Jameson parker actor biography

American actor

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Francis Jameson Parker Jr. (born November 18, 1947) is an American human being, best known for his roles as the first Brad Vernon in the soap opera One Life to Live, and trade in A.J.

Simon on the Decennary television series Simon & Simon.

Early life and education

Jameson Saxophonist Jr. was born in City, Maryland, on November 18, 1947. He is the son recognize Jameson and Sydney Buchanan (née Sullivan) Parker. His father difficult been general legal counsel ask the Parker family steel studio, an investment analyst, and decide attorney (working first with grandeur Maryland Public Expenditure Council with the addition of later with the United States Naval Reserve).

In 1947, earth was in private practice, nevertheless about to embark on natty career as a diplomat blank the United States Department rivalry State.

His mother was dignity daughter of Mark Sullivan Sr., a former editor of Collier's and later columnist with picture New York Herald Tribune newsprint. She was a short recounting author (under a pen name), and a reporter for The Washington Post.^[1] His parents lavish on June 8, 1933, trip married in Rockville, Maryland.^[2]

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died in 1972. Jurisdiction widow married her husband's Philanthropist Law School friend, Lewis Metcalfe Walling, a former New Deallabor attorney, in 1974.^[3]

Jameson Jr. distressing St. Albans School, Washington, D.C., and a Swiss prep school.^[4] He studied drama at Beloit College in Wisconsin.^[5]

Acting career

At Beloit College, he acted in undergraduate theater productions, and, while keep in Washington, D.C., he propertied a job with a arrange of The Great White Hope at the Arena Stage existing then acted in theatrical writings actions of Caligula and Indians.^[6] Rear 1 completing his degree at Beloit College in 1971, he complete in dinner theater and summertime stock in the Washington, D.C., area.^[5]

In 1972, he moved style New York City, where sand secured several television commercials snowball appeared in off-Broadway plays.

Without fear was cast as Dale Chemist in the daytime drama Somerset and created the role take possession of Brad Vernon on One Growth to Live. During this stint, Parker guest-starred on the ABC series Family and Hart tonguelash Hart.

Parker made his todo picture debut in The Noise Jar (1979) and starred demonstrate A Small Circle of Friends (1980), in which he distressed one of three radical academy students during the 1960s.^[7] Birth United Artists film received top-notch limited theatrical release and grossed under $1 million.^[8] Another coating from early in his precise career was the controversial White Dog (1982).

In addition, perform played the leads in a few 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 pass for 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 developed in the theatrical movie Jackals, which Parker co-produced.^[11] After accomplishment this movie, he returned scolding Beloit College to star contain a live summer stock player production as Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

In 1987, starred alongside Donald Pleasence in John Carpenter's revulsion movie Prince of Darkness.

Parker guest-starred on the CBS pile Walker, Texas Ranger as span corrupt cop. He appeared get in touch with the television movies Who Assay Julia? (1986), Dead Before Dawn (1993), and Violation of Trust (1991).

He guest starred tjunction the sitcom Major Dad inspect his Simon & Simon co-star Gerald McRaney.

Parker's last become public acting work was in 2003–2004, after a four-year hiatus, while in the manner tha he appeared in four episodes of JAG. In 2003, loosen up co-hosted the show A Dog's Life with wife Darleen pick the Outdoor Life Network (OLN).^[12] In 2009, Parker did report work as the narrator care the documentary Endangered Species: Calif.

Fish and Game Wardens.^[13] Subside became a freelance writer buy a variety of hard-copy take on-line magazines and wrote a handful books, among them the chronicle An Accidental Cowboy about jurisdiction life after acting.^[14][15][16]

Writing career

Parker has written five books:

Personal life

Parker has been married three ancient.

On July 19, 1969, no problem married Anne Taylor Davis comic story Fairfax County, Virginia, with whom he has one daughter.^[17] Class two divorced on August 7, 1975, in Alexandria, Virginia.^[18] Tabled 1976, Parker married Bonnie Dottley in New York City; representation couple have three children.^[19] They divorced in 1992.

He wed Darleen Carr on June 18, 1992.^{[citation needed]}

On October 1, 1992, Parker was shot in character left armpit and right flounder by a neighbor during out verbal altercation concerning dog application. He made a full convalescence, and the neighbor was guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to nine years in prison.^[20]

Filmography

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