John William Considine III is a retired American writer and actor who wrote for and made numerous appearances in film and television from 1960 until 2007. His film career included roles in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973), The Thirsty Dead (1974), Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), Welcome to L.A. (1976), The Late Show (1977), When Time Ran Out (1980), Circle of Power (1981), Endangered Species (1982), Choose Me (1984), Trouble in Mind (1985), Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), Coupe de Ville (1990), Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) and The Book of Stars (1999).
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Boston Legal (2004)
Guest starring as Judge Lance Abrams
- Episode 1x17: Death Be Not Proud (Mar 20, 2005)
MacGyver (1985)
Guest starring as Foxworth
- Episode 5x14: Log Jam (Feb 5, 1990)
Guest starring as Aaron Sandler
- Episode 6x16: There But for the Grace (Feb 18, 1991)
Guest starring as Andrew Lawton
- Episode 7x12: Off the Wall (Dec 30, 1991)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Harry Freelander
- Episode 8x01: Bite the Big Apple (Sep 15, 1991)
Guest starring as Horton Thayer
- Episode 6x11: Town Father (Dec 17, 1989)
Guest starring as Porter Finley III
- Episode 7x05: The Family Jewels (Nov 4, 1990)
The A-Team (1983)
Guest starring as Lean, S.I.A.
- Episode 4x14: The A-Team is Coming, The A-Team is Coming (Jan 21, 1986)
The Devlin Connection (1982)
Guest starring as William Pride
- Episode 1x02: Lady on the Billboard (Oct 9, 1982)
Remington Steele (1982)
Guest starring as Reverend Randy Rawlinson
- Episode 4x11: Steele, Inc. (Jan 14, 1986)
Knight Rider (1982)
Guest starring as Boyd LaSalle
- Episode 3x07: Knight in Disgrace (Nov 18, 1984)
Guest starring as Phillip Nordstrom
- Episode 4x01: Knight of the Juggernaut (Sep 20, 1985)
Knots Landing (1979)
Guest starring as Scooter Warren
- Episode 2x16: More Than Friends (Mar 19, 1981)
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)
Guest starring as Alex Newcombe
- Episode 1x01: Nightmare at Pendragon Castle (Sep 8, 1978)
Lou Grant (1977)
Guest starring as Councilman Garvey
- Episode 4x04: Sting (Nov 17, 1980)
Guest starring as Congressman Cary Doherty
- Episode 3x23: Guns (Mar 17, 1980)
The Jeffersons (1975)
Guest starring as Roger Keller
- Episode 10x07: The Return of Bentley (Nov 6, 1983)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Guest starring as Dr. Lee Yost
- Episode 5x22: A Different Drummer (Apr 13, 1979)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Guest starring as Stuart Cochran
- Episode 2x09: Aura to a New Tomorrow (Nov 24, 1970)
Guest starring as Dr. Edward Smithson
- Episode 1x26: The Rebel Doctor (Apr 14, 1970)
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Gil Ryan
- Episode 6x20: The Faces of Murder (Feb 4, 1973) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Harry Barlow
- Episode 2x12: Fear I to Fall (Dec 21, 1968)
Guest starring as Mart Gray
- Episode 4x13: Duet for Three (Dec 19, 1970) [Co-Star]
The FBI (1965)
Guest starring as RA Bob Roberts
- Episode 8x22: The Detonator (Feb 25, 1973)
Guest starring as SRA Ed Putnam
- Episode 4x24: The Young Warriors (Mar 9, 1969)
Guest starring as S.A.C. Hal Woodruff
- Episode 6x24: Turnabout (Mar 7, 1971)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
Guest starring as Fred Gates
- Episode 2x08: My Son, the Genius (Nov 5, 1966)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
Guest starring as Sergeant Cramer
- Episode 5x16: Win-A-Date (Jan 17, 1969)
Guest starring as Fred Hawkins
- Episode 4x23: Sergeant Iago (Feb 16, 1968)
Another World (1964)
Starring as Reginald Love
(4 episodes)
- Episode 24x13: Wednesday January 20 1988 (Jan 20, 1988)
- Episode 1x21: Mon Jun 1 1964 (Jun 1, 1964)
- Episode 1x13: Wed May 20 1964 (May 20, 1964)
- Episode 1x12: Tue May 19 1964 (May 19, 1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Guest starring as Ed Patterson
- Episode 2x08: Mr. Biddle's Crime Wave (Dec 4, 1964)
Guest starring as Richard Coburn
- Episode 1x25: Time for Elizabeth (Apr 24, 1964)
My Favorite Martian (1963)
Guest starring as Raymond
- Episode 3x23: When a Martian Makes His Violin Cry (Feb 20, 1966)
Guest starring as Joe
- Episode 3x03: Martin of the Movies (Sep 26, 1965)
The Outer Limits (1963)
Guest starring as Lt. Bertram Cabot
- Episode 1x06: The Man Who Was Never Born (Oct 28, 1963)
The Lieutenant (1963)
Guest starring as Sgt. Leonard Arnold
- Episode 1x13: The Art of Discipline (Dec 21, 1963)
Combat! (1962)
Guest starring as Lennon
- Episode 5x02: The Losers (Sep 20, 1966)
Guest starring as Pvt. Wayne Temple
- Episode 1x10: I Swear by Apollo (Dec 11, 1962)
Guest starring as Pvt. Wayne Temple Jr.
- Episode 1x02: Rear Echelon Commandos (Oct 9, 1962)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Guest starring as Little Fox
- Episode 5x20: The Indians Are Coming (Feb 1, 1967)
SurfSide 6 (1960)
Guest starring as Director
- Episode 2x04: Daphne, Girl Detective (Oct 9, 1961) [Uncredited]
The Detectives (1959)
Guest starring as Dante Moretti
- Episode 1x12: Life in the Balance (Jan 1, 1960)
Guest starring as Salvi
- Episode 1x22: The Bad Eye of Rose Rosetti (Mar 11, 1960)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Guest starring as McClure
- Episode 4x02: The Thirty-Fathom Grave (Jan 10, 1963)
Perry Mason (1957)
Guest starring as Chris Thompson
- Episode 8x15: The Case of the Frustrated Folksinger (Jan 7, 1965)
Crew Credits
RoboCop (1994)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: The Human Factor (May 27, 1994)
- Episode 1x09: Faces of Eve (May 13, 1994)
MacGyver (1985)
Episode crew as Writer
(4 episodes)
- Episode 7x08: Good Knight MacGyver (2) (Nov 11, 1991)
- Episode 7x07: Good Knight MacGyver (1) (Nov 4, 1991)
- Episode 6x17: Blind Faith (Mar 4, 1991)
- Episode 6x16: There But for the Grace (Feb 18, 1991)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 2x09: Aura to a New Tomorrow (Nov 24, 1970)