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Kent McCord
McCord in 1970 as Jim Reed inAdam-12
Born	Kent Franklin McWhirter (1942-09-26)September 26, 1942 (age 83) Los Angeles,California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1964–2005
Spouse	Cynthia Lee Doty ​ (m. 1962)​
Children	3

Kent Franklin McWhirter (born September 26, 1942),^[1] known by his stage nameKent McCord, is an American retired actor, best known for his roles as Officer Jim Reed on the television seriesAdam-12, Captain "Boxey" Troy onGalactica 1980, and IASA Colonel John Robert "Jack" Crichton /"Jack" the Ancient onFarscape.

McCord was born in Los Angeles, California to Bert and Laura McWhirter. First using his real name on television in 1962 inThe Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, he later adopted his stage name. He became a close friend ofRick Nelson and made 44 appearances on the program. He also landed small parts in fiveElvis Presley films and (as Kent McWhirter) portrayed a motorcycle courier inMcHale's Navy in the episode "Monkey Business 007".^[1] McCord also appeared in the first episode (September 14, 1967) ofRaymond Burr'sIronside series, titled "Message from Beyond", as motorcycle cop Kellogg.

In the first season ofJack Webb'sDragnet 1967, he appeared three times. The first appearance was an extra as a patrol officer in the episode "The Big Explosion". He was credited under his legal name.^[2] In the third episode, "The Interrogation", McCord was credited under his stage name in the role of a police officer who has been accused of robbing a store while working an undercover narcotics detail fresh out of the police academy. McCord went on to appear five additional times in the second season, three times as unnamed officers and twice as his eventualAdam-12 character Jim Reed. He appeared once more onDragnet as Reed before the character became exclusive toAdam-12.^{[citation needed]}

McCord's big break came in 1968 when he was given a lead role next toMartin Milner as rookie police officer James A. "Jim" Reed onAdam-12, a police drama television series created by Jack Webb. The show ran on NBC from 1968 to 1975.

McCord was elected to the national board of directors of theScreen Actors Guild in 1972 and was on the board for 11 years. He was the first national vice president^[3] while on the National Board of Directors.^[4]

McCord appeared as a downed fighter ace on the 1970s seriesBaa Baa Black Sheep. In 1980, he played Troy on the television seriesGalactica 1980. Two years later, Webb tapped him and former co-starMartin Milner for a newDragnet series he was preparing, with McCord and Milner to reprise their characters fromAdam-12, now promoted to detectives. Webb died in December 1982, however, before any of the episodes he wrote could be produced. In 1982, McCord played Mr. Unger onAirplane II: The Sequel. In 1989, he co-starred on the crime dramaUnsub.

McCord re-teamed with Martin Milner in the cable TV-movieNashville Beat (1990), originally shown onThe Nashville Network. The story was co-written by McCord, who played an LAPD detective who works with his former partner, played by Milner, in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 1990, McCord appeared in the filmPredator 2 as Captain Pilgrim. Three years later he played John Reynolds inReturn of the Living Dead 3 (1993).^{[citation needed]}

From 1994 to 1995, McCord played the recurring role ofScott Keller onseaQuest DSV. He appeared in three episodes ofJAG, and teamed with Martin Milner again in theDiagnosis: Murder episode "Murder Blues." More recently, McCord became a semi-regular guest star onFarscape, where he played two versions (one human and one alien appearing in the physical form of the human) of the same character,Jack Crichton from 1999 to 2003, appearing in all four seasons. He played Deputy U.S. Marshal Jack Hendricks on the seriesRenegade.^{[citation needed]}

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