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This is a photo from my very first TV opportunity:
“Paradise Bay.” It was NBC’s first
attempt at doing soap in Los Angeles. It was taped
at NBC in Burbank, California. This was probably
one of the most demanding shows that I have ever
had to do…especially as a beginner but it
was the show that started my career.
It was shot as though it were live!
“NO
RETAKES.” Talk about a challenge.
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year was 1965, my character: “Duke
Spaulding” a spoiled
rich kid that fell in love with a
Mexican girl: “Rosita” and
who eventually was accused of murder
resulting from his lack of prejudice
toward Latinos as well as all other
minorities…so much for Soap Operas’
and there drama.
The
cast included: Keith Andes, Marion
Ross, June Dayton, Steven Peck and
a host of others that were most kind
and helpful actors to me…the
beginner. |
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was the beginning of a great TV-Prime
time run. “The Felony
Squad,” starring: Howard
Duff, Ben Alexander and Dennis Cole.
I have many photos from this action
packed adventure show in my collection.
Wonderful Memories…
Great Friends. |
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| This next photo was taken on the
set for “Bracken’s
World.” This is a novel
based on the hit show filmed at 20th
Century Fox and aired on NBC-TV.
The idea behind Bracken's World was
to portray the movie world as it was
however, somewhere along the way it
became a lost idea and ended up as
a fantasy world…I left the show
after the first season and as fate
would have it the show was cancelled
in its second season the very reasons
that I left. |
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| These photos are
from a CBS-TV / Filmways Studio
collaboration called "BEARCATS."
It had all of the right ingredients
for a successful show. HOWEVER,
it was against a very highly rated
TV show called: "The Flip Wilson
Show," we were cancelled after
filming only 17-shows…it was
a sad ending but, as they say, that's
"show biz..."
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is from my Broadway debut: "All
The Girls Came Out To Play."
My debut was short loved but a fantastic
thrill, experience and opportunity.
The show opened at the "Cort
Theatre" in New York on April
20, 1972.
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| My next opportunity
came when I tested at Paramount
Studios for one of the lead roles
in ABC-TV's "Barbary
Coast."
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| After doing many
guests roles on TV, I took my Broadway
show: “All The Girls”
out on the road and also made my
directorial debut while starring
in my favorite show and role as:
“Ronnie Ames.” |
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| Here is an Independent
movie that I appeared in for Nick
Marino Prods: starring Tony
Franciosa, John Saxon and a
number of other talented performers. |
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| Dennis
Cole
is
"King Marchan"
in the first national tour of Broadway's
"Victor Victoria"
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