John McCook

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John McCook
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John McCook in 2014
Born
John Thomas McCook

(1944-06-20) June 20, 1944 (age 80)
Ventura, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1964–present
Spouses
Marilyn McPherson
(m. 1962;div. 1971)
(m. 1972;div. 1979)
(m. 1980)
Children4, including Molly McCook

John Thomas McCook (born June 20, 1944) is an American actor. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of the character Lance Prentiss on the television soap opera The Young and the Restless (from 1975 - 1980). Since March 1987, he has played the role of Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful , winning the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2022 after four nominations.

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Career

McCook was discovered by Jack Warner while performing in a production of West Side Story . He signed to Universal Studios before spending two years in the US Army. [1]

McCook portrayed the character of Lance Prentiss on The Young and the Restless from October 1975 to February 1980, leaving when the show moved to the hour format. Since March 1987, he has played the role of Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful . Currently, McCook and Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan) are the show's two longest-serving actors, and both debuted in the first episode. McCook is only eight years older than Ronn Moss, who formerly played his son on the show.

He has performed in musical theatre, and has appeared as a guest on dozens of primetime series. B&B co-star Winsor Harmon once starred with McCook on an episode of Acapulco H.E.A.T. filmed in Mexico. [2] Harmon told Soap Opera Digest about their guest stint on H.E.A.T.:

"I hung out with John McCook the whole time and I kept watching all these people from other countries asking for his autograph. I'm thinking to myself, 'Who the hell is this guy?' So one night, we were drinking Coronas and I asked him why he had so many fans and he explained how B&B was so popular around the world. I had no idea. The more he talked about it, the more I was thinking, 'I want to be on that show.'... The first time I drove into the parking lot, there was John, just pointing at me and laughing. He asked what I was doing here and I told him that I was Thorne. That's when he told me that he was going to be playing my dad. That was just too wild." [3]

In 2001, 2012, and 2018, McCook received a Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Lead Actor category for his portrayal of Eric Forrester. In 2022, McCook won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the same role. [4]

Personal life

John McCook has been married since 1980 to former actress Laurette Spang,[ citation needed ] with whom he has three children, Jake Thomas (born 1981), Rebecca Jeanne (born 1983), and Molly (born July 30, 1990) who is also an actress. [5]

He was married twice previously, including to dancer/actress Juliet Prowse (1972–1979), by whom he had one son, Seth, born in August 1972.[ citation needed ]

John McCook lives with his family in the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1964–1965 No Time for Sergeants Jim KInneyEpisode: "Have No Uniform Will Travel"
AirmanEpisode: "A Hatful of Muscles"
1965 Hank Gerald EskowEpisode: "Dunsetter for President"
Mr. Roberts Seaman StefanowskiEpisode: "Liberty"
Episode: "Old Rustysides"
Episode: "Happy Birthday, To Who?"
Episode: "Love at 78 RPM
Episode: "Don't Look Now, But Isn't That the War?"
1968 Run for Your Life BuckEpisode: "Carol"
The Name of the Game Young DetectiveEpisode: "The Taker"
1968–1969 Dragnet Off. Nick JeffriesEpisode: "The Big Problem"
Ed HillierEpisode: "Internal Affairs: DR-20"
Off. KeeferEpisode: "The Joy Riders"
1970 Bracken's World Wounded G.I.Episode: "Love It or Leave It, Change It or Lose It"
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Captain ShaferEpisode: "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury"
1975–1980 The Young and the Restless Lance PrentissSeries regular
1976 The Rear Guard Don CrawfordTelevision film
1977 Once Upon a Brothers Grimm Prince Charming Television film
1980 CHiPs Ray ConnerEpisode: "Thrill Show"
The Love Boat Mark BridgesEpisode: "No Girls for Doc"
Trapper John, M.D. Scott NelsonEpisode: "Slim Chance"
TouristPepi VirgilTelevision film
1981 Too Close for Comfort BuckEpisode: "Centerford"
Harper Valley PTA Calvin KendallEpisode: "Reunion Fever"
1981–1982 Three's Company Doug CooperEpisode: "And Baby Makes Four"
AlanEpisode: "An Affair to Forget"
1982 Romance Theatre RossRecurring role
Diff'rent Strokes Tom WallaceEpisode: "The Squatter"
Fantasy Island Captain Fitzhugh RossEpisode: "The Ghost's Story"
1983 Trapper John, M.D. Brian OppenheimEpisode: "May Divorce Be with You"
Alice Harry ParkerEpisode: "Alice Faces the Music"
Customer #1Episode: "Vera's Secret Lover"
Hart to Hart Dr. PorterEpisode: "As the Hart Turns"
Dynasty FredEpisode: "The Downstairs Bride"
Family Ties Tuxedo ManEpisode: "This Year's Model"
1983–1984 Magnum, P.I. Roland MartineEpisode: "The Big Blow"
Nolan AthertonEpisode: "The Case of Red Faced Thespian"
1984 Fantasy Island Steven CurryEpisode: "Games People Play/The Sweet Life"
Masquerade Ted CarsonEpisode: "Caribbean Holiday"
Alice Harry ParkerEpisode: "Jolene Is Stuck on Me"
Hotel Dr. ChapmanEpisode: "Reflections"
Domestic Life LanceEpisode: "Cooking with Candy"
Hill Street Blues Gameshow HostEpisode: "Lucky Ducks"
1985 Matt Houston Frank DentonEpisode: "The Nightmare Man"
Robert Kennedy and His Times InterrogatorTelevision miniseries (3 episodes)
1986 Remington Steele Norman AustinEpisode: "Steele on the Air"
Murder, She Wrote Harrison Fraser IIIEpisode: "Keep the Home Fries Burning"
Highway to Heaven Todd JeffriesEpisode: "Change to Life"
Blacke's Magic Ken KillardEpisode: "Address Unknown"
L.A. Law BarryEpisode: "Pilot"
Our House Mr. CathcartEpisode: "Home Again"
Episode: "That Lonesome Old Caboose"
Simon & Simon Chandler McKayEpisode: "For the People"
Zachary TuckerEpisode: "Just Because I'm Paranoid"
1986–1987 Amazing Stories M.C.Episode: "Hell Toupee"
Jerry LaneEpisode: "Gershwin's Truck"
1987 Sidekicks Bob SmallEpisode: "Kicked Upstairs"
Moonlighting RobertEpisode: "Blonde on Blonde"
Still the Beaver Captain JamesEpisode: "Material Girl"
1987–present The Bold and the Beautiful Eric Forrester Series regular
1989 Newhart Brad PettiboneEpisode: "Attack of the Killer Aunt"
1991 The New WKRP in Cincinnati GeorgeEpisode: "Where Are We Going?"
1996–2021 The Young and the Restless Eric ForresterRecurring role
1998 Acapulco H.E.A.T. Lyle DeckerEpisode: "Code Name: Spear of Destiny"
2001 Epoch The PresidentTelevision film
2005 Arrested Development "Scandal Makers" narratorEpisode: "Spring Breakout"
2017 Jeopardy! Eric - Clue giverEpisode: "33.88" (dated January 11, 2017)
2021Candy Coated ChristmasFred GallantTelevision film

Film

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1965 My Blood Runs Cold Owen
1967 First to Fight FordUncredited
1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Deputy
1985Beverly Hills Cowgirl BluesDr. Kenner
1997Scorned 2Dr. Greenfield
2006Body of WorkDavid HoffmanShort film
2007 The Invincible Iron Man Howard Stark (voice)Direct-to-video
Plot 7Dean Routsong
2012Christmas with YouJohn
2013Cathedral CanyonSenator Johnson
2017David's DinosaurProfessor Henry Longbottom

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations for John McCook
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
1977
Soapy AwardsMost Exciting New Actor The Young and the Restless Nominated
1990
Soap Opera Update MVP AwardBest Actor The Bold and the Beautiful Won
[6]
1991
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Story Line - “Brooke’s Affair with Eric” -
(shared with Katherine Kelly Lang)
The Bold and the BeautifulNominated
[6]
1992
Soap Opera Digest AwardBest Wedding — “Eric and Brooke”
(shared with Katherine Kelly Lang)
The Bold and the BeautifulNominated
[6]
1998
Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Supporting ActorThe Bold and the BeautifulNominated
[6]
1998
Telvis AwardMost Popular Television Stars in Finland
(shared with Hunter Tylo)
The Bold and the BeautifulWon
[6]
2001
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the BeautifulNominated
[7]
2012
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Bold and the BeautifulNominated
[8]
2018
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Bold and the BeautifulNominated
[9]
2018
Soap Awards FranceBest Couple of the Year — "Quinn and Eric"
(shared with Rena Sofer)
The Bold and the BeautifulNominated
2020
Soap Hub AwardsThe Bold and the Beautiful Favorite ActorThe Bold and the BeautifulNominated
2021
Soap Hub AwardsThe Bold and the Beautiful Favorite ActorThe Bold and the BeautifulWon
2022
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Bold and the BeautifulWon
2024
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Bold and the BeautifulNominated

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