Sheehan, Doug 1949– (Douglas Sheehan)

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Sheehan, Doug 1949- (Douglas Sheehan)

PERSONAL

Full name, Douglas Stuart Sheehan; born April 27, 1949, in Santa Monica, CA; married Cate Abert, 1981. Education: Attended San Diego Mesa College. Avocational Interests: Polo.

Career:

Actor. National Shakespeare Festival, San Diego, CA, member of company 1976-78; appeared in cologne advertisements as the Aramis man. Military service: Served in U.S. Army.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a daytime drama series, 1982, for General Hospital; Soap Opera Digest readers' poll awards, exciting new actor in a primetime soap opera, 1984, and outstanding supporting actor in a primetime serial, 1986, and Soap Opera Digest Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a primetime show, 1988, all for Knots Landing.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Joe Kelly, General Hospital, ABC, 1979-82.

Ben Gibson, a recurring role, Knots Landing, CBS, 1983-87.

Brian Harper, Day By Day, NBC, 1988-89.

Mel Horowitz, Clueless, 1997-99.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Roger, Stranger in My Bed, NBC, 1987.

Gordon McNeill, In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders, NBC, 1988.

Greg Halstead, Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (also known as Aftermath and Aftermath: The Fate of Flight 1501), NBC, 1990.

Jim Slocum, A Mom for Christmas, NBC, 1990.

Riley, Columbo: It's All in the Game, ABC, 1993.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ben Anderson, "Angels Ahoy," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1978.

"They've Taken Our Daughter," Kaz, CBS, 1979.

(As Douglas Sheehan) "Soap Opera Showdown: Saints vs. Sinners!," Family Feud (game show; also known as The Best of Family Feud and Family Fortune), 1982.

Himself, Just Men!, 1983.

Walter Franklin, "Diane's Perfect Date," Cheers, NBC, 1983.

Roger, "Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag," Alice, 1983.

Jack Chandler, "Log Jam," MacGyver, 1990.

Jason Fowler, "That's Big of Me," Dear John (also known as Dear John USA), 1990.

Rod Bridger, "The Promise," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1997.

Grant Stevens, "Chelsea's Ex," Style and Substance, CBS, 1998.

Edward, "No Place Like Home," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), 1999.

(As Douglas Sheehan) Roger Andrews, "Death by Design," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 2000.

Craig Miller, "The Other Woman," What I Like About You, 2003.

Edward Spellman, "Soul Mates," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars XVI, ABC, 1984.

CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars XVII, ABC, 1984.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Angel Jerry Davidson, Heaven on Earth, NBC, 1981.

Stage Appearances:

Nestor, Troilus and Cressida, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1976.

Bob, How the Other Half Loves, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1978.

Also appeared as Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre.

Film Appearances:

Cop, 10, Warner Bros., 1979.

Bert Rogers, Cops n Roberts, 1995.