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Edward Mulhare(1923-1997)

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Edward Mulhare in Knight Rider (1982)
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Suave Irish-born actor with resonant voice and a commanding presence, who made his theatrical debut in 'The First of Mrs.Fraser' (1942) at the age of 19 at the Cork Opera House. Nine years later, after spells with the Gate Theatre in Dublin and the Liverpool Repertory Company, Mulhare appeared in a Laurence Olivier-directed London production of 'Othello' with Orson Welles. It was there, that he was spotted by Alan Jay Lerner and signed as an understudy to Rex Harrison for the part of Henry Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'. The play ran on Broadway from 1957 to 1962, totalling a massive 2,717 performances. Harrison dropped out of the part in December 1957, and Mulhare, a relative unknown in the U.S., took over the role. This sparked a controversy with Actor's Equity over the hiring of foreign actors, which required a noted labour negotiator to resolve. In the end, Mulhare played Higgins to both audience approval and critical acclaim more than 1,000 times between 1957 and 1960. The play subsequently toured the Soviet Union, before returning to London. On Broadway, Mulhare also replaced Michael Rennie in the leading role of Dirk Winsten in 'Mary,Mary' and starred as Giacome Nerone in Dore Schary's 'The Devil's Advocate', alongside actors Leo Genn and Eduardo Ciannelli.

It was ironic, that Mulhare followed in Harrison's footsteps on television as well, playing the part of Captain Daniel Gregg (Harrison's in the 1947 movie), the titular spectre of The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968). The popular NBC series updated the setting from turn of the century New England to present day, and, by comparison with its cinematic predecessor, was less sentimental, but wittier by some degree. There was an undeniable on-screen chemistry between co-star Hope Lange and Mulhare, who was Emmy-nominated for his portrayal as the cantankerous, but thoroughly charming captain. From 1982 to 1986, Mulhare also appeared on television as the articulate Devon Miles, David Hasselhoff's boss, in the fantasy series Knight Rider (1982).

Surprisingly, Edward Mulhare never achieved star status on the big screen. Among the few films he made, one only remembers his dastardly villains of Our Man Flint (1966) and Caprice (1967). He did, however, continue to make frequent guest appearances on television in series ranging from The Streets of San Francisco (1972) to Battlestar Galactica (1978). In 1988, he also hosted a series about the paranormal, entitled Secrets and Mysteries (1983). Mulhare, a confirmed bachelor, died during filming of the Jack Lemmon/Walter Matthau comedy Out to Sea (1997) at the age of 74.
BornApril 8, 1923
DiedMay 24, 1997(74)
BornApril 8, 1923
DiedMay 24, 1997(74)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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David Hasselhoff and Edward Mulhare in Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
Edward Mulhare in Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
David Hasselhoff and Edward Mulhare in Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
Edward Mulhare and Victor Woolf in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
Edward Mulhare in Daniel Boone (1964)
Murray Matheson, Edward Mulhare, Stuart Whitman, and Joanne Woodward in Signpost to Murder (1964)
Joanne Linville and Edward Mulhare
Joanne Linville and Edward Mulhare
Joanne Linville and Edward Mulhare
Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Wolfgang Preiss, Raffaella Carrà, John Leyton, and Edward Mulhare in Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, and Edward Mulhare in Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Wolfgang Preiss, Raffaella Carrà, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton, and Edward Mulhare in Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Known for

Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Von Ryan's Express
7.1
  • Costanzo
  • 1965
Harlen Carraher, Kellie Flanagan, Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, and Charles Nelson Reilly in The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
7.7
TV Series
  • Capt. Daniel Gregg
  • Danny
  • Sean Callahan
Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
Knight Rider 2000
4.6
TV Movie
  • Devon Miles
  • 1991
David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
Knight Rider
6.9
TV Series
  • Devon Miles
  • Fake Devon Miles

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Actor

  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in Out to Sea (1997)
    Out to Sea
  • David Hasselhoff and Angie Harmon in Baywatch Nights (1995)
    Baywatch Nights
  • Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers in Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
    Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994)
    Spider-Man: The Animated Series
    • (voice)
  • Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
    Knight Rider 2000
  • Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)
    Hotel
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
  • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
    Matt Houston
  • Barry Bostwick and Persis Khambatta in Megaforce (1982)
    Megaforce
  • Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers in Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica
  • Jo Ann Harris, Shelly Novack, and Robert Stack in Most Wanted (1976)
    Most Wanted
  • Hunter (1976)
    Hunter

Soundtrack

  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    • (uncredited)

Videos6

Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:08
Official Trailer
Our Man Flint
Trailer 3:17
Our Man Flint
Knight Rider: Season 2
Trailer 0:59
Knight Rider: Season 2
Knight Rider
Trailer 1:27
Knight Rider
Knight Rider: Season 3
Trailer 1:02
Knight Rider: Season 3

Personal details

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    • April 8, 1923
    • Cork, Ireland
    • May 24, 1997
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    Often compared to Rex Harrison, Mulhare had his two greatest US successes inheriting roles that Harrison created. On Broadway, Mulhare succeeded Harrison as Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady" when the latter joined the London company, playing the part for most of the play's remaining Broadway run. On television, Mulhare played the role of the ghost of Captain Daniel Gregg in the TV version of "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir", a role Harrison had created two decades earlier in the film version.

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