John Pleshette

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John Pleshette
Born (1942-07-27) July 27, 1942 (age 82)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Brown University
Occupation Actor
Years active 1964-present
Spouse(s) Lynn Pleshette
Relatives Suzanne Pleshette (cousin)

John Pleshette (born July 27, 1942) is an American actor and screenwriter, best known for his role as Richard Avery on the television drama Knots Landing, and for portraying Lee Harvey Oswald in the TV movie The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald. Pleshette also wrote several scripts for Knots Landing in the 1980s.

Career

Pleshette played Lee Harvey Oswald in the television film The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977). In 1979, he was cast in the role of Richard Avery on Knots Landing. Series creator David Jacobs was acquainted with Pleshette's work, and Pleshette was married to literary agent Lynn Pleshette, Jacobs' ex-wife. Pleshette appeared on Knots Landing for four seasons (1979-83), and returned briefly in 1987. During the 1980s, he wrote several scripts for the series.

Pleshette also appeared in the Blake Edwards comedy S.O.B.,[1] and Micki and Maude. He appeared in the episode 'The Judas Bug" of the ABC crime drama The Feather and Father Gang in 1977,[2] and in MacGyver in the Season Two episode "D.O.A.: MacGyver".

Personal life

Pleshette is the cousin of the late actress Suzanne Pleshette. He is a 1964 graduate of Brown University.

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