Alex Henteloff

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Alex Henteloff
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Henteloff (first from left) in a scene from The Young Rebels (1970)
Born (1942-05-23) May 23, 1942 (age 80)
OccupationActor
Years active19661999

Alex Henteloff (born May 23, 1942) is an American actor. [1] [2]

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Born in Los Angeles, California, Henteloff has appeared mostly on television in guest-starring roles. He portrayed the attorney Arnold Drake Ripner in a recurring role (in a total of 7 episodes) on the television series Barney Miller . He appeared as Doug Porterfield in 14 episodes of The Betty White Show (1977-78). His many TV appearances include I Spy , Mannix , Streets of San Francisco (3 episodes), Baretta , Family Ties , The Mary Tyler Moore Show , McCloud , Cannon , Ironside , M*A*S*H , Pistols 'n' Petticoats , Charlie's Angels , Dynasty (2 episodes), Murder, She Wrote , Soap , Quincy, M.E. , Night Court (4 episodes), ALF , Melrose Place , Simon & Simon (4 episodes), Hill Street Blues , St. Elsewhere , Columbo and The Young Rebels (in which he co-starred in its 15-episode run, in 1970). Henteloff appeared in the first season of Barnaby Jones in the episode titled, "A Little Glory, A Little Death" (04/29/1973), and in 4 other episodes of that show.

He was a regular on the 1973 situation comedy Needles and Pins playing Myron Russo. He also appeared in some feature film roles including Slither (1973), Hardly Working (1980), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), and Payback (1999).

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 Slither Man at Phone Booth
1975 Cannon Jordan Piersonepisode "Search and Destroy"
1977 Code Name Diamond Head Dr. Edward Sherman
1979 The Last Word Harry
1980 Hardly Working J. Eating
1983 Hart to Hart Richard Bauer
1986 52 Pick-Up Dan Lowenthal
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home NicholsPlexiCorp Factory Manager
1999 Payback Restaurant Manager

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