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Richard Jamison(1943-2017)

  • Actor
  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
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Richard Jamison was born on 1 June 1943 in Sabetha, Kansas, USA. He was an actor and production designer, known for Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Over the Edge (1979) and MacGyver (1985). He was married to Ellen Smith Jamison. He died on 19 March 2017 in Simi Valley, California, USA.
BornJune 1, 1943
DiedMarch 19, 2017(73)
BornJune 1, 1943
DiedMarch 19, 2017(73)
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Known for

Clint Eastwood in Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Every Which Way But Loose
6.3
  • Harlan
  • 1978
Over the Edge (1979)
Over the Edge
7.2
  • Cole
  • 1979
Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
MacGyver
7.6
TV Series
  • Ralph
  • Wilson
The Work and the Glory (2004)
The Work and the Glory
6.6
  • Art Director(as Dick Jamison)
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • Shank's Mare
    7.3
    • Eamonn Shanks
    • 2004
  • Vengeance Unlimited (1998)
    Vengeance Unlimited
    8.6
    TV Series
    • 1999
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Jury Foreperson
    • Andy Globas
    • 1988–1993
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Delivery Man
    • 1993
  • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
    Sisters
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Officer
    • 1991
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Teacher
    • 1991
  • William Devane, Nicollette Sheridan, Kevin Dobson, Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Knots Landing
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Bartender
    • 1990
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Walter Henry
    • Guard
    • 1985–1990
  • Tim Reid and Daphne Reid in Snoops (1989)
    Snoops
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Gordon Hautner
    • 1989
  • Who's in Charge Here? (1988)
    Who's in Charge Here?
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Executive
    • 1988
  • Police Story: Gladiator School (1988)
    Police Story: Gladiator School
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Court Clerk
    • 1988
  • Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow, and Jerry Mathers in The New Leave It to Beaver (1983)
    The New Leave It to Beaver
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Coach (as Richard L. Jamison)
    • 1988
  • Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
    The Law and Harry McGraw
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mattison
    • 1987
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ralph
    • Wilson
    • 1985–1987
  • Destination America (1987)
    Destination America
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • 1987

Production Designer

  • Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration (2011)
    Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 2011
  • Message in a Cell Phone (2000)
    Message in a Cell Phone
    5.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2000
  • Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods (1996)
    Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods
    6.3
    Short
    • Production Designer
    • 1996
  • Luke Baird and Gary Burghoff in Behind the Waterfall (1995)
    Behind the Waterfall
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1995
  • Yellowstone (1994)
    Yellowstone
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1994
  • A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)
    A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1989

Art Director

  • The Work and the Glory (2004)
    The Work and the Glory
    6.6
    • Art Director (as Dick Jamison)
    • 2004
  • The Witness (1998)
    The Witness
    9.6
    Short
    • Art Director
    • 1998
  • Nora's Christmas Gift (1989)
    Nora's Christmas Gift
    8.4
    Video
    • Art Director
    • 1989

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dick Jamison
  • Born
    • June 1, 1943
    • Sabetha, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • March 19, 2017
    • Simi Valley, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Ellen Smith Jamison1964 - March 19, 2017 (his death, 4 children)

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