Hugh Farrington

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Hugh Farrington
BornJune 9, 1931
United States
DiedAugust 7, 2001 (aged 70)
Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
Occupation Actor

Hugh Farrington (June 9, 1931 - August 7, 2001) [1] was an American actor best known for his recurring role as Detective Lieutenant Pete O'Brien on the television series T. J. Hooker . [2] [3] Farrington was injured while serving as an aviator in the United States Navy and acted while using a wheelchair. [2]

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Farrington was also known for such films and television series The Terminator , [4] Arizona Heat , [4] Caged Fury , [4] Quincy, M.E. , Airwolf , The Golden Girls [5] and Coming Home . [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Coming Home Himself - At Hospital #74
1984 The Terminator Customer #3
1988 Arizona Heat Captain Samuels
1990 Caged Fury Det. Dan Elston

1990 -The Golden Girls. S6-E11. Stand By Your Man.

References

  1. ↑ "Hugh Farrington". aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2021– via Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 4Adam30. "HUGH FARRINGTON: PETE O'BRIEN SPEAKS! The Actor Behind the Detective Talks About His Time on T.J. Hooker". tj-hooker.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2015– via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Starr, Michael (December 16, 2019). Shatner. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 142. ISBN   978-1493050659 – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Hugh Farrington". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015– via Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Lopez, Kristen (August 28, 2020). "A Very Special Inspiration: When Disabled TV Characters Existed Only to Teach Empathy". IndieWire . Retrieved July 30, 2021.


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