John Beck (actor)

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John Beck
Born (1943-01-28) January 28, 1943 (age 81) [1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [2]
OccupationActor
Years active1965-2009

John Beck (born January 28, 1943 [1] ) is an American retired actor, known best for his role as Mark Graison in the television series Dallas during the mid-1980s. [2]

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Early life

Beck was born in Chicago, Illinois but he grew up in Evanston and Joliet on his father's ranch, with the goal of becoming a veterinarian. His goals changed at the age of sixteen after performing in a play in high school to overcome shyness. [3] Three years later, Beck relocated to California and had jobs in television commercials. [4] In 1963–4, Beck attended Joliet Junior College but quit to begin acting in plays in other cities. [5]

Career

Beck's television debut was as a Sergeant in the 1965 episode "Russian Roulette" of the television series I Dream of Jeannie . [3] His first regular role was for the television western series Nichols (1971-1972) alongside James Garner, playing the roles of Orv/Ketcham. [4]

One of Beck's earliest movie roles was as Skinny in Cyborg 2087 (1966). [6] Beck played Erno who commands a revolt against a totalitarian government in Woody Allen's science fiction comedy Sleeper (1973). That same year, he appeared as John W. Poe in the Sam Peckinpah western Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid . In 1975, he appeared opposite James Caan as Moonpie in the science-fiction film Rollerball . The following year he played Shoulders in the disaster movie spoof The Big Bus (1976). He had a leading role in The Other Side of Midnight (1977), which the critics condemned, but the movie was a financial success. [4] Other movie credits include Audrey Rose (1977), Deadly Illusion (1987), In the Cold of the Night (1990), A Climate for Killing (1991), Last Time Out (1994), Black Day Blue Night (1995), Dark Planet (1997), A Place to Grow (1998), Chain of Command (2000), Crash Point Zero (2001), Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (2003), and Crash Landing (2005).

Beck also had guest roles for television series and movies, one of the most popular being his 67-episode stint as Mark Graison on Dallas . [4] Guest appearances include those for Baywatch , Bonanza , Death Valley Days , Diagnosis: Murder , Gunsmoke , Hawaii Five-O , Magnum, P.I. , Mannix , Matlock , Mission: Impossible , The Mod Squad , Murder, She Wrote , Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Touched by an Angel , The Twilight Zone (1989), and Walker, Texas Ranger , among others.

Recurring soap opera roles include Dorian Blake in Peyton Place: The Next Generation , Sam Curtis in Flamingo Road , David Raymond in Santa Barbara , and Bruce in Passions . [4]

As a voice actor, Beck played the role of the Punisher, Frank Castle in Spider-Man: The Animated Series . [7]

Personal life

On April 23, 1971, in Los Angeles, Beck married Valerie Shellibeer (also known by her stage name, Tina Carter). The couple had a son and three daughters. [4]

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1965 I Dream of Jeannie [3] Sergeant"Russian Roulette'
1966 Days of Our Lives [8] Sam Wilson
1969 Bonanza [9] Walt Nagel"The Medal"
1969 Death Valley Days [10] Sandy Peters"Solomon's Glory"
1969 Mannix [11] Jerry Boyes"Color Her Missing"
1969 The Mod Squad [11] : 333 Bill"A Seat by the Window"
1969The Silent Gun [4] Billy ReedTV Movie
1970 Bonanza [9] : 160 Luke Baldwin"What Are Pardners For?"
1970 Gunsmoke Albert Vail"Kiowa"
1970 Lancer [4] Chad Buford"Chad"
1970 Lancer [4] Chad Lancer"Dream of Falcons"
1971 Gunsmoke Moody Fowler"The Tycoon"
1971Lock, Stock and Barrel [4] Micah BruckerTV Movie
1971 Mission: Impossible [12] John Hecker"The Missile"
1971-1972 Nichols [4] Orv Ketcham23 episodes
1974 Hawaii Five-O [11] : 213 Walter Stark"Nightmare in Blue"
1974Nourish the Beast [13] BrunoTV Movie
1974 The Law [4] Gene CareyTV Movie
1974 Sidekicks [4] LukeTV Movie
1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan [4] Rev. George GregTV Movie
1975 Gunsmoke Mitch Hansen"The Busters"
1976 The Call of the Wild [4] John ThorntonTV Movie
1978Greatest Heroes of the Bible [14] Samson"Samson and Delilah"
1978 The Time Machine [4] Neil PerryTV Movie
1978Wheels [4] Peter FlodenhaleTV Mini Series (episode 1)
1979The Buffalo Soldiers [15] Col. Frank "Buckshot" O'ConnorTV Movie
1979 Time Express [16] Roy Culper"Rodeo/Cop"
1980-1982 Flamingo Road [4] Sam Curtis38 episodes
1980 The Great American Traffic Jam (aka Gridlock) [4] Buzz GregoryTV Movie
1981 Tales of the Unexpected [17] Jack"A Glowing Future"
1983-1986 Dallas [2] Mark Graison67 Episodes
1985 Murder, She Wrote [18] Web McCord"Sudden Death"
1985 Peyton Place: The Next Generation [4] Dorian BlakeTV Movie
1986Crazy Dan [19] "Crazy" Dan GatlinTV Movie
1986 Matlock Brad BinghamThe Seduction
1987 Magnum, P.I. [20] Edward T. Durant"Limbo"
1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake [4] Doug VickersTV Movie
1989 Fire and Rain [4] Captain Edward ConnersTV Movie
1989 The Twilight Zone [21] Maj. Alex McAndrews"The Wall"
1991 Murder, She Wrote [18] : 249 Ben Olston"Thursday's Child"
1991-1992 Santa Barbara [4] David Raymond114 Episodes
1993 Diagnosis: Murder [22] Detective Eugene Vickers"Vanishing Act" (2 episodes)
1993Trade Winds [4] Robert PhilipsTV Mini Series (episodes 1–3)
1994 Baywatch [23] Buzz Buchannon"Coronado del Soul" (2 episodes)
1994Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders [4] Detective Les ZoellerTV Movie
1994 Matlock [24] Paul Cox"The Idol"
1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine [25] Raymond Boone"Tribunal"
1995Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart [4] JeremyTV Movie
1995 Spider-Man: The Animated Series [7] Punisher / Frank Castle (voice)"Neogenic Nightmare" (2 episodes)
1995 Suspect Device [4] CIA DirectorTV Movie
1995 Touched by an Angel [26] Captain Meyers"Trust"
1996Time Well Spent [27] Cal ClevengerTV Movie
1996 Walker, Texas Ranger [28] Sergeant Lou Ross"The Brotherhood"
1997 Spider-Man: The Animated Series [7] Punisher / Frank Castle (voice)"Partners in Danger Chapter 8: The Return of the Green Goblin"
1997 Steel Chariots [4] Dale TuckerTV Movie
1997 Walker, Texas Ranger Max Elson"Rainbow's End"
2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Jake Foley"Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1"
2001-2003 Passions [4] Bruce22 episodes
2002 Project Viper [4] SimpkinsTV Movie

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