# Stan Ivar

Stan Ivar (born January 11, 1943) is an American actor who is best known for his role as John Carter in Little House on the Prairie, and also known for his roles as Ben Robinson in NCIS, Daniel Scott in Days of Our Lives, Mark Johnson in Star Trek: Voyager, and as Captain Mike Davison in the cult movie Creature (1985).

## Career

He played blacksmith John Carter in Little House on the Prairie, joining the cast during the final season, and the TV movies Little House: Look Back to Yesterday, Little House: Bless All the Dear Children, and Little House: The Last Farewell.
Once Little House on the Prairie ended, Ivar asked if he could keep the set. Ivar later disassembled the house and moved it out to his home in rural LA County.
Other notable TV roles include Ben Robinson in NCIS, Daniel Scott in Days of Our Lives, Paul Raines in Highway to Heaven, and Mark Johnson in Star Trek: Voyager.
He has also had roles in numerous other major television series, including Grapevine, General Hospital, Crazy Like a Fox, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Cagney & Lacey, The Practice, St. Elsewhere, The John Larroquette Show, Married with Children, Murder, She Wrote, Beverly Hills, 90210, Beauty and the Beast, Cybill, Matlock, and Moonlighting.
He has appeared in several television movies including The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987), Shattered Dreams (1990), The Last Halloween (1991), Torch Song (1993), The Disappearance of Nora (1993), Chance of a Lifetime (1998), and many more.
Feature film roles include Creature (1985), The Big Picture (1989), Rock-A-Doodle (1991), Aspen Extreme (1993), and playing Matt LeBlanc's character's father in Ed (1996).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1985 | Creature | Mike Davison |
| 1989 | The Big Picture | Charlie |
| 1991 | Rock-a-Doodle | Frank - Dad |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Jake McAllister |
| 1993 | Aspen Extreme | Mr. Parker |
| 1996 | Ed | Cooper's Father |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982–1983 | Little House on the Prairie | John Carter | Recurring role |
| 1983 | Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | John Carter | TV movie |
| 1984 | Little House: The Last Farewell | John Carter | TV movie |
| 1984 | Little House: Bless All the Dear Children | John Carter | TV movie |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | Don Bundy | Episode: "In Sickness and in Health" |
| 1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Steve Hollister | Episode: "Two Grand" |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Byron Jordan | Episode: "Murder Between Friends" |
| 1987 | The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory | Doc Sutherland | Television film |
| 1987 | Simon & Simon | Police Sgt. Michael Gray | Episode: "Judgement Call" |
| 1987 | My Sister Sam | Eric Randall | Episode: "Another Saturday Night" |
| 1987 | 1st & Ten' | Coach Dowling | Episode: "A Second Chance Once Removed" |
| 1987 | Highway to Heaven | Paul Raines | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Donald Rapaport | Episode: "Who's Poppa?" |
| 1987 | The Oldest Rookie | Arthur White | Episode: "Grand Theft Avocado" |
| 1988 | Matlock | Congressman Pete McGuiness | Episode: "The Investigation: Part 1" |
| 1988 | Beauty and the Beast | Jonathan Thorpe | Episode: "Fever" |
| 1988 | Moonlighting | Brian Gates | Episode: "And the Flesh Was Made Word" |
| 1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Jeffrey Warren | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dr. Lerner | Episode #1.354 |
| 1988 | Amen | Detective | Episode: "Look at Me, I'm Running" |
| 1988 | Hunter | Dan Michaels | Episode: "The Baby Game" |
| 1988 | Take My Daughters, Please | James | TV movie |
| 1989 | She's the Sheriff | Michael Davenport | Episode: "Max Gets Trumped" |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | Remy | Episode: "Jesse's Fifteen Minutes" |
| 1990 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mr. McCallister | Episode: "The Girl with the Crazy Brother" |
| 1990 | Jake and the Fatman | Jim Clarke | Episode: "I Ain't Got No Body" |
| 1990 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Farber | Episode: "Adamant Eve" |
| 1990 | Shattered Dreams | Bryan Renehan | TV movie |
| 1990 | She Said No | Doug | TV movie |
| 1990 | Who's the Boss? | Peter Gerber | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | The Flash | Dr. Carl Tanner | Episode: "Out of Control" |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Glen Evans | Episode: "The 17 Year Itch" |
| 1990 | Coach | David | Episode: "Men Don't Heal" |
| 1991 | The Killing Mind | Captain Harris | TV movie |
| 1991 | Midnight Caller | Dallas Castleman | Episode: "City of Lost Souls: Part 2" |
| 1991 | The Last Halloween | Hubble | TV movie |
| 1992 | Grapevine | Henry | Episode: "The Janice and Brian Story" |
| 1992 | A House of Secrets and Lies | Ben Rudolph | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Disappearance of Nora | Leland Sinclair | TV movie |
| 1993 | Torch Song | Ken | TV movie |
| 1993 | River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene | Bob Keene | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Secrets of Lake Success | Tucker Reed | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Clifford Jameson | Episode: "Maid Service" |
| 1994 | Married... with Children | Jack Franklin | Episode: "Dud Bowl" |
| 1994–1996 | Days of Our Lives | Daniel Scott | 60 episodes |
| 1995 | The John Larroquette Show | David McKenna | Episode: "Rachel and Tony" |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Mark Johnson | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Lou the Lawyer | Episode: "Unwilling Witness" |
| 1996 | Murder One | Assemblyman Galloway | Episode: "Chapter Sixteen" |
| 1996 | Malibu Shores | Mr. Green | Episode: "The Competitive Edge" |
| 1997 | Home Invasion | Dr. Alan Patchett | TV movie |
| 1997 | Step by Step | Kevin McGowan | Episode: "Can't Buy Me Love" |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Jason Hatfield | Episode: "Drawing the Lines" |
| 1998 | Chance of a Lifetime | Ivan | TV movie |
| 1998 | Cybill | Jonathan Martin Jr. | Episode: "Oh Brother!" |
| 1998 | Just Shoot Me! | Roger | Episode: "War & Sleaze" |
| 1998 | The Young and the Restless | Chief Firemarshall | 2 episodes |
| 2000 & 2004 | The Practice | Judge Harvey Gleason / Mark Jacobs | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | NCI | Ben Robinson | 2 episodes |