# Christopher Mayer (American actor)

Christopher Mayer (born George Charles Mayer III; February 21, 1954 – July 23, 2011), also known as Chip Mayer, was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Vance Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard for 19 episodes during season 5 when cousins Coy and Vance Duke temporarily replaced Bo and Luke Duke (due to a salary dispute between producers and the original actors).

## Career

Mayer played the role of Vance Duke in 19 episodes of the fifth season of The Dukes of Hazzard during 1982–83. Mayer continued his work in television and movies into the early 1990s, including a stint on the daytime serial Santa Barbara. He also played Kenneth Falk in the film Liar Liar (1997) alongside Jim Carrey. He appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 7, episode 15, "Badda Bing Badda Bang" as a security guard in 1999. His last TV credit was a guest appearance on 18 Wheels of Justice in 2000.

## Personal life

Mayer's first marriage was to actress Teri Copley, with whom he had a daughter, Ashley. Mayer's second marriage was to Eileen Davidson, an actress on the daytime serials Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. Mayer's third marriage was to actress Shauna Sullivan in 1988, with whom he had two more daughters, Alexandra and Angelica. Mayer was engaged to Catherine Irvine at the time of his death.
Mayer was found dead of natural causes in his Los Angeles home in Sherman Oaks on July 23, 2011.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Stunts Unlimited | Matt Lewis | TV movie |
| 1981 | Our Family Business | Jaimie | TV movie |
| 1982–1983 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Vance Duke | 19 episodes |
| 1983 | The Dukes | Vance Duke | 13 episodes |
| 1983 | The Love Boat | Chester O'Brien | Episode: "Long Time No See/The Bear Essence/Kisses and Makeup" |
| 1984 | Simon & Simon | Steven Lacey | Episode: "Dear Lovesick" |
| 1984–1985 | Glitter | Pete Bozak | 13 episodes |
| 1985 | The Love Boat | Gus Braddock | Episode: "Ace Takes the Test/The Counterfeit Couple/The Odd Triple" |
| 1986 | The Ted Knight Show | Peter Genopolis | Episode: "Acropolis Now" |
| 1987 | Survivor | The Survivor | |
| 1987–1989 | Santa Barbara | T.J. Daniels | 180 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Silk Stalkings | Tyler | Episodes: "Hardcopy", "Powder Burn" |
| 1993 | Official Denial | Sergeant Gilleland | TV movie |
| 1994 | Renegade | Matt Dwyer | Episode: "Once Burned, Twice Chey" |
| 1994 | Weird Science | "Magnifico" | Episode: "Magnifico Dad" |
| 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Paul Jaeger | Episode: "The Mud-Queen Murders" |
| 1995 | Platypus Man | Patrick | Episode: "Lou's the Boss" |
| 1995 | Pig Sty | Stud | Episode: "May I Borrow a Cup of Death" |
| 1995 | East Meets West | Gus Taylor | |
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Peranis | Episodes: "The Path Not Taken", "The Reckoning" |
| 1996 | High Tide | John Chapman / Scorpion | Episode: "Code Name: Scorpion" |
| 1996 | Weird Science | "Ripsaw" | Episode: "Lisa's Childhood Memories" |
| 1996 | Baywatch Nights | Chad Lindsay | Episode: "A Closer Look" |
| 1996 | Raven | Hub | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Renegade | Dan Snow | Episode: "Father's Day" |
| 1996 | Hard Time | Kelly | |
| 1997 | Sliders | Man In Bar | Episode: "The Breeder" |
| 1997 | Liar Liar | Kenneth Falk | |
| 1998 | Baywatch | Vance | Episode: "Countdown" |
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Thomas Leary | Episode: "With This Ring" |
| 1998 | Silk Stalkings | Danny Marshall | Episode: "Passion and the Palm Beach Detectives" |
| 1998 | The Hunted | Jake McKnight | |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Guard | Episode: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang" |
| 2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Sergeant Tom Geller | Episode: "The Road to Hell" |