Christopher Mayer

Christopher Mayer (born George Charles Mayer III; February 21, 1954 – July 23, 2011), also known as Chip Mayer, was an American actor.

Mayer was best known for portraying Vance Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard for 19 episodes during season 5 of the show. Cousins Coy and Vance Duke temporarily replaced Bo and Luke Duke as the show's leading characters (due to a salary dispute between producers and the original actors).

Career Mayer played the role of Vance Duke in 19 episodes of the fifth season of The Dukes of Hazzard during 1982–83. Mayer continued his work in television and movies into the early 1990s, including a stint on the daytime serial Santa Barbara. He also played Kenneth Falk in the film Liar Liar (1997) alongside Jim Carrey. He appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 7, episode 15, "Badda Bing Badda Bang" as a security guard in 1999. His last TV credit was a guest appearance on 18 Wheels of Justice in 2000.

Personal life Mayer's first marriage was to actress Teri Copley, with whom he had a daughter, Ashley. Mayer's second marriage was to Eileen Davidson, an actress on the daytime serials Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. Mayer's third marriage was to actress Shauna Sullivan in 1988, with whom he had two more daughters, Alexandra and Angelica. Mayer was engaged to Catherine Irvine at the time of his death.

Mayer was found dead of natural causes in his Los Angeles home in Sherman Oaks on July 23, 2011.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1980 Stunts Unlimited Matt Lewis TV movie 1981 Our Family Business Jaimie TV movie 1982–1983 The Dukes of Hazzard Vance Duke 19 episodes 1983 The Dukes Vance Duke 13 episodes 1983 The Love Boat Chester O'Brien Episode: "Long Time No See/The Bear Essence/Kisses and Makeup" 1984 Simon & Simon Steven Lacey Episode: "Dear Lovesick" 1984–1985 Glitter Pete Bozak 13 episodes 1985 The Love Boat Gus Braddock Episode: "Ace Takes the Test/The Counterfeit Couple/The Odd Triple" 1986 The Ted Knight Show Peter Genopolis Episode: "Acropolis Now" 1987 Survivor The Survivor 1987–1989 Santa Barbara T.J. Daniels 180 episodes 1991–1992 Silk Stalkings Tyler Episodes: "Hardcopy", "Powder Burn" 1993 Official Denial Sergeant Gilleland TV movie 1994 Renegade Matt Dwyer Episode: "Once Burned, Twice Chey" 1994 Weird Science "Magnifico" Episode: "Magnifico Dad" 1994 Silk Stalkings Paul Jaeger Episode: "The Mud-Queen Murders" 1995 Platypus Man Patrick Episode: "Lou's the Boss" 1995 Pig Sty Stud Episode: "May I Borrow a Cup of Death" 1995 East Meets West Gus Taylor 1995 Xena: Warrior Princess Peranis Episodes: "The Path Not Taken", "The Reckoning" 1996 High Tide John Chapman / Scorpion Episode: "Code Name: Scorpion" 1996 Weird Science "Ripsaw" Episode: "Lisa's Childhood Memories" 1996 Baywatch Nights Chad Lindsay Episode: "A Closer Look" 1996 Raven Hub Direct-to-video 1996 Renegade Dan Snow Episode: "Father's Day" 1996 Hard Time Kelly 1997 Sliders Man In Bar Episode: "The Breeder" 1997 Liar Liar Kenneth Falk 1998 Baywatch Vance Episode: "Countdown" 1998 Pacific Blue Thomas Leary Episode: "With This Ring" 1998 Silk Stalkings Danny Marshall Episode: "Passion and the Palm Beach Detectives" 1998 The Hunted Jake McKnight 1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Guard Episode: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang" 2000 18 Wheels of Justice Sergeant Tom Geller Episode: "The Road to Hell"