Bruce Fairbairn | |
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 Fairbairn (bottom center) with Georg Stanford Brown, Kate Jackson, Gerald S. O'Loughlin and Sam Melville in The Rookies, 1975 | |
| Born | Robert Bruce Fairbairn February 19, 1947 |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1974–2000 |
| Spouse | Jeri Fairbairn [1] |
Robert Bruce Fairbairn (born February 19, 1947) [2] is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing for Officer Chris Owens in the American police procedural television series The Rookies . [2] [3]
Fairbairn worked at a restaurant while he studied acting. [1] He began his career in 1974, where Fairbairn succeeded departing actor Michael Ontkean on the police series The Rookies . [4] From 1974 to 1976, he played Officer Chris Owens on the series. [1] On September 9, 1975, he was arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles, California, for which he paid a fine. [5] [6] After The Rookies ended in 1976, Fairbairn guest-starred in television programs including Knight Rider , Matt Houston , Remington Steele , The Trials of Rosie O'Neill , Baywatch , The Incredible Hulk , Matlock , Simon & Simon and Charlie's Angels . He appeared in four films: Cyclone , Vampire Hookers (as "Tom Buckley"), 3 Strikes , The Hanoi Hilton . Returning to television, he played the recurring role of "Sheldon Ganz" in the legal drama television series L.A. Law , and, later, he played Ray Geary on the long-running primetime soap opera Knots Landing . [2]
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