Dack Rambo

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Actor

Birth Date: November 13, 1941

Death Date: March 21, 1994

Birth Place: Delano, California

With his movie-star good looks and marquee-ready stage name, Dack Rambo was a below-the-radar talent who never ascended to the level of being a household name. The native Californian had a twin brother, Orman Ray "Dirk" Rambo, who died in a 1967 traffic accident. Discovered by actress Loretta Young, the siblings were cast in her 1962 CBS sitcom, "The New Loretta Young Show." Towards the end of the 1960s, Rambo's rugged swagger landed him parts in the television westerns "The Guns of Will Sonnett" and "Gunsmoke." Over the next decade, it wasn't a stretch for him to transition into guest spots on hour-long criminal and action series like "Cannon," "Wonder Woman," and " Charlie's Angels." Rambo even starred in the one-season 1978 NBC action series "Sword of Justice" as playboy mercenary Jack Cole.

During the 1980s, he made the leap over to primetime and daytime soap operas, appearing in "All My Children," "Hotel," "Paper Dolls," and "Dallas," where he played cousin Jack Ewing from 1985 through 1987. During his final role as Grant Harrison on "Another World," Rambo was diagnosed HIV positive. He quit the series, retired from acting, and publicly proclaimed his bisexuality and the fact that he was HIV positive. He died of complications from AIDS at the age of 52.

Credits

Welcome to Oblivion

Actor
Kenner
Movie
1992

River of Diamonds

Actor
John Tregard
Movie
1990

Le mystère de la source

Actor
Movie
1989

The Spring

Actor
Andy
Movie
1989

Lonely Knights

Actor
Brad Moore
Movie
1988

Lilac Dream

Actor
Matt
Movie
1987

Murder, She WroteStream

Guest Star
Arnold Hastings
Series
1984

HunterStream

Guest Star
Deputy D.A. Jason Leffler
Series
1984

Paper Dolls

Actor
Wesley Harper
Soap
1984

Highway to HeavenStream

Guest Star
Larry Nichols
Series
1984

Hotel

Guest Star
Kevin Masters
Soap
1983

Waikiki

Actor
Ronnie
Movie
1980

Blackjack

Actor
Jack Cole
Movie
1979

DallasStream

Actor
Soap
1978

Fantasy Island

Guest Star
Series
1978

A Double Life

Actor
Jack Cole
Movie
1978

Tabitha

Guest Star
Series
1977

Good Against Evil

Actor
Andy Stuart
Movie
1977

Wonder WomanStream

Guest Star
Series
1976

Charlie's AngelsStream

Guest Star
Series
1976

Dirty Sally

Actor
Cyrus Pike
Show
1974

Hit Lady

Actor
Doug Reynolds
Movie
1974

Nightmare Honeymoon

Actor
David Webb
Movie
1974

The Rookies

Guest Star
Series
1972

Cannon

Guest Star
Bryan Gibson
Series
1971

Which Way to the Front?

Actor
Terry Love
Movie
1971

La Rivière d'Or

Actor
Movie
1971

River of Gold

Actor
Riley Briggs
Movie
1970

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Actor
Series
1967

Iron HorseStream

Guest Star
Series
1966

Another World

Actor
Grant Harrison
Soap
1964

The New Loretta Young Show

Actor
Show
1962

GunsmokeStream

Guest Star
Cyrus Pike
Series
1955