Harry Basch Harry Basch is the New Jersey - born actor , who played Dr . in the first season episode . Born as Harry Leo Basch III in Trenton , New Jersey , Basch was married to fellow actress Shirley Slater until her death in 2002 . Together , the couple wrote the travel books " Exploring America by RV " and " RV Vacations for Dummies " , following Basch ' s retirement from acting in the late 1980s . Having acting for almost three decades , Basch started his career with guest roles in episodes of " Dr . Kildare " ( 1965 ) , " Honey West " ( 1965 , with Liam Sullivan ) , " Burke ' s Law " ( 1966 , with Skip Homeier , Troy Melton , and Paul Sorensen ) , and " Blue Light " ( 1966 , with Steve Ihnat ) as well as the television western " Scalplock " ( 1966 , with John Anderson , James Doohan , and Paul Sorensen ) . In the late 1960s , Basch wrote the stories for episodes of " The Guns of Will Sonnett " ( 1967 ) and " Daniel Boone " ( 1968 and 1969 ) and appeared in episodes of " The F . B . I . " ( 1966 , with Peter Brocco , Michael Strong , and James Doohan ) , " Gunsmoke " ( 1967 , with Steve Ihnat ) , " Daniel Boone " ( 1968 , associate produced by Cliff Bole ) , " Mission : Impossible " ( 1966 and 1968 , with Jimmie Booth , Louie Elias , Gene LeBell , Alfred Ryder , and Sid Haig ) , " Get Smart " ( 1965 , 1966 , and 1969 , with John Fiedler in the latter epsiode ) , and " The Mod Squad " ( 1968 and 1970 , starring Clarence Williams III and Tige Andrews and along Meg Foster in the latter episode ) . He also worked on the television drama " Ironside " ( 1967 , with Kim Darby , Gene Lyons , Grace Lee Whitney , and Theodore Marcuse ) , the western " A Man Called Gannon " ( 1968 , with Michael Sarrazin , Susan Oliver , John Anderson , Cliff Potts , and Jack Perkins ) , the sport drama " Winning " ( 1969 ) , and the television science fiction film " The Love War " ( 1970 , stunt coordinated by Ronnie Rondell , Jr . ) . In the 1970s , Basch guest starred on episodes of " The Most Deadly Game " ( 1970 ) , " Medical Center " ( 1972 , with James Daly , Meg Foster , Barbara Baldavin , and Bart LaRue ) , " Bonanza " ( 1972 , with Biff Elliot ) , " Love Story " ( 1973 ) , " Mannix " ( 1974 , with Garry Walberg ) , " Police Story " ( 1975 , with Glenn Corbett , Marsha Hunt , William Schallert , Ena Hartman , and Chuck Hicks ) , " What ' s Happening ! ! " ( 1978 ) , and " Quincy M . E . " ( 1979 , with Gary Walberg , John S . Ragin , and Robert Ito ) and had a recurring role in the comedy series " Mary Hartman , Mary Hartman " , starring Graham Jarvis and recurring roles by Sid Haig and Salome Jens . Further film work includes the crime comedy " The Gang That Couldn ' t Shoot Straight " ( 1971 , with Leigh Taylor - Young and James Sloyan ) , the thriller " They Only Kill Their Masters " ( 1972 , with Jason Wingreen ) , the crime drama " The Stone Killer " ( 1973 , with Alfred Ryder and Byron Morrow ) , the television thriller " Cry Panic " ( 1974 , with Jason Wingreen ) , the television pilot " Law & Order " ( 1976 , with Teri Garr , James Whitmore , Jr . , and Shay Duffin ) , the action comedy " Swashbuckler " ( 1976 , with Genevieve Bujold , Sid Haig , Henry Kingi , Sr . , Anthony DeLongis , and Bob Minor ) , the crime drama " Rollercoaster " ( 1977 , with Michael Bell , Craig Wasson , Bruce French , and Branscombe Richmond ) , the thriller " Coma " ( 1978 , with Genevieve Bujold , Lance LeGault , Betty McGuire , William Wintersole , and Nicholas Worth ) , and the drama " F . I . S . T . " ( 1978 , with Kevin Conway , Richard Herd , Bill Zuckert , and Bruce McGill ) . Among his most recent work are guest parts in " The Waltons " ( 1980 , with Ronnie Claire Edwards ) , " Tenspeed and Brown Shoe " ( 1980 , starring Ben Vereen and with Michael Ensign ) , and " The Wizard " ( 1987 , with David Rappaport and Joseph Ruskin ) , a recurring role as Vince Caproni in the second , third , and fourth season of the soap " Falcon Crest " ( 1982 - 1984 , starring Robert Foxworth ) , and the television movies " World War III " ( 1982 , with Robert O ' Reilly , David Soul , Brian Keith , Rick Fitts , Jerry Hardin , Bob Minor , and Brad Blaisdell ) and " In Self Defense " ( 1987 , with Terry Lester , James McIntire , and Josh Cruze ) .