ACTOR
John Beck
Known for Spider-Man · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · Bonanza
John Beck (born January 28, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor. He grew up in Joliet, Illinois. Renowned as a gritty actor with plenty of presence on set, he is ultimately best-known worldwide for playing the role of Mark Graison in Dallas during the mid-1980s, but is also well-known for several other roles in which he specialised in playing hard-ball businessmen.
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- Born
- Jan 28, 1943
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
John Beck (born January 28, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor. He grew up in Joliet, Illinois. Renowned as a gritty actor with plenty of presence on set, he is ultimately best-known worldwide for playing the role of Mark Graison in Dallas during the mid-1980s, but is also well-known for several other roles in which he specialised in playing hard-ball businessmen.
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Known For
TV
Spider-ManFrank Castle / Punisher (voice) · 1994
★ 8.3
★ 8.3
TV
Star Trek: Deep Space NineBoone · 1993
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
BonanzaWalt Nagel · 1959
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Murder, She WroteBen Olston · 1984
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Magnum, P.I.Edward T. Durant · 1980
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
TV
Mission: ImpossibleJohn Hecker · 1966
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
DallasMark Graison · 1978
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
Touched by an AngelCaptain Meyers · 1994
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
Filmography
Movies
A Man of SentimentBeck - the Butler
1933
Babies for SaleCharity Worker
1940
They Raid by NightMr. Sandling - Beggar
1942
Cyborg 2087Skinny
1966
A Good Time with a Bad GirlCowboy
1967
LSD: Trip to Where?
1968
Three in the AtticJake
1968
The Silent GunBilly Reed
1969
LawmanJason Bronson
1971
Lock, Stock and BarrelMicah Brucker
1971
Mrs. Pollifax — SpyLulash
1971
Paperback HeroPov
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the KidPoe
1973
SleeperErno Windt
1973
Nightmare HoneymoonLee
1974
Nourish the BeastBruno
1974
Only God KnowsPhilip Norman
1974
The LawGene Carey
1974
RollerballMoonpie
1975
Sky RidersBen
1976
The Big BusShoulders
1976
The Call of the WildJohn Thornton
1976
Audrey RoseBill Templeton
1977
The Other Side of MidnightLarry Douglas
1977
The Time MachineNeil Perry
1978
Flamingo RoadSam Curtis
1980
GridlockBuzz Gregory
1980
Peyton Place: The Next GenerationDorian Blake
1985
Deadly IllusionAlex Burton
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakeDoug Vickers
1988
Fire and RainCaptain Edward Conners
1990
In the Cold of the NightRudy
1990
A Climate for KillingKyle Shipp
1991
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez MurdersDetective Les Zoeller
1994
Last Time OutJoe Dolan
1994
Black Day Blue NightChief Morris Reed
1995
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the HartJeremy
1995
Suspect DeviceCIA Director
1995
Dark PlanetGeneral
1997
Steel ChariotsDale Tucker
1997
A Place to GrowPaul Shuler
1998
Crash Point ZeroDr. Maurice Hunter
2000
MilitiaDep. Dir. Anderson
2000
The AlternatePresident Fallbrook
2000
Project ViperSimpkins
2002
Timecop: The Berlin DecisionO'Rourke
2003
Crash LandingGeneral McClaren
2006
ABCs of Death 2 1/2Townspeople (segment "M is for Martyr")
2016Television
GunsmokeAlbert Vail · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeMoody Fowler · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeMitch Hansen · 1 eps
1955
BonanzaWalt Nagel · 1 eps
1959BonanzaLuke Baldwin · 1 eps
1959
Hank1 eps
1965
I Dream of JeannieSergeant · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Harvey Windsor · 1 eps
1965
Mission: ImpossibleJohn Hecker · 1 eps
1966
MannixJerry Boyes · 1 eps
1967
Lancer2 eps
1968
The Mod Squad1 eps
1968
Hawaii Five-OWalter Stark · 1 eps
1969
Love, American StyleHoward Stone ( · 1 eps
1969
Dan AugustSteve Phipps · 1 eps
1970
NicholsKetcham · 24 eps
1971
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanRev. George Greg · 2 eps
1975
Three for the RoadRick Sadler · 1 eps
1975
Battle of the Network Stars2 eps
1976
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 eps
1977
DallasMark Graison · 66 eps
1978
WheelsPeter Flodenhale · 5 eps
1978
Tales of the UnexpectedJack · 1 eps
1979
Time Express1 eps
1979
Magnum, P.I.Edward T. Durant · 1 eps
1980
Flamingo RoadSam Curtis · 37 eps
1981
HotelTom Sherman · 2 eps
1982
Matt HoustonDandy Randy Haines · 1 eps
1982
Scarecrow and Mrs. King1 eps
1983
Cover Up1 eps
1984CD
Crazy Dan"Crazy Dan" Gatlin · 1 eps
1984
Finder of Lost LovesRay Powell · 1 eps
1984
HunterNeil Jordan · 1 eps
1984HunterMichael Hayworth · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteBen Olston · 1 eps
1984Murder, She WroteWeb McCord · 1 eps
1984
Partners in Crime1 eps
1984
Santa BarbaraDavid Raymond · 506 eps
1984
The Twilight Zone1 eps
1985
MatlockPaul Cox · 2 eps
1986MatlockBrad Bingham · 1 eps
1986
ParadiseMatthew Grady · 1 eps
1988
RenegadeRoger Perry · 1 eps
1992
Diagnosis: MurderDet. Eugene Vickers · 2 eps
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space NineBoone · 1 eps
1993
Trade WindsRobert Philips · 4 eps
1993
Walker, Texas RangerSergeant Lou Ross · 1 eps
1993Walker, Texas RangerMax Elson · 1 eps
1993Walker, Texas RangerJake Foley · 1 eps
1993
Models Inc.1 eps
1994
Spider-ManFrank Castle / Punisher (voice) · 3 eps
1994
Touched by an AngelCaptain Meyers · 1 eps
1994
Arli$$Charlie Kent · 1 eps
1996
Air AmericaAl Craven · 1 eps
1998
Martial LawMartin Deveaux · 1 eps
1998
The Invisible ManMason Fawkes / Forrester Purdue · 1 eps
2000Photos
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