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Alan Fudge

Acting

Born February 27, 1944 · Wichita, Kansas, USA

Died October 10, 2011

Biography

Alan Fudge  (born February 27, 1944) was an American actor known for being part of the cast of four television programs: Man from Atlantis, Eischied, Paper Dolls, and Bodies of Evidence, along with a recurring role on 7th Heaven. He has scores of credits, including appearances on many of the top-rated shows in the US, such as Banacek, Kojak, Marcus Welby, M.D., Little House on the Prairie, The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-O, MAS*H, Starsky and Hutch, Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman, Lou Grant, Knots Landing, Magnum, P.I., Cagney & Lacey, The A-Team, St. Elsewhere, Highway to Heaven, Dallas, MacGyver, Dynasty, Matlock, Falcon Crest, L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, Northern Exposure, Murder, She Wrote, Home Improvement, Beverly Hills, 90210, Baywatch, and Dawson's Creek. Fudge has also appeared in many television movies, some of which are based on popular series, such as Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine, Columbo: Columbo Goes to College, Matlock: The Witness Killings, and Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For. Well-known movies Fudge has appeared in include Airport 1975, Capricorn One, The Natural, and Edward Scissorhands. He has appeared on Broadway, including being part of the original cast of War and Peace at the Lyceum Theatre, in 1967.

Filmography50+ titles

The Office

2005as Alan Brand

Banacek

1972as Father Cass

The Wonder Years

1988as Ken Stein

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Ernie

How I Met Your Mother

2005as Farmer Frank

Columbo

1971as David Chase

Quantum Leap

1989as Dr. Richard Sandler

The Closer

2005as Jay Clarkson

Northern Exposure

1990as Father Duncan

Sledge Hammer!

1986

M*A*S*H

1972as Captain Chandler

Edward Scissorhands

1990as Loan Officer

MacGyver

1985as Jay Michaels

Kung Fu

1972as Gardner

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001as Dr. Diedrickson

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Derek St. James

The A-Team

1983as Mr. Perry

Knight Rider

1982as Ed Shaw

Home Improvement

1991as Reverend McDonnell

Highway to Heaven

1984

Dawson's Creek

1998as Officer Langer

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990as Abner Stanton

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Mr. Gaylord

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997as Bank Official (segment "Scribbles")

Kojak

1973as Gus

The Waltons

1972

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Ben Dawson

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Alan Helms

L.A. Law

1986as Chet Seaverson

Matlock

1986as Paul Davies

Hunter

1984as Councilman Henry Prescott

Alien Nation

1989as Sleepy Phil

Cagney & Lacey

1982as Peter Caswell

Wonder Woman

1975as Major Cornell

Police Story

1973

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Big Love

2006as Ed Hemenway

The Final Days

1989as Gerald R. Ford

The Natural

1984as Ed Hobbs

Knots Landing

1979as Bonners

The Rookies

1972

The District

2000as Judge

Wings

1990as Mayor

Dallas

1978as Dr. Lantry

Capricorn One

1978as Capsule Communicator

Family Plot

1976as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Mannix

1967

Simon & Simon

1981

Charlie's Angels

1976as Dave Erhard