John Beck (actor)

John Beck (born January 28, 1943[1]) is an American retired actor, known best for his role as Mark Graison in the television series Dallas during the mid-1980s.[2]

John Beck
Born (1943-01-28) January 28, 1943[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[2]
OccupationActor
Years active1965-2009

Early life

Beck was born in Chicago, Illinois but he grew up in Evanston and Joliet on his father's ranch, with the goal of becoming a veterinarian. His goals changed at the age of sixteen after performing in a play in high school to overcome shyness.[3] Three years later, Beck relocated to California and had jobs in television commercials.[4] In 1963-4, Beck attended Joliet Junior College but quit to begin acting in plays in other cities.[5]

Career

Beck's television debut was as a Sergeant in the 1965 episode "Russian Roulette" of the television series I Dream of Jeannie.[3] His first regular role was for the television western series Nichols (1971-1972) alongside James Garner, playing the role of Orv Ketcham.[4]

One of Beck's earliest movie roles was as Skinny in Cyborg 2087 (1966).[6] Beck played Erno who commands a revolt against a totalitarian government in Woody Allen's science fiction comedy Sleeper (1973). That same year, he appeared as John W. Poe in the Sam Peckinpah western Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. In 1975, he appeared opposite James Caan as Moonpie in the movie Rollerball. He had a leading role in The Other Side of Midnight (1977), which the critics condemned, but the movie was a financial success.[4] Other movie credits include The Big Bus (1976), Audrey Rose (1977), Deadly Illusion (1987), In the Cold of the Night (1990), A Climate for Killing (1991), Last Time Out (1994), Black Day Blue Night (1995), Dark Planet (1997), A Place to Grow (1998), Chain of Command (2000), Crash Point Zero (2001), Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (2003), and Crash Landing (2005).

Beck also had guest roles for television series and movies, one of the most popular being, Dallas.[4] Guest appearances include those for Baywatch, Bonanza, Death Valley Days, Diagnosis: Murder, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Magnum, P.I., Mannix, Matlock, Mission: Impossible, The Mod Squad, Murder, She Wrote, Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Touched by an Angel, The Twilight Zone (1989), and Walker, Texas Ranger, among others.

Recurring soap opera roles include Dorian Blake in Peyton Place: The Next Generation, Sam Curtis in Flamingo Road, David Raymond in Santa Barbara, and Bruce in Passions.[4]

As a voice actor, Beck played the role of the Punisher, Frank Castle in Spider-Man: The Animated Series.[7]

Personal life

On April 23, 1971 in Los Angeles, Beck married Valerie Shellibeer (also known by her stage name, Tina Carter). The couple had a son and three daughters.[4]

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.

Film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1965I Dream of Jeannie[3]Sergeant"Russian Roulette'
1966Days of Our Lives[8]Sam Wilson
1969Bonanza[9]Walt Nagel"The Medal"
1969Death Valley Days[10]Sandy Peters"Solomon's Glory"
1969Mannix[11]Jerry Boyes"Color Her Missing"
1969The Mod Squad[11]: 333 Bill"A Seat by the Window"
1969The Silent Gun[4]Billy ReedTV Movie
1970Bonanza[9]: 160 Luke Baldwin"What Are Pardners For?"
1970GunsmokeAlbert Vail"Kiowa"
1970Lancer[4]Chad Buford"Chad"
1970Lancer[4]Chad Lancer"Dream of Falcons"
1971GunsmokeMoody Fowler"The Tycoon"
1971Lock, Stock and Barrel[4]Micah BruckerTV Movie
1971Mission: Impossible[12]John Hecker"The Missile"
1971-1972Nichols[4]Orv Ketcham23 episodes
1974Hawaii Five-O[11]: 213 Walter Stark"Nightmare in Blue"
1974Nourish the Beast[13]BrunoTV Movie
1974The Law[4]Gene CareyTV Movie
1974Sidekicks[4]LukeTV Movie
1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan[4]Rev. George GregTV Movie
1975GunsmokeMitch Hansen"The Busters"
1976The Call of the Wild[4]John ThorntonTV Movie
1978Greatest Heroes of the Bible[14]Samson"Samson and Delilah"
1978The Time Machine[4]Neil PerryTV Movie
1978Wheels[4]Peter FlodenhaleTV Mini Series (episode 1)
1979The Buffalo Soldiers[15]Col. Frank "Buckshot" O'ConnorTV Movie
1979Time Express[16]Roy Culper"Rodeo/Cop"
1980-1982Flamingo Road[4]Sam Curtis38 episodes
1980The Great American Traffic Jam (aka Gridlock)[4]Buzz GregoryTV Movie
1981Tales of the Unexpected[17]Jack"A Glowing Future"
1983-1986Dallas[2]Mark Graison67 Episodes
1985Murder, She Wrote[18]Web McCord"Sudden Death"
1985Peyton Place: The Next Generation[4]Dorian BlakeTV Movie
1986Crazy Dan[19]"Crazy" Dan GatlinTV Movie
1986MatlockBrad BinghamThe Seduction
1987Magnum, P.I.[20]Edward T. Durant"Limbo"
1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake[4]Doug VickersTV Movie
1989Fire and Rain[4]Captain Edward ConnersTV Movie
1989The Twilight Zone[21] Maj. Alex McAndrews"The Wall"
1991Murder, She Wrote[18]: 249 Ben Olston"Thursday's Child"
1991-1992Santa Barbara[4]David Raymond114 Episodes
1993Diagnosis: Murder[22]Detective Eugene Vickers"Vanishing Act" (2 episodes)
1993Trade Winds[4]Robert PhilipsTV Mini Series (episodes 1-3)
1994Baywatch[23]Buzz Buchannon"Coronado del Soul" (2 episodes)
1994Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders[4]Detective Les ZoellerTV Movie
1994Matlock[24]Paul Cox"The Idol"
1994Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[25]Raymond Boone"Tribunal"
1995Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart[4]JeremyTV Movie
1995Spider-Man: The Animated Series[7]Punisher / Frank Castle (voice)"Neogenic Nightmare" (2 episodes)
1995Suspect Device[4]CIA DirectorTV Movie
1995Touched by an Angel[26]Captain Meyers"Trust"
1996Time Well Spent[27]Cal ClevengerTV Movie
1996Walker, Texas Ranger[28]Sergeant Lou Ross"The Brotherhood"
1997Spider-Man: The Animated Series[7]Punisher / Frank Castle (voice)"Partners in Danger Chapter 8: The Return of the Green Goblin"
1997Steel Chariots[4]Dale TuckerTV Movie
1997Walker, Texas RangerMax Elson"Rainbow's End"
2000Walker, Texas RangerJake Foley"Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1"
2001-2003Passions[4]Bruce22 episodes
2002Project Viper[4]SimpkinsTV Movie

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