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Amityville II: The Possession (1982) -- Prequel to the first Amityville set years before the Lutz family moved into the infamous haunted house, has the Montelli family moving into the ominous Long Island house where their eldest son becomes possessed by the evil lurking within.
The Spell (1977) -- An obese 15-year-old inflicts illness and death on people she dislikes.
The Andromeda Strain (1971) -- Clip: Escaping with infection
Commando (1985) -- A retired elite commando has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator.
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Date of Birth:
8 October 1930, Evanston, Illinois, USA more
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He was a Chicago-based stage actor by the time he began his film career... more
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Attended Northwestern University on a four year Edgar Bergen acting fellowship. more
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Actor:
  1. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Clarence La Rue (1 episode, 1990)
        - A Body to Die For (1990) TV episode .... Clarence La Rue

  2. Rachel River (1987) .... Jack Canon
  3. One Police Plaza (1986) (TV) .... Whitney Zangline
  4. North Beach and Rawhide (1985) (TV) .... Bill Cassidy
  5. Commando (1985) .... Major General Franklin Kirby
  6. "Matt Houston" .... Calib Martin (1 episode, 1984)
        - Vanished (1984) TV episode .... Calib Martin
  7. The Parade (1984) (TV) .... Andy Janacek
    ... aka Hit Parade
  8. Cave-In! (1983) (TV) .... Tom Arlen
  9. Amityville II: The Possession (1982) .... Father Adamsky
  10. Ragtime (1981) .... Father
    ... aka Love and Glory (Philippines: English title)
  11. The Silent Lovers (1980) (TV) .... Victor Seastrom
    ... aka Moviola: The Silent Lovers (USA: alternative title)

  12. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Bernard Brown / ... (5 episodes, 1972-1979)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Labyrinth (1979) TV episode .... Dr. Kenneth Ames
        - A Distant Thunder (1978) TV episode .... Wendell Stoner
        - Honor Is an Unmarked Grave (1975) TV episode .... Travis Marshall
        - A Hawaiian Nightmare (1974) TV episode .... Bernard Brown
        - Bait Once, Bait Twice (1972) TV episode .... Mariss
  13. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Reverend Jacob Danforth (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - The Faith Healer (1979) TV episode .... Reverend Jacob Danforth
  14. "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo" .... Paul Vane (2 episodes, 1979)
    ... aka Lobo (USA: new title)
        - Run for the Money: Part 3 (1979) TV episode .... Paul Vane
        - Run for the Money: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Paul Vane
  15. "B.J. and the Bear" .... Paul Vane (1 episode, 1979)
        - Run for the Money (1979) TV episode .... Paul Vane
  16. The Mafu Cage (1978) .... David
    ... aka Deviation
    ... aka Don't Ring the Doorbell (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka My Sister, My Love
    ... aka The Cage
  17. "Project U.F.O." .... Dr. Ted Sanders (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Project Blue Book (USA: alternative title)
        - Sighting 4020: The Island Incident (1978) TV episode .... Dr. Ted Sanders
  18. "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" .... Polah (1 episode, 1978)
        - Samson and Delilah (1978) TV episode .... Polah
  19. "Battlestar Galactica" .... Thane (2 episodes, 1978)
        - Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Thane
        - Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Thane
  20. "The Runaways" .... Burt Williams (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Operation Runaway
        - No Prince for My Cinderella (1978) TV episode .... Burt Williams
  21. "Lou Grant" .... Corwin (1 episode, 1978)
        - Scandal (1978) TV episode .... Corwin
  22. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Gen. George A. Custer (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977) TV episode .... Gen. George A. Custer
  23. "The Bionic Woman" .... Rod Kyler (2 episodes, 1977)
        - Fembots in Las Vegas: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Rod Kyler
        - Fembots in Las Vegas (1977) TV episode .... Rod Kyler
  24. The Spell (1977) (TV) .... Glenn Matchett
  25. "Most Wanted" (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Ritual Killer (1977) TV episode
  26. "Wonder Woman" .... Wotan (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title)
    ... aka The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title)
        - Last of the $2 Bills (1977) TV episode .... Wotan
  27. "Police Woman" .... Curry (1 episode, 1976)
        - Brain Wash (1976) TV episode .... Curry
  28. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Dr. Jonas Rabb / ... (3 episodes, 1972-1976)
        - No Minor Vices (1976) TV episode
        - Asylum (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Jonas Rabb
        - The First Day of Forever (1972) TV episode .... Loren Graham
  29. "Barnaby Jones" .... Randall Stone / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1976)
        - Blood Vengeance (1976) TV episode .... Walter Cahill/Tom Brenner
        - Catch Me If You Can (1973) TV episode .... Randall Stone
  30. Law and Order (1976) (TV) .... Insp. Ed Shea
  31. "McMillan & Wife" .... Mr. Townsend / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1975)
    ... aka McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
        - Secrets for Sale (1975) TV episode .... Mr. Townsend
        - Freefall to Terror (1973) TV episode .... W.T. Knox
  32. "Cannon" .... Judge Norman Killian (2 episodes, 1972-1975)
        - The Wedding March (1975) TV episode .... Judge Norman Killian
        - The Island Caper (1972) TV episode
  33. "Maude" .... Sen. Bob Myers / ... (3 episodes, 1975)
        - The Election (1975) TV episode .... Sen Bob Myers
        - Maude's Big Decision (1975) TV episode .... Sen. Bob Myers
        - Rumpus in the Rumpus Room (1975) TV episode .... Sen. Bob Myers
  34. Strange New World (1975) (TV) .... Surgeon
  35. Man on the Outside (1975) (TV) .... Gerald Griffin
  36. "Griff" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Man on the Outside (1975) TV episode
  37. "Caribe" .... Matson (1 episode, 1975)
        - One Second to Doom (1975) TV episode .... Matson
  38. Someone I Touched (1975) (TV) .... Sam Hyatt
  39. The Family Nobody Wanted (1975) (TV) .... Carl Doss
  40. The Missiles of October (1974) (TV) .... McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
  41. "Harry O" .... Capt. Pete Jaklin (1 episode, 1974)
        - Material Witness (1974) TV episode .... Capt. Pete Jaklin
  42. "Kung Fu" .... Damion (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Garments of Rage (1974) TV episode .... Damion
  43. "Mannix" .... Donald Jordan (2 episodes, 1969-1974)
        - Game Plan (1974) TV episode
        - The Odds Against Donald Jordan (1969) TV episode .... Donald Jordan
  44. "Movin' On" .... Ben Simms (1 episode, 1974)
        - Grit (1974) TV episode .... Ben Simms
  45. The Sex Symbol (1974) (TV) .... Calvin Bernard
  46. "The New Land" (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Word Is: Persistance (1974) TV episode
  47. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974) (TV) .... McShane
  48. Manhunter (1974) (TV) .... Walt Hovis
  49. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Baxter (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
        - Angela's Nightmare (1974) TV episode .... Baxter
  50. "The F.B.I." .... Sheriff Bill Temple (3 episodes, 1970-1974)
        - The Betrayal (1974) TV episode
        - Escape to Terror (1970) TV episode
        - Conspiracy of Corruption (1970) TV episode .... Sheriff Bill Temple
  51. Legend in Granite (1973) (TV) .... Max McGee
  52. "Police Story" .... Walters (1 episode, 1973)
        - Man on a Rack (1973) TV episode .... Walters
  53. "The Rookies" .... Steve Wainz / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - A Matter of Justice (1973) TV episode .... Steve Wainz
        - The Good Die Young (1972) TV episode .... Walter Bolton
  54. "Ironside" .... David Wills / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - Fragile Is the House of Cards (1973) TV episode .... David Wills
        - Contract: Kill Ironside (1971) TV episode .... Marvin Bosner
  55. Incident on a Dark Street (1973) (TV) .... Joe Dubbs
  56. "Jigsaw" (1 episode, 1972)
        - To Stalk the Night (1972) TV episode
  57. "Bonanza" .... Kelly Adams / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1972)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Ambush at Rio Lobo (1972) TV episode .... Vance Burnside
        - Sweet Annie Laurie (1969) TV episode .... Kelly Adams
  58. "Gunsmoke" .... Bede Stalcup (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Fugitives (1972) TV episode .... Bede Stalcup
  59. "Columbo" .... Paul Rifkin (1 episode, 1972)
        - Étude in Black (1972) TV episode .... Paul Rifkin
  60. The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972) .... Senator Stanton
  61. "McCloud" .... Alan Roberts / ... (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Disposal Man (1971) TV episode .... Thomas Dane/Alan Roberts
  62. "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" .... Cavan Searle (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka The Lawyers
        - The Letter of the Law (1971) TV episode .... Cavan Searle
  63. Paper Man (1971) (TV) .... Art Fletcher
  64. Wild Rovers (1971) .... Joe Billings (banker)
  65. The Andromeda Strain (1971) .... Dr. Mark Hall
  66. "Insight" .... Dr. Blake (1 episode, 1971)
        - The War of the Eggs (1971) TV episode .... Dr. Blake
  67. "Medical Center" .... Dave Toland (1 episode, 1970)
        - Accused (1970) TV episode .... Dave Toland
  68. "San Francisco International Airport" .... Professor Theodore Tragis (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka SFX (USA: alternative title)
        - Emergency Alert (1970) TV episode .... Professor Theodore Tragis
  69. Crescendo (1970) .... Georges/Jacques

  70. Moon Zero Two (1969) .... Capt. William H. Kemp
  71. "The Virginian" .... Hosea McKinley (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Land Dreamer (1969) TV episode .... Hosea McKinley
  72. "Lancer" .... Alton Gannett (1 episode, 1969)
        - Death Bait (1969) TV episode .... Alton Gannett
  73. The Stalking Moon (1968) (uncredited) .... Cavalry Officer
  74. Rachel, Rachel (1968) .... Nick Kazlik
  75. An Enemy of the People (1966) (TV) .... Hovstad
    ... aka Arthur Miller's Adaptation of 'An Enemy of the People' (USA: complete title)
  76. "Directions" (1 episode, 1966)
        - The 11th Man (1966) TV episode
  77. "NET Playhouse" .... Horstad (1 episode, 1966)
        - An Enemy of the People (1966) TV episode .... Horstad
  78. The Three Sisters (1966) .... Baron Tuzenbach
  79. "The Nurses" .... Edward Curtis (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - Where There's Smoke (1965) TV episode .... Edward Curtis
  80. "The Defenders" .... Dr. Frank Spencer / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Conspiracy of Silence (1963) TV episode .... Dr. Frank Spencer
        - Blood County (1962) TV episode .... Linus Hale
  81. "Route 66" .... Thad School (1 episode, 1963)
        - What a Shining Young Man Was Our Gallant Lieutenant (1963) TV episode .... Thad School
  82. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" .... Allen Menkin / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - Smash Up (1962) TV episode .... Allen Menkin
        - Moment of Panic (1961) TV episode .... Sgt. Harold Welby

  83. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Sheriff Owen Deaver (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Five Books of Owen Deaver (1958) TV episode .... Sheriff Owen Deaver
  84. "Harbourmaster" .... Charlie Potter (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Adventure at Scott Island
        - Widow's Walk (1957) TV episode .... Charlie Potter
  85. The Strange One (1957) .... Cadet Roger Gatt
    ... aka End as a Man
  86. The Sharkfighters (1956) .... Ens. Harold Duncan
  87. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Life of Mickey Mantle (1956) TV episode

Additional Details

Other Works:
Romulus (1962). Written by Friedrich Duerrenmatt. Book adapted by Gore Vidal. Directed by Joseph Anthony. Music Box Theatre: 10 Jan 1962- 10 Mar 1962 (69 performances). Cast: Cyril Ritchard (as "Romulus"), Howard Da Silva (as "Ottaker"), Cathleen Nesbitt (as "Julia"), Russell Collins (as "Achilles"), Francis Compton (as "Pyramus"), Drew Elliot, George S. Irving, Graham Jarvis (as "Apollonius"), William LeMassena, Allan Miller, Earl Montgomery, Michael O'Reilly, James Olson (as "Titus"), Suzanne Osborne, Jim Oyster, Edwin Sherin, Fred Stewart (as "Otto Rupf"), Dolph Sweet (as "Chef/Second Gothic Soldier"), Ted Van Griethuysen, Harvey Vincent. Produced by Roger L. Stevens, in association with Henry Guettel. Associate Producers: Lyn Austin and Victor Samrock. more
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Drama | Crime | Action | Mystery more
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