Occupation Television actor Died 2014 Role Character actor | Name John Brandon Years active 1963 – 2007 | |
Born June 21, 1929 ( 1929-06-21 ) Rego Park, Queens, New York City, New York Movies Scarface, The Broken Hearts Club: A R, The Adventures of Rocky, Fun with Dick and Jane Similar People Max Palevsky, Brian De Palma, Greg Berlanti, Des McAnuff, Sidney Lumet |
John Edward Brandon (June 21, 1929 - August 25, 2014) was an American character actor who has appeared in movies and on television. He played Captain William Handler on the television series Dynasty and Detective John Walsh on Hill Street Blues.
Using the stage name John Brandon he played in three iconic productions. He played an American Sgt, who became the first victim of the Cybermen in the first episode of The Tenth Planet (1966), the final story of William Hartnell as Doctor Who. Brandon also played an immigration officer (who spoke the line "Where'd you you get that scar from, Tony (expletive deleted)?") in the first scene of Brian De Palma's Scarface. And, he was a corrupt police Captain, William Handler, in the last nine episodes of the final season of Dynasty (1989).