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Gil Peterson is an American former actor and singer best known for such films and television series as The Cool Ones , The F.B.I. and Valley of the Dolls .
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Gil Peterson is an American former actor and singer best known for such films and television series as The Cool Ones , The F.B.I. and Valley of the Dolls .
Peterson was born to H. W. and Mable Peterson in Winona, Mississippi. His older brother, Donald, would later become a NASA astronaut. [1] Peterson played football at both Winona High School and Mississippi State in the position of halfback and left-footed punter, graduating from the university in 1958 as a physical education major. [2] [3] During college vacations, Peterson sang in night clubs in the south, and had a screen test in his senior year. [4] He served for several months with the United States Air Force Reserve. [5]
Peterson moved to Los Angeles, and worked in the physical education department of the school system while pursuing a performing career. [6] Peterson began as a singer with the DownBeats. In 1962, he recorded a single, "Baby, Baby All the Time" with "Nobody's Fool on the B-side, released by the Karle Company, and recorded an album with Bobby Troup, about which Peterson joked, "It sold seven copies. My folks bought six and I bought one." He recorded two other albums which were also not successes. [5] [3]
He performed in summer stock theater and studied acting with James Best. After making a number of commercials, his first television role was on Combat! . [5] Peterson appeared in Never Too Young , Paradise Bay , Run for Your Life , and The Young Marrieds . [4]
In 1966, Peterson was cast as the lead in The Cool Ones . [4] Turner Classic Movies notes that The Cool Ones was not favorably reviewed on its release, but quotes a modern reviewer: "Some bad movies are more entertaining than their much better cousins, and The Cool Ones falls squarely into that category." [7] After The Cool Ones, Peterson was offered a five-year, five-film deal by Jack L. Warner. [8]
Peterson appeared on Death Valley Days in 1967. [9] Other roles included 12 O'Clock High , The FBI , and Valley of the Dolls . [5] In 1974, Peterson appeared on Emergency! . [10]
Peterson established JaXon Productions, a film corporation in Mississippi, in 1969, intending to change his career from acting and singing to producing. [11]
By 1989, Peterson had retired from acting and moved to Winchester, Oregon. [1]
After first moving to California, Peterson married a model from Sacramento, who died of cancer. [4] Peterson is a licensed flight instructor and owned an aviation business in California. [11]
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