Dabney Coleman (1932-2024)
Dabney Coleman, who had a long career mostly (but not always) playing awful characters, has died at 92, according to an obituary posted by The Hollywood Reporter.
Coleman, over his long career, played both an LAPD detective assisting Lt. Columbo in a 1970s episode prior to playing the killer in a 1990s episode.
The actor also appeared in a number of shows made by producer Quinn Martin. He was in the pilot for The FBI (that episode was the fourth installment broadcast) as well as portraying a sympathetic character in the final episode telecast in 1974. He appeared in other QM series including The Invaders.
An excerpt from the THR obit:
Coleman appeared on such shows as Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Outer Limits, Hazel, I Dream of Jeannie and The Fugitive before recurring as Marlo Thomas' neighbor, the obstetrician Leon Bessemer, on the first season (1966-67) of That Girl.
He auditioned for Gilligan's Island but lost the role of the Professor to Russell Johnson.
Coleman also appeared as a submarine captain in the pilot for The Flying Nun.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Coleman said his later decision to grow a mustache extended his acting career.
"Without the mustache, I looked too much like Richard Nixon," he told Vulture. "There's no question that when I grew that, all of a sudden, everything changed."
Coleman's IMDB.COM ENTRY lists 179 acting credits.
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