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Gene Blakely
Actor Gene Blakely was widely known for his presence on the silver screen. Blakely marked his early career with roles in "Three Steps to Heaven" (1953-55), "Battle of the Coral Sea" (1959) and the comedy adaptation "That Darn Cat" (1965) with Hayley Mills. Later, Blakely acted in "Beach Red" (1967), the comedic adaptation "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1974) with Jack Lemmon and the Kurt Russell comedy "Used Cars" (1980). He also appeared in "September Gun" (CBS, 1983-84) and the comedy "Murphy's Romance" (1985) with Sally Field. Later in his career, Blakely appeared in "Not Quite Human" (Disney, 1986-87).