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"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964): Season 2: Episode 11 -- In order to rescue a kidnapped scientist, Nelson infiltrates a mysterious toy company serving as a front for an enemy spy ring.
"The A-Team" (1983): Season 4: Episode 9 -- Hannibal fears Faceman's official pardon is a setup.
"Ironside" (1967): Season 1: Episode 22 -- In debt to a loan shark, a gambler is let off only if he aids in a bank robbery.

Overview

Mini Biography:
American character actor specializing in villainous types, much in television... more
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Interviewed in Tom Weaver's books "Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers" (McFarland... more
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Fango scribe Talked With A Zombie
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992) (TV) .... Jury Foreman
    ... aka A Child Lost Forever (USA: short title)
  2. "Paradise" (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka "Guns of Paradise" (USA: new title)
        - The Bounty (1991) TV episode
  3. After the Shock (1990) (TV) .... Mr. Wallace
  4. Buried Alive (1990) (TV) .... Attorney
  5. False Identity (1990) .... Potter - Pete

  6. "Dallas" .... Jacob (1 episode, 1989)
        - Fathers and Other Strangers (1989) TV episode .... Jacob
  7. Time Trackers (1989) .... Max Barker
  8. Nowhere to Run (1989) .... Mr. Groker
  9. Silk 2 (1989) .... Hancock Gish
  10. Permanent Record (1988) .... Minister
  11. The Gladiator (1986) (TV) .... 2nd Man in Class
  12. "The A-Team" (1 episode, 1985)
        - Mind Games (1985) TV episode
  13. "Riptide" .... Hub Wheeler (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Bargain Department (1985) TV episode .... Hub Wheeler
  14. Covenant (1985) (TV) .... Karl
  15. "Tales of the Gold Monkey" .... Mr. Rhinehold (1 episode, 1983)
        - Naka Jima Kill (1983) TV episode .... Mr. Rhinehold

  16. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Philip Mitchell (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka "A Twist in the Tale" (UK)
    ... aka "Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected" (USA: complete title)
        - You're Not Alone (1977) TV episode .... Philip Mitchell
  17. "Switch" .... Bradner (1 episode, 1976)
        - Quicker Than the Eye (1976) TV episode .... Bradner
  18. The Hindenburg (1975) .... Speck
  19. "Baretta" .... Slater (1 episode, 1975)
        - If You Can't Pay the Price (1975) TV episode .... Slater
  20. Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975) (TV) .... Capt. Briggs
  21. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Jon Nordstrom (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" (USA: last season title)
        - Town Party-Country Party (1974) TV episode .... Jon Nordstrom
  22. "The F.B.I." .... Colfax / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1974)
        - The Lost Man (1974) TV episode .... Colfax
        - Blood Tie (1969) TV episode .... Francis Wanderman
  23. I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) .... Rosenquist
    ... aka Escape de la Isla del Diablo (Mexico)
  24. The Slams (1973) .... Saddler
  25. "Search" .... O'Toole (1 episode, 1973)
        - Moment of Madness (1973) TV episode .... O'Toole
  26. The Twilight People (1973) .... Steinman
    ... aka Beasts
    ... aka Island of the Twilight People
  27. "Cade's County" .... Rennie (1 episode, 1972)
        - Dead Past (1972) TV episode .... Rennie
  28. "Mission: Impossible" .... Captain Danko / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
        - The Merchant (1971) TV episode .... Leon
        - Robot (1969) TV episode .... Captain Danko
  29. "Mannix" .... Vodich (1 episode, 1970)
        - A Chance at the Roses (1970) TV episode .... Vodich

  30. Take the Money and Run (1969) .... Al - Bank Robber
  31. Strategy of Terror (1969) .... Jon
    ... aka In Darkness Waiting
  32. "Garrison's Gorillas" .... Gen. Von Rauschnig (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Frame-Up (1968) TV episode .... Gen. Von Rauschnig
  33. "Ironside" .... Luther Zahn (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" (USA: syndication title)
        - Something for Nothing (1968) TV episode .... Luther Zahn
  34. "The Invaders" .... Post (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Peacemaker (1968) TV episode .... Post
  35. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) .... Willie Marks
  36. "The Time Tunnel" .... Centauri (1 episode, 1967)
        - Visitors from Beyond the Stars (1967) TV episode .... Centauri
  37. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Henderson / ... (3 episodes, 1964-1967)
        - Death from the Past (1967) TV episode .... Lt. Froelich
        - The X Factor (1965) TV episode .... Henderson
        - No Way Out (1964) TV episode .... Victor Vail
  38. "The Fugitive" .... Jan Merlin (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Blessings of Liberty (1966) TV episode .... Jan Merlin
  39. "Jericho" .... Lt. Karl Linck (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Two for the Road: Part 2 (1966) TV episode .... Lt. Karl Linck
        - One for the Mountain: Part 1 (1966) TV episode .... Lt. Karl Linck
  40. "Combat!" .... Erich / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Headcount (1966) TV episode .... Lt. Geiben
        - One at a Time (1966) TV episode .... Erich
  41. "Tarzan" .... Hacker (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Prodigal Puma (1966) TV episode .... Hacker
  42. "12 O'Clock High" .... Grulov / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Practice to Deceive (1966) TV episode .... Major Straser
        - Massacre (1966) TV episode .... Grulov
  43. The Oscar (1966) (uncredited) .... Actor Frankie pulls knife on
  44. "The Long, Hot Summer" .... Woody Woodruff (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Intruders (1966) TV episode .... Woody Woodruff
  45. "Branded" .... Jim Darcy (1 episode, 1966)
        - A Destiny Which Made Us Brothers (1966) TV episode .... Jim Darcy
  46. "The Legend of Jesse James" .... Jesse's Imposter (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Celebrity (1965) TV episode .... Jesse's Imposter
  47. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Jon (2 episodes, 1965)
    ... aka "Crisis" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Suspense Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
        - In Darkness, Waiting: Part 2 (1965) TV episode .... Jon
        - In Darkness, Waiting: Part 1 (1965) TV episode .... Jon
  48. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Angel Galley (1 episode, 1964)
        - The King of Knaves Affair (1964) TV episode .... Angel Galley
  49. "Gunsmoke" .... Ed Sykes (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - Blue Heaven (1964) TV episode .... Ed Sykes
  50. "The Virginian" .... Reese / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
    ... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
        - Ryker (1964) TV episode .... Sam Lake
        - First to Thine Own Self (1964) TV episode .... Reese
  51. "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" .... Rance Mackfin (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Day of the Reckoning (1964) TV episode .... Rance Mackfin
  52. "The Lieutenant" .... Lt. Joe Worth (1 episode, 1964)
        - Green Water Green Flag (1964) TV episode .... Lt. Joe Worth
  53. Guns of Diablo (1964) .... Rance Macklin
  54. Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) .... Nielson (National agent)
    ... aka Gun Fight at Comanche Creek (USA: poster title)
  55. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) (uncredited) .... The Whistling Man/The Clergyman/The Workman/The Shepherd
  56. "Laramie" .... Chris / ... (5 episodes, 1960-1963)
        - The Fugitives (1963) TV episode .... Joel Greevy
        - Among the Missing (1962) TV episode .... Milo Gordon
        - Trial by Fire (1962) TV episode .... Garth
        - Stolen Tribute (1961) TV episode .... Clint Wade
        - Three Roads West (1960) TV episode .... Chris
  57. "Rawhide" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Incident at Crooked Hat (1963) TV episode
  58. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Johnny / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
        - End of a Minor God (1962) TV episode .... Johnny Fullen
        - The Great Bullion Robbery (1960) TV episode .... Johnny
  59. "Bonanza" .... Bill Enders (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Ride (1962) TV episode .... Bill Enders
  60. "Outlaws" .... Jed Evans (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Dark Sunrise of Griff Kincaid (1962) TV episode .... Jed Evans
  61. "Cain's Hundred" .... Weaver (1 episode, 1961)
        - Blue Water, White Beach (1961) TV episode .... Weaver
  62. "Perry Mason" .... Ralph Quentin / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
        - The Case of the Jealous Journalist (1961) TV episode .... Ralph Quentin
        - The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde (1958) TV episode .... Tony Davis
  63. "Whispering Smith" .... Thad Janeck (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Blind Gun (1961) TV episode .... Thad Janeck
  64. "Coronado 9" .... Boxer (1 episode, 1961)
        - Hunt Breakfast (1961) TV episode .... Boxer
  65. "The Tall Man" .... Hendry Grant (1 episode, 1961)
        - First Blood (1961) TV episode .... Hendry Grant
  66. "Bat Masterson" .... James Vestal, Jr. / ... (1 episode, 1960)
        - Last Stop to Austin (1960) TV episode .... Kid Jimmy Fresh/James Vestal, Jr.
  67. "The Islanders" .... Mick Norton (1 episode, 1960)
        - Hostage Island (1960) TV episode .... Mick Norton
  68. Hell Bent for Leather (1960) .... Travers

  69. "Disneyland" .... Robbie (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - Texas John Slaughter: Range War at Tombstone (1959) TV episode .... Robbie
  70. "The Rough Riders" .... Lieutenant Colin Kirby (39 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - The Last Rebel (1959) TV episode .... Lieutenant Colin Kirby
        - The Holdout (1959) TV episode .... Lieutenant Colin Kirby
        - Reluctant Hostage (1959) TV episode .... Lieutenant Colin Kirby
        - Ransom of Rita Renee (1959) TV episode .... Lieutenant Colin Kirby
        - The Wagon Raiders (1959) TV episode .... Lieutenant Colin Kirby
          (34 more)
  71. "The Lawless Years" .... Tom Dirks (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Nick Joseph Story (1959) TV episode .... Tom Dirks
  72. Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958) .... Frank Wittrock
  73. "Tombstone Territory" .... Billy Clyde (1 episode, 1958)
        - Guilt of a Town (1958) TV episode .... Billy Clyde
  74. "State Trooper" .... Ben Miller (1 episode, 1958)
        - Wild Green Yonder (1958) TV episode .... Ben Miller
  75. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Keitel (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Presents" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Theater" (USA)
        - Day of Glory (1958) TV episode .... Keitel
  76. "Climax!" .... Gus / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - Hurricane Diane (1957) TV episode .... Roy Turner
        - The Secret Thread (1956) TV episode .... Gus
        - The Dance (1955) TV episode .... Joe Cable
  77. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Davey Harper / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Bitter Land (1957) TV episode .... Jeff Batterson
        - Black Creek Encounter (1957) TV episode .... Davey Harper
  78. "Matinee Theatre" (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
        - Out of My Darkness (1957) TV episode
        - See You on Sunday (1955) TV episode
  79. "Casey Jones" .... Kenny (1 episode, 1957)
        - Way Station (1957) TV episode .... Kenny
  80. "Trackdown" .... Cece Marnie (1 episode, 1957)
        - Marple Brothers (1957) TV episode .... Cece Marnie
  81. "Broken Arrow" .... Pete (1 episode, 1957)
        - Apache Girl (1957) TV episode .... Pete
  82. "West Point" .... Martin Grey (2 episodes, 1957)
    ... aka "The West Point Story"
        - Combat Proof (1957) TV episode .... Martin Grey
        - Operation Survival (1957) TV episode
  83. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Fred Colby (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Wyatt Earp"
        - Vengeance Trail (1957) TV episode .... Fred Colby
  84. "The O. Henry Playhouse" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Reformation of Calliope (1957) TV episode
  85. Woman and the Hunter (1957) .... Robert Gifford
    ... aka Triangle on Safari (UK: reissue title)
  86. The Peacemaker (1956) .... Viggo Tomlin
  87. A Strange Adventure (1956) .... Al Kutner
    ... aka White Nightmare (USA)
  88. "Telephone Time" .... Captain Randolph (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Gingerbread Man (1956) TV episode .... Captain Randolph
  89. Screaming Eagles (1956) .... Lt. Pauling
  90. "Frontier" .... Clay Chandler / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
        - The Hunted (1956) TV episode .... Clay Chandler
        - The Captivity of Joe Long (1956) TV episode .... Joe Long
  91. "Passport to Danger" .... Victor Radovan (2 episodes, 1956)
        - Baja, California (1956) TV episode
        - Tangiers (????) TV episode .... Victor Radovan
  92. A Day of Fury (1956) .... Billy Brand
    ... aka Jagade (USA)
    ... aka Justice Comes to Tomahawk (USA)
  93. "General Electric Theater" .... Ensign Merriett (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Port (1956) TV episode .... Ensign Merriett
  94. "Front Row Center" .... Chester (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Morals Squad (1956) TV episode .... Chester
  95. "Chevron Hall of Stars" .... Alan (1 episode, 1956)
        - Heart of a Dream (1956) TV episode .... Alan
  96. Running Wild (1955) .... Scotty Cluett
    ... aka The Girl in the Cage (USA)
  97. "Celebrity Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
        - A House Between Flags (1955) TV episode
  98. Illegal (1955) .... Andy Garth
  99. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - The Touch of Steel (1955) TV episode .... Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
  100. Big House, U.S.A. (1955) (uncredited) .... Tommy, Accomplice on Fishing Boat
  101. "The Man Behind the Badge" .... Tom McKellar (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Case of the Dying Past (1955) TV episode .... Tom McKellar
  102. Six Bridges to Cross (1955) .... Andy Norris
  103. "The Public Defender" .... Hans Oberlander (1 episode, 1955)
        - Another World (1955) TV episode .... Hans Oberlander
  104. "Dragnet" .... Gregory Moore (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Badge 714" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Big Rod (1954) TV episode .... Gregory Moore
  105. "Letter to Loretta" .... Eric (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
        - Dr. Juliet (1954) TV episode .... Eric
  106. "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" .... Roger Manning (29 episodes, 1950-1954)
        - The Runaway Rocket (1954) TV episode .... Roger Manning
        - Death Trap (1954) TV episode .... Roger Manning
        - Comet of Death (1954) TV episode .... Roger Manning
        - Treachery in Space (1954) TV episode .... Roger Manning
        - Space Station of Danger (1954) TV episode .... Roger Manning
          (24 more)
  107. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Lucky Strike Theater"
    ... aka "Montgomery's Summer Stock"
    ... aka "The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater"
        - No Picnic at Mt. Kenya (1953) TV episode
Writer:
  1. "Another World" (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Another World: Bay City"
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) (disguised double: Kirk Douglas) (uncredited)
Archive Footage:
  1. The Mercurian Invasion (1998) (V) .... Cadet Roger Manning
  2. Aliens from Another Planet (1982) (TV) .... Centauri
  3. "Frontier Justice"
        - Black Creek Encounter (1959) TV episode (archive footage: 'Zane Grey Theater') .... Davey Harper


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