Gary Collins (actor)

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Gary Collins

Born

Gary Ennis Collins
April 30, 1938 (age 70)
Venice, California,

United States

Spouse(s)

Mary Ann Mobley (1967-present)
Susan Lachman (1964-1967) (divorced)

Awards won
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Host Or Hostess In A Talk Or Service Series For: 'Hour Magazine' (1980) - 'Won'
Other Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame

Gary Collins (born April 30, 1938) is an American film and television actor.

Collins was born in Venice, California. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe. 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 and in the 1974 television series Born Free as wildlife conservationist George Adamson.

1 Television
2 Personal
3 Miss America
4 External links

[edit] Television

Later in his career, Collins 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.

Collins had been hosting the television infomercial "Winning in the Cash Flow Business" with Russ Dalbey since 2001.

[edit] Personal

Collins 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).

Since 2002, Collins has also been charged with two DUIs. At a trial for his first DUI, Collins was found not guilty.

The second incident occurred on October 23, 2007, when Collins was involved in an accident caused by another motorist. The collision caused Collins' car to collide with two cars parked on the side of the street. Responding police officers reportedly smelled alcohol on Collins' breath and initiated a field sobriety test. He was arrested for investigation of misdemeanor driving under the influence.[1] According to police Collins "was not at fault in the accident. The other motorist failed to yield to oncoming traffic and collided with Collins' vehicle."[2] Police determined that 89-year-old Warren Gates, the other driver, caused the crash by failing to stop at a red light. Gates subsequently died of his injuries in a local hospital on December 7, 2007.

The day before, December 6, Collins pleaded no contest to DUI charges stemming from the October 2007 incident and was sentenced to 4 days in jail. He was also sentenced to 4 years of probation, fined $500, and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. He must also pay restitution to the victims, enroll in an 18-month alcohol education program and attend 26 A.A. meetings -- at least two per week. [3]