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John Chappell(1939-2015)

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John Chappell was born on 9 March 1939 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Brubaker (1980), AfterMASH (1983) and The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991). He was married to Patricia Wilder, Katherine McLeod and Laura Jordan. He died on 2 March 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina, USA.
BornMarch 9, 1939
DiedMarch 2, 2015(75)
BornMarch 9, 1939
DiedMarch 2, 2015(75)
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Robert Redford in Brubaker (1980)
Brubaker
7.2
  • Captain Cleaves
  • 1980
William Christopher, Jamie Farr, and Harry Morgan in AfterMASH (1983)
AfterMASH
5.7
TV Series
  • Michael D'Angelo
  • Mike D'Angelo
Tawny Kitaen, Frank Bonner, Gordon Jump, Marla Rubinoff, Richard Sanders, French Stewart, and Mykelti Williamson in The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
5.6
TV Series
  • Buddy Dornster
  • Buddy
Gene Simmons and Peter Criss in Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park
4.6
TV Movie
  • Snede
  • 1978

Credits

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  • Claudine's Return (1998)
    Claudine's Return
    4.0
    • Traveling Salesman
    • 1998
  • Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie in Legend (1995)
    Legend
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Lamar
    • 1995
  • Tawny Kitaen, Frank Bonner, Gordon Jump, Marla Rubinoff, Richard Sanders, French Stewart, and Mykelti Williamson in The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
    The New WKRP in Cincinnati
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Buddy Dornster
    • Buddy
    • 1991–1993
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
    My Best Friend Is a Vampire
    6.1
    • Buddy Blake
    • 1987
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • (credit only)
    • 1986
  • Gil Gerard, Ernie Reyes Jr., and Nancy Stafford in Sidekicks (1986)
    Sidekicks
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Weby
    • 1986
  • Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Ted Kurland
    • 1986
  • Lime Street (1985)
    Lime Street
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Chandler Dix
    • 1986
  • Two Soldiers (1986)
    Two Soldiers
    6.6
    Short
    • Sheriff Foote (as John Chappel)
    • 1986
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Priest
    • Kurt Dundee
    • Frankie Gillard's Landlord
    • 1983–1985
  • William Christopher, Jamie Farr, and Harry Morgan in AfterMASH (1983)
    AfterMASH
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Michael D'Angelo
    • Mike D'Angelo
    • 1983–1984
  • Kentucky Woman (1983)
    Kentucky Woman
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Fred Humphries
    • 1983
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Asst. Commissioner of Public Health
    • 1982
  • The Executioner's Song (1982)
    The Executioner's Song
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Ron Stanger
    • 1982
  • The Nashville Grab (1981)
    The Nashville Grab
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Carl Dobbins
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Chappel
  • Born
    • March 9, 1939
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • March 2, 2015
    • Carthage, North Carolina, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Patricia Wilder2001 - March 2, 2015 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He had one child, son, John Andrew Bryan Chappell.

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