Mark Goddard(I)
- Actor
- Writer
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts (July 24, 1936), the actor (real name:
Charles Goddard) grew up in Scituate, Massachusetts, where his father
owned a five-and-ten. At Holy Cross, the head of the dramatic society
encouraged him to become an actor and, soon, Goddard was off to
Manhattan, attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He worked
with stock companies and made guest appearances on TV before landing
regular parts on TV series of his own. Throughout his acting career, in
between jobs, Goddard has worked with children, from Head Start
programs in California to Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York
City. His daughter, Melissa Goddard, is a producer; the two co-wrote 1992's
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1991), a film about Mark's work with "at-risk" kids.