About Jack Collins
Lived 1923 – 2005 (aged 81). Jack Collins was an American actor, stage actor and television actor.
Jack Richard Collins (August 24, 1918 – January 31, 2005) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was best known for playing the recurring role of Mike Brady's boss, Mr. Phillips, in the television series The Brady Bunch, and Peter Christopher's boss, baby-food manufacturer Max Brahms, in the short-lived sitcom television series Occasional Wife. Collins also played San Francisco Mayor Robert Ramsay in Irwin Allen's film The Towering Inferno.
Collins appeared in television programs, the latter including The Phil Silvers Show, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Mission Impossible, The Addams Family, My Favorite Martian, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Lucy Show, Petticoat Junction, The Odd Couple, Adam-12, Mod Squad, Ironside, The Partridge Family, The Waltons, Chico and the Man, Cannon, The Rockford Files, CHiPs, Matt Houston and Dallas.
Collins died on January 31, 2005, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 86. – Duke Boudreau Break Up (1973) – Himself The Towering Inferno (1974) – Mayor Ramsay Death Sentence (1974) – Willis Wright Linda Lovelace for President (1975) – Honest John Chico and the Man (1975, TV Series) – Customer Cannon (1975, TV Series) – Mr. Olsen / Edinger Flood! (1976, TV Movie) – Jack Spangler The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977, TV Movie) – Judge Claymore Pete's Dragon (1977) – Fisherman #3 The Rockford Files (1977–1979, TV Series) – Dr. Wetherford / Victor Kreski / Frank Martin / Finn O'Herlihy Goin' Coconuts (1978) – Charlie CHiPs (1979–1981, TV Series) – Store Manager / Lem Dover Dallas (1982–1987, TV Series) – Russell Slater Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) – Baron Von Horsch Matt Houston (1984, TV Series) – Priest The Nest (1988) – Shakey Jake (final film role)
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Who was Jack Collins?
American actor (1923–2005)
When was Jack Collins born?
Jack Collins was born on 21 September 1923 in Los Angeles.
When did Jack Collins die?
Jack Collins died on 31 January 2005 in Los Angeles.
What was Jack Collins's occupation?
Jack Collins was an actor, stage actor and television actor.
What nationality was Jack Collins?
Jack Collins was American.
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