Robert Joseph Hogan (September 28, 1933 – May 27, 2021) was an American stage and screen actor who appeared in over 100 primetime shows over his career, including as Captain Chapman in S2's The Mork Syndrome.
Biography[]
Born on Sept. 28, 1933, in Queens, NY. He was raised in an apartment just feet away from the elevated subway train in the neighborhood of Jamaica. One of three siblings, Hogan played basketball for St. Francis Preparatory School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Once de-mobbed, he studied engineering at New York University. As a student there, a professor took notice of Hogan and suggested he take an aptitude test to help decide if engineering was really the right professional path for him.[1] His test results suggested Hogan enter the arts, which sent him to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1953, and embarking him on a six decade-long path in the film and television industry. [2] [3] [4]
Hogan married Sharon Lynn (Shannon) Harper, on December 15, 1957. Together they had three children (Chris, Stephen, and Jud) before they divorced on December 6, 1982. Hogan married author Mary Barbera on December 3, 1983 (until his death).
He was diagnosed with vascular Alzheimer's disease in 2013. He died from complications of pneumonia at his home in Belfast, Maine on May 27, 2021, aged 87.
Career[]
Hogan began his career appearing in theatre, making his professional debut as Elliot in the original 1961 Off-Broadway production of Michael Shurtleff's Call Me by My Rightful Name with Robert Duvall, Alvin Ailey and Joan Hackett. That same year, he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in television and film.[2]
He landed work almost immediately upon his arrival, picking up his first screen credits as a guest star in episodes of anthology show, True Story and long running western Cheyenne in 1961. Frequently cast as no-nonsense authority figures, military middle-echelon or police officer he maintained an active career as a guest star on television programs throughout the next 4 decades. Frequently cast in a number of legendary Soaps he appeared in recurring roles on Peyton Place; Days of Our Lives, portraying Will Austin for a short time and then in 1970 returned portraying the recurring role of Scott Banning, Sr. for two years; Burt Marshall on General Hospital (1973); Vince McKinnon on Another World (1987–1989, 1991); "L.J. McDermott" on As the World Turns (1991–1992) and Charles Briggs on One Life to Live (1995–1998, 2000).
He also hit a Trifecta of Law & Order shows, appearing in the original, as well as L&0: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: SVU, and played the part of Sergeant Ted Coppersmith in The Rockford Files, and it's spin off, Richie Brockelman: Private Eye. Beyond the cops and military (though often still in that mode) he brought wry, dry humor to numerous comedy shows from Here's Lucy, through the Mary Tyler Moore Show; M*A*S*H; Alice; Laverne & Shirley; Newhart; Cosby while Hogan's Heroes, which he also appeared in, was named for him by his friend Bernard Fein. [3]
Filmography[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | True Story | Episode dated 8 April 1961 | George Mitchell |
| 1961 | Cheyenne | The Bad Penny | Billy Hay |
| 1961-62 | Hawaiian Eye | The Queen from Kern County
Blackmail in Satin |
Tod Warfield
Clarke Woodruff |
| 1961-62 | 77 Sunset Strip | The Missing Daddy Caper
The Disappearance |
Chet Willis
Kurt |
| 1962 | Bronco | The Immovable Object | Captain Meadows |
| 1962 | Fair Exchange | Lieutenant's Paradise | Sergeant Burns |
| 1962 | Hazel | Hazel and the Lovebirds | Bud Donovan |
| 1963 | The Donna Reed Show | Just a Little Wedding | Bob Parker |
| 1963-73 | General Hospital | 2 Episodes | Dr. Phil Brewer #2
Burt Marshall |
| 1964 | The Twilight Zone | Spur of the Moment | Robert Blake |
| 1964 | Arrest and Trial | A Circle of Strangers | 2nd Police Officer |
| 1964 | The Fugitive | When the Bough Breaks | Sergeant Barrett |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle: USMC | Guest in the Barracks
Pay Day |
Lieutenant Norris |
| 1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | The Wine-Dark Sea | 1st Cop |
| 1964-65 | 12 O'Clock High | Pressure Point
The Mission The Idolator |
Captain Mewlay
Lieutenant Farrell Lt. Guy Kelly |
| 1964-71 | Gunsmoke | 4 Episodes | Danny
Capt. Darnell |
| 1965 | Dr. Kildare | She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: Part 2 | Paul Dane |
| 1965 | Wendy and Me | Call Me or I'll Call You | Jerry |
| 1965-66 | The Young Marrieds | 44 episodes | Gilly Gillespie |
| 1965-70 | Hogan's Heroes
Commando Tobin / Braden |
Reservations Are Required
Crittendon's Commandos |
Braden
Commando Tobin |
| 1965-72 | The F.B.I. | 6 Episodes | Lt. Richardson
Fred Post Chuck Borden Lloyd Mitchell |
| 1966 | Batman | Instant Freeze
Rats Like Cheese |
Paul Diamante |
| 1968 | This Is the Life | Give and Take | Steve Storm |
| 1968-69 | Peyton Place | 63 episodes | Tom Winter |
| 1969 | Bonanza | A Ride in the Sun | Tobias Horn |
| 1969-71 | Days of Our Lives | 1 Episode
1 Season |
Will Austin
Scott Banning, Sr. |
| 1970 | I Dream of Jeannie | The Solid Gold Jeannie | Commander Leslie Wingate |
| 1970 | Land of the Giants | The Marionettes | Brady |
| 1970 | Bright Promise | 6 Episodes | Asst. DA Stephens |
| 1970 | Dan August | Epitaph for a Swinger | Van Evans |
| 1971 | Mannix | The Crime That Wasn't | Donald Coverly |
| 1971 | Night Gallery | Midnight Never Ends/Brenda | Jim Emsden |
| 1971-72 | McCloud | Encounter with Aries
The New Mexican Connection |
Detective Finnegan
Deputy Peters |
| 1971-73 | Cannon | Country Blues
He Who Digs a Grave |
Pete Schroeder
Deputy Coleman |
| 1971-73 | Here's Lucy | Lucy and the Astronauts
The Carters Meets Frankie Avalon |
Capt. Perry
Jack Lucas |
| 1972 | The Don Rickles Show | 3 Episodes | Tyler Benedict |
| 1972 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Discovery at Fourteen | Jack Merlino |
| 1972 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | The Good-Time News | Jack Stoneham |
| 1972 | Love, American Style | Love and the Hairy Excuse/Love and Lady Luck/Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy | Mark |
| 1972-74 | Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Warlock at Mach 3
They've Got to Blame Somebody A Foreigner Among Us |
Officer Pete McKay
Clayton Short |
| 1972-74 | The Streets of San Francisco | 45 Minutes from Home
Flags of Terror |
Tom Garver
Mr. Warren |
| 1973 | Mission: Impossible | Incarnate | Thomas O'Connel |
| 1973 | The Delphi Bureau | The Terror Broker Project | Cobra |
| 1973 | Chase | The Dice Rolled Dead | Birnham |
| 1973-1980 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) | 6 Episodes | Reed Carpenter
Lyle Casey Stephen Triplett Dwight Kincaid Ken Scanlan Roy Corbett |
| 1974 | Sierra | Cruncher | Joe |
| 1974-75 | The Manhunter | 7 Episodes | Sheriff Paul Tate |
| 1974-76 | Insight | Mohawk
Somewhere Before Welcome Home Girl in Freefall |
Fr. O'Connor
Doctor Henderson Priest |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | The Adventure of the Chinese Dog | Gordon Wilde |
| 1976 | Hawaii Five-O | Anatomy of a Bribe | Martin Rogers |
| 1976 | M*A*S*H | Smilin' Jack | Smilin' Jack Mitchell |
| 1976-77 | Once an Eagle | (TV Mini Series - 5 Episodes) | Ben Krisler |
| 1976-77 | The Six Million Dollar Man | H+2+O = Death
The Cheshire Project |
Walker
Hal Martin |
| 1977 | Tales of the Unexpected | No Way Out | Commander Lear |
| 1977 | Rosetti and Ryan | If You Can't Trust Your Lawyer | Eddie |
| 1977 | The Fitzpatricks | The Sacrament | Chambers |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | |
| 1977-82 | Alice | 6 Episodes | Greg Stemple |
| 1978 | The Rockford Files | The Competitive Edge
The House on Willis Avenue |
Lester Shaw
Police Sgt. Ted Coopersmith |
| 1978 | Richie Brockelman, Private Eye | 5 Episodes | Sergeant Ted Coppersmith |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Nightmare at Pendragon Castle | |
| 1978 | Sword of Justice | Port of Entry | Moseley |
| 1978-79 | Operation Petticoat | 10 Episodes | Lt. Cmdr. Haller |
| 1979 | Kaz | Conspiracy in Blue | |
| 1979 | Turnabout | Penny's Old Boyfriend | Paul Nicholson |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | The Mork Syndrome | Captain Chapman |
| 1979 | Young Maverick | Hearts O' Gold | Jack Muston |
| 1979-82 | Quincy M.E. | The Money Plague
The Mourning After |
Deputy Dwayne Whitlow
Kenneth Stadler |
| 1980 | Stone | Deep Sleeper | Mike Halloran |
| 1980 | The Incredible Hulk | The Lottery | Harry Henderson |
| 1980 | A New Kind of Family | No Smoking, Please | Dr. Richard Malman |
| 1980-81 | Secrets of Midland Heights | 11 Episodes | Nathan Welsh |
| 1981 | House Calls | Adieu, Kind Friend | |
| 1981 | Enos | Forever Blowing Bubbles | Dawson |
| 1981 | Harper Valley P.T.A. | My Fair Stella | Jeff |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker | The Witness | Neil Stoner |
| 1982 | Hill Street Blues | Domestic Beef | Lou Hogan |
| 1982 | Laverne & Shirley | Lost in Spacesuits | G. Bullets Klein |
| 1982 | Newhart | The Senator's Wife Was Indiscreet | David Dannon |
| 1983 | Tucker's Witch | Living and Presumed Dead | Michael Carr |
| 1983 | Reggie | That's Life | Arvin |
| 1983 | Automan | Automan | Peterson |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | The Long Christmas Eve | Lucas |
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | AIDS & Comfort | Mr. Greely |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Echoes from the Past | Morton Abrams |
| 1984 | One Day at a Time | Parting Company | David Powell |
| 1984 | Hotel | Intimate Strangers | Jeffrey Harding |
| 1984 | Cover Up | Murder in Malibu | Dale Hobbs |
| 1984-89 | Murder, She Wrote | 4 Episodes | Lt. Bergkamp
Dr. Wylie Graham FBI Agt. Guilfoyle |
| 1985 | Double Trouble | Man for Margo | Grant |
| 1985 | The Fall Guy | The Skip Family Robinson | Shelby Robinson |
| 1985 | Knight Rider | Ten Wheel Trouble | Shatner |
| 1986 | Spenser: For Hire | A Madness Most Discreet | Robertson |
| 1986 | The Colbys | The Trial
Burden of Proof |
Colonel Timothy Holmes |
| 1986 | Magnum, P.I. | Who Is Don Luis Higgins... and Why Is He Doing These Terrible Things to Me? | Alan Johnson |
| 1986 | You Again? | The Strike | Brad Stevens |
| 1986 | The Wizard | Nobody's Perfect | Martin Moss |
| 1987-88 | Another World | 10 Episodes | Vince McKinnon |
| 1991 | Against the Law | The Union Label | Brennan |
| 1991-92 | As the World Turns | 1 Season | L.J. McDermott |
| 1991-2006 | Law & Order | 9 Episodes | Agent Carlin
Ted Parker Patrick Monahan Capt. Walder Judge Albert Scholl Trial Judge Hugo Bright |
| 1992 | All My Children | 3 Episodes | Dr. Bell |
| 1995 | One Life to Live | Episode #1.6860 | Charles Briggs |
| 1997 | Remember WENN | The First Mrs. Bloom | Warren Dunlap |
| 1997 | Cosby | The Pilot (Not the Pilot) | Pilot |
| 1999 | Now and Again | One for the Money | Janus Lucic |
| 2000 | Deadline | Perception | Phil Carbone |
| 2001-03 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | The Good Doctor
Blink |
Judge Van Vliet
Ferdie |
| 2003 | The Wire | 4 Episodes | Louis Sobotka |
| 2003 | Third Watch | Goodbye to All That | |
| 2004 | Ed | Hidden Agendas | Ralph Newell |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Reparations | Grant Harrison |
| 2015 | Happyish | Starring Christopher Hitchens, Philip Larkin and Josef Stalin | Priest |
| 2018 | Maturity | Pilot | Frank |
| Year | TV Movie | Role | Notes |
| 1963 | BI Code 98 | Timothy Farrell | |
| 1970 | Three for Tahiti | Kelly | |
| 1973 | Stone | ||
| 1973 | Cry Rape | Jim Bryan | |
| 1974 | Heatwave! | Harry Powers | |
| 1974 | Manhunter | Paul Tate | |
| 1974 | Fools, Females and Fun | J.C. Tyler | |
| 1974 | Roll, Freddy, Roll! | Don Talbert | |
| 1976 | Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours | Sergeant Ted Coppersmith | |
| 1977 | Ransom for Alice! | Whitaker Halliday | |
| 1977 | Calling Doctor Storm, M. D. | Glenn Puber | |
| 1978 | The Critical List | Jordan Donnelly | |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | J.H. Martin | |
| 1983 | Desperate Intruder | Lloyd | |
| 1984 | Gone Are the Dayes | Harry Daye | |
| 1984 | Summer | George Stone | |
| 2000 | Cupid & Cate | Laurence | |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Rodgin Cohen | |
| Year | Movie | Role | |
| 1963 | Greenwich Village Story | Brian | |
| 1973 | Westworld | Ed Wren | |
| 1974 | The Memory of Us | John | |
| 1979 | The Lady in Red | Jake Lingle | |
| 1984 | Prince Jack | Jack | |
| 1986 | Hamburger: The Motion Picture | Russell's Father | |
| 1998 | Species II | Pentagon Personnel | |
| 1998 | Blue Christmas | Svelte | |
| 1999 | Advice from a Caterpillar | Diner Husband | |
| 2000 | Maze | Lyle's Father | |
| 2000 | Brooklyn Sonnet | John O'Hagen | |
| 2001 | The Sleepy Time Gal | Rebecca's Adoptive Father | |
| 2005 | Sweet Land | Old Olaf | |
| 2007 | Day Zero | Senior Partner | |
| 2008 | Universal Signs | Mr. Callahan | |
| 2009 | Welcome to Academia | Kronsky | |
| 2013 | Trust, Greed, Bullets & Bourbon | Franky | |
| 2014 | A Good Marriage | Minister | |
| 2016 | Youth in Oregon | Peter | |
He made numerous TV Movies through his career, including Natalie Wood's final completed film The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980) He also appeared in the short movies Sonic Boom (1975); Little Man (1999); Light Withheld (2017) and his final screen role The Deplorable (2018)
Having started on the stage, Hogan continued to tread the boards, and during the 1990s his TV output dipped as he returned to working more in the theatre. He made his Broadway debut in November 1989, as Capt. Matthew A. Markinson in the original production of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men, remaining with the show for more than a year. He returned to Broadway in 1992 to portray the roles of the Ghost and the Player King in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. He also appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, including Neal Bell's On the Bum (1992), Mark R. Shapiro's The Shattering (1996), Frank Pugliese's Hope is the Thing with Feathers (1998), Further Than the Furthest Thing (2002), Boy (2004), The Accomplices (2007), and Mourning Becomes Electra (2009). In 1998 he appeared in John Logan's Never the Sinner (1998) as the shrewd defense attorney Clarence Darrow (based on the Leopold & Loeb murder trial of 1924) for which he was awarded the Outer Critics Circle Award.
Mork & Mindy[]
Robert Hogan played Captain Chapman of the USAF, stationed at Buckley's Airforce Base, who leads the mission to do a clean up on a nuclear waste spill, that Mork gets caught up in when he mistakenly goes to join up with the USAF thinking its like a version of Club Med. When Mindy discovers what Mork's been up to, she insists they need to find out more details, as the public have the right to know of anything that could be hazardous to their health. Prevailing on Mork go back under cover as Lt. Fromork with her, they sneak into the containment facility and secretly pump Chapman for information on the accident.