Harley Venton

Harley Venton (born December 28, 1952) is a Canadian-born American television, film, and Broadway actor.

Career

Film and television After graduating from the University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota, Venton moved to New York City, where he first became known for playing the role of attorney Derek Colby on the long running CBS soap opera, Guiding Light from 1980 to 1982.

In 1983, Venton relocated to California permanently, and shortly thereafter, began making frequent appearances on episodic television programs. Venton's audition can be seen as a bonus included in the Moonlighting DVD box collection and on Youtube. He would later appear alongside Shepherd in an episode of her 90's sitcom, Cybill, playing Dennis Oliver, an actor she goes on a date with to the Oscars who gets her caught up in a scandal (season 2, Episode 5: "Cybill's Fifteen Minutes").

He has appeared on Kate & Allie, Murphy Brown, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Murder, She Wrote, Models, Inc., The Practice, Seinfeld (Dan in the Season 3 episode "The Limo") Double Rush, Who's the Boss?, Law & Order (Episode "Thin Ice"), and Ellen (playing the eponymous character in the Season 2 episode "The Dentist"), among other series.

His film roles include Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), Clear and Present Danger (1994), World Upon Her Shoulder (1998), and Falling Like This (2001).

He would later have a starring role in the Ambassador Theatre production of The Circle in 1989 and 1990, also starring Glynis Johns, Rex Harrison, and Stewart Granger.

Personal life In 2014, Venton married his current wife, Ann; he resides in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Partial filmography

Year Title Role Notes1991 Sleeping with the Enemy Garber 1994 Clear and Present Danger DEA Agent #1 2011 Falling Like This Jack Lockhart