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Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Harley Venton

Years active
  
1980-2002

Role
  
Actor

Born
  
December 28, 1952 (age 71) (
1952-12-28
)
Thunder Bay, Ontario

Movies and TV shows
  
Sleeping with the Enemy, Blood Ties, Clear and Present Danger, Winnetka Road, Falling Like This

Similar People
  
Joseph Ruben, Jim McBride, Phillip Noyce, John Byrum

Harley Venton (born December 28, 1952) is a Canadian actor from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He emigrated with his family in 1965 to Hibbing, Minnesota.

After graduating from college, Venton moved to New York, where he first became known for playing the role of attorney Derek Colby on the long running CBS soap opera, Guiding Light from 1980 to 1982. While still appearing on Guiding Light he was also a standby in the original Broadway production of Crimes of the Heart. In 1983, Venton relocated to California, and shortly thereafter, began making frequent appearances on episodic television programs. He has appeared on Kate & Allie, Murphy Brown, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Murder, She Wrote, Models, Inc., Ellen, The Practice, Seinfeld and Law & Order, among other series.

In 1983, ABC expressed interest in Venton for the role of David Addison on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting. Venton screen-tested for the role of Addison in September 1984. Cybill Shepherd wanted Venton to play Addison, but producer Glenn Gordon Caron ultimately gave the role to Bruce Willis.

Personal life

In 2014, Venton married his current wife, Ann.

References

Harley Venton Wikipedia