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Laurence Luckinbill Biography (1934-)

Full name, Laurence George Luckinbill; born November 21 (one source says November 17), 1934 (some sources say 1938), in Fort Smith, AR; son of Laurence Benedict and Agnes (Nulph) Luckinbill; married Robin Strasser (an actress), November 19, 1966 (divorced); married Lucie Arnaz (an actress), June 23, 1980; children: (first marriage) Laurence Nicholas, Benjamin Joseph; (second marriage) Simon; stepchildren: Jennifer. Addresses: Agent--Don Buchwald and Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

November 21, 1934

Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Old shepherd, Oedipus Rex, Carnegie Playhouse, 1959.
• George Fabry, There Is a Play Tonight (also known as There's a Play Tonight), Theatre Marquee, New York City, 1961.
• Iago, Othello, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland, OH, 1962.
• Hotspur, Henry IV, Part One, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, 1962.
• Justice Swallow, Henry IV, Part Two, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, 1962.
• Title role, Caligula, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1962.
• Will Roper, A Man for All Seasons, American National Theatre and AcademyTheatre (ANTA), New York City, 1963.
• Faces in the American Mirror, 1963.
• Simon Holt, Beekman Place, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• Arms and the Man, 1965.
• Damis, Tartuffe, American National Theatre and Academy, Washington SquareTheatre, New York City, 1965.
• Galileo Galilei, Galileo (also known as Life of Galileo), McCarter Theatre, 1965.
• Biff Loman, Death of a Salesman, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1966.
• Edmund, King Lear, American Conservatory Theatre, 1966.
• Orestes, The Flies, APA Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1966.
• Sodom and Gomorrah, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1966-67.
• Hank, The Boys in the Band, Theatre Four, New York City, 1968.
• Sensuality, Horseman, Pass By, Fortune Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Hank, The Boys in the Band, Wyndham's Theatre, London, England, 1969.
• Ted, "The Electric Map," The Memory Bank, Tambellini's Gate Theatre, NewYork City, 1970.
• Dr. Prentice, What the Butler Saw, McAlpin Rooftop Theatre, New York City, 1970.
• Patrick, A Meeting By the River, Center Theatre Group, New Theatre for Now, Los Angeles, CA, then Phoenix Theatre Sideshows, Edison Theatre, New YorkCity, both 1972.
• Frank Elliot, Alpha Beta, Eastside Playhouse, New York City, 1973.
• Tadpole, Center Theatre Group, New Theatre for Now, Mark Taper Forum, LosAngeles, CA, 1973.
• Too Much Johnson, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1975.
• Brian, The Shadow Box, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1975, thenLong Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1976, later Morosco Theatre, 1977.
• Anton Ignatyevich Kerzhentsen and Hamlet, Poor Murderer, Ethel BarrymoreTheatre, New York City, 1976.
• Simon, A Prayer for My Daughter, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1978.
• Galileo Galilei, Galileo (also known as Life of Galileo), New York ActorsTheatre, Havemeyer Hall, Columbia University, New York City, 1978.
• George Schneider, Chapter Two, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1979.
• Ralph Michaelson, Past Tense, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1980.
• Ken Harrison, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Wilshire Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1980.
• Vernon Gersch, They're Playing Our Song, St. Louis Municipal Opera, St. Louis, MO, 1982.
• He (Michael), I Do! I Do!, Dallas Music Hall, Dallas, TX, then Morris Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore, MD, both 1983.
• The Guardsman, University of Arkansas, 1983, then Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1984.
• Dick Biehn, Dancing in the Endzone (also known as Dancing in the End Zone), Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• David Kahn, Social Security, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, then Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach, FL, both 1987.
• Title role, Lyndon Johnson, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1991.
• Yves, Unfinished Stories, New York Theatre Workshop, New York City, 1994.
• A Fair Country, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, New York City, 1996.
• Also appeared in The Fantasticks.
• Credits; Stage Work; Director
• Macbeth (Arabic production), Sudan, 1961.
• Our Town (Italian production), Rome, Italy, 1961.
• Old Acquaintance, Paramus, NJ, 1967.
• Credits; Major Tours
• Will Roper, A Man for All Seasons, U.S. cities, 1963-64.
• Frank Bryant, Educating Rita, U.S. cities, 1981.
• He (Michael), I Do! I Do!, U.S. cities, 1983.
• Title role, Lyndon Johnson, U.S. cities, 1988.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Hank, The Boys in the Band, Cinema Center, 1970.
• Richard Messenger, Such Good Friends, Paramount, 1971.
• Wayne Nesbitt, Corky (also known as Lookin' Good), Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer,1972.
• Narrator, Moonwalk One, Francis Thompson, 1972.
• Banks, The Money, Calliope, 1975.
• Dr. Gregson, The Promise (also known as Face of a Stranger), Universal, 1979.
• Mayor Claude Franklyn, Not for Publication, Samuel Goldwyn/Thorne, 1984.
• Mr. Mooney, Cocktail, Buena Vista, 1988.
• Homer Foxx, Messenger of Death (also known as Avenging Angels), Pathe Releasing/Trans World, 1988.
• Sybok, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Paramount, 1989.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• Frank Carver, The Secret Storm, CBS, 1967-68.
• Steve Prescott, Where the Heart Is, CBS, 1970.
• Glenn Garth Gregory, The Delphi Bureau, ABC, 1972-73.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Miniseries
• Major Richard Arnold, Ike (also known as Ike: The War Years), ABC, 1979.
• Narrator, James A. Michener's Space (also known as Space), CBS, 1985.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Pilots
• Howard, Lights Out, NBC, 1972.
• Glenn Garth Gregory, The Delphi Bureau, ABC, 1972.
• Someone to Watch Over Me, NBC, 1975.
• Dr. Glickman, Momma the Detective (also known as See China and Die), NBC,1981.
• Adam Margolin, One More Try, CBS, 1982.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "Naked in the Streets," N.Y.P.D., ABC, 1968.
• "The Continual Roar of Musketry," The Bold Ones: The Senator, NBC, 1970.
• "Shadow of a Hero," Bonanza, NBC, 1971.
• "Biography," NET Playhouse, PBS, 1971.
• "Image," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1972.
• "Diamond Run," The F.B.I., ABC, 1974.
• "Murder Impossible," Wide World of Mystery, ABC, 1974.
• Paul Vecchio, "Mortal Sin," Harry O, ABC, 1974.
• "Vendetta," The Rookies, ABC, 1974.
• "Time to Kill," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1974.
• Ken, "Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS, 1975.
• "The November Plan," City of Angels, NBC, 1976.
• "Make Me a Perfect Murder," Columbo, NBC, 1978.
• "Echo of a Distant Battle," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1979.
• "The Five-Forty-Eight," Great Performances, PBS, 1979.
• "The Roman Touch," Return of the Saint, CBS, 1980.
• Howard Crane, "A Lady in the Lake," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985.
• Frank Bradford, "Second Thoughts," Hotel, ABC, 1987.
• Narrator, "Robert Frost," Voices and Visions, PBS, 1988.
• Sergeant Cooper, "Murder through the Looking Glass," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988.
• Attorney Cyrus Weaver, "Forgiveness," Law and Order (also known as Law & Order), NBC, 1992.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Don Davies, Death Sentence (also known as Murder One), ABC, 1974.
• Lawrence Lewis, Panic on the 5:22, ABC, 1974.
• Bill Anderson, Winner Take All, NBC, 1975.
• Governor Hal Hoffman, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, NBC, 1976.
• Noel Crossman Jr., The November Plan, 1976.
• Harry McClain, The Mating Season, CBS, 1980.
• Jim Burton, One Terrific Guy, CBS, 1986.
• Senator Bob Mathias, To Heal a Nation, NBC, 1988.
• Also appeared in The Boston Massacre.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• And the Bones Came Together, ABC, 1973.
• "A Special Act of Love," ABC Afternoon Playbreak, ABC, 1973.
• Our Brother's Keeper, PBS, 1981.
• "Phil Sheridan Gibson," An American Portrait, PBS, 1986.
• Title role, Lyndon Johnson, PBS, 1987.
• Voice of Joshua Speed, Lincoln, 1992.
• Also appeared as Pabundren, As I Lay Dying.
• Credits; Television Work; Specials
• Executive producer (with Lucie Arnaz), Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie, NBC,1993.
• Writings;Stage Plays
• Author of Roy Brightswood (also known as Roy Hurd), and The Golden Gate.
• Writings;Stage Plays; Translations
• (With others) Poor Murderer, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1976.
• Writings;Teleplays; Specials
• Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie, NBC, 1993.
• Writings;Other Writings
• Author of Feature People; contributor to periodicals, including Esquire,the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times.