Dennis Michael Alldredge (April 13, 1941 – December 19, 1997) was an American film and television actor. He played Frank Foley in the short-lived drama television series Almost Grown.[2] He also played Bill Graham in the miniseries V and Tony Montana's lawyer George Sheffield in the 1983 film Scarface.
Michael Alldredge | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dennis Michael Alldredge April 13, 1941 Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1997 (aged 56)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
Alldredge guest-starred in numerous television programs, including ER, The Bob Newhart Show, Quantum Leap, One Day at a Time, Three's Company, The Dukes of Hazzard, Punky Brewster, Who's the Boss? and All in the Family.[3] He also appeared on two segments of the 1985 anthology television series The Twilight Zone. Alldredge died of lung cancer on December 19, 1997, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 56.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ruby | Sheriff's Wife's Date | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Melting Man | Sheriff Neil Blake | |
| 1981 | Choices | Tony | |
| 1982 | Shoot the Moon | Officer Knudson | |
| 1982 | The Entity | George Nash | |
| 1983 | The Sting II | 'Big Ohio' | |
| 1983 | Scarface | George Sheffield, Tony's Lawyer | |
| 1986 | Iron Eagle | Colonel Blackbum | |
| 1986 | About Last Night | Mother Malone | |
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good | Vinny Kroll | |
| 1988 | Ghost Town | Bubba | |
| 1989 | Robot Jox | 'Tex' Conway | |
| 1990 | Almost an Angel | Sergeant Freebody | |
| 1991 | The Taking of Beverly Hills | Dispatch Sergeant |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | All in the Family | Policeman | Episode: "The Unemployment Story: Part 2" |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Adams | Episode: "To Kill an Angel" |
| 1976 | Serpico | Waller | Episode: "Danger Zone" |
| 1976-1977 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Waiter / The Jailer | 3 episodes |
| 1976-1979 | The Rockford Files | Cab Driver / Dobson | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Police Story | Virg Provost | Episode: "Spitfire" |
| 1977 | Most Wanted | Manager | Episode: "Ms. Murder" |
| 1977 | The Jeffersons | Man #1 | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Operation Petticoat | Murphy | Episode: "Operation Petticoat" |
| 1977 | Kojak | Katkoff | Episode: "A Strange Kind of Love" |
| 1977 | Visions | Lawrence Murphy | Episode: "The Dancing Bear" |
| 1977 | Sunshine Christmas | Ray Griff | TV movie |
| 1978 | One Day at a Time | Detective | Episode: "Barbara's Rebellion" |
| 1978 | The Bob Newhart Show | Burt Harrison | Episode: "Emily Carlin, Emily Carlin" |
| 1978 | The Two-Five | 1st Two-Five Officer | TV movie |
| 1978 | The Bastard | British Sergeant | |
| 1978 | Just Me and You | Max | TV movie |
| 1978 | James at 15 | Unknown | Episode: "Ducks" |
| 1978 | Rhoda | Ed Riley | Episode: "The Total Brenda" |
| 1978 | Long Journey Back | Dave Lewis | TV movie |
| 1978-1979 | Barnaby Jones | Deputy Sheriff Gordon / Joe Tucker | 2 episodes |
| 1978-1981 | Lou Grant | Worker #2 / Sergeant Roche / Ted McPhee | 6 episodes |
| 1978-1985 | Alice | Bus Driver / Frank / Ralph | 9 episodes |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Mr. Davidson | Episode: "Part III (1914-1918)" |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Lieutenant Harry Moss | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | The Incredible Hulk | Sergeant Sam Stanley | Episode: "Blind Rage" |
| 1979 | A Man Called Sloane | Church | Episode: "Collision Course" |
| 1979-1984 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Wheeler / Billy Joe Coogan | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | B.J. and the Bear | Calhoun | Episode: "Bear Bondage" |
| 1980 | Archie Bunker's Place | Briggs | Episode: "A Small Mafia Favor" |
| 1980 | Quincy, M.E. | Charlie Ransler | Episode: "Deadly Arena" |
| 1980 | Here's Boomer | Kranick | Episode: "Jailbreak" |
| 1980 | Sanford | Detective #1 | Episode: "Retrospective: Part 1" |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Jim Brandon | Episode: "Kidnapped" |
| 1980 | Nightside | Tellinger | TV movie |
| 1981 | Thornwell | Beecham | TV movie |
| 1980-1991 | Dallas | Ray King / Police Detective Don Horton / Steve Jackson | 9 episodes |
| 1981 | Fantasy Island | Tom | Episode: "Hard Knocks/Lady Godiva" |
| 1981 | Fly Away Home | Jed | TV movie |
| 1981 | Private Benjamin | Sergeant Connors | Episode: "Give Me Liberty: Part 2" |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Vern | Episode: "Don't Mess Around with Jim" |
| 1982 | The Gift of Life | Carl | TV movie |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Wheeler | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1982 | Three's Company | Sam | Episode: "Diamond Jack" |
| 1982 | Joanie Loves Chachi | McNutty | Episode: "Goodbye Delvecchio's, Hello World" |
| 1983 | Another Woman's Child | Robert Martin | TV movie |
| 1983 | Knight Rider | Bob Kroiger | Episode: "The Topaz Connection" |
| 1983 | Taxi | Todd | Episode: "Sugar Ray Nardo" |
| 1983 | V | Bill Graham | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | I Want to Live! | Mr. Cooley | TV movie |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Coach Leopold | Episode: "Sudden Death" |
| 1983-1984 | The A-Team | Whitaker / Don / Colonel Twill | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Blue Thunder | Hal Winters | Episode: "A Clear and Present Danger" |
| 1984 | Cover Up | Unknown | Episode: "Writer's Block" |
| 1984-1985 | Hill Street Blues | Brandon / Edsel | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Bobby Tolin | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Matt Houston | The Bartender | Episode: "Killing Time" |
| 1985 | Family Ties | Young Jake Keaton | Episode: "Remembrances of Things Past" |
| 1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Howard Tanner | Episode: "The Psychic" |
| 1985 | Hostage Flight | Bradigan | TV movie |
| 1986 | Punky Brewster | Mr. Matzie | Episode: "Girls Will Be Boys" |
| 1986 | The Paper Chase | Unknown | Episode: "Mistaken Identity" |
| 1986 | Promise | Gibb | TV movie |
| 1987 | The Last Fling | Larry Fields | TV movie |
| 1986-1987 | The Twilight Zone | Mike Mulvaney / Schimdt | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | The Magical World of Disney | Yardbull | Episode: "Young Harry Houdini" |
| 1987 | Webster | Nick Papadapolis | Episode: "Hello, Nicky" |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Nat | Episode: "Beast Within" |
| 1988 | Who's the Boss? | Joe | Episode: "Sleep Talk, Sweet Talk" |
| 1988-1989 | Almost Grown | Frank Foley | 13 episodes |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | Buck McGrew | Episode: "Rodeo Show" |
| 1989 | Night Walk | Brody | TV movie |
| 1989 | Booker | Officer Ray Dewey | Episode: "The Pump" |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Charlie Samuels | Episode: "Jimmy - October 14, 1964" |
| 1990 | Columbo | Connolly | Episode: "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo" |
| 1991 | Life Goes On | Mr. Seedling | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Jason MacNamara | Episode: "Jason MacNamara" |
| 1993 | Reasonable Doubts | O'Connor | Episode: "Thank God, It's Friday" |
| 1995 | My Brother's Keeper | Karbs | TV movie |
| 1996 | ER | Ray's Dad | Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Greene" |
| 1996 | Mary & Tim | Steve Michaels | TV movie |
| 1997 | JAG | Gunnery Sergeant Krycek | Episode: "Force Recon", (final appearance) |
References
edit- ^ Screen Actor - Volumes 29–39. Screen Actors' Guild. October 8, 2008. p. 15.
- ^ "The Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana - Page 78". The Town Talk. October 1, 1988. p. 78.
- ^ "Michael Alldredge Filmography". Fandango. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places - The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 9781476625997.