Jed Allan

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::summary American actor and TV host (1935–2019) ::

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Field	Value
name	Jed Allan
image	Lassie Jed Allan 1969.JPG
caption	Allan with Lassie in 1969
birth_name	Jed Allan Brown
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Palm Desert, California, U.S.
occupation
years_active	1957–2012
spouse
children	3
awards	Soapy Award for Best Actor
1979 Days of Our Lives
Soapy Award for Best Actor
1978 Days of Our Lives
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| name = Jed Allan | image = Lassie Jed Allan 1969.JPG | caption = Allan with Lassie in 1969 | birth_name = Jed Allan Brown | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Palm Desert, California, U.S. | occupation = | years_active = 1957–2012 | spouse = | children = 3 | awards = Soapy Award for Best Actor 1979 Days of Our Lives Soapy Award for Best Actor 1978 Days of Our Lives}}

Jed Allan Brown (March 1, 1935 – March 9, 2019), known professionally as Jed Allan, was an American actor and television host, best known as C.C. Capwell on Santa Barbara, Don Craig on Days of Our Lives, Rush Sanders on Beverly Hills, 90210, Scott Turner on Lassie, Harold Johnson on The Bay, and the host of Celebrity Bowling.

Life and career

Education and early career

Allan attended the University of Washington, where he majored in Drama. While in college, he supported himself working as a radio and television announcer and sportscaster. In the 1960s, he appeared in several Broadway productions such as Viva Madison Avenue!, Oliver!, and Barefoot in the Park.

Daytime television roles

Allan starred in several soap operas. He made his debut as trouble-making Ace Hubbard on Love of Life in 1964. He played college professor Paul Britton on The Secret Storm in 196465. Allan was one of many actors to play Paul, who was involved with the show's leading heroine, Amy Ames. Allan replaced his future Santa Barbara co-star Nicolas Coster in the part. He is best known for his role as Don Craig in Days of Our Lives, which he played from 1971 to 1985,

In 2004, he started playing the role of Edward Quartermaine in General Hospital.

Other projects

Allan's most notable television role outside of soap operas was when he starred on Lassie from 1968 to 1970 as Forest Ranger Scott Turner, who along with fellow ranger Bob Erickson (played by Jack De Mave) served as the collie dog's main human companion during that period. He was a pitchman in commercial spots in 1980-1981 for McDade's, a local catalog department store chain in the Chicago area, as well as for Two Guys Department stores. --

He appeared in numerous made-for-television movies. He hosted Celebrity Bowling during the 1970s

Allan was a featured character in several episodes of Adam-12. He played Reno West, a prolific burglar who was known as, "Take a little, leave a little" because of his M.O. He was finally caught by Reed and Malloy in the episode 'Capture' (season 6, episode 9).

Allan wrote a book, Please, Spell the Name Right, in reference to his name often being spelled incorrectly. The book is about his experiences of 50 years as an actor working with other actors and was released in November 2004. He also played Mr. Marraco in the Carman film, The Champion.

Personal life and death

Allan was married to Toby Brown from September 21, 1958 until her death in 2001. The couple had three sons, Mitch, Dean, and Rick. Allan lived in Palm Desert, California.

He died on March 9, 2019, aged 84.

Filmography

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
1968	Ice Station Zebra	Peter Costigan
1974	The Man from Clover Grove	The Hippie
1974	The Photographer	Joe Hennesey
1994	Zero Tolerance	George Wells	last1=Awada
1997	Arlette	Wide
2001	Carman: The Champion	Larracco	--
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::data[format=table title="Television"]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964–1965	The Secret Storm	Professor Paul Britton #2	Unknown episodes
1968	Mannix	Ed Kovak	To the Swiftest, Death
1968–1970	Lassie	Ranger Scott Turner	26 episodes
1970	The Mod Squad	Frank Walsh	The Song of Willie
1971	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Rod Porter	And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter
1971–1978	Celebrity Bowling	Himself	Entire series
1971–1985	Days of Our Lives	Don Craig	102 episodes
1973	Adam-12	John Spencer	Anatomy of a 415
1974	Kojak	Eddie Ryan	Dead on His Feet
1986–1993	Santa Barbara	C.C. Capwell (#4)	1,089 episodes
1994–1999	Beverly Hills, 90210	Rush Sanders	18 episodes
1995	Burke's Law	Wally King	Who Killed the King of the Country Club?
2001	Walker, Texas Ranger	Sam Cardinal	Reel Rangers
2001	Carman: The Champion	Laracco
2002	Port Charles	Ed Grant	last1=Baldwin
2004–2005	General Hospital	Edward Quartermaine (#3)	Unknown episodes
2011–2012	The Bay	Harold Johnson	Season 1 & 2
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References

References

1. [http://www.hollywoodnewsdaily.com/14816/days-star-jed-allan-dead Days Of Our Lives Star Jed Allan Dead at 84]''Hollywood News Daily''. March 9, 2019. {{Webarchive. link. (March 13, 2019)
2. (May 22, 1970). "Jed Allan Broadway Bound From Star Role on Lassie". Saranac Lake Adirondack Daily Enterprise.
3. Barnes, Mike. (March 11, 2019). "Jed Allan, Star on 'Days of Our Lives' and 'Santa Barbara,' Dies at 84". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
4. (March 11, 2019). "'Beverly Hills 90210' And Soap Actor Jed Allan Dies". [[HuffPost]] India.
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10. Marshall, Michelle. (March 10, 2019). "Jed Allan dead: Beverly Hills 90210 star dies aged 84". [[Daily Express]].
11. Hayden, Nicole. (11 March 2019). "Soap opera star Jed Allan dies in Palm Desert, known for '90210,' 'Days Of Our Lives'". [[Desert Sun (newspaper).
12. "The Man from Clover Grove (1975)".
13. "The Man From Clover Grove".
14. (March 11, 2019). ""Beverly Hills, 90210" Actor Jed Allan Dead At 84". [[Canyon News]].
15. (March 10, 2019). "Jed Allan Dead at 84". Daytime Confidential.

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