Doug Sheehan, identified for his breakout function as Joe Kelly on Common Hospital and as Ben Gibson on Knots Touchdown, amongst many different credit, has died. Sheehan “handed away peacefully” June 29 at his house in Large Horn, Wyoming, together with his spouse his aspect, in accordance with a Kane Funeral Residence announcement. He was 75. A reason behind demise was not revealed.
Born on April 27, 1949, in Santa Monica, Sheehan’s first display screen function got here in a 1978 episode of Charlie’s Angels. He went on to affix the solid of daytime cleaning soap Common Hospital as a collection common in his first main function, showing in 205 episodes as lawyer Joe Kelly from 1979-82. He earned a supporting actor Daytime Emmy nomination for his work.
He segued from Common Hospital to the function of reporter Ben Gibson on Knots Touchdown, showing in 115 episodes from 1983 to 1988.
He additionally starred as Brian Harper on comedy collection Day by Day, created by Andy Borowitz and Gary David Goldberg, which aired for 2 seasons on NBC from 1988-89. The collection centered on Brian (Sheehan) and Kate Harper (Linda Kelsey), a married couple with two profitable careers (Brian as a stockbroker, Kate as a lawyer) and their teenage son, Ross (Christopher Daniel Barnes). He additionally portayed Mel Horowitz, Cher’s father, on the sitcom Clueless, primarily based on the film, taking up the function from Michael Lerner after the primary season.
His different tv credit embody Cheers, Columbo, MacGyver, Prognosis Homicide, amongst others. His closing on-screen roles have been in 2003, as Edward Gibson, Sabrina’s (Melissa Joan Hart) father in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and in a guest-starring function in What I Like About You.
Sheehan appeared in three movies over the course of his profession, 1979’s 10 starring Bo Derek and Dudley Moore, Victor/Victoria (1982) and most just lately, Cops n Roberts in 1995.
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