Years active 1966–1989 | Name Sam Melville Role Actor | |
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Spouse Anne Melville (m. 1980–1989) Movies and TV shows Similar People Georg Stanford Brown, Michael Ontkean, Darrell Fetty, John Milius, David F Friedman | ||
Samuel Gardner "Sam" Melville (August 20, 1936 – March 9, 1989) was an American actor who appeared as a guest star on many popular television programs of the 1960s and 1970s. He portrayed Officer Mike Danko in four seasons of Aaron Spelling's ABC series, The Rookies, and The Bear in the classic 1978 surfing movie, Big Wednesday, with Celia Kaye as his unnamed "bride."
Melville also had small parts in Hour of the Gun (1967) playing the role of Morgan Earp, The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) starring Steve McQueen, as Lieutenant James Crandall / Schmidt on Hogan's Heroes (1966), and the television disaster film Terror in the Sky (1971) as the co-pilot. On Gunsmoke and Hawaii Five-O, both on CBS, he played villains as a guest-star. However, on the episode "A Mule ... Like the Army's Mule" of the syndicated anthology series Death Valley Days, Melville portrayed United States Army Lt. Jason Beal, who befriended Sandy King, played by Luke Halpin, the youngest member of the Curly Bill Brocius outlaw gang. In 1967, he guest starred in an episode of the CBS western, Dundee and the Culhane.
Melville again portrayed a villain on CBS's Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and later portrayed Mrs. King's ex-husband and father of her children. Oddly, he had also played earlier opposite Kate Jackson as her husband in The Rookies. He guest starred as a jewel thief, alongside Janie Fricke, in the seventh-season episode of CBS's The Dukes Of Hazzard, "Happy Birthday, General Lee".
Melville was born in Fillmore, Utah, and died from heart failure in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Actor
1990
The Assassin as
Senator Berkeley
1989
Chain Letter (TV Movie) as
Tom
1989
Deadly Weapon as
Sheriff Bartlett
1989
Fists of Steel as
George Breenberg
1988
Twice Dead as
Harry Cates
1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) as
Joe King / Glen Tucker
- Rumors of My Death (1987) - Joe King
- Santa's Got a Brand New Bag (1986) - Joe King
- Stemwinder: Part 2 (1986) - Joe King
- The Wrong Way Home (1985) - Joe King
- Murder Between Friends (1985) - Glen Tucker
1986
Starman (TV Series) as
Joe Floss
- Fatal Flaw (1986) - Joe Floss
1983
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) as
Mitoski / Hank Carmichael
- Death Trip (1986) - Mitoski
- The Mumbler (1983) - Hank Carmichael
1986
The Colbys (TV Series) as
Michael Grogan
- The Trial (1986) - Michael Grogan
1986
Dallas (TV Series) as
Dr. David Kenfield
- The Deadly Game (1986) - Dr. David Kenfield
- Twenty-Four Hours (1986) - Dr. David Kenfield
- The Missing Link (1986) - Dr. David Kenfield
1984
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Rocco / Shaw
- Body Slam (1985) - Rocco
- Say It with Bullets (1984) - Shaw
1984
Airwolf (TV Series) as
Mace Taggart
- HX-1 (1984) - Mace Taggart
1980
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
Rick / Tommy Dunkirk / Snake
- Happy Birthday, General Lee (1984) - Rick
- The Great Hazzard Hijack (1981) - Tommy Dunkirk
- Jude Emery (1980) - Snake
1982
Code Red (TV Series)
- Burnout (1982)
1982
Strike Force (TV Series) as
Dennis
- Internal Affairs (1982) - Dennis
1980
Fantasy Island (TV Series) as
Tony Chilton
- Flying Aces/The Mermaid Returns (1980) - Tony Chilton
1980
When the Whistle Blows (TV Series) as
Charlie Sullivan
- Run for the Roses (1980) - Charlie Sullivan
1980
Roughnecks (TV Movie) as
O'Dell Hartman
1978
Big Wednesday as
Bear
1972
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Officer Mike Danko / Off. Mike Danko / Mike Danko
- Journey to Oblivion (1976) - Officer Mike Danko
- Deliver Me from Innocence (1976) - Officer Mike Danko
- Blue Movie, Blue Death (1976) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Mugging (1976) - Officer Mike Danko
- From Out of the Darkness (1976) - Officer Mike Danko
- Sudden Death (1976) - Officer Mike Danko
- Eye for an Eye (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- Shadow of a Man (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Code Five Affair (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Voice of Thunder (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- Dead Heat (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- Reluctant Hero (1975) - Off. Mike Danko
- Invitation to a Rumble (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Institutional Man (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- A Time to Mourn (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- Measure of Mercy (1975) - Off. Mike Danko
- Death Lady (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- Reign of Terror (1975) - Off. Mike Danko
- Ladies Day (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- Someone Who Cares (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- One-Way Street to Nowhere (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- Reading, Writing and Angel Dust (1975) - Off. Mike Danko
- Lamb to the Slaughter (1975) - Off. Mike Danko
- Nightmare (1975) - Off. Mike Danko
- Cliffy (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- A Deadly Image (1975) - Off. Mike Danko
- S.W.A.T. (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Shield (1975) - Off. Mike Danko
- Angel (1975) - Off. Mike Danko
- Solomon's Dilemma (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Hunting Ground (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Saturday Night Special (1975) - Officer Mike Danko
- Take Over (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Blue Christmas (1974) - Off. Mike Danko
- The Assassin (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- A Test of Courage (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Old Neighborhood (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Vendetta (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Prelude to Vengeance (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Johnny Lost His Gun (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Judgement (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Walk a Tightrope (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Death at 6 A.M. (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Legacy of Death (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Key Witness (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- An Ugly Way to Die (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Death Watch (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Time Lock (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Rolling Thunder (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Something Less Than a Man (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Eyewitness (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Teacher (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Late Mr. Brent (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Authentic Death of Billy Stomper (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Trial by Doubt (1974) - Officer Mike Danko
- Sound of Silence (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Another Beginning for Ben Fuller (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Lots of Trees and a Running Stream (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Down Home Boy (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Code 261 (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Blood Brother (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- A Matter of Justice (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Cry Wolf (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Get Ryker (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Frozen Smoke (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Deadly Cage (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Margin for Error (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Cauldron (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Easy Money (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- A Farewell Tree from Marly (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Life Robbery (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Wheel of Death (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Three Hours to Kill (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Point of Impact (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Snow Job (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Crossfire (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Tarnished Idol (1973) - Officer Mike Danko
- Rabbits on the Runway (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- A Very Special Piece of Ground (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- A Bloody Shade of Blue (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- A Deadly Velocity (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- To Taste of Terror (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Good Die Young (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- Dirge for Sunday (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Bear That Didn't Get Up (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- Time Is the Fire (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- Covenant with Death (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Commitment (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- The Informant (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- Dead, Like a Lost Dream (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- Concrete Valley, Neon Sky (1972) - Officer Mike Danko
- Pilot (1972) - Mike Danko
1974
Fools, Females and Fun (TV Movie) as
Stephen Cole
1972
Killer by Night (TV Movie) as
Book Store Owner (uncredited)
1971
The Man and the City (TV Series) as
Neal Carter
- Jennifer (1971) - Neal Carter
1967
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Nebo / Wade Pasco / Lt. Snell / ...
- Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 3 (1971) - Nebo
- Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 2 (1971) - Nebo
- Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 1 (1971) - Nebo
- The Gun (1970) - Wade Pasco
- The War Priest (1970) - Lt. Snell
- MacGraw (1969) - Garvey
- The Good Samaritans (1969) - Croyden
- Lyle's Kid (1968) - Jack Garvin
- Death Train (1967) - Zack Hodges
- Mistaken Identity (1967) - Dunster
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Hawkins / Gary Oliver / Jerry Parks
- For a Million- Why Not? (1971) - Hawkins
- Most Likely to Murder (1970) - Gary Oliver
- Tiger by the Tail (1968) - Jerry Parks
1971
Terror in the Sky (TV Movie) as
Stewart
1971
Mannix (TV Series) as
John Ogilvy
- Dark So Early, Dark So Long (1971) - John Ogilvy
1970
The Name of the Game (TV Series) as
Gary Johnson
- All the Old Familiar Faces (1970) - Gary Johnson
1970
The Young Lawyers (TV Series) as
Gabe Thomas
- We May Be Better Strangers (1970) - Gabe Thomas
1968
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
John Clum / Lt. Jason Beal / David Meriweather
- Clum's Constabulary (1970) - John Clum
- A Mule- Like the Army's Mule (1968) - Lt. Jason Beal
- Bread on the Desert (1968) - David Meriweather
1970
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Dick Coulter
- The Law and Billy Burgess (1970) - Dick Coulter
1969
Here Come the Brides (TV Series) as
Lew
- The Log Jam (1969) - Lew
1968
The Thomas Crown Affair as
Dave
1967
Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series) as
Dave Howard
- The Catch-a-Thief (1967) - Dave Howard
1967
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
Lloyd Barrington
- Leopards Try, But Leopards Can't (1967) - Lloyd Barrington
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) as
Kirk
- Message at Noon (1967) - Kirk
1967
Hour of the Gun as
Morgan Earp
1967
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
Jack
- Image of Yesterday (1967) - Jack
1967
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Deputy Lee Runnels
- Run the Man Down (1967) - Deputy Lee Runnels
1966
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) as
Lieutenant James Crandall / Schmidt
- Information Please (1966) - Lieutenant James Crandall / Schmidt
1966
T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) as
Chris
- Curtains for Miss Winslow (1966) - Chris
1966
Shane (TV Series) as
Len / Shane's Companion
- The Day the Wolf Laughed (1966) - Len
- The Hant (1966) - Shane's Companion
1966
That Girl (TV Series) as
Roddy Waxman
- Rich Little Rich Kid (1966) - Roddy Waxman
1966
A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine as
Lowell Carter (as Neville Coward)
Stunts
1978
Hooper (stunts)
Self
1980
The Bob Braun Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actor
- Episode dated 4 July 1980 (1980) - Self - Actor
1976
In Search of Bigfoot (Documentary) as
Self
1976
The $10,000 Pyramid (TV Series) as
Self - Celebrity Contestant
- Episode dated 26 March 1976 (1976) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
- Episode dated 25 March 1976 (1976) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
- Episode dated 24 March 1976 (1976) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
- Episode dated 23 March 1976 (1976) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
- Episode dated 22 March 1976 (1976) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
1975
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 22 September 1975 (1975) - Self - Panelist
1975
The Magnificent Marble Machine (TV Series) as
Self
- Marcia Wallace and Sam Melville (1975) - Self
1974
Password (TV Series) as
Self
- Final telecast (1975) - Self
- Celebrity Husbands and Wives Charity Week - Day 3 (1974) - Self
- Celebrity Charity Week - Day 5 (1974) - Self
1975
Dinah! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.133 (1975) - Self
1973
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actor
- Episode #12.153 (1973) - Self - Actor
1972
Bigfoot: Man or Beast? (Documentary)
Archive Footage
2001
Private Screenings (TV Series) as
Morgan Earp in 'Hour Of The Gun'
- James Garner (2001) - Morgan Earp in 'Hour Of The Gun'
References
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