Gary Grimes

Gary Grimes (born June 2, 1955) is an American retired actor.

Biography Grimes was born in San Francisco, California. His uncle was actor Rudy Solari. Grimes' first major role was in the 1971 film Summer of '42, playing a teenager, based on author Herman Raucher, who has an affair with a beautiful older woman (Jennifer O'Neill). For the role, Grimes was nominated for a 1972 Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Newcomer, as well as the BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. Grimes then starred in the sequel Class of '44 (1973), which followed his character to college.

Grimes' other film credits include Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) alongside John Wayne, The Spikes Gang (1974) with Lee Marvin, Ron Howard, and Charles Martin Smith, and the cult Disney film Gus (1976), about a mule that kicks field goals. He was offered a TV series during that period but turned it down.

Grimes appeared in only six films and largely retired from acting in the late 1970s (except for an episode of Matt Houston in 1983). He still lives in Los Angeles and has remained out of public view since that time, working for a charitable organization. "I got to the point where the work wasn't up to the quality that I wanted," Grimes told American Profile magazine in 2011. "I'm very happy in my decision."

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Other notes 1971 Summer of '42 Hermie 1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co. Ben Mockridge1973 Class of '44 Hermie Cahill U.S. Marshal Danny Cahill 1974 The Spikes Gang Will Young 1976 Gus Andy Petrovic 1987 Concrete Angels Beatles (voice) Television Year Title Role Notes 1967 Gunsmoke Bede Roniger Episode: Baker's Dozen1970 The Brady Bunch Boy at Door Episode: Tiger! Tiger! My Three Sons Student Episode: You Can't Go Home 1971 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Episode: The Baby Sitter 1976 Once an Eagle Jack Devlin NBC Miniseries 1983 Matt Houston Buddy Young Episode: The Purrfect Crime 1991 The Piglet Files Gary Episode: The Hunt for Red Decoder

Award nominations Year Award Result Category Series or film1972 BAFTA Awards Nominated Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Summer of '42 Golden Globe Awards Most Promising Male Newcomer