Anthony Call
{{short description|American television actor}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Anthony Call
|image = Anthony Call and Robin Strasser.webp
|caption = Call (left) with Robin Strasser, 1981
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|08|31}}
|birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|occupation = Film and television actor
|parents = Abner Biberman (father)
|years_active = 1961–present
|alma mater = University of Pennsylvania
}}
Anthony Call (born August 31,{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Soap_Opera_Book/yzQlimPTTEMC?hl=en|title=The Soap Opera Book|page=44|editor1=Ellen Buckley|editor2=Nancy E. Rout|date=1992|publisher=Todd Publications|ISBN=9780915344239|via=Google Books}} 1940) is an American television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Herb Callison in the American soap opera television series One Life to Live from 1979 to 1991.
Life and career
Call was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Abner Biberman, an actor. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied to be a classical pianist.{{Cite news |date=December 18, 1989 |title=Hot Spot: Anthony Call |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-hot-spot-anthony-call/161460547/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |work=The Toronto Star |page=C7 |via=Newspapers.com}}
Call began his career in 1961, appearing in the crime drama television series Route 66.{{Cite episode|title=Three Sides|series=Route 66|network=CBS|airdate=November 18, 1960|season=1|number=7}} The next year, he made an appearance in the television programs Outlaws and The Dick Powell Theatre.{{Citation|title=TV Castings|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Wilkerson Daily Corporation|volume=170|page=10|date=June 29, 1962}}
Call guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Dakotas,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWVZAAAAMAAJ|title=Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers|page=128|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|date=1996|via=Google Books}} The Twilight Zone,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=spVkCwAAQBAJ|title=The Twilight Zone FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Fifth Dimension and Beyond|page=247|first=Dave|last=Thompson|publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books|date=November 2015|isbn=9781495046100|via=Google Books}} The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 77 Sunset Strip, The Fugitive,{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/anthony_call|title=Anthony D. Call|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 20, 2024}} The Virginian, Star Trek and Combat!. In addition to his guest-starring appearances, he portrayed senator Colin Whitney in The Edge of Night from 1970 to 1971,{{Cite news |date=March 22, 1981 |title=Politicians: new soap scoundrels |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-politicians-new-soap-s/161460610/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |work=The Boston Globe |page=389 |via=Newspapers.com}} Dr. Joe Werner on Guiding Light in 1973, and Herb Callison on One Life to Live from 1979 to 1991.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0130083}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/anthony_call Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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Category:Male actors from Los Angeles
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male soap opera actors