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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...

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...

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...

I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the...

I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.

Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.