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Monte
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Whenever Monte Markham guest-stars
on a TV whodunit these days, chances are it was Markham who
"done it." Long before he became everybody's favorite mystery
killer, however, Markham was a likeable leading man in the Jimmy
Stewart mode. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Markham
started out as a stage actor. In 1967, he landed the starring
role in his first-ever TV series, playing the dual role of a
"quick-frozen" 99-year-old man and his 33-year-old grandson
on The Second Hundred Years. Two years later, he essayed
the Gary Cooper role in the weekly TV version of Mr. Deeds
Goes to Town. And in 1973, he played the title character
in the ill-advised New Perry Mason. That same year, Markham
made his Broadway debut in Irene, with Debbie
Reynolds, winning a Theatre World Award and staying with the
show for over 200 performances. In the 1980s, he played Clint
Ogden in the prime-time serial Dallas and Carter Robinson
in the syndicated soap opera Rituals. Markham also briefly
hosted the daily informational series Breakaway. Contemporary
TV viewers know Markham as Captain Don Thorpe in Baywatch
and Mr. Parker in Melrose Place. In addition to his extensive
acting credits, Monte Markham has directed two feature films,
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Joe
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Born in England, Joe Penny graduated
to Hollywood hunkdom in the late 1970s, beginning with an appearance
in the 1977 good-ole-boy flick Delta County USA.
Other films followed, but Penny's celebrity status was contingent
upon his television work. He rose to prominence with good roles
in TV movies and miniseries like The Girls in the Office
and The Gossip Columnist. In the 1980s, Joe Penny starred
on no fewer than three weekly series: he played trigger-happy
Bugsy Siegel in The Gangster Chronicles, private eye
Nick Ryder in Riptide and undercover investigator Jake
Styles in Jake and the Fatman. |
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Skip
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Skip Ward was an actor-turned-producer
who worked with some of the biggest names in the business in
both television and film. A Cleveland native who served
a stint as an air force pilot before making the move to Hollywood,
Ward's film debut came in Robert Wise's 1958 war film Run
Silent, Run Deep. Subsequent efforts such as The Nutty
Professor and Night of the Iguana found
the fledgling actor working with a series of A-list stars, and
though Ward himself would never ascend to that status, he would
continue in front of the camera until 1970's Myra Breckinridge.
Though he would lose the lead role in The Wild Wild West
series to actor Robert Conrad, Ward's numerous television appearances
included such series as The F.B.I. and The Hardy Boys/Nancy
Drew Mysteries. The late '70s found Ward gaining notice
as a producer, and with efforts such as The Dukes of Hazzard
and V, his status continued to rise. An association with
Sidaris was established when Ward served as production coordinator
for a series of Sidaris-produced ABC sports programs. Despite
the fact that it had been quite some time since Ward had appeared
onscreen, his relationship with Sidaris resulted in somewhat
of a comeback with roles in Do or Die, Fit
to Kill, and Hard Hunted. In late June
of 2002, Skip Ward died of natural causes in Calabasas, CA.
He was 69. |
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Arthur
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Peterson in a scene from I
Dream of Jeanie
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Arthur Peterson played character and
supporting roles on stage, television, and feature films. On
television, fans of the series Soap, may remember Peterson
for playing the Major. North Dakota born and raised, Peterson
first obtained a degree in theater from the University of Minnesota
before becoming a professional actor with the first Federal
Theater Project. Peterson made his media debut in 1936 with
a regular role on the radio serial The Guiding Light.
During WWII, Peterson fought within General Patton's third regimen.
Upon his discharge, Peterson appeared in the ABC network's first
situation comedy, That's O'Toole. Peterson's stage work
included appearances in such plays as Inherit the Wind.
His film career has been sporadic, including such titles as
Born Wild and the television movie Rollercoaster.
Peterson spent 1981 to 1991 touring the country with his wife
in a Pasadena Playhouse production of The Gin Game. When
the play's long run ended, Peterson retired from acting. He
passed away on October 31, 1996, of Alzheimer's disease in the
Amberwood Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles at age 83. |
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