Mark Withers (actor)

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Mark Withers
Born
Mark Fred Withers

(1947-06-25) June 25, 1947 (age 76)
Education California State University, Los Angeles (BA)
Minnesota State University, Mankato (MFA)

Mark Fred Withers (born June 25, 1947) [1] is an American actor, best known for his roles on television.

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Early life and education

Withers was born in Binghamton, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting and directing from California State University, Los Angeles and a Master of Fine Arts from Minnesota State University, Mankato. [2]

Career

Withers portrayed Ted Dinard, the ill-fated gay lover of Steven Carrington (played by Al Corley) during the 1981 first season of the prime time soap opera Dynasty . [3] Other television credits include Wonder Woman ; The Greatest American Hero ; Magnum, P.I. ; The Dukes of Hazzard ; Hart to Hart ; Remington Steele ; Hotel ; Dallas ; L.A. Law ; Matlock ; The King of Queens; and Frasier .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Basic Training Captain Drysdale
1998Southern ManL.J.
2013 The Ultimate Life Strang
2014Turn Around JakeLeo Zaker
2015 The Phoenix Incident Bill Lauder
2019 Bolden Joe Segretto
2019 The Creatress Mr. BellowUncredited

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 How the West Was Won Tobe Harker2 episodes
1978 Wild and Wooly WillTelevision film
1978 Wonder Woman LutherEpisode: "The Murderous Missile"
1978–1979 Kaz Peter Colcourt23 episodes
1979 California Fever SibleyEpisode: "The Good Life"
1979, 1981 Trapper John, M.D. Various roles2 episodes
1981 Dynasty Ted Dinard 6 episodes
1981 The Greatest American Hero ShaefferEpisode: "Fire Man"
1981 Best of the West Nat LindsayEpisode: "The New Marshal"
1981 Death of a Centerfold Billy ComptonTelevision film
1982 Magnum, P.I. Dave GilbertEpisode: "Try to Remember"
1982 The Dukes of Hazzard DennisEpisode: "Bad Day in Hazzard"
1982 Hart to Hart Paul WatermanEpisode: "Harts and Fraud"
1984 Something About Amelia JensenTelevision film
1984Her Life as a ManTom
1985 It's Your Move Mr. RosenbergEpisode: "The Dregs of Humanity: Part 2"
1985 Santa Barbara DoctorEpisode #1.206
1985 The Hugga Bunch Parker SeversonTelevision film
1985 Remington Steele Norman MaxwellEpisode: "Premium Steele"
1986 Hotel Dennis PrestonEpisode: "Child's Play"
1986 Hill Street Blues RogerEpisode: "I Want My Hill Street Blues"
1986 Alex: The Life of a Child Mac DefordTelevision film
1986 Divorce Court Dr. Ed WellsEpisode dated 14 July 1986
1986 Hunter David HendricksEpisode: "From San Francisco with Love"
1986–1987 Days of Our Lives Coach Locke8 episodes
1987 Dallas Private InvestigatorEpisode: "Night Visitor"
1987 L.A. Law Dr. GlasbandEpisode: "Beef Jerky"
1987 The Wizard CopelandEpisode: "H.E.N.R.I. VIII"
1987 The New Gidget Coach HardestyEpisode: "Calendar Boys"
1989 Matlock JudgeEpisode: "The Black Widow"
2001 Frasier Board MemberEpisode: "A Day in May"
2002 The King of Queens IPS DriverEpisode: "Hero Worship"
2003 She Spies Security GuardEpisode: "Message from Kassar"
2006 Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar Ted DinardTelevision film
2011 Criminal Minds Lou ManzoniEpisode: "The Bittersweet Science"
2012Ruby & MartinShannon's Dad2 episodes
2013 Drop Dead Diva Attorney GeneralEpisode: "The Real Jane"
2013In DevelopmentMitch KramerEpisode: "Where's Mike?"
2013 True Blood Morris3 episodes
2013 Castle Alan LaneEpisode: "Like Father, Like Daughter"
2014 Reckless Chief Victor Ellsworth3 episodes
2014Work from HomeFrankEpisode: "Family Dinner"
2016 Stranger Things GaryEpisode: "Chapter Four: The Body"
2017, 2018 Sense8 Lawrence2 episodes

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References

  1. "Press and Sun-Bulletin from Binghamton, New York". Newspapers.com. March 22, 1981. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. "MARK WITHERS - Resume | Actors Access". resumes.actorsaccess.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  3. Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia . Ballantine Books. pp. 80–84. ISBN   0-345-32459-5.