Bruce Fairbairn (actor)

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Bruce Fairbairn
Born
Robert Bruce Fairbairn

(1947-02-19) February 19, 1947 (age 76)
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1974–2000
SpouseJeri 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]

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Life and career

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 in the American police procedural television series The Rookies. [1]

On September 9, 1975, he was arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles, California, for which he paid the 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 . [2] He also appeared in four films: Cyclone , Vampire Hookers (as "Tom Buckley"), 3 Strikes , The Hanoi Hilton . He played the recurring role of "Sheldon Ganz" in the legal drama television series L.A. Law , and also played Ray Geary in the soap opera Knots Landing . [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Lentz, Harris (July 2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999. McFarland. p. 73. ISBN   9780786409198 via Google Books.
  3. "The Rookies". The New York Times . Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2022 via Wayback Machine.
  4. O'Connor, John (March 16, 1975). "TV View". The New York Times . Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. "Television cop is guilty". Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin. October 8, 1975. p. 5. Retrieved January 14, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  6. "100 subpoenaed in probe of pressroom violence". The Honolulu Advertiser . Honolulu, Hawaii. October 8, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg