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John Harkins(1932-1999)

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John Harkins in Matlock (1986)
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John Harkins was born on 7 September 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Birdy (1984), Absence of Malice (1981) and Being There (1979). He died on 5 March 1999 in Portola Valley, California, USA.
BornSeptember 7, 1932
DiedMarch 5, 1999(66)
BornSeptember 7, 1932
DiedMarch 5, 1999(66)
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Known for

Nicolas Cage and Matthew Modine in Birdy (1984)
Birdy
7.2
  • Doctor Weiss
  • 1984
Paul Newman and Sally Field in Absence of Malice (1981)
Absence of Malice
6.9
  • Davidek
  • 1981
Being There (1979)
Being There
7.9
  • Courtney
  • 1979
Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
Dark Shadows
8.1
TV Series
  • Horace Gladstone
  • Ghost of Garth Blackwood
  • Opening Voiceover
  • Strak
  • Lt. Costa

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  • Nature Boy (2000)
    Nature Boy
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Billy
    • 2000
  • Crime of the Century (1996)
    Crime of the Century
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Edward Reilly
    • 1996
  • David Arnott, Matt Borlenghi, Timothy Fall, Brian McNamara, Sean O'Bryan, and Liz Vassey in Pig Sty (1995)
    Pig Sty
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Bolek
    • 1995
  • Picket Fences (1992)
    Picket Fences
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Chief Justice Renquist
    • 1994
  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
    Cagney & Lacey: The Return
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Mansfield
    • 1994
  • The Boys (1993)
    The Boys
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Harlan Cooper
    • 1993
  • Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993)
    Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Adventures in Spying (1992)
    Adventures in Spying
    4.7
    • Paperboy
    • 1992
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Richard 'Dick' Lerner
    • Michael Koskoff
    • 1989–1992
  • Robert Wagner and Nancy Everhard in This Gun for Hire (1991)
    This Gun for Hire
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Boynton
    • 1991
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Control
    • Judge Potter
    • 1979–1990
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Martin Lowens
    • 1990
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Owen Brownwell
    • 1990
  • Bernadette Peters in Slaves of New York (1989)
    Slaves of New York
    5.7
    • Chuck Dade Dolger
    • 1989
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Dr. Pence
    • 1989

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 7, 1932
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • March 5, 1999
    • Portola Valley, California, USA(cardiomyopathy)
  • Parents
      Thomas Hodges Harkins
  • Other works
    He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer's Night Dream," in an American Shakespeare Festival production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Bert Lahr, Mitchell Agruss, Rae Allen, Clayton Corzatte, Will Geer, Mariette Hartley, William Hickey, Patrick Hines, Margaret Phillips, Richard Waring, Douglas Watson, Christopher Agruss, Alexandra Berlin, Constance Bollinger, John Dorman, Ellen Geer, Sheila Handelman, Joseph Klimowski, Alfred Lavorato, Christopher Lloyd, Susan Ludlow, Arthur Malet, David Margulies, Suzanne Osborne, Billy Partello, Howard Poyrow, Robert Reilly, George Sampson, Stephen Strimpell, Alex Viespi, and Wisner Washam in the cast. Marc Blitzstein was composer. David Hays and Peter Wexler were set designer. Thea Neu and Dorothy Jeakins were costume designers. George Balanchine and Diane Forhan were choreographers. Jack Landau was director.

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