I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the first time I was on television was doing Daytime for Another World, which I started in December '75 and went until December '76.

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Knots Landing is the best thing that ever happened to me.

Knots Landing is the best thing that ever happened to me.

The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers...

The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers...

One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was...

One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was...

What happens if you're the guy who's been on the show ten years and is...

What happens if you're the guy who's been on the show ten years and is...

On daytime they continue to revisit a lot of the same stuff while nighttime does...

On daytime they continue to revisit a lot of the same stuff while nighttime does...

Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than...

Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than...

The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and...

The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and...

I act for the reality, for the moment, and most of all I do it...

I act for the reality, for the moment, and most of all I do it...

I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so...

I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so...

But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the...

But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the...

I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love...

I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love...

Theater to me is acting but it's more real on film.

Theater to me is acting but it's more real on film.

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.

Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and...

Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and...

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year.

My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year.

In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.

In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.

I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was...

I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was...

If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my...

If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my...

Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.

Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.