Richard Jaeckel (born R. Hanley Jaeckel) was an American actor of film and television. Jaeckel became a well-known character actor in his career, which spanned six decades. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor with his role in the 1971 adaptation of Ken Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion.
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Baywatch (1989)
Starring as Lt. Ben Edwards
(14 episodes)
- Episode 2x21: The Summer of '85 (May 18, 1992)
- Episode 2x20: Game of Chance (May 11, 1992)
- Episode 2x19: The Big Spill (May 4, 1992)
- Episode 2x18: The Lost Treasure of Tower 12 (Apr 27, 1992)
- Episode 2x17: Shark's Cove (Apr 20, 1992)
- Episode 2x16: The Chamber (Mar 2, 1992)
- Episode 2x15: Now, Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale (Feb 24, 1992)
- Episode 2x14: Sea of Flames (Feb 17, 1992)
- Episode 2x12: War of Nerves (Feb 3, 1992)
- Episode 2x11: Reunion (Jan 27, 1992)
- Episode 2x09: The Trophy (2) (Nov 18, 1991)
- Episode 2x08: The Trophy (1) (Nov 11, 1991)
- Episode 2x04: The Fabulous Buchannon Boys (Oct 14, 1991)
- Episode 2x01: Nightmare Bay (Sep 23, 1991)
Guest starring as Lt. Ben Edwards
(6 episodes)
- Episode 4x12: The Red Knights (Jan 24, 1994)
- Episode 4x08: Ironman Buchannon (Nov 8, 1993)
- Episode 3x19: Shattered (2) (Apr 26, 1993)
- Episode 3x18: Shattered (1) (Apr 19, 1993)
- Episode 3x07: Princess of Tides (Nov 2, 1992)
- Episode 3x02: Tequila Bay (Sep 28, 1992) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Al Gibson
- Episode S01 Special: Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (Apr 23, 1989)
Supercarrier (1988)
Starring as Master Chief Sam Rivers
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Vector (May 14, 1988)
- Episode 1x08: Exodus (Apr 24, 1988)
- Episode 1x07: Give Me Liberty (Apr 17, 1988)
- Episode 1x06: Rest and Revolution (Apr 10, 1988)
- Episode 1x05: Common Ground (Mar 28, 1988)
- Episode 1x04: Ring of Fire (Mar 21, 1988)
- Episode 1x03: All in the Game (Mar 13, 1988)
- Episode 1x02: Deadly Enemies (2) - Pilot (Mar 6, 1988)
- Episode 1x01: Deadly Enemies (1) - Pilot (Mar 6, 1988)
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Starring as Lt. Martin Quirk
(40 episodes)
- Episode 3x03: Heart of the Matter (Oct 11, 1987)
- Episode 3x02: My Enemy, My Friend (Oct 4, 1987)
- Episode 2x22: Song of Orpheus (May 9, 1987)
- Episode 2x21: The Man Who Wasn't There (May 2, 1987)
- Episode 2x20: If You Knew Sammy (Apr 4, 1987)
- Episode 2x19: The Road Back (Mar 21, 1987)
- Episode 2x18: My Brother's Keeper (Mar 14, 1987)
- Episode 2x17: One for My Daughter (Mar 7, 1987)
- Episode 2x16: Trial and Error (Feb 21, 1987)
- Episode 2x15: Mary Hamilton (Feb 14, 1987)
- Episode 2x14: Personal Demons (Feb 7, 1987)
- Episode 2x13: Murder and Acquisitions (Jan 24, 1987)
- Episode 2x12: I Confess (Jan 17, 1987)
- Episode 2x11: Among Friends (Jan 10, 1987)
- Episode 2x10: The Hopes and Fears (Dec 20, 1986)
- Episode 2x09: Shadowsight (Dec 13, 1986)
- Episode 2x08: One If by Land, Two If by Sea (Nov 29, 1986)
- Episode 2x07: Home is the Hero (Nov 22, 1986)
- Episode 2x06: The Long Hunt (Nov 8, 1986)
- Episode 2x05: And Give Up Show Biz? (Nov 1, 1986)
- Episode 2x04: Rockabye Baby (Oct 25, 1986)
- Episode 2x03: White Knight (Oct 18, 1986)
- Episode 2x01: An Eye for an Eye (Sep 27, 1986)
- Episode 1x22: Hell Hath No Fury (Apr 8, 1986)
- Episode 1x21: Rage (Apr 1, 1986)
- Episode 1x20: At the River's Edge (Mar 25, 1986)
- Episode 1x19: She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (Mar 11, 1986)
- Episode 1x18: Angel of Desolation (Mar 4, 1986)
- Episode 1x17: In a Safe Place (Feb 14, 1986)
- Episode 1x16: When Silence Speaks (Feb 11, 1986)
- Episode 1x15: Brother to Dragons (Feb 4, 1986)
- Episode 1x13: A Day's Wages (Jan 14, 1986)
- Episode 1x12: Death by Design (Jan 7, 1986)
- Episode 1x11: Internal Affairs (Dec 17, 1985)
- Episode 1x10: Resurrection (Dec 3, 1985)
- Episode 1x09: Blood Money (Nov 26, 1985)
- Episode 1x07: The Killer Within (Nov 12, 1985)
- Episode 1x05: Original Sin (Oct 18, 1985)
- Episode 1x03: The Choice (Oct 4, 1985)
- Episode 1x02: No Room at the Inn (Sep 27, 1985)
Guest starring as Lt. Martin Quirk
- Episode 1x01: Promised Land (Sep 20, 1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Dr. Leon Chatsworth
- Episode 4x05: The Way to Dusty Death (Oct 25, 1987)
At Ease (1983)
Starring as Major Hawkins
(14 episodes)
- Episode 1x14: The Tar Creek Chronicles (Jun 10, 1983)
- Episode 1x13: Maxwell's People (Jun 3, 1983)
- Episode 1x12: Valentine's Day (May 27, 1983)
- Episode 1x11: The Tar Creek Sting (May 20, 1983)
- Episode 1x10: A PFC and a Gentleman (May 13, 1983)
- Episode 1x09: The Great Computer Robbery (Apr 29, 1983)
- Episode 1x08: The Ballad of Lucinda Ballard (Apr 22, 1983)
- Episode 1x07: The Marriage of the Figaros (Apr 15, 1983)
- Episode 1x06: Love Sick (Apr 8, 1983)
- Episode 1x05: Murder on the Tar Creek Express (Apr 1, 1983)
- Episode 1x04: Prairie Moon Over Texas (Mar 25, 1983)
- Episode 1x03: Computer Dating (Mar 18, 1983)
- Episode 1x02: Chariots of Fear (Mar 11, 1983)
- Episode 1x01: A Tankful of Dollars (Mar 4, 1983)
Salvage 1 (1979)
Starring as FBI Special Agent Jack Klinger
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Up, Up and Away (May 14, 1979)
- Episode 1x11: Mermadon (Apr 16, 1979)
- Episode 1x10: Operation Breakout (Apr 2, 1979)
- Episode 1x09: The Golden Orbit (2) (Mar 19, 1979)
- Episode 1x08: The Golden Orbit (1) (Mar 12, 1979)
- Episode 1x05: Shelter Five (Feb 12, 1979)
- Episode 1x04: Shangri-La Lil (Feb 5, 1979)
- Episode 1x03: Dark Island (Jan 29, 1979)
Guest starring as FBI Special Agent Jack Klinger
- Episode 1x01: Salvage (1) (Jan 20, 1979) [Special Guest Star]
Dallas (1978)
Guest starring as A.D.A. Percy Meredith
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x08: The Oil Baron's Ball (Nov 18, 1983)
- Episode 7x07: Ray's Trial (Nov 11, 1983)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Frank Bannon
- Episode 7x16: The Buck Stops Here / For Bettor or Worse / Bet On It (Jan 14, 1984)
Fantasy Island (1977)
Guest starring as Kodiak
- Episode 6x10: Operation Breakout / Candy Kisses (Jan 15, 1983)
Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
Guest starring as Major John Duncan
- Episode 2x09: The Iceman (Mar 8, 1978)
Ellery Queen (1975)
Guest starring as Nick McVey
- Episode 1x11: The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument (Dec 18, 1975)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Guest starring as Murphy
- Episode 2x18: The Long Road Home (Mar 3, 1976)
Guest starring as Irv Hartwig
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x18: Sylvia (2) (Feb 16, 1981) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x17: Sylvia (1) (Feb 9, 1981) [Special Guest Star]
Firehouse (1974)
Starring as Hank Myers
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: False Alarm (Apr 11, 1974)
- Episode 1x12: The Watches of the Night (Apr 4, 1974)
- Episode 1x11: Randall's Pride (Mar 28, 1974)
- Episode 1x10: A Gift for Grumper (Mar 21, 1974)
- Episode 1x09: No Way Out (Mar 14, 1974)
- Episode 1x08: Tide of Terror (Mar 7, 1974)
- Episode 1x07: Strike, Spare, and Burn (Feb 28, 1974)
- Episode 1x06: The Treasure (Feb 21, 1974)
- Episode 1x05: Implosion (Feb 14, 1974)
- Episode 1x04: Trapped (Feb 7, 1974)
- Episode 1x03: The Hottest Place in Town (Jan 31, 1974)
- Episode 1x02: Sentenced to Burn (Jan 24, 1974)
- Episode 1x01: Burst of Flame (Jan 17, 1974)
Banyon (1972)
Starring as Lt. Pete McNeil
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Murder Game (Dec 15, 1972)
- Episode 1x12: The Lady Killer (Dec 8, 1972)
- Episode 1x07: Dead End (Nov 3, 1972)
- Episode 1x06: The Clay Clarinet (Oct 27, 1972)
- Episode 1x05: Meal Ticket (Oct 13, 1972)
- Episode 1x04: Completely Out of Print (Oct 6, 1972)
- Episode 1x03: The Graveyard Vote (Sep 29, 1972)
- Episode 1x02: The Old College Try (Sep 22, 1972)
- Episode 1x01: The Decent Thing to Do (Sep 15, 1972)
Emergency! (1972)
Guest starring as Defense Attorney
- Episode 2x02: Kids (Sep 23, 1972) [Special Guest Star]
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Guest starring as Edward Trask
- Episode 6x13: Run for the Money (Dec 11, 1971)
The Time Tunnel (1966)
Guest starring as Sgt. Mueller
- Episode 1x19: The Ghost of Nero (Jan 20, 1967)
The Outer Limits (1963)
Guest starring as Capt. Mike Doweling
- Episode 1x22: Specimen: Unknown (Feb 24, 1964)
The Untouchables (1959)
Guest starring as Hans Eberhardt
- Episode 2x10: The Otto Frick Story (Dec 22, 1960)
Perry Mason (1957)
Guest starring as Willie
- Episode 6x23: The Case of the Lover's Leap (Apr 4, 1963)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Guest starring as Tod Mulvey
- Episode 4x19: Man in the Middle (Feb 11, 1960)
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
Guest starring as Ed Miller
- Episode 2x04: Smoke Jumpers (Nov 14, 1956)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Richard Jaeckel
- Episode 1972-04-10: The 44th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 10, 1972)