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Jack Ging(1931-2022)

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Jack Ging
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Born in November 1931 in Alva, Jack Lee Ging was the son of Oklahoma farmers. He was left in the care of another family after the divorce of his parents and later attended a Catholic school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ging served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps at MCB Quantico. Upon his honorable discharge, he excelled as an athlete, playing college football as a halfback at the University of Oklahoma, followed by a professional season with the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian league.

Having studied drama under Sanford Meisner in New York, Ging (nicknamed 'Jackie' or Ginger') commenced his screen career in 1958, featuring primarily on television as a supporting actor. He henceforth alternated furtive or villainous roles with a wide assortment of middle-echelon army officers and policemen. Superior riding skills acquired in childhood served him well in numerous western appearances. Ging had one notable starring turn on the big screen in the modestly budgeted Korean War drama Sniper's Ridge (1961), as the only capable trooper among a platoon of misfits. He also showed up in no less than three Clint Eastwood films: Yön painajainen (1971), Hirttäkää heidät! (1968) and, as the doomed outlaw Morgan Allen, in Ruoska (1973). While possibly best remembered as Gen. Harlan 'Bull' Fulbright in The A-Team (1983), Ging enjoyed earlier recurring roles as one of Mackenzie's Raiders (1958) and as Dale Robertson's sidekick Beau McCloud in the final season of 'Tales of Wells Fargo'. He was also a regular on Mannix (1967) (as police department insider Lt. Dan Ives) and as stiff-necked local cop Ted Quinlan in Riptide (1984). The last of his many single TV guest appearances was in 1994.

Outside of acting, Ging had a prosperous sideline in real estate and was known as an expert golfer and a one-time Clint Eastwood Celebrity Tennis tournament champion.
BornNovember 30, 1931
DiedSeptember 9, 2022(90)
BornNovember 30, 1931
DiedSeptember 9, 2022(90)
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Jack Ging in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Jack Ging and Nan Peterson in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
Jack Carson, Jack Ging, and Nan Peterson in Hämärän rajamailla (1959)
Diane Baker and Jack Ging in Tess of the Storm Country (1960)
Raymond Burr, Jack Ging, and William Talman in Perry Mason yllättää (1957)
Jack Ging
"The Eleventh Hour" Ralph Bellamy, Jack Ging
"The Eleventh Hour" Ralph Bellamy, Jack Ging
"The Eleventh Hour" Ralph Bellamy, Jack Ging

Known for:

Clint Eastwood in Ruoska (1973)
Ruoska
7.4
  • Morgan Allen
  • 1973
Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter in Yön painajainen (1971)
Yön painajainen
6.9
  • Frank
  • 1971
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
Where the Red Fern Grows
6.8
  • Father
  • 1974
Shirley Templen satukirja (1958)
Shirley Templen satukirja
7.3
TV Series
  • Curdie Peterson

Credits

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  • Tony Shalhoub, Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Crystal Bernard, and Tim Daly in Wings (1990)
    Wings
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Coach Dan Mattay
    • 1994
  • Greg Evigan and Connie Sellecca in Rikoksia rakkaani (1991)
    Rikoksia rakkaani
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Chief Hollings
    • 1991–1992
  • Sodan muisto (1988)
    Sodan muisto
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Cmdr. William Berscher
    • 1988
  • Sam J. Jones in The Highwayman (1987)
    The Highwayman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Admiral
    • 1988
  • Catherine Keener, Pat Morita, Kevin Conroy, Jack Wallace, and Richard Yniguez in Ohara (1987)
    Ohara
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Sonny Butler
    • 1988
  • Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Banks, and Ken Wahl in Wiseguy (1987)
    Wiseguy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Sheriff Lewis Butcher
    • 1987
  • Michael Landon in Enkeli maantiellä (1984)
    Enkeli maantiellä
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Michael Gunn
    • 1986
  • George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
    The A-Team
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Gen. Harlan 'Bull' Fulbright
    • Border Patrol Lt. Taggart
    • SWAT Captain Stark
    • 1983–1986
  • Riptide (1984)
    Riptide
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Lt. Ted Quinlan
    • 1984–1985
  • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Viimeinen keino (1983)
    Viimeinen keino
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Joe Cagney
    • 1983
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Pieni talo preerialla (1974)
    Pieni talo preerialla
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Brown
    • Marshal Anders
    • 1975–1983
  • Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, David Dukes, and Ali MacGraw in Sodan tuulet (1983)
    Sodan tuulet
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Destroyer Commander Baldwin
    • 1983
  • The Fall Guy (1981)
    The Fall Guy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Johnson
    • 1982
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy M.E. (1976)
    Quincy M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mickey Langford
    • 1981
  • The Greatest American Hero (1981)
    The Greatest American Hero
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Lieutenant Tracy Winslow
    • 1981

Videos4

Where the Red Fern Grows
Clip 2:17
Where the Red Fern Grows
Riptide Trailer - Season 1
Trailer 0:21
Riptide Trailer - Season 1
High Plains Drifter
Trailer 0:44
High Plains Drifter
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
Trailer 0:24
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jack L. Ging
  • Height
    • 1.74 m
  • Born
    • November 30, 1931
    • Alva, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • September 9, 2022
    • La Quinta, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Sharon Ramona ThompsonSeptember 23, 1978 - September 9, 2022 (his death, 2 children)
  • Parents
      Wesley Lee Ging
  • Other works
    Also played "Willis Bennett" in "My Sister Hank" (31/03/1972). In this pilot, he played Jodie Foster's father.

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    Played football as an offensive running back starter in the 1951, 1952, and 1953 seasons for one of the era's powerhouse teams, the University of Oklahoma, Norman, under head coach Bud Wilkinson, scoring five touchdowns and played in the 1954 Orange Bowl game. After graduation he played one season in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos, recently renamed the Edmonton Elks.
  • Nickname
    • Jackie

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