Alex Cord Biography (1933-)
Name originally Alexander Viespi; born May 3, 1933 (some sources say August 3, 1931, or 1935), in Floral Park, NY; son of Alexander (in construction business) and Marie (Paladino) Viespi; married Joanna Pettet (an actress), 1968; children: Wayne, Toni, Damien. Addresses: Agent--Gores-Fields Agency, 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- May 3, 1933
- Floral Park, New York, United States
Famous Works
- Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
- Appeared as Laertes, Hamlet, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT. Also appeared in Play with a Tiger, London;A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Umbrella, both London; and with the Compass Players, Crystal Palace, St. Louis, MO.
- Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
- (Film debut) Zankie Albo, Synanon (also known as Get Off My Back), Columbia, 1965.
- Ringo, Stagecoach, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966.
- Vince Ginetta, The Brotherhood, Paramount, 1968.
- Clay McCord, A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die (also known as Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire and Dead or Alive), Cinerama, 1968.
- Count Cesare Cardinali, Stiletto, AVCO-Embassy, 1969.
- Kip Thompson, The Last Grenade, Cinerama, 1970.
- Jason, The Dead Are Alive, National General/Alexander Korda, 1972.
- Steven Mayes, Chosen Survivors, Columbia, 1974.
- Cal Kincaid, Inn of the Dammed, Terryrod/Roadshow, 1974.
- Title role, Grayeagle, American International, 1977.
- Packard Gentry, Sidewinder One, AVCO-Embassy, 1977.
- Nicky, Jungle Warriors, Aquarius Releasing, 1984.
- Walter Graham, Uninvited, Amazing Movies, 1988.
- Street Asylum (also known as Squad), Manson International, 1990.
- A Girl to Kill For, Epic Home Video/RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1990.
- Also appeared in The Prodigal Gun, 1968.
- Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
- Jack Kiley, W.E.B., NBC, 1978.
- Mike Holland, Cassie and Company, NBC, 1982.
- Michael Archangel, Airwolf, CBS, 1984-86.
- TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES Evans Kinsella, Beggarman, Thief, NBC, 1979.
- Dr. Sam Marlow, Goliath Awaits, NBC, 1981.
- Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; PILOTS
- Dylan Hunt, Genesis II, ABC, 1973.
- The Captain, Hunter's Moon, CBS, 1979.
- Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
- Branded, NBC, 1966.
- "The Lady Is My Wife," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1967.
- Room 222, ABC, 1969.
- "Keep in Touch, We'll Think of Something," Night Gallery (also known as Rod Serling's "Night Gallery"), NBC, 1971.
- Gunsmoke, CBS, 1972.
- Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1972.
- The F.B.I., ABC, 1973.
- Police Story, NBC, 1973-76.
- Matt Helm, ABC, 1975.
- Joe Forrester, NBC, 1976.
- The Quest, NBC, 1976.
- Police Woman, NBC, 1976.
- The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1976.
- Preston Bartholomew, Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986.
- Alec Harris, The Law and Harry McGraw, CBS, 1987.
- Roland Vincente, Harry Lubash, Simon and Simon, CBS, 1988.
- Wallace Cogan, Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1989.
- Daniel Travers, Mission: Impossible, ABC, 1989.
- Also appeared in Playhouse 90, CBS; U.S. Steel Hour; Kraft Theatre; NakedCity; Eastside-Westside.
- Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MOVIES
- Joe Christopher, The Scorpio Letters, NBC, 1967.
- Dr. Alex Wilson, Fire!, NBC, 1977.
- Dravko Demchuk, The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission, NBC, 1988.
- Also appeared in The Girl Who Saved America.
- Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
- Dan Levine, Have I Got a Christmas for You, NBC, 1977.
- Bill, The Best of Friends, syndicated, 1981.
- The Wildest West Show of the Stars, CBS, 1986.
- Also appeared in The Joker, ITV; The Rose Tattoo, BBC.