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Sam Melville (1936–1989)

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Durable TV actor who played rugged, no-nonsense types -- best known as married cop Mike Danko on Aaron Spelling's The Rookies (1972-1976) opposite Kate Jackson who played his wife Jill, who was also a nurse. See more trivia »

Born:

Samuel Gardner Melville
in Fillmore, Utah, USA

Died:

(age 52) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1991 Fists of Steel
George Breenberg
 
1990 The Assassin
Senator Berkeley
 
1989 Deadly Weapon
 
1988 Twice Dead
Harry Cates
 
1985-1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Joe King / Glen Tucker
– Santa's Got a Brand New Bag (1987) … Joe King
– Rumors of My Death (1987) … Joe King
– Stemwinder: Part 2 (1986) … Joe King
– Stemwinder: Part 1 (1986) … Joe King
– Dead Men Leave No Trails (1986) … Joe King
See all 7 episodes »
 
1986 Starman (TV series)
Joe Floss
– Fatal Flaw (1986) … Joe Floss
 
1983-1986 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Hank Carmichael / Mitoski
– Death Trip (1986) … Mitoski
– The Mumbler (1983) … Hank Carmichael
 
1986 The Colbys (TV series)
Michael Grogan
– The Trial (1986) … Michael Grogan
 
1986 Dallas (TV series)
Dr. David Kenfield
– The Deadly Game (1986) … Dr. David Kenfield
– Twenty-Four Hours (1986) … Dr. David Kenfield
– The Missing Link (1986) … Dr. David Kenfield
 
1984-1985 The A-Team (TV series)
Rocco / Shaw
– Body Slam (1985) … Rocco
– Say It with Bullets (1984) … Shaw
 
1984 Airwolf (TV series)
Mace Taggart
– HX-1 (1984) … Mace Taggart
 
1980-1984 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
Rick / Snake / Tommy Dunkirk
– Happy Birthday, General Lee (1984) … Rick
– The Great Hazzard Hijack (1981) … Tommy Dunkirk
– Jude Emery (1980) … Snake
 
1982 Code Red (TV series)
– Burnout (1982)
 
1982 Strike Force (TV series)
Dennis
– Internal Affairs (1982) … Dennis
 
1980 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Tony Chilton
– Flying Aces/The Mermaid Returns (1980) … Tony Chilton
 
1980 When the Whistle Blows (TV series)
Charlie Sullivan
– Run for the Roses (1980) … Charlie Sullivan
 
1980 Roughnecks (TV movie)
O'Dell Hartman
 
1978 Big Wednesday
Bear
 
1972-1976 The Rookies (TV series)
Off. Mike Danko / Officer Mike Danko / Mike Danko
– Journey to Oblivion (1976) … Off. Mike Danko
– Deliver Me from Innocence (1976) … Off. Mike Danko
– Blue Movie, Blue Death (1976) … Off. Mike Danko
– The Mugging (1976) … Off. Mike Danko
– From Out of the Darkness (1976) … Off. Mike Danko
See all 93 episodes »
 
1974 Fools, Females and Fun (TV movie)
Stephen Cole
 
1971 The Man and the City (TV series)
– Jennifer (1971)
 
1967-1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Nebo / Croyden / Dunsters / …
– Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 3 (1971) … Nebo
– Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 2 (1971) … Nebo
– Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 1 (1971) … Nebo
– The Gun (1970) … Wade Pasco
– The War Priest (1970) … Lt. Snell
See all 10 episodes »
 
1968-1971 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Gary Oliver / Hawkins / Jerry Parks
– For a Million... Why Not? (1971) … Hawkins
– Most Likely to Murder (1970) … Gary Oliver
– Tiger by the Tail (1968) … Jerry Parks
 
1971 Terror in the Sky (TV movie)
Stewart
 
1971 Mannix (TV series)
John Ogilvy
– Dark So Early, Dark So Long (1971) … John Ogilvy
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Gabe Thomas
– We May Be Better Strangers (1970) … Gabe Thomas
 
1968-1970 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Clum / Lt. Jason Beal
– Clum's Constabulary (1970) … Clum
– A Mule... Like the Army's Mule (1968) … Lt. Jason Beal
– Bread on the Desert (1968)
 
1970 Bonanza (TV series)
Coulter
– The Law and Billy Burgess (1970) … Coulter
 
1969 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
Lew
– The Log Jam (1969) … Lew
 
1968 The Thomas Crown Affair
Dave
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series)
Dave Howard
– The Catch a Thief Brief (1967) … Dave Howard
 
1967 Hour of the Gun
Morgan Earp
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Lloyd Barrington
– Leopards Try, But Leopards Can't (1967) … Lloyd Barrington
 
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Kirk
– Message at Noon (1967) … Kirk
 
1967 The Big Valley (TV series)
Jack
– Image of Yesterday (1967) … Jack
 
1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Lee Runnels
– Run the Man Down (1967) … Lee Runnels
 
1966 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
Lieutenant James Crandall / Schmidt
– Information Please (1966) … Lieutenant James Crandall/Schmidt
 
1966 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
Chris
– Curtains for Miss Winslow (1966) … Chris
 
1966 Shane (TV series)
Len / Shane's Companion
– The Day the Wolf Laughed (1966) … Len
– The Hant (1966) … Shane's Companion
 
1966 That Girl (TV series)
Roddy Waxman
– Rich Little Rich Kid (1966) … Roddy Waxman
 
1966 A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine
Lowell Carter (as Neville Coward)
 
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1978 Hooper (stunts)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1975 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 22 September 1975 (1975) … Guest Appearance
 
1975 The Magnificent Marble Machine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 September 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1972 Bigfoot: Man or Beast? (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2001 Private Screenings (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Official Sites:

The Official Sam Melville Memorial Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Neville Coward

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Durable TV actor who played rugged, no-nonsense types -- best known as married cop Mike Danko on Aaron Spelling's The Rookies (1972-1976) opposite Kate Jackson who played his wife Jill, who was also a nurse. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Leo