Ronald Lee "Ron" Hunter (June 14, 1943 – December 3, 2013) was an American actor, whose career spanned nearly five decades in television, film and theater.
Early life and education Hunter was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in the suburb of Brookline. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University.
Career Until 1979, he performed roles in mostly New York City stage productions, like Lord Hastings in the Broadway production of Richard III.
He portrayed a minor role in the 1979 film The Seduction of Joe Tynan, starring Alan Alda.
Most of his credits were television appearances. He appeared in One Life to Live, the PBS docudrama The Edelin Conversation as Dr. Kenneth Edelin, and Kojak as "a perennial undergraduate". His first major television appearance was The Lazarus Syndrome, co-starring Louis Gossett Jr. He also co-starred in the 1980s PBS miniseries, Three Sovereigns for Sarah, and the pilot film of the CBS series Cagney and Lacey as Harvey Lacey. He portrayed one of the case suspects in the 1988 made-for-television film Internal Affairs, starring Richard Crenna. He also appeared in Along Came Polly (2004), Law & Order (1991) and The Big Bang Theory (2008).
Death Hunter died of heart and kidney failure on December 3, 2013, aged 70, at the Woodland Hills Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was survived by his three children, two grandchildren and sister.
Filmography Film
+ Year Title Role 1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan TV News Director 1984 Teachers Mr. Pilkian 1988 Jakarta Dolph 2002 Van Wilder Gus 2014 Along Came Polly Peanut Vendor
Television
+ Year Title Role Notes 1979 The Lazarus Syndrome Joe Hamill TV movie 1979 The Lazarus Syndrome Joe Hamill 5 episodes 1981 Cagney and Lacey Harvey Lacey Episode: "Pilot" 1983 Magnum, P.I. Emmet Donner 1 episode 1985 Three Sovereigns for Sarah Samuel Nurse TV miniseries 1988 The Equalizer Mr. Binder Episode: "Something Green" 1988 Internal Affairs Mario Graselli TV movie 1991 Law & Order Pilefsky's Defense Attorney Episode: "The Torrents of Greed" (Parts 1 & 2) 2008 The Big Bang Theory Dan 1 episode 2008 Monk Dan 1 episode
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