Stan Ivar

Stan Ivar
Born	(1943-01-11) January 11, 1943 (age 82) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor

Stan Ivar (born January 11, 1943) is an American actor who is best known for his role as John Carter in Little House on the Prairie , and also known for his roles as Ben Robinson in NCIS , Daniel Scott in Days of Our Lives , Mark Johnson in Star Trek: Voyager, and as Captain Mike Davison in the cult movie Creature (1985). ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

He played blacksmith John Carter in Little House on the Prairie , joining the cast during the final season, and the TV movies Little House: Look Back to Yesterday , Little House: Bless All the Dear Children , and Little House: The Last Farewell . ^{[5] [6]}

Once Little House on the Prairie ended, Ivar asked if he could keep the set. ^{[6] [7]} Ivar later disassembled the house and moved it out to his home in rural LA County. ^[8]

Other notable TV roles include Ben Robinson in NCIS , ^[4] Daniel Scott in Days of Our Lives , ^[9] Paul Raines in Highway to Heaven , and Mark Johnson in Star Trek: Voyager. ^{[10] [11]}

He has also had roles in numerous other major television series, including Grapevine ^[12] , General Hospital , Crazy Like a Fox, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Cagney & Lacey, The Practice, St. Elsewhere, The John Larroquette Show, Married with Children, Murder, She Wrote, Beverly Hills, 90210, Beauty and the Beast, Cybill, Matlock, and Moonlighting. ^{[1] [13] [9]}

He has appeared in several television movies including The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987), Shattered Dreams (1990), The Last Halloween (1991), Torch Song (1993), The Disappearance of Nora (1993), Chance of a Lifetime (1998), and many more. ^{[13] [14]}

Feature film roles include Creature (1985), The Big Picture (1989), Rock-A-Doodle (1991), Aspen Extreme (1993), and playing Matt LeBlanc's character's father in Ed (1996). ^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Creature	Mike Davison
1989	The Big Picture	Charlie
1991	Rock-a-Doodle	Frank - Dad
	Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man	Jake McAllister
1993	Aspen Extreme	Mr. Parker
1996	Ed	Cooper's Father

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–1983	Little House on the Prairie	John Carter	Recurring role
1983	Little House: Look Back to Yesterday		TV movie
1984	Little House: The Last Farewell
	Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
	St. Elsewhere	Don Bundy	Episode: "In Sickness and in Health"
1985	Cagney & Lacey	Steve Hollister	Episode: "Two Grand"
	Scarecrow and Mrs. King	Byron Jordan	Episode: "Murder Between Friends"
1987	The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory	Doc Sutherland	Television film
	Simon & Simon	Police Sgt. Michael Gray	Episode: "Judgement Call"
	My Sister Sam	Eric Randall	Episode: "Another Saturday Night"
	1st & Ten	Coach Dowling	Episode: "A Second Chance Once Removed"
	Highway to Heaven	Paul Raines	2 episodes
	It's Garry Shandling's Show	Donald Rapaport	Episode: "Who's Poppa?"
	The Oldest Rookie	Arthur White	Episode: "Grand Theft Avocado"
1988	Matlock	Congressman Pete McGuiness	Episode: "The Investigation: Part 1"
	Beauty and the Beast	Jonathan Thorpe	Episode: "Fever"
	Moonlighting	Brian Gates	Episode: "And the Flesh Was Made Word"
	The Bronx Zoo	Jeffrey Warren	3 episodes
	The Bold and the Beautiful	Dr. Lerner	Episode #1.354
	Amen	Detective	Episode: "Look at Me, I'm Running"
	Hunter	Dan Michaels	Episode: "The Baby Game"
	Take My Daughters, Please	James	TV movie
1989	She's the Sheriff	Michael Davenport	Episode: "Max Gets Trumped"
	Hard Time on Planet Earth	Remy	Episode: "Jesse's Fifteen Minutes"
1990	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Mr. McCallister	Episode: "The Girl with the Crazy Brother"
	Jake and the Fatman	Jim Clarke	Episode: "I Ain't Got No Body"
	Mancuso, F.B.I.	Farber	Episode: "Adamant Eve"
	Shattered Dreams	Bryan Renehan	TV movie
	She Said No	Doug
	Who's the Boss?	Peter Gerber	2 episodes
	The Flash	Dr. Carl Tanner	Episode: "Out of Control"
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Glen Evans	Episode: "The 17 Year Itch"
	Coach	David	Episode: "Men Don't Heal"
1991	The Killing Mind	Captain Harris	TV movie
	Midnight Caller	Dallas Castleman	Episode: "City of Lost Souls: Part 2"
	The Last Halloween	Hubble	TV movie
1992	Grapevine	Henry	Episode: "The Janice and Brian Story"
	A House of Secrets and Lies	Ben Rudolph	TV movie
1993	The Disappearance of Nora	Leland Sinclair
	Torch Song	Ken
	River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene	Bob Keene
	The Secrets of Lake Success	Tucker Reed	3 episodes
1994	Silk Stalkings	Clifford Jameson	Episode: "Maid Service"
	Married... with Children	Jack Franklin	Episode: "Dud Bowl"
1994–1996	Days of Our Lives	Daniel Scott	60 episodes
1995	The John Larroquette Show	David McKenna	Episode: "Rachel and Tony"
	Star Trek: Voyager	Mark Johnson	4 episodes
	Murder, She Wrote	Lou the Lawyer	Episode: "Unwilling Witness"
1996	Murder One	Assemblyman Galloway	Episode: "Chapter Sixteen"
	Malibu Shores	Mr. Green	Episode: "The Competitive Edge"
1997	Home Invasion	Dr. Alan Patchett	TV movie
	Step by Step	Kevin McGowan	Episode: "Can't Buy Me Love"
	Ally McBeal	Jason Hatfield	Episode: "Drawing the Lines"
1998	Chance of a Lifetime	Ivan	TV movie
	Cybill	Jonathan Martin Jr.	Episode: "Oh Brother!"
	Just Shoot Me!	Roger	Episode: "War & Sleaze"
	The Young and the Restless	Chief Firemarshall	2 episodes
2000 & 2004	The Practice	Judge Harvey Gleason / Mark Jacobs	3 episodes
2010	NCI	Ben Robinson	2 episodes

References

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7. "42 Big Facts About Little House on the Prairie". www.mentalfloss.com. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
8. "'Little House on the Prairie': Here's What Happened To the Actual House From the Show". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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11. DeCandido, Keith R. A. (2020-06-18). "Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: Second Season Overview". Tor.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
12. O'Connor, John J. (1992-06-15). "Review/Television; Gossip and a Gimmick For a Summer Premiere (Published 1992)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-03-03.
13. "Stan Ivar". BFI. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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External links

• Stan Ivar at IMDb