Fabiani, Joel 1936–

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FABIANI, Joel 1936

PERSONAL

Born September 28, 1936, in Watsonville, CA; married. Education: Attended Santa Rosa Junior College; trained for the stage at LaSierra Actors Workshop.

Career: Actor. Appeared in commercials in the 1960s.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bill Cross, Dark Echo (also known as Dark Echoes and Deep Echo ), 1977.

Barney, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Paramount, 1977.

Dr. Haxby, Reuben, Reuben, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1983.

Ted Orson, Tune in Tomorrow ... (also known as Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter ), Cinecom, 1990.

Secretary of Defense Charles Kirkland, Snake Eyes, Paramount, 1998.

Television Appearances; Series:

Paul Stoddard, Dark Shadows, NBC, 1967.

Stewart Sullivan, Department S, syndicated, 19691970.

Alex Ward, a recurring role, Dallas, CBS, 1981.

King Galen of Moldavia, Dynasty, ABC, 19851986.

Jared Chase, The City, ABC, 1996.

Winston Lowe, As the World Turns, 19992000.

Barry Shire, a recurring role, All My Children (also known as All My Children: The Summer of Seduction ), ABC, between 1999 and 2002.

Also appeared in The Doctors, NBC.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Barris, The Longest Night, ABC, 1972.

Kevin Turner, Beg, Borrow ... or Steal, ABC, 1973.

Mr. Block, Nicky's World, CBS, 1974.

Carlos Vegas, Brenda Starr, ABC, 1976.

Matt Cobley, The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe, ABC, 1976.

Father Kelleher, One of My Wives Is Missing, ABC, 1976.

Jim Gilcrest, The President's Mistress, CBS, 1978.

Charlie, Columbo: How to Dial a Murder, 1978.

Senator Gordon Conners, Attica, ABC, 1980.

Lucian Trumble, King Crab, ABC, 1980.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"A Lifetime of Service," Look Up and Live, CBS, c. 1963.

"The Terribly Talented Trayton Tyler Taylor," The Hero, 1967.

"Fingerman," N.Y.P.D., 1967.

"With a Shout, Not a Whimper," Marcus Welby, M.D., 1972.

Art Woodward, "Ten Thousand Dollars a Page," Banacek, NBC, 1973.

"The Bought Jury," The F.B.I., ABC, 1973.

Carl Blessing, "Hounds of Hell," Cannon, CBS, 1973.

Davie Collins, ABC's Matinee Today, ABC, 1973.

"Most Feared in the Jungle," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1973.

Dr. David Bellman, "Image in a Cracked Mirror," Barnaby Jones, 1974.

Larry Colter/Stephen Chadway, "Web of Deceit," Barnaby Jones, 1974.

Eli Mason, "The Glass Dart Board," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1975.

Sean Donohue, "The Victim," Cannon, CBS, 1975.

Thompkins, "The Girl in the Bay City Boys' Club," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975.

"The Chinese Connection," S.W.A.T., ABC, 1976.

"A Sudden Silence," City of Angels, 1976.

Alexander "Alex" Drew, "The Specialist," Starsky and Hutch, 1976.

General Richard Wright, "Trouble at Fort Apache," Baa Baa Black Sheep, 1977.

Nightingale, "Death in Disguise," Wonder Woman, 1978.

Richard Hemmings, "Trust Me," The Cosby Show, 1988.

Dr. Quentin King, "Ties That Bind," Falcon Crest, 1989.

Dr. Quentin King, "The Last Laugh," Falcon Crest, 1989.

Boris Steloff, "Murder on Madison Avenue," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992.

Thorton Brewer, "The Dying Game," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994.

Captain Collins, Feds, CBS, 1997.

Minister, "Run of the Mill," Third Watch, NBC, 2000.

Doctor, "The Goodbye Guy," Strangers with Candy, Comedy Central, 2000.

"The Dream," Ed, NBC, 2003.

Daniel, "Unrequited," Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC, 2004.

Appeared as Jordan Chase in an episode of Loving; also appeared in episodes of The Guiding Light and Switch.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Tom Hammil, Tom and Joann, CBS, 1978.

Himself, "Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts," American Masters, 1985.

Announcer, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 19861993, 1995, 19971999, 20012003.

Announcer, The Best of Barbara Walters: LegendThe New Generation, ABC, 1992.

Announcer, What Is This Thing Called Love?, ABC, 1993.

Announcer, The Barbara Walters Special: Happy Hour, ABC, 1994.

Announcer, Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC, ABC, 1996.

Announcer, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1996, ABC, 1996.

Announcer, Barbara Walters Presents: 6 to Watch, ABC, 1997, 1998.

Announcer, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1997, ABC, 1997.

Announcer, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1998, ABC, 1998.

Announcer, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1999, ABC, 1999.

Announcer, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2002, ABC, 2002.

Announcer, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2003, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Dr. Schley, Ironside, 1967.

Allen Burnett, Risko, CBS, 1976.

Television Appearances; Other:

Particular Men, 1972.

The Rules of the Game, 1975.

Stage Appearances:

Clerk of the Court, One Way Pendulum, East SeventyFourth Street Theatre, New York City, 1961.

Lord Fitzwater, The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, Stratford, CT, 1962.

The Affair, Broadway production, 1962.

Sir Walter Blunt, Hamlet IV, Stratford, CT, 1962.

(Broadway debut) Dark Corners, New York City, 1963.

Beyond the Fringe, '65, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 19641965.

Philup, Candle in the Wind, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1974.

Colin, Ashes, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1977.

Joe, I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, then Circle in the Square, New York City, 1978.

Also appeared in As to the Meaning of Words, The Caretaker, A Doll's House, Escurial, Hedda Gabler, Love for Love, Mrs. Grossman, and Rules of the Game.

RECORDINGS

Audio Books:

Narrator of the audio books Aces and Eights; Before and After; and A River Runs through It and Other Stories.

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