Gary Collins (actor)
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Gary Collins is an American film and television actor. He has been married to Miss America, Mary Ann Mobley since 1967 and their daughter, Mary Clancy Collins, is Senior Vice President of Development for MGM Television. He was previously married to Susan Peterson with whom he has two other children (Guy William Collins and Melissa (Mimi) Collins).
He was born April 30, 1938 in Venice, California.
He is known for his roles in the 1970 film Airport, in the 1966 television series The Iron Horse, and for starring in the 1972 television series The Sixth Sense as parapsychologist Dr. Michael Rhodes.
Later in his career, he hosted a few television talk shows, including Hour Magazine & The Home Show. In 1993 during a segment about influenza vaccines, a physician guest mistakenly gave Sarah Purcell an injection with the same needle used on cohost Collins. Collins left during the show to undergo blood tests to determine his HIV and hepatitis status, which turned out to be negative.
[edit] External links
- Gary Collins at the Internet Movie Database
- Gary Collins at the Notable Names Database
- Gary Collins at TV.com
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