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Sam Melville

Actor
Born August 20, 1936Died March 9, 1989 (52 years)
Samuel Gardner "Sam" Melville was an American actor. He appeared as a guest star on many television programs of the 1960s and 1970s. He portrayed Officer Mike Danko in four seasons of Aaron Spelling's ABC series, The Rookies, and The Bear in the 1978 surfing movie, Big Wednesday, with Celia Kaye as his unnamed "bride."

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Bonanza
  • That Girl
  • Death Valley Days

Known For

  • Big Wednesday
  • The Rookies
  • Twice Dead
  • A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine
  • Deadly Weapon
  • Terror in the Sky
  • The Assassin
  • Bigfoot: Man or Beast?

Filmography

1989
Deadly Weapon · as Sheriff Bartlett
1989
Fists of Steel · as George Breenberg
1988
The Assassin · as Senator Berkeley
1988
Twice Dead · as Harry
1986
Starman (TV Series) · as Joe Floss
1985
The Colbys (TV Series)
1984
Airwolf (TV Series) · as Mace Taggart
1983
1983
The A-Team (TV Series) · as Shaw
1982
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Hank Carmichael
1981
Strike Force (TV Series) · as Dennis
1981
Code Red (TV Series)
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Rick
1978
Big Wednesday · as "bear"
1978
Dallas (TV Series) · as Dr. David Kenfield
1977
Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Tony Chilton
1972
1972
The Rookies (TV Series) · as Mike Danko
1971
Terror in the Sky · as Stewart
1971
Man and the City (TV Series) · as Neal Carter
1969
The Young Lawyers (TV Series) · as Gabe Thomas
1968
Here Come the Brides (TV Series) · as Lew
1968
The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Gary Johnson
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Hawkins
1968
1967
Hour of the Gun · as Morgan Earp
1967
Mannix (TV Series)
1967
1966
T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) · as Chris
1966
The Iron Horse (TV Series) · as Lloyd Barrington
1966
Shane (TV Series) · as Shane's Companion
1966
That Girl (TV Series)
1966
1965
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) · as Lieutenant James Crandall / Schmidt
1965
The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Jack
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Deputy Lee Runnels
1959
Bonanza (TV Series) · as Dick Coulter
1955
Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Nebo
1952
Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as David Meriweather

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