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Samuel Gardner "Sam" Melville was an American actor. He appeared as a guest star on many television programs of the 1960s and 1970s. He portrayed Officer Mike Danko in four seasons of Aaron Spelling's ABC series, The Rookies, and The Bear in the 1978 surfing movie, Big Wednesday, with Celia Kaye as his unnamed "bride."
Birth Name
Samuel Gardner Melville
Born
Thursday, 20 August 1936
Died
Thursday, 09 March 1989
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Assassin | Senator Berkeley | 1990 |
| Deadly Weapon | Sheriff Bartlett | 1989 |
| Fists of Steel | George Breenberg | 1989 |
| Twice Dead | Harry / Harry Cates | 1988 |
| Starman | Joe Floss | 1986 |
| The Colbys | Michael Grogan | 1985 |
| Airwolf | Mace Taggart | 1984 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Joe King / Glen Tucker | 1983 |
| The A-Team | Shaw / Rocco | 1983 |
| T.J. Hooker | Mitoski / Hank Carmichael | 1982 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Assassin | Senator Berkeley | 1990 |
| Deadly Weapon | Sheriff Bartlett | 1989 |
| Fists of Steel | George Breenberg | 1989 |
| Twice Dead | Harry / Harry Cates | 1988 |
| Starman | Joe Floss | 1986 |
| The Colbys | Michael Grogan | 1985 |
| Airwolf | Mace Taggart | 1984 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Joe King / Glen Tucker | 1983 |
| The A-Team | Shaw / Rocco | 1983 |
| T.J. Hooker | Mitoski / Hank Carmichael | 1982 |
| Strike Force | Dennis | 1981 |
| When the Whistle Blows | Charlie Sullivan | 1980 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Tommy Dunkirk / Snake / Rick | 1979 |
| Big Wednesday | Bear | 1978 |
| Dallas | Dr. David Kenfield | 1978 |
| Fantasy Island | Tony Chilton | 1977 |
| In Search of Bigfoot | Himself / Self | 1976 |
| The Magnificent Marble Machine | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bigfoot: Man or Beast? | 1972 | |
| The Rookies | Officer Mike Danko / Mike Danko / Off. Mike Danko | 1972 |
| Killer by Night | Book Store Owner | 1972 |
| Terror in the Sky | Stewart | 1971 |
| The Man and the City | Neal Carter | 1971 |
| The Young Lawyers | Gabe Thomas | 1969 |
| Here Come the Brides | Lew | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Jerry Parks / Hawkins / Gary Oliver | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Gary Johnson | 1968 |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | Dave | 1968 |
| Hour of the Gun | Morgan Earp | 1967 |
| Mannix | John Ogilvy | 1967 |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Kirk | 1967 |
| Dundee and the Culhane | Dave Howard | 1967 |
| T.H.E. Cat | Chris | 1966 |
| Iron Horse | Lloyd Barrington | 1966 |
| Shane | Len / Shane's Companion | 1966 |
| That Girl | Roddy Waxman | 1966 |
| A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine | Lowell Carter (as Neville Coward) / Lowell Carter | 1966 |
| Hogan's Heroes | Lieutenant James Crandall / Schmidt | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Jack | 1965 |
| The Fugitive | Deputy Lee Runnels | 1963 |
| Bonanza | Dick Coulter | 1959 |
| Gunsmoke | Nebo / Croyden / Dunster / Garvey / Jack Garvin / Lt. Snell / Wade Pasco / Zack Hodges | 1955 |
| Death Valley Days | Lt. Jason Beal / John Clum / David Meriweather | 1952 |
