Douglas Stuart Sheehan (April 27, 1949 – June 29, 2024) was an American actor who played Ben Gibson throughout four seasons of the prime-time drama Knots Landing from 1983 to 1987. His character was the second husband of Valene Ewing (Joan Van Ark).
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| Born | Douglas Stuart Sheehan April 27, 1949 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 2024 (aged 75) Big Horn, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–2003 |
| Spouse |
Cate Abert (m. 1981) |
His first major role was as Joe Kelly on the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1979 to 1982.[1] He was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role in 1982.[1][2]
He also played one of the leads in Day by Day as well as Mel Horowitz on Clueless from 1997 to 1999 replacing Michael Lerner. He also appeared on Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Sabrina's father.[3]
Sheehan died at his home in Big Horn, Wyoming, on June 29, 2024, at the age of 75.[1]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 10 | Police Officer | |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | Dancer/Matador | |
| 1995 | Cops n Roberts | Bert Rogers |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Charlie's Angels | Ben Anderson | Episode: "Angels Ahoy" |
| 1979 | Kaz | Episode: "They've Taken Our Daughter" | |
| 1979–1982 | General Hospital | Joe Kelly | Series regular |
| 1983 | Cheers | Walter Franklin | Episode: "Diane's Perfect Date" |
| 1983 | Alice | Roger | Episode: "Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag" |
| 1983–1988 | Knots Landing | Ben Gibson | 115 episodes |
| 1987 | Stranger in My Bed | Roger | Television film |
| 1988 | In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders | Agent Gordon McNeill | Television film |
| 1988–1989 | Day by Day | Brian Harper | 33 episodes |
| 1990 | MacGyver | Jack Chandler | Episode: "Log Jam" |
| 1990 | Dear John | Jason Fowler | Episode: "That's Big of Me" |
| 1990 | Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 | Greg Halstead | Television film |
| 1990 | A Mom for Christmas | Jim Slocum | Television film |
| 1993 | Columbo | Riley | Episode: "It's All in the Game" |
| 1997 | Promised Land | Rod Bridger | Episode: "The Promise" |
| 1997–1999 | Clueless | Mel Horowitz | 44 episodes |
| 1998 | Style & Substance | Grant | Episode: "Chelsea's Ex" |
| 1999, 2003 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Edward Spellman | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Diagnosis: Murder | Roger Andrews | Episode: "Death by Design" |
| 2002 | That Was Then | Episode: "A Rock and a Head Case" | |
| 2003 | What I Like About You | Craig Miller | Episode: "The Other Woman" |
References
edit- ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (July 9, 2024). "Doug Sheehan, Knots Landing and Clueless Actor, Dies at 75". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "ABC Tops Daytime Emmy Nominations". Times-Union. Warsaw, Indiana. Associated Press. May 20, 1982. p. 8. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ "Doug Sheehan". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
External links
edit- Doug Sheehan at IMDb
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