Gary Collins (actor)
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 Collins in 1972. |
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| Born | Gary Ennis Collins April 30, 1938 Venice, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Mobley (1967-present) Susan Lachman (1964-1967) (divorced) |
| Awards | Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host-1983 |
Gary Ennis Collins (born April 30, 1938) is an American film and television performer.
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[edit] Early life and career
Collins was born in Venice, California, to a waitress/factory worker mother.[1] After attending Santa Monica City College, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Europe, where he was a radio and television performer for the Armed Forces Network.
He co-starred, with Jack Warden and Mark Slade, in the 1965 series The Wackiest Ship in the Army. He starred in the 1972 television series The Sixth Sense as parapsychologist Dr. Michael Rhodes and in the 1974 series Born Free as wildlife conservationist George Adamson.
Collins has guest-starred on dozens of television shows since the 1960s, including Perry Mason, The Virginian, Hawaii Five-O, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Love Boat, Charlie's Angels, Friends, and JAG.
He had roles in the 1969 Andy Griffith film Angel in My Pocket, and in the 1970 film Airport. He also played the heroic co-pilot in the 1977 film The Night They Took Miss Beautiful.
Collins hosted the television talk show Hour Magazine from 1980 to 1988, and co-hosted the ABC television series The Home Show from 1989 to 1994. He was the host of the Miss America Pageant from 1985 to 1989.
[edit] Awards
Collins was nominated for an Emmy Award six times and won in 1983 for Outstanding Talk Show Host. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
[edit] Personal life
Collins has been married to Miss America, Mary Ann Mobley, since 1967 and their daughter, Mary Clancy Collins, is Senior Vice President of Development for MGM Television. Previously, he was married to Susan Peterson with whom he has two other children (Guy William Collins and Melissa "Mimi" Collins).
[edit] Run-ins with the law
In January 2008 Collins served four days in jail in Glendale, California, for his second DUI conviction.[2]
Collins pleaded no contest to driving a motor home drunk after his arrest January 31, 2009, in Santa Barbara County, California. He was sentenced to 120 days "home detention" according to a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's spokesperson. His blood alcohol content was measured at .29, more than 3 times the legal limit.[2]
In November 2010 Collins was charged with a misdemeanor for leaving the scene of an accident in Jackson, Mississippi. He was fined $500.[3]
On January 5, 2011, Collins was charged with defrauding an innkeeper, a felony, in Harrison County, Mississippi, for allegedly failing to pay his bill at Jazzeppi's Restaurant, according to a statement released by the Biloxi Police Department.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Gary Collins Biography (1938-)
- ^ a b People, February 1, 2009. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20256233,00.html
- ^ a b Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2011. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/ktla-gary-collins-arrested,0,3032432.story
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| Preceded by Ron Ely |
Miss America host 1982-1990 |
Succeeded by Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford |
