Harley Venton
Harley Venton | |
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| Born | November 11, 1952 Thunder Bay,Ontario,Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–2002 |
Harley Venton(born December 28, 1952) is a Canadian-born American television, film, and Broadway actor.
Career
[edit]Film and television
[edit]After graduating from theUniversity of North Dakotaand theUniversity of Minnesota,[1]Venton moved toNew York City,where he first became known for playing the role of attorney Derek Colby on the long runningCBSsoap opera,Guiding Lightfrom 1980 to 1982.[2]
In 1983, Venton relocated toCaliforniapermanently, and shortly thereafter, began making frequent appearances on episodic television programs.[3]
In 1983,ABCexpressed interest in Venton for the role of David Addison on the comedy-drama seriesMoonlighting.Venton screen-tested for the role of Addison in September 1984.Cybill Shepherdwanted Venton to play Addison, but producerGlenn Gordon Caronultimately gave the role toBruce Willis.[4][5][6]Venton's audition can be seen as a bonus included in theMoonlightingDVD box collection and on Youtube.[7]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 theOscarswho gets her caught up in a scandal (season 2, Episode 5: "Cybill's Fifteen Minutes" ).[8]
He has appeared onKate & Allie,Murphy Brown,Star Trek: The Next Generation,Murder, She Wrote,Models, Inc.,The Practice,Seinfeld(Dan in theSeason 3episode "The Limo")Double Rush,Who's the Boss?,Law & Order(Episode "Thin Ice" ), andEllen(playing the eponymous character in theSeason 2episode "The Dentist" ), among other series.[3][9][10]
In 1990, Venton was cast in a starring role inBlood Ties,a 2-hour pilot movie for the then-fledglingFox Network;although the program was not picked up by the network, it did air the pilot as a made-for-TV movie presentation in 1991.[10]
His film roles includeSleeping with the Enemy(1991),Clear and Present Danger(1994),World Upon Her Shoulder(1998), andFalling Like This(2001).[10]
Theatre
[edit]From 1981 to 1983, while still appearing onGuiding Light,he was also a standby in the originalBroadwayproduction ofCrimes of the Heart.[11][12][13][14]
He would later have a starring role in theAmbassador Theatreproduction ofThe Circlein 1989 and 1990, also starringGlynis Johns,Rex Harrison,andStewart Granger.[15][11][13]
He appeared Off-Broadway in 1991 inDouglas Carter Beane'sAdvice from a Caterpillar.[16]
Personal life
[edit]In 2014, Venton married his current wife, Ann; he resides inGaithersburg, Maryland.
Partial filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | Garber | |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | DEA Agent #1 | |
| 2011 | Falling Like This | Jack Lockhart |
References
[edit]- ^"Harley Venton LinkedIn".
- ^"Harley Venton".Kinorium.Retrieved2023-01-28.
- ^ab"Harley Venton".TVGuide.com.Retrieved2023-01-28.
- ^DeMartini, Darius (2000-01-19)."Moonlighting".DVD Review & High Definition.Retrieved2023-01-28.
- ^Berman, Marc (2020-03-03)."A brief history of 'Moonlighting' for its 35th anniversary".www.hellaentertainment.com.Retrieved2023-01-28.
- ^"Two Biographies of Historic Light".www.washingtonpost.com.Retrieved2023-01-28.
- ^Bruce Willis Moonlighting Screen Test [including alternate actor],retrieved2023-01-28
- ^Cybill: Season 2, Episode 5,retrieved2023-01-28
- ^"Harley Venton - Rotten Tomatoes".www.rottentomatoes.com.Retrieved2023-01-28.
- ^abc"Harley Venton".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon January 29, 2020.Retrieved2023-01-28.
- ^ab"Harley Venton – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB".www.ibdb.com.Retrieved2023-01-28.
- ^"Harley Venton (understudy) in Crimes of the Heart - IBDB".
- ^ab"Harley Venton - Playbill".
- ^"Crimes of the Heart Original Broadway Play Cast 1981 | Broadway World".www.broadwayworld.com.Retrieved2023-01-28.
- ^"Harley Venton in The Circle - Internet Broadway Database".
- ^"Advice from a Caterpillar - 1991 Off-Broadway - Creative Team".www.broadwayworld.com.Retrieved2023-01-28.
External links
[edit]- 1953 births
- Living people
- American male soap opera actors
- American male television actors
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- University of North Dakota alumni
- University of Minnesota alumni
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors