Alan Fudge

Alan Fudge (February 27, 1944 – October 10, 2011) was an American actor known for his roles in four television programs, Man from Atlantis, Eischied, Paper Dolls and Bodies of Evidence, along with a recurring role on 7th Heaven.

Alan Fudge
Fudge as C.W Crawford in NBC's Man from Atlantis, 1977
Born(1944-02-27)February 27, 1944
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
DiedOctober 10, 2011(2011-10-10) (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
OccupationActor
Years active1973–2009
SpouseKathryn (Kathy) Jean Brown (1980–2011; his death)
Children3

Early years

Fudge was born in Wichita, Kansas. He moved to Tucson, Arizona, at the age of five.[1] He acted with Mary MacMurtrie's Children's Theater in Tucson and with the Tucson Little Theater.[2] He graduated from the University of Arizona with a major in theater.[1] He received the university's Best Actor Award in two seasons worked with the Globe Theater in San Diego during one summer.[3]

Career

On television, Fudge portrayed Lou Dalton in the drama 7th Heaven,[4]: 950  C. W. Crawford in the adventure series Man from Atlantis,[4]: 649–650  and Jim Kimbrough in the crime drama Eischied.[4]

Fudge appeared in many television movies based on popular series, such as Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine, Columbo: Columbo Goes to College, Matlock: The Witness Killings, and Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For. He had a turn as the title character in the M*A*S*H episode "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?," which was nominated for a Humanitas Prize.

Films in which he appeared include Airport 1975 (1974), Bug (1975), Capricorn One (1978), Chapter Two (1979), The Border (1982), Brainstorm (1983), The Natural (1984), My Demon Lover (1987) and Edward Scissorhands (1990).

Fudge's work on stage included performing at the Charles Playhouse in Boston.[5] For three years, he acted with the APA-Phoenix Theatre.[6] He appeared on Broadway, including being part of the original cast of War and Peace at the Lyceum Theatre in 1967. His other credits on Broadway included Hamlet (1969), The Show Off (1968), Pantagleize (1968), The Cherry Orchard (1968), You Can't Take It With You (1967), The Wild Duck (1967), We, Comrades Three (1966), and The School for Scandal (1966).[7]

Death

Fudge died in Los Angeles at age 67, as a result of lung and liver cancer, on October 10, 2011.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1973KojakGus Episode: Girl in the River
1973Two PeopleFitzgerald
1974ColumboDavid ChaseEpisode: Publish or Perish
1974The Man from IndependenceMooney
1974Airport 1975Danton, Salt Lake Controller
1975BugMark Ross
1975M*A*S*HCapt. Arnold Chandler / Jesus ChristEpisode: Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler
1976Charlie's AngelsDave ErhardEpisode: "Lady Killer"
1976Family PlotHelicopter PilotUncredited
1977 Barnaby Jones Glenn Halston Episode: The Wife Beater[8]
1978Capricorn OneCapsule Communicator
1978The New Adventures of Wonder WomanMajor CornellEpisode: Flight to Oblivion
1979The Concorde ... Airport '79FBI AgentTV version, Uncredited
1979Chapter TwoLee Michaels
1981Magnum, P.I.Security Chief ArthurEpisode: Ghost Writer
1982The BorderHawker
1983BrainstormRobert Jenkins
1984The NaturalEd Hobbs
1987My Demon LoverPhil Janus
1988Highway To HeavenAlan PetersonEpisode: Time in a Bottle
1989Highway To HeavenMr. McCormickEpisode: The Source
1989Breaking InDetective #3
1990Edward ScissorhandsLoan Officer
1993The Liars' ClubMr. Reynolds
1995GalaxisChief of Police
1996BaywatchGeorge JenningsSeason 6 Episode 19 " Sail Away"
1997-20077th HeavenLou Dalton27 episodes
2001The Man Who Wasn't ThereDr. Diedrickson
2001Net Worth
2009The OfficeAlan BrandEpisode: "Shareholder Meeting"

References
  1. Dagan, Carmel. "Actor Alan Fudge dies at 67". Variety. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. "UA Students Present Drama". Tucson Daily Citizen. June 22, 1957. p. 11. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Younge, Helen W. (August 15, 1968). "Alan Fudge Finding Time To Visit Tucson Mentor". Arizona Daily Star. Arizona, Tucson. p. 13. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 302. ISBN 978-0786464777.
  5. Gussow, Mel (November 3, 1970). "Boston's Charles Playhouse Closes". The New York Times. p. 28. ProQuest 117824727. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  6. Kay, Jane (December 8, 1969). "Acting Is Full-Time Job For UA Cast Of O'Neill Drama". Arizona Daily Star. Arizona, Tucson. p. 10. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alan Fudge". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  8. "Barnaby Jones" The Wife Beater (TV Episode 1977) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-10-22
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