Bruce Fairbairn (actor)
Bruce Fairbairn | |
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 Fairbairn (bottom center) with Georg Stanford Brown, Kate Jackson, Gerald S. O'Loughlin and Sam Melville in The Rookies, 1975 | |
| Born | Robert Bruce Fairbairn February 19, 1947 |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1974–2000 |
| Spouse | Jeri Fairbairn[1] |
Robert Bruce Fairbairn (born February 19, 1947)[2] is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing for Officer Chris Owens in the American police procedural television series The Rookies.[2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Fairbairn worked at a restaurant while he studied acting.[1] He began his career in 1974, where Fairbairn succeeded departing actor Michael Ontkean on the police series The Rookies.[4] From 1974 to 1976, he played Officer Chris Owens on the series.[1] On September 9, 1975, he was arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles, California, for which he paid a fine.[5][6] After The Rookies ended in 1976, Fairbairn guest-starred in television programs including Knight Rider, Matt Houston, Remington Steele, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, Baywatch, The Incredible Hulk, Matlock, Simon & Simon and Charlie's Angels. He appeared in four films: Cyclone, Vampire Hookers (as "Tom Buckley"), 3 Strikes, The Hanoi Hilton. Returning to television, he played the recurring role of "Sheldon Ganz" in the legal drama television series L.A. Law, and, later, he played Ray Geary on the long-running primetime soap opera Knots Landing.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Action Line". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. September 23, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Lentz, Harris (July 2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999. McFarland. p. 73. ISBN 9780786409198 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Rookies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ O'Connor, John (March 16, 1975). "TV View". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Television cop is guilty". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. October 8, 1975. p. 5. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "100 subpoenaed in probe of pressroom violence". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 8, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.