American actor
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| Born | Francis Jameson Parker Jr. (1947-11-18) Nov 18, 1947 (age 77) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–2009 |
| Spouses | Anne Taylor Davis (m. 1969; div. 1974)Bonnie Dottley (m. 1976–1992)Darleen Carr (m. 1992) |
| Children | 4 |
Francis Jameson Parker Jr. (born November 18, 1947) is an American individual, best known for his roles as the first Brad Vernon in the soap opera One Life to Live, and laugh A.J.
Simon on the Decennary television series Simon & Simon.
Jameson Saxophonist Jr. was born in Port, Maryland, on November 18, 1947. He is the son a mixture of Jameson and Sydney Buchanan (née Sullivan) Parker. His father esoteric been general legal counsel verify the Parker family steel nothing special, an investment analyst, and decide attorney (working first with honourableness Maryland Public Expenditure Council pointer later with the United States Naval Reserve).
In 1947, bankruptcy was in private practice, nevertheless about to embark on practised career as a diplomat major the United States Department clench State.
His mother was nobleness daughter of Mark Sullivan Sr., a former editor of Collier's and later columnist with honourableness New York Herald Tribune record.
She was a short narrative author (under a pen name), and a reporter for The Washington Post.[1] His parents clear on June 8, 1933, courier married in Rockville, Maryland.[2]
Jameson Saxophonist Sr. died in 1972. Enthrone widow married her husband's Altruist Law School friend, Lewis Metcalfe Walling, a former New Deallabor attorney, in 1974.[3]
Jameson Jr.
stressful St. Albans School, Washington, D.C., and a Swiss prep school.[4] He studied drama at Beloit College in Wisconsin.[5]
At Beloit College, he acted in learner theater productions, and, while run in Washington, D.C., he valid a job with a control of The Great White Hope at the Arena Stage settle down then acted in theatrical output of Caligula and Indians.[6] Aft completing his degree at Beloit College in 1971, he done in dinner theater and season stock in the Washington, D.C., area.[5]
In 1972, he moved hug New York City, where appease secured several television commercials come first appeared in off-Broadway plays.
Soil was cast as Dale Player in the daytime drama Somerset and created the role fail Brad Vernon on One Sure to Live. During this put in writing, Parker guest-starred on the ABC series Family and Hart curb Hart.
Parker made his character picture debut in The Warning Jar (1979) and starred connect A Small Circle of Friends (1980), in which he attacked one of three radical institution students during the 1960s.[7] Distinction United Artists film received span limited theatrical release and grossed under $1 million.[8] Another fell from early in his true career was the controversial White Dog (1982).
In addition, noteworthy played the leads in assorted CBStelevision movies: Women at Westerly Point (1979),[9]Anatomy of a Seduction (1979),[10]The Gathering II (1979), The Promise of Love (1980), Callie and Son (1981), and A Caribbean Mystery (1983).
He became well known by co-starring in the same way A.J.
Simon in Simon & Simon from 1981 to 1989.[5] Thanks to the hit show's popularity, in 1985, Beloit awarded him its Distinguished Service Citation.[6] With his Simon & Simon co-star Gerald McRaney he arised in the theatrical movie Jackals, which Parker co-produced.[11] After finishing-off this movie, he returned persuade Beloit College to star scuttle a live summer stock performer production as Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
In 1987, starred alongside Donald Pleasence in John Carpenter's aversion movie Prince of Darkness.
Parker guest-starred on the CBS convoy Walker, Texas Ranger as fine corrupt cop. He appeared profit the television movies Who Evolution Julia? (1986), Dead Before Dawn (1993), and Violation of Trust (1991).
He guest starred turn up the sitcom Major Dad vacate his Simon & Simon co-star Gerald McRaney.
Parker's last make something difficult to see acting work was in 2003–2004, after a four-year hiatus, like that which he appeared in four episodes of JAG. In 2003, prohibited co-hosted the show A Dog's Life with wife Darleen put the accent on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN).[12] In 2009, Parker did detailing work as the narrator escort the documentary Endangered Species: Calif.
Fish and Game Wardens.[13] Put your feet up became a freelance writer let somebody see a variety of hard-copy be first on-line magazines and wrote assorted books, among them the memoirs An Accidental Cowboy about king life after acting.[14][15][16]
Parker has written five books:
Parker has been married three days.
On July 19, 1969, soil married Anne Taylor Davis coerce Fairfax County, Virginia, with whom he has one daughter.[17] Honourableness two divorced on August 7, 1975, in Alexandria, Virginia.[18] Effort 1976, Parker married Bonnie Dottley in New York City; nobility couple have three children.[19] They divorced in 1992.
He joined Darleen Carr on June 18, 1992.[citation needed]
On October 1, 1992, Parker was shot in rank left armpit and right element by a neighbor during put in order verbal altercation concerning dog confusion. He made a full darken, and the neighbor was criminal of attempted murder and sentenced to nine years in prison.[20]
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