Monte Markham
Monte Markham (born June 21, 1935) is an American actor. He has appeared in films, television series and on Broadway.
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Born | Manatee County, Florida, U.S. | June 21, 1935
Occupation | Actor Television director Television producer |
Years active | 1966–present |
Early life
Markham was born in Manatee County, Florida, the son of Millie Content (née Willbur) and Jesse Edward Markham Sr., who was a merchant.[1]
He attended Palm Beach State College.[2]
Television
Of his television roles, Markham is perhaps most famous for playing the dual role of Luke and Ken Carpenter in the 1967–68 ABC sitcom The Second Hundred Years, and as Harry Kellem in the original Hawaii Five-O. In 1969–70, Markham starred in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, a television series based on the 1936 movie. Another of Markham's best known roles was as the racing-car-driver-turned-cyborg Barney Miller in the second-season episode of The Six Million Dollar Man entitled "The Seven Million Dollar Man", which first aired November 1, 1974. Just over a year later, on November 9, 1975, in the third-season episode "The Bionic Criminal", Markham reprised the role — albeit with a character name change to Barney Hiller to not be confused with the sitcom Barney Miller which debuted in January of 1975. He appeared as Blanche Devereaux's brother Clayton Hollingsworth on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls, and portrayed the criminally insane character Pike in the episode "Power Play" in the 1975 revival of The Invisible Man. From 1989 to 1992, he played the role of Captain Don Thorpe, senior lifeguard on Baywatch.
Stage
One of his earliest stage experiences was at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the summer of 1961, where he played Horatio in Hamlet. Markham made his Broadway debut in 1973 in Irene, for which he won the Theatre World Award. He also appeared on stage in Same Time, Next Year.
Film
Markham's film work includes Hour of the Gun, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Midway, Airport 77, and We Are Still Here. He has served as a consultant, director, producer, and narrator for A&E's Classroom, The Great Ships and Air Combat series.
Select filmography
Film
- Hour of the Gun (1967) as Sherman McMasters
- Project X (1968) as Gregory Gallea
- Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) as Keno
- Death Takes A Holiday (1971) as David Smith/Death
- The Astronaut (1972) as Eddie Reese/Col. Brice Randolph
- One Is a Lonely Number (1972) as Howard Carpenter
- Ginger in the Morning (1974) as Joe
- Midway (1976) as Cmdr. Max Leslie
- Airport '77 (1977) as Banker
- Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys (1978)
- The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (1980) as Colonel Joe Buxley
- Separate Ways (1981) as Cliff Johnson
- Hotline (1982) as Kyle Durham
- Off the Wall (1983) as Gov. Paul Smith
- Counter Measures (1985)
- Jake Speed (1986) as Mr. Winston
- Hot Pursuit (1987) as Bill Cronenberg
- Defense Play (1988) as Mark Denton
- Judgement Day (1988) as Sam
- Neon City (1991) as Captain Raymond
- Piranha (1995) as J.R. Randolph
- Life Partners (2014)
- We Are Still Here (2015) as Dave McCabe
- The Rift: The Dark Side of the Moon (2016) as Dysart
- Reborn (2018)
Television
- Thriller (1960)
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Tosk
- The Second Hundred Years (1967–1968, 26 episodes) as Lucius "Luke" Carpenter
- Here Come the Brides (1969) as Redmond Bass
- The Mod Squad (1969) as Billy Kilgore
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (TV series) (1969-1970) as Longfellow Deeds
- The Virginian (1970) as Boss Cooper
- The High Chaparral (1970) as Dave Redman
- Hogan's Heroes (1970) as Captain James Martin/Seifert
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1971) as John Corcoran
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971) as Jim Stokely
- Death Takes a Holiday (1971) as David Smith
- Dan August (1971) as Frank Devin
- Love, American Style (1970–1971) as (segment "Love and the Married Bachelor")/Andy (segment "Love and the Pen Pals")/Steve (segment "Love and Those Poor Crusaders' Wives")
- The New Perry Mason (1973–1974 update of the classic TV Series, 15 episodes) as Perry Mason
- Hustling (1975, TV movie) as Orin Dietrich
- Barnaby Jones (1975) as Vince Barrett/Rick Hatfield
- Ellery Queen (1975) as Tom McKell
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1975) as Barney Miller/Barney Hiller
- The Invisible Man (1976) as Pike
- Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Harold Fredericks/Mr. Castle
- Police Woman (1974–1977) as Bishop/Joey Marr/Carl Rossi
- The Littlest Hobo (1979, series premiere episode "Smoke") as Ray Caldwell
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979) as Beaumont
- Hawaii Five-O (1970–1980) as Jack Ellington/Barry Dean/Jerry Rhodes/Harry Kellem
- The Incredible Hulk (1980) as Brad
- Dallas (1981) as Clint Ogden
- Hart to Hart (1981) as Robert Carney
- The Fall Guy (1982, Two episodes) as Charles Ryker
- Jack Holborn (1982) as Trumpet
- Matt Houston (1982) as Richard Hoyt
- Simon & Simon (1983) as Professor Altman
- The Love Boat (1980–1983) as Joe Costello/Captain Brad Wells
- Fantasy Island (1980–1983) as Dr. Mark Reed/Ron Martin/Walter Lukas/Edmond Dumont
- The A-Team (1984) as Lt. Mason Harnett
- Finder of Lost Loves (1984) as Galen Smith
- Hotel (1983–1987) as John Granger/Daniel Brunell
- The Golden Girls (1988–1991, in two episodes) as Clayton Hollingsworth, Blanche Devereaux's brother
- Baywatch (1989–1992) as Don Thorpe
- Murder, She Wrote (1986–1993) as Jimmy Haynes/Andrew Gant/Insp. Donald Matheney/Ned Olson
- Melrose Place (1994) as John Parker
- Grace Under Fire (1994–1995) as Travis Taylor
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996, Episode: "Let He Who is Without Sin...") as Fullerton
- Cold Case (2009) as Glenn Drew '09
- Fringe (2011-2012) as Leland Spivey/Dr. Blake West
- Leverage (2012) as Dr. Everett Udall
See also
References
- Monte Markham Biography (1935–)
- Streeter, Leslie Grey (April 17, 2018). "Did you know these 31 celebrities lived, went to school in Lake Worth?". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 1 February 2019.