Years active 1968–present Name Ron Pinkard | Role Television actor TV shows Emergency! | |
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Full Name Ronald F. Pinkard Similar People Tim Donnelly, Marco Lopez, Michael Norell, Robert A Cinader, Bobby Troup | ||
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Ronald F. Pinkard (also billed as LCDR Ronald F. Pinkard, and Ron Pinkard born, January 22, 1941 in Denver, Colorado) is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Mike Morton in the Jack Webb produced television series Emergency!
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Early life
Pinkard was raised in Denver, Colorado. He attended Whittier Elementary School, Cole Jr. High and Manual High School. After high school he spent four years in the Navy as a medical corpsman. He studied drama at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Career
Pinkard has appeared in episodes of several television series, including Dragnet, Barnaby Jones, Ironside, Mission: Impossible, Perry Mason, Adam-12, Quincy, M.E., The Partridge Family, Wild Wild West, Matlock, Gemini Man, The White Shadow, Matt Houston, General Hospital and Knight Rider. His most notable role was Dr. Mike Morton on Emergency!.
He also served as a technical advisor on the movie Flight of the Intruder, and received a "special thanks" in the movies Tiger Street, and as LCDR Ronald F. Pinkard, USNR in the movie The Hunt for Red October. In most of his roles, he portrays police officers, or doctors. He played Judge McElvy in Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (TV Movie 1990).
He served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Reserve. He retired as a full Commander.
From September 15, 1991, Ron Pinkard served as head of the Denver Film Commission until he retired in 2003.
Filmography
Actor
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (TV Movie) as
Fred Kelly
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (TV Movie) as
Lesley
1990
Capital News (TV Series) as
Vincent Weese
- Shell Game (1990) - Vincent Weese
1990
Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (TV Movie) as
Hodges
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (TV Movie) as
Judge McElvy
1989
Matlock (TV Series) as
Judge John Brenner
- The D.J. (1989) - Judge John Brenner
1988
Valerie (TV Series) as
Maitre D'
- Dad's First Date (1988) - Maitre D'
1987
Frank's Place (TV Series) as
Mayor
- Frank Returns (1987) - Mayor
1987
Houston Knights (TV Series) as
Thurgood
- North of the Border (1987) - Thurgood
1987
What's Happening Now! (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Mad Money (1987) - Doctor
1985
Knight Rider (TV Series) as
Reporter #1 / Judge
- Redemption of a Champion (1986) - Reporter #1
- Knight Strike (1985) - Judge (uncredited)
1984
Matt Houston (TV Series) as
Agent Mercer
- On the Run (1984) - Agent Mercer
1983
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
Pardino / Lab Technician / Technician / ...
- This Gland Is Your Gland (1984) - Pardino
- Fat Chance (1983) - Lab Technician
- -And for Loyal and Devoted Service (1983) - Technician
- Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow (1983) - Dr. Ross
1982
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Judge
- No Body's Perfect (1982) - Judge
1982
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Detective Jackson
- Across the Line (1982) - Detective Jackson
1980
The White Shadow (TV Series) as
Clerk / Recruiter
- Trial and Error (1981) - Clerk
- A Few Good Men (1980) - Recruiter
1972
Emergency! (TV Series) as
Dr. Mike Morton / Dr. Mike Morton / Tom Gray, M.D.
- Greatest Rescues of Emergency! (1978) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Survival on Charter #220 (1978) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Steel Inferno (1978) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Limelight (1977) - Dr. Mike Morton
- All Night Long (1977) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Isolation (1977) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Boat (1977) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Firehouse Quintet (1977) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Bottom Line (1977) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Family Ties (1977) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Loose Ends (1977) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Paper Work (1977) - Dr. Mike Morton
- That Time of Year (1976) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Great Crash Diet (1976) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Involvement (1976) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Communications (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Lighter-Than-Air Man (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Simple Adjustment (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Indirect Method (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Equipment (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Election (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Old Engine Cram (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- 905-Wild (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Back-Up (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Mouse (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- It's How You Play the Game (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Prestidigitation (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Kidding (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Transition (1975) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Parade (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Firehouse Four (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Camera Bug (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Foreign Trade (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Quicker Than the Eye (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Daisy's Pick Blind Date (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Nagging Suspicion (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Gossip (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- I'll Fix It (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Screenwriter (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Inventions (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Propinquity (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Floor Brigade (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Hard Hours (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- How Green Was My Thumb? (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Messin' Around (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Inferno (1974) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Computer Error (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Understanding (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Body Language (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Zero (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Promotion (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Snakebite (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Heavyweight (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- An English Visitor (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Alley Cat (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Old Engine (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Frequency (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Audit (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Boot (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Honest (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- School Days (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Drivers (1973) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Musical Mania (1972) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Women (1972) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Fuzz Lady (1972) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Virus (1972) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Show Biz (1972) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Weird Wednesday (1972) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Publicity Hound (1972) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Nurse's Wild (1972) - Dr. Mike Morton
- Dealer's Wild (1972) - Dr. Mike Morton
- The Wedsworth-Townsend Act (1972) - Tom Gray, M.D.
1978
Confessions of the D.A. Man (TV Movie)
1974
Insight (TV Series) as
Doctor
- She's Waiting for Us (1977) - Doctor
- Resuscitation (1974) - Doctor
1977
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) as
Dr. Johnson
- Affair of the Heart (1977) - Dr. Johnson
1976
Gemini Man (TV Mini Series) as
Willie
- Run Sam, Run (1976) - Willie
1974
Doctor Dan (TV Movie) as
Scott
1974
The Girl with Something Extra (TV Series) as
Detective Connors
- Guess Who's Feeding the Pigeons (1974) - Detective Connors
1973
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Parking Lot Attendant
- Divorce - Murderer's Style (1973) - Parking Lot Attendant
1973
Police Story (TV Series) as
Christie
- The Ten Year Honeymoon (1973) - Christie
1969
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Surveillance Agent / Ken / Special Agent
- Break-In (1973)
- The Dealer (1970) - Surveillance Agent
- The Diamond Millstone (1970) - Ken
- Eye of the Storm (1969) - Special Agent
1968
Ironside (TV Series) as
Chief Borden / Jim Washington / Officer / ...
- The Ghost of the Dancing Doll (1973) - Chief Borden
- Love, Peace, Brotherhood and Murder (1971) - Jim Washington
- Tom Dayton Is Loose Among Us (1970) - Officer
- Robert Phillips vs. the Man (1968) - Activist (uncredited)
- Due Process of Law (1968) - Jimmy Bracken
- Officer Bobby (1968) - First Reporter
1972
Sealab 2020 (TV Series) as
Ed Thomas
- The Arctic Story (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- The Capture (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- Collision of the Aquarius (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- The Challenge (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- The Deepest Dive (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- Backfire (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- Where Dangers Are Many (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- The Basking Shark (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- The Shark Lover (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- The Singing Whale (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- Green Fever (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- Lost (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
- Deep Threat (1972) - Ed Thomas (voice)
1972
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Barr
- Movie (1972) - Barr
1972
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Prof. Wilner
- Love Is When They Say They Need You (1972) - Prof. Wilner
1972
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes as
Controller (uncredited)
1972
Medical Center (TV Series)
- Confession (1972)
1969
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Barrett / Off. Walt Barrett / Police Photographer
- Ambush (1971) - Barrett
- Log 76: The Militants (1971) - Off. Walt Barrett
- Log 12: He Was Trying to Kill Me (1969) - Police Photographer
1971
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) as
Doctor
- A Matter of Priorities (1971) - Doctor
1970
Dan August (TV Series) as
Harry Tate
- The Soldier (1970) - Harry Tate
1970
The Partridge Family (TV Series) as
Guard
- Go Directly to Jail (1970) - Guard
1970
Watermelon Man as
Policeman (uncredited)
1969
Bracken's World (TV Series) as
Jeff Pruitt
- Closed Set (1969) - Jeff Pruitt
1968
Dragnet 1967 (TV Series) as
Off. John McKee / Student
- Juvenile Division: DR-19 (1969) - Off. John McKee
- Community Relations: DR-10 (1968) - Student (uncredited)
1969
Trial Run (TV Movie)
1969
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Deputy Sheriff Billy
- The Night of the Winged Terror: Part 1 (1969) - Deputy Sheriff Billy
Miscellaneous
1991
Flight of the Intruder (technical advisor)
Thanks
1998
Tiger Street (special thanks - as Ronald F. Pinkard)
1990
The Hunt for Red October (grateful acknowledgment: USNR - as Lieutenant Commander Ronald F. Pinkard)
Self
2020
Keep a Light in Your Window (Documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2022
Emergency! 50! The Show That Saved Your Life (TV Special documentary) as
Self
References
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