Gary Collins (actor)
| Gary Collins | |
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Collins in 1972
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| Born |
Gary Ennis Collins April 30, 1938 Venice, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 2012 (aged 74) Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Santa Monica City College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–2011 |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Lachman (1964–1967) (divorced) Mary Ann Mobley (1967–2012) (his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards |
Outstanding Host Or Hostess In A Talk Or Service Series |
Outstanding Host Or Hostess In A Talk Or Service Series
For: 'Hour Magazine' (1980) – Won
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Gary Ennis Collins (April 30, 1938 – October 13, 2012) was an American film and television actor and talk show host.
Collins was born in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Venice, California. He was raised there by a single mother who was a waitress and factory worker. Gary attended Venice High School and graduated with the Class of 1955. After attending Santa Monica City College, he went into the United States Army.
Collins enlisted in the United States Army and served in Europe, where he was a radio and television performer for the Armed Forces Network. After his return, he performed at the Barter Theatre, a year-round repertory theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, whose director Robert Porterfield provided chances for many aspiring actors.
Collins made a career in television, co-starring, with Jack Warden and Mark Slade, in the 1965 series The Wackiest Ship in the Army. He co-starred, with Dale Robertson and Robert Random, in the 1966-68 series The Iron Horse. He starred in the 1972 television series Sixth Sense, in syndication part of Rod Serling's Night Gallery, as the parapsychologist and ESP-gifted Dr. Michael Rhodes. In 1974, he starred in the series Born Free, based on the life of George Adamson, a Kenya wildlife conservationist best known for his work with lions. Collins appeared in two episodes of Perry Mason: in 1965 he played Assistant District Attorney and defendant Larry Germaine in the 1965 episode, "The Case of the Fatal Fetish," and in 1966 he played murderer Alex Tanner in "The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper."
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