Role Actor Name John Pleshette Children Sophie Pleshette | Years active 1964-present Occupation Actor Spouse Lynn Pleshette | |
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Movies Rocky II, The Truman Show, Sex and Breakfast, Shattered Innocence, Micki & Maude Similar People David Jacobs, Suzanne Pleshette, Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler, Stuart Margolin | ||
John Pleshette, "The Hobby"
John Pleshette (born July 27, 1942) is an American actor and screenwriter, best known for his role as Richard Avery on the television drama Knots Landing, and for portraying Lee Harvey Oswald in the TV movie The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald. Pleshette also wrote several scripts for Knots Landing in the 1980s.
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Career
Pleshette played Lee Harvey Oswald in the television film The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977), and appeared in the TV miniseries Seventh Avenue the same year. In 1979, he was cast in the role of Richard Avery on Knots Landing. Series creator David Jacobs was acquainted with Pleshette's work, and Pleshette was married to literary agent Lynn Pleshette, Jacobs' ex-wife. Pleshette appeared on Knots Landing for four seasons (1979–83), and returned briefly in 1987. During the 1980s, he wrote several scripts for the series.
Pleshette also appeared in the Blake Edwards comedy S.O.B. (1981), and Micki & Maude (1984). He appeared in the episode 'The Judas Bug" of the ABC crime drama The Feather and Father Gang in 1977, and in MacGyver in the Season Two episode "D.O.A.: MacGyver".
Personal life
Pleshette is the cousin of actress Suzanne Pleshette. He is a 1964 graduate of Brown University.
Filmography
Actor
2016
The Wandering Day (Video) as
C S Longacre
2013
Mistresses (TV Series) as
Judge Kavanaugh
- When One Door Closes- (2013) - Judge Kavanaugh
2013
Happily Divorced (TV Series) as
Rabbi
- I Object! (2013) - Rabbi
2012
American Horror Story (TV Series) as
Committee Chairman
- The Coat Hanger (2012) - Committee Chairman
2011
Law & Order: LA (TV Series) as
Judge
- Reseda (2011) - Judge
2010
Kosher Pig (TV Movie) as
Paul Cohen
2009
Gentlemen Broncos as
Merve
2008
Eli Stone (TV Series) as
Judge Nettles
- Two Ministers (2008) - Judge Nettles
2006
The Nine (TV Series) as
Mr. Kates
- Confessions (2007) - Mr. Kates
- Outsiders (2006) - Mr. Kates
2005
NCIS (TV Series) as
Tom Crawley
- Model Behavior (2005) - Tom Crawley
2005
Sex and Breakfast as
Older Man in Elevator
2005
Line of Fire (TV Series)
- Born to Run (2005)
2004
JAG (TV Series) as
Prosecutor Joe Wilson
- Camp Delta (2004) - Prosecutor Joe Wilson
2004
Helter Skelter (TV Movie) as
Mr. Krenwikle
2004
The Sopranos (TV Series) as
Dr. Ira Fried
- All Happy Families (2004) - Dr. Ira Fried
2003
The Failures as
Pricipal Holbrook
2003
Detonator as
Stuart Newman
2002
For the People (TV Series) as
Dr. Goodwin
- Come Blow Your Whistle (2002) - Dr. Goodwin
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) as
Therapist
- The Thong (2001) - Therapist
2001
James Dean (TV Movie) as
Billy Rose
2001
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Gerald Holzman, Esq.
- Thumb Enchanted Evening (2001) - Gerald Holzman, Esq.
1999
Good vs Evil (TV Series) as
Wallace Augur
- Cliffhanger (1999) - Wallace Augur
1998
Arli$$ (TV Series) as
Orson
- My Job Is to Get Jobs (1998) - Orson
1998
Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series) as
Auggie Sterling / Augustus Hancock Sterling II
- A New Leaf: Part 2 (1998) - Auggie Sterling
- A New Leaf: Part 1 (1998) - Augustus Hancock Sterling II
1998
The Truman Show as
Network Executive
1998
The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV Movie) as
Secretary of State William Henry Seward
1998
The Practice (TV Series) as
Attorney Nick Jamison
- Trees in the Forest (1998) - Attorney Nick Jamison
1998
The Pretender (TV Series) as
Sean Flanagan
- A Stand-Up Guy (1998) - Sean Flanagan
1997
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (TV Mini Series) as
Gary Blondo
- Episode #1.4 (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Episode #1.3 (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Episode #1.5 (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Episode #1.2 (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Episode #1.6 (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Episode #1.1 (1997) - Gary Blondo
1997
ER (TV Series) as
Stuart
- Ambush (1997) - Stuart (voice)
1997
The Curse of Inferno as
Mr. Wizzard
1995
Murder One (TV Series) as
Gary Blondo
- Chapter Seventeen, Year Two (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Eighteen, Year Two (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Sixteen, Year Two (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Fifteen, Year Two (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Thirteen, Year Two (1997) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Twenty-Three (1996) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Twenty-One (1996) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Twenty (1996) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Sixteen (1996) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Eight (1995) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Six (1995) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Five (1995) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Four (1995) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Three (1995) - Gary Blondo
- Chapter Two (1995) - Gary Blondo
1997
Party of Five (TV Series) as
Professor Conklin
- I Declare (1997) - Professor Conklin
1996
The Sentinel (TV Series) as
Brother Christopher
- Vow of Silence (1996) - Brother Christopher
1996
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) as
Dr. John Foster
- Murder in the Dark (1996) - Dr. John Foster
1995
Born to Be Wild as
Donald Carr
1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Dr. Emil Hamilton
- The Return of the Prankster (1995) - Dr. Emil Hamilton
- That Old Gang of Mine (1994) - Dr. Emil Hamilton
1994
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) as
Detective Simpson
- The Washington Affair: Part 2 (1994) - Detective Simpson
- The Washington Affair: Part 1 (1994) - Detective Simpson
1993
Percy & Thunder (TV Movie) as
Bill Slocum
1993
The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) as
Leo
- Larry's Agent (1993) - Leo
1993
Eye of the Stranger as
Joe
1993
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (TV Movie) as
Neil Woodman
1991
Civil Wars (TV Series) as
Al Noonan
- Captain Kangaroo Court (1993) - Al Noonan
- The Naked and the Wed (1992) - Al Noonan
- Whippet 'Til It Breaks (1992) - Al Noonan
- The Pound and the Fury (1991) - Al Noonan
1992
The Wonder Years (TV Series) as
Charlie Barrett
- Let Nothing You Dismay (1992) - Charlie Barrett
- The Test (1992) - Charlie Barrett
1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (TV Movie)
1991
Lies of the Twins (TV Movie)
1991
Deadly Game (TV Movie) as
Charley Sloan
1990
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Mark Kumpel
- On the Toad Again (1991) - Mark Kumpel
- The Last Gasp (1990) - Mark Kumpel
1990
Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) as
Jimmy Faber
- Legacies (1990) - Jimmy Faber
- The Reckoning (1990) - Jimmy Faber
1990
Hunter (TV Series) as
Ron Nieman
- Final Confession (1990) - Ron Nieman
1990
Vietnam, Texas as
Harold
1990
Murder in Paradise (TV Movie) as
Wagner Thorne
1988
Paramedics as
Doctor Lido
1987
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Stanley / Charley Trapola
- Heaven Nose, Mister Smith (1988) - Stanley
- All That Glitters (1987) - Charley Trapola
1988
Shattered Innocence (TV Movie) as
Mel Erman
1988
Windmills of the Gods (TV Mini Series) as
Eddie
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Eddie
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Eddie
1979
Knots Landing (TV Series) as
Richard Avery
- Noises Everywhere: Part 2 (1987) - Richard Avery
- Noises Everywhere: Part 1 (1987) - Richard Avery
- Willing Victims (1983) - Richard Avery (credit only)
- The Burden of Proof (1983) - Richard Avery
- The Fatal Blow (1983) - Richard Avery
- The Loss of Innocence (1983) - Richard Avery
- Celebration (1983) - Richard Avery
- The Morning After (1983) - Richard Avery
- A New Family (1983) - Richard Avery
- To Have and to Hold (1983) - Richard Avery
- And Teddy Makes Three (1983) - Richard Avery
- Cutting the Ties That Bind (1983) - Richard Avery
- The Block Party (1982) - Richard Avery
- Abby's Choice (1982) - Richard Avery
- Emergency (1982) - Richard Avery (credit only)
- The Best Kept Secret (1982) - Richard Avery
- Man in the Middle (1982) - Richard Avery
- Investments (1982) - Richard Avery
- New Beginnings (1982) - Richard Avery (credit only)
- Catharsis (1982) - Richard Avery
- Svengali (1982) - Richard Avery
- Encounters (1982) - Richard Avery
- Daniel (1982) - Richard Avery
- A Brand New Day (1982) - Richard Avery
- Living Dangerously (1982) - Richard Avery
- China Dolls (1982) - Richard Avery
- Acts of Love (1982) - Richard Avery
- Night (1982) - Richard Avery
- Exposé (1982) - Richard Avery
- Letting Go (1982) - Richard Avery
- Silver Shadows (1982) - Richard Avery
- Best Intentions (1982) - Richard Avery
- Cricket (1982) - Richard Avery (credit only)
- Reunion (1982) - Richard Avery
- Possibilities (1982) - Richard Avery
- Power Play (1982) - Richard Avery
- The Three Sisters (1982) - Richard Avery (credit only)
- The Rose and the Briar (1982) - Richard Avery
- Mistaken Motives (1982) - Richard Avery
- Secrets (1981) - Richard Avery
- One of a Kind (1981) - Richard Avery
- The Surprise (1981) - Richard Avery
- Moving In (1981) - Richard Avery
- Aftermath (1981) - Richard Avery
- Critical Condition (1981) - Richard Avery
- The Vigil (1981) - Richard Avery
- Squeezeplay (1981) - Richard Avery
- Designs (1981) - Richard Avery
- More Than Friends (1981) - Richard Avery
- Man of the Hour (1981) - Richard Avery
- Moments of Truth (1981) - Richard Avery
- The Loudest Word (1981) - Richard Avery
- Players (1981) - Richard Avery
- A State of Mind (1981) - Richard Avery
- Choices (1981) - Richard Avery
- A Family Matter (1981) - Richard Avery
- Scapegoats (1981) - Richard Avery
- Breach of Faith (1981) - Richard Avery
- Step One (1981) - Richard Avery
- Kristin (1980) - Richard Avery
- Chance of a Lifetime (1980) - Richard Avery
- Remember the Good Times (1980) - Richard Avery
- Hitchhike: Part 2 (1980) - Richard Avery
- Hitchhike: Part 1 (1980) - Richard Avery
- Bottom of the Bottle: Part 2 (1980) - Richard Avery
- Bottom of the Bottle: Part 1 (1980) - Richard Avery
- Courageous Convictions (1980) - Richard Avery
- Small Surprises (1980) - Richard Avery
- The Constant Companion (1980) - Richard Avery
- Civil Wives (1980) - Richard Avery
- Land of the Free (1980) - Richard Avery
- Home is for Healing (1980) - Richard Avery
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1980) - Richard Avery
- The Lie (1980) - Richard Avery
- Let Me Count the Ways (1980) - Richard Avery
- Community Spirit (1980) - Richard Avery
- Pilot (1979) - Richard Avery
1987
MacGyver (TV Series) as
Lancer / Benson
- D. O. A.: MacGyver (1987) - Lancer / Benson
1986
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Nicky Saperstein
- Stage Struck (1986) - Nicky Saperstein
1986
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (TV Movie) as
David Elias
1984
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Dr. John Ashfield / Attorney Dorsey Pender
- D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1986) - Dr. John Ashfield
- Under the Knife (1984) - Attorney Dorsey Pender
1986
Welcome Home, Bobby (TV Movie) as
John Hammill
1985
Malice in Wonderland (TV Movie) as
Tommy Gallep
1985
Stormin' Home (TV Movie) as
Al Singer
1985
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) as
Steve Elliott
- Compulsion (1985) - Steve Elliott
1985
MacGruder and Loud (TV Series) as
Malcolm Skeat
- Pilot (1985) - Malcolm Skeat
1984
Micki + Maude as
Hap Ludlow
1984
Burning Rage (TV Movie) as
Frank Vandenberg
1983
Whiz Kids (TV Series) as
Richard Chapman
- Red Star Rising (1983) - Richard Chapman
1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV Movie) as
Jeff McNulty
1981
S.O.B. as
Capitol Studios Vice-President
1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV Series) as
Bill Kingman
- The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder (1980) - Bill Kingman
1980
Once Upon a Family (TV Movie) as
Willie Hedges
1979
Rocky II as
Director
1978
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
Danny Green / Julius 'Jay' Rockfelt
- Black Mirror (1978) - Danny Green
- Dwarf in a Helium Hat (1978) - Julius 'Jay' Rockfelt
1978
The Users (TV Movie) as
Kip Nathan
1978
House Calls as
Theatrical agent
1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (TV Movie) as
Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
The Feather and Father Gang (TV Series) as
Schecter
- The Judas Bug (1977) - Schecter
1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as
Carl Fry
- The Flickering Torch Mystery (1977) - Carl Fry
1977
Seventh Avenue (TV Mini Series) as
Marty Cass
- Episode #1.3 (1977) - Marty Cass
- Episode #1.2 (1977) - Marty Cass
- Episode #1.1 (1977) - Marty Cass
1976
Bell, Book and Candle (TV Movie) as
Nicky
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) as
Hugh Boswell
- Episode #1.130 (1976) - Hugh Boswell (credit only)
- Episode #1.129 (1976) - Hugh Boswell (uncredited)
- Episode #1.128 (1976) - Hugh Boswell (uncredited)
- Episode #1.125 (1976) - Hugh Boswell
- Episode #1.124 (1976) - Hugh Boswell (uncredited)
- Episode #1.123 (1976) - Hugh Boswell (uncredited)
- Episode #1.122 (1976) - Hugh Boswell (uncredited)
- Episode #1.120 (1976) - Hugh Boswell
- Episode #1.119 (1976) - Hugh Boswell (uncredited)
1975
Doctors' Hospital (TV Series) as
Dr. Danvers
- Lullabye (1976) - Dr. Danvers
- Surgeon, Heal Thyself (1975) - Dr. Danvers
- And Sorrow for Angels (1975) - Dr. Danvers
- Vital Signs (1975) - Dr. Danvers
- Knives of Chance (1975) - Dr. Danvers
- Point of Maximum Pressure (1975) - Dr. Danvers
1974
Kojak (TV Series) as
Resident
- You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler (1974) - Resident (as John Pleshett)
1973
The Doctors (TV Series) as
Joe Hilligan
- Episode #1.2607 (1973) - Joe Hilligan (uncredited)
1972
Irish Whiskey Rebellion as
Kinch
1972
Parades as
Murray
1970
End of the Road as
Finkle
1967
Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle (Short) as
Bruce
1967
Coronet Blue (TV Series) as
Dan
- Faces (1967) - Dan
1964
The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) as
Pete
- Simon Says (1964) - Pete
Writer
1985
Dynasty (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- The Ball (1985) - (teleplay)
1980
Knots Landing (TV Series) (written by - 8 episodes)
- Daniel (1982) - (written by)
- A Brand New Day (1982) - (written by)
- Night (1982) - (written by)
- Secrets (1981) - (written by)
- The Vigil (1981) - (written by)
- Squeezeplay (1981) - (written by)
- Chance of a Lifetime (1980) - (written by)
- Bottom of the Bottle: Part 2 (1980) - (written by)
1976
The Million Dollar Rip-Off (TV Movie) (based on a screenplay by)
Director
1997
The Presto Brothers
1983
Knots Landing (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Simmer (1991)
- Twice Victim (1989)
- Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1989)
- Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Lead Pipe (1989)
- Homecoming (1983)
Self
2002
Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Suzanne Pleshette (2002) - Self
Archive Footage
2005
Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (TV Movie documentary) as
Richard Avery (uncredited)
2000
The Pretender (TV Series) as
Sean Flanagan
- Ghosts from the Past (2000) - Sean Flanagan (uncredited)
1993
The Knots Landing Block Party (TV Special documentary) as
Richard Avery (uncredited)
1992
Knots Landing (TV Series) as
Richard Avery
- Fair Warning (1992) - Richard Avery
References
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