Ron Harper
Acting
Biography
Ron Harper (January 12, 1933 – March 21, 2024) was an actor best known for the short lived TV shows Land of the Lost and Planet of the Apes.
Born: January 12, 1936
Place of Birth: Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Boy Meets World
The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.
The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
Kenan & Kel
Set in Chicago, the show follows the kid-friendly misadventures of two high-school friends who are always scheming and dreaming. Kenan, who works at a grocery store, constantly devises crazy plans to strike it rich, while orange-soda-loving buddy Kel is always dragged along for the ride despite his track record for messing things up.
Garrison's Gorillas
Garrison's Gorillas is an ABC TV series broadcast from 1967 to 1968; a total of 26 hour-long episodes were produced. It was inspired by the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen, which featured a similar scenario of training Allied prisoners for World War II military missions. Garrison's Gorillas was canceled at the close of its first season and replaced by The Mod Squad in 1968. It managed to gather a cult following in China in the 1980s.
Cold Case
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
The fugitives Burke, Virdon and Galen try to save the life of a human blacksmith and his son, whom gorilla leader Urko has threatened with death should his horse lose another race. The trio also attempt to expose a crooked gorilla by framing him in a plot to kill Urko. [The third of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Horse Race" and "The Tyrant"]
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Human astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are forced to become involved in the strange gladiatorial games of the district run by prefect Tolar. The trio escape the gorilla police and find an abandoned government research project with a computer containing a vast amount of recording information about the old human-ruled world. [The second of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Gladiators" and "The Legacy"]
Drink
A Twilight Zone-inspired cautionary tale about a young mother forced to come face-to-face with her deepest desire.
87th Precinct
87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season.
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Filmography
as Gray
as Reverend Whitting
as Mike Moakes
as Dr. Daniels
as Henry 'Hank' Conlon
as Joe Bosquay (2008)
as Minister
as Chairman
as Jack
as Lawyer
as Jack Beckett
as Ron Harper
as Man #1
as Eddie
as Pilot
as Mickey Garwood
as Dr. Roger Chandler
as Head of CIA
as Alan Virdon
as Alan Virdon
as Alan Virdon
as Alan Virdon
as Alan Virdon
as Alan Virdon
as Steve Blaine
as Vic
as Eric Abbott
as Detective Bert Kling
as Younger Thug
as Deputy Sheriff Harry
as Jay Elston
as Lt. Bevins