
1973 Paperback Hero
Pov
 
1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Poe
 
1971-1972 Nichols (TV series)
Ketcham / Orv / Ketchum
– Bertha (1972) … Ketcham
– All in the Family (1972) … Ketcham
– Wonder Fizz Flies Again (1972) … Ketcham / Orv
– Man's Best Enemy (1972) … Ketcham
– Fight of the Century (1972) … Ketcham
See all 24 episodes »
 
1971 Lock, Stock and Barrel (TV movie)
Micah Brucker
 
1971 Dan August (TV series)
Steve Phipps
– The Assassin (1971) … Steve Phipps
 
1971 Mrs. Pollifax-Spy
Lulash
 
1971 Lawman
Jason Bronson
 
1971 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Mark Bradbury
– The Bradbury War (1971) … Mark Bradbury
 
1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
John Hecker
– The Missile (1971) … John Hecker
 
1969-1970 Bonanza (TV series)
Luke / Walt Nagel
– What Are Pardners For? (1970) … Luke
– The Medal (1969) … Walt Nagel
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
Chad Lancer
– Dream of Falcons (1970) … Chad Lancer
– Chad (1970) … Chad Lancer
 
1969 The Silent Gun (TV movie)
Billy Reed
 
1969 Love, American Style (TV series)
Howard Stone (segment "Love and the Roommate")
– Love and the Burglar/Love and the Roommate/Love and the Wild Party (1969) … Howard Stone (segment "Love and the Roommate")
 
1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Harvey George Windsor
– Boomerang (1969) … Harvey George Windsor
 
1969 Mannix (TV series)
Jerry Boyes
– Color Her Missing (1969) … Jerry Boyes
 
1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
Bill
– A Seat by the Window (1969) … Bill
 
1968 Three in the Attic
Jake
 
1967 A Good Time with a Bad Girl
Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1966 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Sam Wilson
 
1966 Cyborg 2087
Skinny
 
1966 Hank (TV series)
Noogy Winkler
– The Ten Letterman (1966) … Noogy Winkler
 
1965 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Sergeant
– Russian Roulette (1965) … Sergeant
 
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1976 The Big Bus (performer: "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2000 Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1983 Battle of the Network Stars XIV (TV special)
Himself - CBS Team
 
1980 Battle of the Network Stars IX (TV special)
Himself - NBC Team
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004 Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork (TV documentary)
Mark Graison (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1970s: TV commercials, Pabst Extra Light Beer.

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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

His tutors encouraged him to try acting as a means to overcome his profound shyness. He was encouraged after performing in a high school play at age 16. Moving to California in 1962 at age 19, he initially made his living by appearing in TV commercials. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius