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Alex Cord
Tall (6 foot) in the saddle, brawny, ruggedly handsome, and very much oriented towards outdoor life, actor Alex Cord became best known in Hollywood for his 60s and 70s work in action adventure. Born Alexander Viespi in Long Island, New York in 1933, he was riding horses from the age of 2. Stricken with polio at the age of 12, he was confined to a ...
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Actor (80 credits)
Actor (80 credits)
1995
Biography
(TV Series documentary)
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- Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People
(1995)
... Additional voices (voice)
1995
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
(TV Series)
Gary Bennett
Gary Bennett
- The Sacred Chalice of I-Ching
(1995)
... Gary Bennett
1995
High Sierra Search and Rescue
(TV Series)
Marshal D.J. Stone
Marshal D.J. Stone
- Mozart & Stone
(1995)
... Marshal D.J. Stone
1989-1992
Jake and the Fatman
(TV Series)
Wade Kelleher / Wallace Cogan
Wade Kelleher / Wallace Cogan
- Come Closer to Me
(1992)
... Wade Kelleher
- It Ain't Necessarily So
(1989)
... Wallace Cogan
1988
War of the Worlds
(TV Series)
Marcus Madison Mason
Marcus Madison Mason
- The Good Samaritan
(1988)
... Marcus Madison Mason
1988
Simon & Simon
(TV Series)
Roland Vicente / Harry Lubash
Roland Vicente / Harry Lubash
- The Richer They Are the Harder They Fall
(1988)
... Roland Vicente / Harry Lubash
1986
Murder, She Wrote
(TV Series)
Preston Bartholomew
Preston Bartholomew
- Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2
(1986)
... Preston Bartholomew
- Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1
(1986)
... Preston Bartholomew
1984-1986
Airwolf
(TV Series)
Michael Coldsmith Briggs III / Archangel
Michael Coldsmith Briggs III / Archangel
- Birds of Paradise
(1986)
... Michael Coldsmith Briggs III
- Tracks
(1986)
... Michael Coldsmith Briggs III
- The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
(1986)
... Michael Coldsmith Briggs III
- Break-In at Santa Paula
(1986)
... Michael Coldsmith Briggs III
- Hawke's Run
(1986)
... Michael Coldsmith Briggs III
1980-1984
Fantasy Island
(TV Series)
Paul Horner / Ra-Mas / Captain Juan Arguello / ...
Paul Horner / Ra-Mas / Captain Juan Arguello / ...
- To Fly with Eagles/The High Cost of Living
(1984)
... Paul Horner
- Eternal Flame/A Date with Burt
(1983)
... Ra-Mas
- Mr. Nobody/La Liberatora
(1981)
... Captain Juan Arguello
- Delphine/The Unkillable
(1981)
... Kyle Mason
- With Affection, Jack the Ripper/Gigolo
(1980)
... Robert West
1982
Cassie & Co.
(TV Series)
Mike Holland
Mike Holland
- A Ring Ain't Always a Circle
(1982)
... Mike Holland
- Lover Come Back
(1982)
... Mike Holland
- One Less Vote
(1982)
... Mike Holland
- Fade Out
(1982)
... Mike Holland
- There Went the Bride
(1982)
... Mike Holland
1979-1981
The Love Boat
(TV Series)
Hank Welker / Mr. Barrett
Hank Welker / Mr. Barrett
- The Frugal Pair/Doc's Dismissal/The Girl Next Door
(1981)
... Hank Welker
- The Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride
(1979)
... Mr. Barrett
1978
W.E.B.
(TV Series)
Jack Kiley
Jack Kiley
- The Great Clowns
(1978)
... Jack Kiley
- Walk a Velvet Tightrope
(1978)
... Jack Kiley
- To Angelica with Love
(1978)
... Jack Kiley
- The Girl Who Saved Our America: Part 2
(1978)
... Jack Kiley
- The Girl Who Saved Our America: Part 1
(1978)
... Jack Kiley
1973-1976
Police Story
(TV Series)
Officer Jackson Holt / William Allen / Bill Stryker - The Cowboy / ...
Officer Jackson Holt / William Allen / Bill Stryker - The Cowboy / ...
- Officer Dooly
(1976)
... Officer Jackson Holt
- Losing Game
(1975)
... William Allen
- To Steal a Million
(1975)
... Bill Stryker - The Cowboy
- Line of Fire
(1973)
... Scully
1971
Night Gallery
(TV Series)
Erik Sutton (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
Erik Sutton (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
- The Dark Boy/Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something
(1971)
... Erik Sutton (segment: Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something)
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(TV Series)
Lucky Paxton
Lucky Paxton
- The Lady Is My Wife
(1967)
... Lucky Paxton
1963-1964
Route 66
(TV Series)
Michael Tiffin / Rick Decatur / Jack / ...
Michael Tiffin / Rick Decatur / Jack / ...
- Part Two: Where There's a Will, There's a Way
(1964)
... Michael Tiffin (as Alex Viespi)
- Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part One
(1964)
... Michael Tiffin (as Alex Viespi)
- A Cage in Search of a Bird
(1963)
... Rick Decatur (as Alex Viespi)
- Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are!
(1963)
... Jack (as Alex Viespi)
- But What Do You Do in March?
(1963)
... Raymond (as Alex Viespi)
1964
East Side/West Side
(TV Series)
Sam
Sam
- If Your Grandmother Had Wheels
(1964)
... Sam (as Alex Viespi)
1963
BBC Sunday-Night Play
(TV Series)
Jerry Rogers
Jerry Rogers
- The Joker
(1963)
... Jerry Rogers (as Alex Viespi)
1962-1963
Naked City
(TV Series)
Dick Wilkes / Nicholas Kovar
Dick Wilkes / Nicholas Kovar
- Stop the Parade! A Baby Is Crying!
(1963)
... Dick Wilkes (as Alex Viespi)
- Make It Fifty Dollars and Add Love to Nona
(1962)
... Nicholas Kovar (as Alex Viespi)
1963
The Doctors and the Nurses
(TV Series)
Dr. Brian
Dr. Brian
- Circle of Choice
(1963)
... Dr. Brian (as Alex Viespi)
1963
Alcoa Premiere
(TV Series)
Tomas Caliban
Tomas Caliban
- The Hat of Sergeant Martin
(1963)
... Tomas Caliban (as Alex Viespi)
1963
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(TV Series)
Juri Mishukov
Juri Mishukov
- Invitation to Treason
(1963)
... Juri Mishukov
1962
Cain's Hundred
(TV Series)
Larry Rome
Larry Rome
- Take a Number: Jack Garsell
(1962)
... Larry Rome (as Alex Viespi)
1961
Frontier Circus
(TV Series)
Nino Sanchez
Nino Sanchez
- Winter Quarters
(1961)
... Nino Sanchez (as Alex Viespi)
1961
Ben Casey
(TV Series)
Frank Paulson
Frank Paulson
- Pavane for a Gentle Lady
(1961)
... Frank Paulson (as Alex Viespi)
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published his second novel 'A Feather in the Rain' (ISBN 1-58985-011-4) which he originally started as an exercise to write down his memories of his dead son Zach. See more »Alternate Names:
Alex ViespiHeight:
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Appeared in the original Mission: Impossible (1966) and the second Mission: Impossible (1988) as a guest star. Both characters carried a cane and neither had any apparent need for one. See more »Star Sign:
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