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MacGyver (1985)
Starring as Pete Thornton
(77 episodes)
- Episode 7x13: The Stringer (Apr 25, 1992)
- Episode 7x08: Good Knight MacGyver (2) (Nov 11, 1991)
- Episode 7x07: Good Knight MacGyver (1) (Nov 4, 1991)
- Episode 7x03: Obsessed (Sep 30, 1991)
- Episode 6x21: Hind-Sight (May 6, 1991)
- Episode 6x19: Strictly Business (Apr 8, 1991)
- Episode 6x17: Blind Faith (Mar 4, 1991)
- Episode 6x15: High Control (Feb 11, 1991)
- Episode 6x08: MacGyver's Women (Nov 12, 1990)
- Episode 6x06: Lesson in Evil (Oct 29, 1990)
- Episode 6x05: The Wall (Oct 22, 1990)
- Episode 6x03: The Gun (Oct 1, 1990)
- Episode 6x02: Humanity (Sep 24, 1990)
- Episode 5x21: Passages (Apr 30, 1990)
- Episode 5x20: Rush to Judgement (Apr 16, 1990)
- Episode 5x17: Deep Cover (Feb 26, 1990)
- Episode 5x16: Jenny's Chance (Feb 19, 1990)
- Episode 5x13: Live and Learn (Jan 15, 1990)
- Episode 5x12: Serenity (Jan 8, 1990)
- Episode 5x11: The Madonna (Dec 18, 1989)
- Episode 5x10: Two Times Trouble (Dec 11, 1989)
- Episode 5x09: The Ten Percent Solution (Nov 20, 1989)
- Episode 5x08: Black Rhino (Nov 13, 1989)
- Episode 5x07: Children of Light (Nov 6, 1989)
- Episode 5x04: Cease Fire (Oct 9, 1989)
- Episode 5x03: The Black Corsage (Oct 2, 1989)
- Episode 5x01: Legend of the Holy Rose (1) (Sep 18, 1989)
- Episode 4x19: Unfinished Business (May 15, 1989)
- Episode 4x18: Renegade (May 8, 1989)
- Episode 4x17: Easy Target (May 1, 1989)
- Episode 4x16: Brainwashed (Apr 24, 1989)
- Episode 4x15: The Invisible Killer (Apr 10, 1989)
- Episode 4x14: Gold Rush (Mar 27, 1989)
- Episode 4x13: Runners (Mar 13, 1989)
- Episode 4x11: The Battle of Tommy Giordano (Feb 20, 1989)
- Episode 4x10: Fraternity of Thieves (Feb 13, 1989)
- Episode 4x09: Cleo Rocks (Feb 6, 1989)
- Episode 4x08: Ma Dalton (Jan 23, 1989)
- Episode 4x07: Deadly Dreams (Jan 16, 1989)
- Episode 4x06: The Survivors (Jan 9, 1989)
- Episode 4x05: Collision Course (Dec 12, 1988)
- Episode 4x04: On a Wing and a Prayer (Dec 5, 1988)
- Episode 3x20: Murderers' Sky (May 9, 1988)
- Episode 3x18: Rock the Cradle (Apr 18, 1988)
- Episode 3x16: The Spoilers (Mar 14, 1988)
- Episode 3x15: The Negotiator (Mar 7, 1988)
- Episode 3x14: The Odd Triple (Feb 29, 1988)
- Episode 3x12: Early Retirement (Jan 18, 1988)
- Episode 3x11: Kill Zone (Jan 4, 1988)
- Episode 3x10: Blow Out (Dec 21, 1987)
- Episode 3x08: The Widowmaker (Nov 16, 1987)
- Episode 3x07: Jack in the Box (Nov 9, 1987)
- Episode 3x06: GX-1 (Nov 2, 1987)
- Episode 3x05: Fire and Ice (Oct 26, 1987)
- Episode 3x04: Ghost Ship (Oct 19, 1987)
- Episode 3x03: Back from the Dead (Oct 5, 1987)
- Episode 3x02: Lost Love (2) (Sep 28, 1987)
- Episode 3x01: Lost Love (1) (Sep 21, 1987)
- Episode 2x22: For Love or Money (May 4, 1987)
- Episode 2x21: D.O.A.: MacGyver (Apr 27, 1987)
- Episode 2x20: Friends (Apr 6, 1987)
- Episode 2x19: Bushmaster (Mar 23, 1987)
- Episode 2x18: Partners (Mar 2, 1987)
- Episode 2x16: Out in the Cold (Feb 16, 1987)
- Episode 2x15: Pirates (Feb 9, 1987)
- Episode 2x14: Birth Day (Feb 2, 1987)
- Episode 2x13: Soft Touch (Jan 19, 1987)
- Episode 2x12: Family Matter (Jan 12, 1987)
- Episode 2x10: Three for the Road (Dec 15, 1986)
- Episode 2x09: Silent World (Nov 24, 1986)
- Episode 2x08: Eagles (Nov 17, 1986)
- Episode 2x07: The Road Not Taken (Nov 10, 1986)
- Episode 2x06: Jack of Lies (Nov 3, 1986)
- Episode 2x05: Final Approach (Oct 27, 1986)
- Episode 2x03: Twice Stung (Oct 6, 1986)
- Episode 2x02: The Eraser (Sep 29, 1986)
- Episode 2x01: The Human Factor (Sep 22, 1986)
Guest starring as Andy Colson
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 29, 1985)
Guest starring as Pete Thornton
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: The Assassin (May 7, 1986)
- Episode 1x21: A Prisoner of Conscience (Apr 30, 1986)
- Episode 1x18: Ugly Duckling (Mar 12, 1986)
- Episode 1x17: To Be a Man (Mar 5, 1986)
- Episode 1x15: The Enemy Within (Feb 12, 1986)
- Episode 1x14: Countdown (Feb 5, 1986)
- Episode 1x12: Deathlock (Jan 22, 1986)
- Episode 1x11: Nightmares (Jan 15, 1986)
Guest starring as King Arthur
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x08: Good Knight MacGyver (2) (Nov 11, 1991) [Uncredited]
- Episode 7x07: Good Knight MacGyver (1) (Nov 4, 1991) [Uncredited]
The A-Team (1983)
Guest starring as George Olsen
- Episode 3x06: Double Heat (Oct 23, 1984) [Special Guest Star]
Guest starring as Judge Leonard Mordente
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x02: Judgment Day: Part 2 (Sep 24, 1985)
- Episode 4x01: Judgment Day: Part 1 (Sep 24, 1985)
Falcon Crest (1981)
Guest starring as Carl Reed
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x15: Heir Apparent (Mar 19, 1982)
- Episode 1x13: The Candidate (Feb 26, 1982)
- Episode 1x03: The Tangled Vines (Dec 18, 1981)
Gemini Man (1976)
Guest starring as Dr. Harold Schuyler
- Episode S01 Special: Code Name: Minus One (May 10, 1976)
Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
Starring as Col. Thomas Lard
(34 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: A Little Bit of England (Apr 6, 1978)
- Episode 2x12: Sheep in the Limelight (Mar 30, 1978)
- Episode 2x11: The Show Must Go On... Sometimes (Mar 22, 1978)
- Episode 2x10: Hotshot (Mar 15, 1978)
- Episode 2x09: The Iceman (Mar 8, 1978)
- Episode 2x08: Fighting Angels (Mar 1, 1978)
- Episode 2x07: Forbidden Fruit (Feb 22, 1978)
- Episode 2x06: Ten'll Get You Five (Jan 18, 1978)
- Episode 2x05: Operation Stand-Down (Jan 11, 1978)
- Episode 2x04: Wolves in the Sheep Pen (Jan 4, 1978)
- Episode 2x03: The Hawk Flies on Sunday (Dec 28, 1977)
- Episode 2x02: The 200 Pound Gorilla (Dec 21, 1977)
- Episode 2x01: Divine Wind (Dec 14, 1977)
- Episode 1x23: Last One for Hutch (Mar 8, 1977)
- Episode 1x21: Poor Little Lambs (Feb 22, 1977)
- Episode 1x20: Trouble at Fort Apache (Feb 15, 1977)
- Episode 1x19: The Last Mission Over Sengai (Feb 8, 1977)
- Episode 1x17: Devil in the Slot (Jan 25, 1977)
- Episode 1x16: The Deadliest Enemy of All (2) (Jan 18, 1977)
- Episode 1x15: The Deadliest Enemy of All (1) (Jan 11, 1977)
- Episode 1x14: The War Biz Warrior (Jan 4, 1977)
- Episode 1x13: Love and War (Dec 14, 1976)
- Episode 1x12: The Cat's Whiskers (Dec 7, 1976)
- Episode 1x11: New Georgia on My Mind (Nov 30, 1976)
- Episode 1x10: Anyone for Suicide? (Nov 23, 1976)
- Episode 1x09: Up for Grabs (Nov 16, 1976)
- Episode 1x08: The Meatball Circus (Nov 9, 1976)
- Episode 1x07: Presumed Dead (Oct 26, 1976)
- Episode 1x06: Prisoners of War (Oct 12, 1976)
- Episode 1x05: High Jinx (Oct 5, 1976)
- Episode 1x04: Small War (Sep 28, 1976)
- Episode 1x03: Best Three Out of Five (Sep 23, 1976)
- Episode 1x02: Flying Misfits (2) (Sep 21, 1976)
- Episode 1x01: Flying Misfits (1) (Sep 21, 1976)
Guest starring as Col. Thomas Lard
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x24: The Fastest Gun (Mar 22, 1977) [Credit Only]
- Episode 1x22: W*A*S*P*S (Mar 1, 1977) [Credit Only]
- Episode 1x18: Five the Hard Way (Feb 1, 1977) [Credit Only]
The New Perry Mason (1973)
Guest starring as Dory Strong
- Episode 1x02: The Case of the Prodigal Prophet (Sep 23, 1973)
Sarge (1971)
Guest starring as Father Frank Dinsmore
- Episode 1x06: John Michael O'Flaherty Presents the Eleven O'Clock War (Nov 2, 1971)
Cannon (1971)
Guest starring as Lt. Sam Levaca
- Episode 1x23: Cain's Mark (Mar 7, 1972)
Guest starring as Walter Ryan
- Episode 2x07: A Long Way Down (Oct 25, 1972)
Guest starring as John Brinegar
- Episode 5x14: The Star (Dec 10, 1975)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
Guest starring as Benjamin T. Bowers
- Episode 1x09: Stagecoach Seven (Mar 11, 1971)
Guest starring as Sam Haney
- Episode 3x12: Only Three to a Bed (Jan 13, 1973)
The Partridge Family (1970)
Guest starring as Mr. Felcher
- Episode 3x16: Trial of Partridge One (Jan 19, 1973)
Love, American Style (1969)
Guest starring as A. J. Potts
- Episode 3x20: Love and the Naked Stranger (Oct 22, 1971)
Medical Center (1969)
Guest starring as Mazur
- Episode 1x01: The Last 10 Yards (Sep 24, 1969)
Guest starring as General Montague
- Episode 2x14: Man at Bay (Dec 16, 1970)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Dr. Benjamin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x24: Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (2) (Mar 4, 1970)
- Episode 2x23: Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (1) (Feb 25, 1970)
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Skip Seldon
- Episode 6x17: A Matter of Principle (Jan 14, 1973)
Guest starring as Fred Reston
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x18: Deadfall (2) (Jan 27, 1968) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x17: Deadfall (1) (Jan 20, 1968) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Sheriff Conrad Bucola
- Episode 2x12: Fear I to Fall (Dec 21, 1968)
Guest starring as Darrell Andrews / Tom Coleman / Al Beckworth / Charles Vincent Addison
- Episode 3x22: The Search for Darrell Andrews (Feb 28, 1970)
Ironside (1967)
Guest starring as Bill O'Brien
- Episode 4x18: A Killing at the Track (Feb 4, 1971)
Guest starring as Joe Markham
- Episode 5x07: Joss Sticks and Wedding Bells (Oct 26, 1971) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as George
- Episode 6x02: The Savage Sentry (Sep 21, 1972)
The Invaders (1967)
Guest starring as Sheriff Tom Halloway
- Episode 2x25: The Pursued (Mar 19, 1968) [Co-Star]
Naked City (1958)
Guest starring as Al Borris
- Episode 4x20: A Man Without a Skin (Feb 6, 1963)
Guest starring as Varney
- Episode 3x28: Strike a Statue (May 16, 1962)
Crew Credits
MacGyver (1985)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x15: The Invisible Killer (Apr 10, 1989)
- Episode 4x12: The Challenge (Feb 27, 1989)
Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x11: The Show Must Go On... Sometimes (Mar 22, 1978)
- Episode 2x09: The Iceman (Mar 8, 1978)
- Episode 2x02: The 200 Pound Gorilla (Dec 21, 1977)
- Episode 1x22: W*A*S*P*S (Mar 1, 1977)