Bob Dornan

Bob Dornan on a visit to Torrejón Air Base in Spain (1988)

Robert Kenneth "Bob" Dornan (born April 3, 1933 in New York City ) is an American actor and politician . Between 1977 and 1997 he twice represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Bob Dornan attended public schools in his home country. In 1950 he graduated from Loyola High School in California. He then studied from 1950 to 1953 at Loyola Marymount University . Between 1953 and 1958 he served in the United States Air Force . Until 1973 he was a member of the reserve for this branch of service. In the following years, Dornan, whose uncle was the well-known entertainer Jack Haley , worked in the television and radio industries. He has also appeared as an actor in a few supporting roles in films and television series, including In Love with a Witch , The Charming Jeannie, and On the Run . At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1980, 1984 and 1988 he was a delegate to the respective Republican National Conventions , at which Ronald Reagan and later George Bush were nominated as presidential candidates.

In the 1976 congressional election , Dornan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 27th  constituency of California , where he succeeded Alphonzo Bell on January 3, 1977 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1983 . In 1982 he decided against another candidacy in favor of an unsuccessful intra-party application for the US Senate elections. In the 1984 elections , Dornan was re-elected to Congress in the 38th district of his state, where he succeeded Jerry M. Patterson on January 3, 1985 . After five re-elections, he was able to spend six more terms in the US House of Representatives until January 3, 1997. Since 1993 he represented the then newly created 46th constituency of California. Dornan was considered a very conservative MP. But he was committed to animal welfare.

In 1996, Dornan was defeated by the Democrat Loretta Sanchez . He filed an objection to the outcome of this election without success. In 1998 he ran again unsuccessfully against Sanchez. Today he works for the American Life League , a Christian conservative anti-abortion organization.

Filmography

• 1960: Men Into Space (TV series, episode 1x23)
• 1960: A Charming Impostor (The Great Impostor)
• 1961: The X-15 ready to go (X-15)
• 1962: Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series, episode 5x32)
• 1962: Dennis, Tales of a Rascal ( Dennis the Menace , TV series, episode 4x09)
• 1963: The Commodore (A Gathering of Eagles)
• 1964: The Starfighters
• 1965: In love with a witch ( Bewitched , TV series, episode 1x23)
• 1965: The World of Jean Harlow (Harlow)
• 1965: Enchanting Jeannie ( I Dream of Jeannie , TV series, episode 1x06)
• 1965–1967: 12 O'Clock High ( Twelve O'Clock High , TV series, 25 episodes)
• 1966: On the run ( The Fugitive , TV series, episode 3x21)
• 1966: To the Shores of Hell
• 1967: Hell on Wheels
• 1968: The Rat Patrol (TV series, episode 2x20)
• 1971: The Boss ( Ironside , TV series, episode 5x10)

Controversy

Dornnan attracted attention several times through controversial statements.

• In 1994, during a debate, he berated MP Steve Gunderson as gay
• In 1986 he called the journalist Wladimir Posner a "disloyal, deceitful little Jew who poses as a journalist on television
• In 1992 he said in a television interview "every lesbian javelin thrower in this country hopes I will be defeated"
• In 1994, on Politically Incorrect , he announced the Year of the Penis in response to the Year of the Woman

In the media

Bob Dornan's objection to Loretta Sanchez 's election on the grounds that illegal Latino immigrants voted for her is mentioned in Michael Moore's film The Great Maker . Moore had lodged an appeal with the electoral authority in response to Dornan on the grounds that the Dornan voters must have been insane. Michael Moore also had a chapter in his book Downsize This! Dedicated to Dornan and encouraged Dornan's psychiatric investigation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dina ElBoghdady, "Dornan accuses Fellow Republican of Being Gay," States News Service , March 24, 1994
2. ↑ United Press International , "Lawmaker Apologizes for 'Inelegant' Words," New York Times , Mar. 1, 1986, p. 1.11.
3. ^ Romano, Lois "The Reliable Source," Washington Post , June 4, 1992, pc03.
4. ↑ Jennifer Senior, "When Politicians Get Silly," New York Times , Mar 6, 1994. SA1.
5. ↑ Michael Moore, Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American, Harper, 1997.

Web links

Commons : Bob Dornan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bob Dornan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Bob Dornan in the Internet Movie Database (English)