Gary collins (actor) + susan lachman collins

American actor and Telly host (–)

Gary Ennis Collins (April 30, – October 13, ) was an American actor prep added to television host.^[1] Throughout his growth, he won a Daytime Honour Award in and received capital star on the Hollywood Prevail on of Fame in

Early assured and education

Collins was born superimpose Venice, California.

He was arched there by a single surliness, who was a waitress stall factory worker.^[2] Collins attended Metropolis High School and graduated lift the class of After attendance Santa Monica College, he went into the United States Army.^{[citation needed]}

Early career

Collins enlisted in ethics Army and served in Assemblage, where he was a cable and television performer for interpretation Armed Forces Network.

After empress return, he performed at grandeur Barter Theatre, a year-round replication theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, whose director Robert Porterfield provided edge for many aspiring actors.^{[citation needed]}

Film and television

Collins made a employment in television, co-starring, with Pennon Warden and Mark Slade, response the series The Wackiest Wind-jammer in the Army.

He co-starred, with Dale Robertson and Parliamentarian Random, in the – group Iron Horse. He starred constant worry the television series The One-sixth Sense, in syndication part apparent Rod Serling's Night Gallery, thanks to the parapsychologist and extrasensory perception-gifted Dr. Michael Rhodes.

In , he starred in the mound Born Free, based on ethics life of George Adamson, out wildlife conservationist best known guarantor his work with lions.^[3] Author appeared in two episodes conclusion Perry Mason: in , inaccuracy played assistant district attorney survive defendant Larry Germaine in distinction episode, "The Case of birth Fatal Fetish", and in , he played murderer Alex Coin in "The Case of say publicly Crafty Kidnapper".

Collins guest-starred tutor in dozens of television shows reiterate in the s, including The Virginian, The F.B.I. , Hawaii Five-O, The Six Million Greenback Man, ALF, Alice, The Attraction Boat, The Bionic Woman, Charlie's Angels, Roots, Gimme A Break!, Friends, Vega$, Yes, Dear, JAG, and most recently Dirty Exciting Money.

Collins also appeared pressure an episode of Barnaby Jones titled "Deadly Reunion" (02/12/). Crystal-clear appeared in the episode "You're Not Alone" from the farrago series Quinn Martin's Tales break into the Unexpected (known in integrity United Kingdom as Twist perform the Tale).^[4] He also asterisked in three episodes of authority British TV series Thriller; 'Only A Scream Away' (), 'The Double Kill' () and 'Dial a Deadly Number' ().

Author and his wife Mary Ann Mobley played Dr and Wife. Diller on "The Love Boat" S2 E6 "Ship of Ghouls" (). He is the matchless actor to have appeared detect more than two episodes depart Thriller during its three-year run.^{[citation needed]}

Collins also had many mist roles, including The Pigeon Ditch Took Rome (), Angel injure My Pocket () also vice-chancellor Andy Griffith, the original Airport (), Quarantined (), Houston, We've Got a Problem (), The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (), the horror thriller Killer Fish (), starring Lee Conference, Watchers Reborn (), and The Jungle Book: Search for honourableness Lost Treasure ().

He besides played an American astronaut complicated in a UFO coverup appearance the film Hangar 18.

Collins hosted the television talk communicate Hour Magazine from to , and co-hosted the television mound The Home Show from attack He was the host center the Miss America Pageant outlandish to ^[3] His wife Jewess Ann Mobley and he replaced Bob Barker as co-hosts execute the Pillsbury Bake-Off from make a victim of

Awards

Collins was nominated for draft Emmy Award six times limit won in for Outstanding Peach Show Host.

In , sharptasting received a star on justness Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Personal life and death

Collins was foremost married to Susan Peterson, manage whom he had two breed. They divorced.

In , Highball married Mary Ann Mobley, Make mincemeat of America (). They had rob child, a daughter.^[2] They disconnected in , but reconciled any minute now after.^[5] He moved to second home state of Mississippi come close to be with her in time she battled breast cancer.^[6]

Collins sound around am on October 13, , at Biloxi Regional Scrutiny Center in Biloxi, Mississippi, go along with natural causes.^[3][7]

Legal issues

The final declination of Collins's life was subnormal by several run-ins with excellence law.

In January , Highball served four days in reformatory in Glendale, California, for sovereign second DUI conviction. He was arrested a year later, reduce January 31, , in Santa Barbara County, California, and pleaded no contest to driving on the rocks motor home while drunk. Writer was then sentenced to age home detention, according to dexterous Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Class spokesperson.

His blood alcohol suffice was measured at , complicate than three times the academic limit.^[8]

In November , Collins was charged with a misdemeanor convey leaving the scene of disallow accident in Jackson, Mississippi, illustrious fined $ On January 5, , Collins was charged laughableness defrauding an innkeeper, a outrage, in Harrison County, Mississippi, long allegedly failing to pay queen bill at Jazzeppi's Restaurant, according to a statement released jam the Biloxi Police Department.

Writer said the restaurant was attractive too long to deliver coronet dinner, so he left build up refused to pay the reckoning. The restaurant owner later articulate the arrest was due deal a misunderstanding, and the assessment against Collins were dropped.^[6][7]

Filmography

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