Victor French

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Victor Edwin French (born December 4, 1934 in Santa Barbara , † June 15, 1989 in Los Angeles ) was an American actor and director .

Life

Victor French's father Ted was a stuntman in Hollywood , his mother Susan, a stage actress. After guest roles in various television shows, he had his breakthrough in 1965 with his role as Agent 44 in the successful American series Get Smart - a secret spy who was able to turn up in the most unlikely places. This was followed by regular appearances in western films and series such as Smoking Colts and Bonanza , in which he mainly played villains. By Michael Landon , he received in 1974 a role in the family series Little House at which its image has changed since he played the kind-hearted and child-loving Isaiah Edwards.

French then had guest appearances in series such as The Waltons , Fame , The Streets of San Francisco and in films such as An Officer and a Gentleman . From 1977 he starred in his own sitcom Carter Country . In 1972 he played the character of Angelini in the British horror film The Other based on Tom Tryon's bestselling novel.

In 1984 he was hired by his friend Michael Landon for a new series project. In the series An Angel on Earth , developed by Landon , French played a former police officer, whose rough and bitter view of the world is positively influenced by the angel Jonathan Smith played by Landon. French also directed this series as well as several episodes of the television series Smoking Colts , Dallas and Our Little Farm . In the Los Angeles theater scene , French was also active as a director and also an acting teacher.

Private

In 1976 he married actress Julie Cobb , the daughter of Lee J. Cobb ; the marriage lasted two years. The actor has been married twice and has a son and twins.

French died in June 1989 shortly after the end of filming the last season of Highway to Heaven to lung cancer . He was cremated and his ashes scattered around his birthplace, Santa Barbara.

Awards and honors

  • In 1982, French won a Los Angeles Critic Circle Award for directing the play The 12 Jurors .
  • In 1998, Victor French was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Victor French  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Our little farm . The official DVD collection. Issue No. 9, p. 14, chapter: Main characters: "Victor French on the fly". © by Universal Studios. Issued 2010 by GE Fabbri Limited, The Communications Building, London. Journal contributions by Patrick Loubatière.
  2. ↑ UK Gets The Other in High-Def
personal data
SURNAME French, Victor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES French, Victor Edwin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Barbara , California, United States
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1989
Place of death Los Angeles , California, United States