Ron Pinkard
{{short description|American actor and US Navy officer}}
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|name =Ron Pinkard
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|birth_name =Ronald F. Pinkard
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|1|22|mf=y}}
|birth_place =Denver, Colorado
|yearsactive =1968–present
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Ronald F. Pinkard (born January 22, 1941, in Denver, Colorado) is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Mike Morton in the Jack Webb produced television series Emergency!
Early life
Pinkard was raised in Denver, Colorado.{{cite web|title=Jan 4, 1998 article on Ron Pinkard|url=http://www.emergencyfans.com/people/ron_pinkard/ron_pinkard-article.htm|website=www.emergencyfans.com|accessdate=13 January 2017}} He attended Whittier Elementary School, Cole Jr. High and Manual High School. After high school he spent four years in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. He studied drama at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Career
Pinkard has appeared in episodes of several television series, including Dragnet 1967, Barnaby Jones, Ironside, Mission: Impossible, Perry Mason, Adam-12, Quincy, M.E., The Partridge Family, The Wild Wild West, Matlock, Gemini Man, The White Shadow, Matt Houston, General Hospital and Knight Rider. His most notable role was Dr. Mike Morton on Emergency!.{{cite book|last1=Yokley|first1=Richard|title=Emergency! Behind The Scene|date=July 13, 2007|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning|isbn=978-0763748968|page=36|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cixPyu5pCaUC&dq=Ron+Pinkard&pg=PA36|accessdate=13 January 2017}}
He also served as a technical advisor on the movie Flight of the Intruder, and received a "special thanks" in the movies Tiger Street, and as LCDR Ronald F. Pinkard, USNR in the movie The Hunt for Red October. In most of his roles, he portrays police officers, or doctors. He played Judge McElvy in Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (TV Movie 1990).
He served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy Reserve. He retired as a full commander.
Pinkard served as head of the Denver Film Commission from 1991 to 2003.{{cite web|last1=Witcher|first1=T.R.|title=The Shooting Never Stopped|url=http://www.westword.com/news/the-shooting-never-stopped-5056428|website=Westword|accessdate=13 January 2017|date=20 June 1996}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1970
|Policeman | rowspan="2" |Uncredited |
| 1972
|Conquest of the Planet of the Apes |Controller |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1968, 1969
|Off. John McKee / Student |2 episodes |
| 1968–1973
|Chief Borden / Jim Washington |6 episodes |
| 1969
|Deputy Sheriff Billy |Episode: "The Night of the Winged Terror: Part 1" |
| 1969
|Jeff Pruitt |Episode: "Closed Set" |
| 1969–1970
|Special Agent / Ken | rowspan="2" |3 episodes |
| 1969–1971
|Off. Walt Barrett |
| 1970
|Guard |Episode: "Go Directly to Jail" |
| 1970
|Harry Tate |Episode: "The Soldier" |
| 1971
|The Bold Ones: The New Doctors |Doctor |Episode: "A Matter of Priorities" |
| 1972
|Prof. Wilner |Episode: "Love Is When They Say They Need You" |
| 1972
|Barr |Episode: "Movie" |
| 1972
|Ed Thomas |13 episodes |
| 1972–1978
|Dr. Mike Morton / Tom Gray, M.D. |72 episodes |
| 1973
|Christie |Episode: "The Ten Year Honeymoon" |
| 1973
|Parking Lot Attendant |Episode: "Divorce - Murderer's Style" |
| 1974
|The Girl with Something Extra |Detective Connors |Episode: "Guess Who's Feeding the Pigeons" |
| 1974
|Doctor Dan |Scott |Television film |
| 1974, 1977
|Doctor |2 episodes |
| 1976
|Willie |Episode: "Run Sam, Run" |
| 1977
|Dr. Johnson |Episode: "Affair of the Heart" |
| 1980, 1981
|Clerk / Recruiter |2 episodes |
| 1982
|Detective Jackson |Episode: "Across the Line" |
| 1982
|Judge |Episode: "No Body's Perfect" |
| 1983–1984
|Pardino / Lab Technician |4 episodes |
| 1984
|Agent Mercer |Episode: "On the Run" |
| 1985, 1986
|Reporter #1 / Judge |2 episodes |
| 1987
|Doctor |Episode: "Mad Money" |
| 1987
|Thurgood |Episode: "North of the Border" |
| 1987
|Mayor |Episode: "Frank Returns" |
| 1988
|Maitre D' |Episode: "Dad's First Date" |
| 1989
|Judge John Brenner |Episode: "The D.J." |
| 1990
|Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter |Judge McElvy | rowspan="4" |Television film |
| 1990
|Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 |Hodges |
| 1992
|Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing |Lesley |
| 1992
|Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo |Fred Kelly |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0683862}}
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Category:American male television actors
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