Alex Cord
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| Born |
Alexander Viespi May 3, 1933 Floral Park, New York, US |
| Residence | Near Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas |
| Alma mater |
New York University American Shakespeare Theatre |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961–2009 |
| Spouse(s) |
Joanna Pettet (1968-1989, divorced) Susannah Moller Cord (2002-present) |
| Awards | 1966 Golden Laurel "New Faces" nominee 2001 Golden Boot Award winner |
Alex Cord (born May 3, 1933) is a retired American actor who is best known for his portrayal of Michael Coldsmith Briggs III, better known as Archangel, in fifty-five episodes of the CBS adventure television series Airwolf (1984–1986).
Born Alexander Viespi of Italian descent in Floral Park on Long Island, New York, Cord was stricken with polio at the age of twelve. His family then moved to Wyoming, where doctors advised him to take up horseback riding as a therapeutic exercise. This helped him recover from the debilitating disease by the time he was sixteen. Cord attended New York University in New York City and the American Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford, Connecticut.
Cord's first acting role was in the 1961 episode "The Mountain Men" of NBC's western television series, Laramie, starring John Smith and Robert Fuller. In the story line, Cord plays John Sanford, the younger, compassionate son of Ben Sanford, portrayed by Dan Duryea. Ben Sanford is one of the original settlers of the Laramie area and is called a "Mountain Man." The older son is the vindictive Carl Sanford, played by Jason Evers. Ben and Carl seek vengeance for the killing of a third son, but John's hesitation holds the key to law and justice. Cord's second role came a month later as Nino Sanchez in the episode "Winter Quarters" of a CBS western, Frontier Circus, starring Chill Wills. In 1962, he appeared as Larry Rome in the episode "Take a Number" of the NBC crime drama Cain's Hundred, starring Peter Mark Richman.
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