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Christopher Lofton(1939-2002)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Christopher Lofton was born on 23 June 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Staircase (1998), The Judge (2001) and The Next Step Beyond (1978). He died on 11 May 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 23, 1939
DiedMay 11, 2002(62)
BornJune 23, 1939
DiedMay 11, 2002(62)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

The Staircase (1998)
The Staircase
6.8
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1998
The Judge (2001)
The Judge
6.2
TV Series
  • Writer
The Next Step Beyond (1978)
The Next Step Beyond
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Pierce Brosnan in Robinson Crusoe (1997)
Robinson Crusoe
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1997

Credits

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Actor

  • The Twilight Zone (1985)
    The Twilight Zone
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Middle-Aged Man (segment "Voices in the Earth")
    • 1987
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Dr. Jack Cushing
    • Dr. Craig Marshak
    • 1982–1987
  • Charlton Heston, Stephanie Beacham, Maxwell Caulfield, Katharine Ross, Tracy Scoggins, Barbara Stanwyck, John James, Emma Samms, and Claire Yarlett in The Colbys (1985)
    The Colbys
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Lt. Gilman
    • 1986
  • JoBeth Williams and Michael Ontkean in Kids Don't Tell (1985)
    Kids Don't Tell
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Charles
    • 1985
  • Brad Davis and Cliff De Young in Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
    Robert Kennedy and His Times
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Steve Smith
    • 1985
  • David Birney and Morgan Brittany in Glitter (1984)
    Glitter
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Sponsor
    • 1984
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Senator Stockwell
    • 1984
  • Kirstie Alley, Rod Taylor, and Greg Evigan in Masquerade (1983)
    Masquerade
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Ship's Officer
    • 1984
  • Genie Francis in Bare Essence (1983)
    Bare Essence
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Senator Jackson (as Chris Lofton)
    • 1983
  • Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
    Remington Steele
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Eugene Price
    • 1982
  • John Lithgow and Linda Gray in Not in Front of the Children (1982)
    Not in Front of the Children
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Doctor
    • 1982
  • Capitol (1982)
    Capitol
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Dan Clemmons (1986)
    • 1982–1987
  • The Greatest American Hero (1981)
    The Greatest American Hero
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Sen. Henderson (as Chris Lofton)
    • 1982
  • Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Kevin Mackey (as Chris Lofton)
    • 1978
  • The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974)
    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • (as Chris Wines)
    • 1975

Writer

  • A Good Plan
    Video
    • play
    • 2006
  • The Judge (2001)
    The Judge
    6.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 2001
  • Glenn Close and Jena Malone in The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
    The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 2001
  • Pierce Butler and Fanny Kemble
    Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2000
  • Kingdom Come
    8.2
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • The Staircase (1998)
    The Staircase
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Meredith Baxter and Victor Garber in Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1997)
    Let Me Call You Sweetheart
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1997
  • Pierce Brosnan in Robinson Crusoe (1997)
    Robinson Crusoe
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1997
  • Dana Delany, Annabeth Gish, and Angelina Jolie in True Women (1997)
    True Women
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Call of the Wild (1992)
    Call of the Wild
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1992
  • Tiffani Thiessen, Angie Rae McKinney, and Margaret Welsh in A Killer Among Friends (1992)
    A Killer Among Friends
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1992
  • Christopher Reeve in Bump in the Night (1991)
    Bump in the Night
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1991
  • The Next Step Beyond (1978)
    The Next Step Beyond
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1978

Producer

  • The Judge (2001)
    The Judge
    6.2
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 2001
  • Glenn Close and Jena Malone in The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
    The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 2001
  • The Staircase (1998)
    The Staircase
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1998
  • Dana Delany, Annabeth Gish, and Angelina Jolie in True Women (1997)
    True Women
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • co-producer
    • 1997

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Chris Lofton
  • Born
    • June 23, 1939
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • May 11, 2002
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

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