Monte Markham
Monte Markham (born June 21, 1935) is an American actor. He has appeared in films, television series and on Broadway. Early life. Markham was born in Manatee County, Florida, the son of Millie Content (née Willbur) and Jesse Edward Markham Sr., who was a merchant. He attended Palm Beach State College before graduating from the University of Georgia with a master's degree in theater. Markham also served 10 years as an officer in the United States Coast Guard during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Television. Markham played the dual roles of Luke and Ken Carpenter in the  1967–1968 ABC sitcom "The Second Hundred Years", and portrayed Harry Kellem in the original "Hawaii Five-O". In 1969–1970, Markham starred in a television series "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town", based on the 1936 movie. He had the title role in "The New Perry Mason" (1973–1974). He also had the role of the racing-car-driver-turned-cyborg "Barney Miller" in the second-season episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man" entitled "The Seven Million Dollar Man", which first aired 1 November 1974. On 9 November 1975, in the third-season episode "The Bionic Criminal", Markham reprised the role – although  with the character's name changed to "Barney Hiller". Markham also played the dual roles of Vince Barrett and Rick Hatfield in the Barnaby Jones 1975 episode "Doomed Alibi". He appeared as Blanche Devereaux's brother Clayton Hollingsworth on the NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls", and portrayed the criminally insane character Pike in the episode "Power Play" in the 1975 revival of "The Invisible Man". From 1989–1992, he played the role of Captain Don Thorpe, senior lifeguard on "Baywatch". Markham narrated several documentary series that appeared on the History Channel in the mid to late 1990s, including "The Great Ships , Air Combat", and "Combat at Sea". Stage. One of his earliest stage experiences was at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the summer of 1961, where he played Horatio in "Hamle"t. Markham made his Broadway debut in 1973 in "Irene", for which he won the Theatre World Award. He also appeared on Broadway in "Same Time, Next Year" (1975). Film. Markham's film work includes "Hour of the Gun", "Guns of the Magnificent Seven", "Midway", "Airport 77", and "We Are Still Here". He has served as a consultant, director, producer, and narrator for A&E's "Classroom", "The Great Ships" and "Air  Combat" series.