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| Born | Victor Edwin French December 4, 1934  Santa Barbara, California, USA |
| Died | June 15, 1989 (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Years active | 1954-1989 |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Cobb (1976-1978) Judith Schenz (1959-?; 2 children) |
Victor French (December 4, 1934 - June 15, 1989) was an American actor. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Born in Santa Barbara, California, French began his television career as a stuntman in mostly westerns and anthology shows, and guest starred in over 39 series between 1965-1989. Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. He guest starred in "Gunsmoke" thirteen times, often playing a crook, whether dangerous or bumbling. He is most widely known for costarring with Michael Landon on two television series:
- Little House on the Prairie (1974-1977, 1981-1983, 1984) as Isaiah Edwards (French also directed some episodes of Little House). Michael Landon ( October 31 1936 - July 1 1991) was an American Actor, writer director, and producer Little House on the Prairie is an American one-hour dramatic Television program that aired on the NBC network from September 11 1974 to
- Highway to Heaven (1984-1989) as Mark Gordon
From 1977-79, he left "Little House" to star as a sheriff in Carter Country. Highway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989. Carter Country is an American Television sitcom that ran from 1977 to 1979 on ABC. When the series ended, the actor was surprised that Michael Landon was agreeable to returning the character of Mr. Edwards (although now as a divorced alcoholic). He played the recurring character "Agent 44" in the series Get Smart! in 1965-1966, where he portrayed an undercover spy who showed up in the most unlikely of places (like a mailbox or a porthole in a boat). Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirized the secret agent genre
His father Ted French was also an actor. Ted French was also a stuntman and appeared in westerns in the 1940's. He also appeared with his son Victor in one episode of Gunsmoke entitled "Prime Of Life" in 1966, as well as a war film in 1963 called "The Quick And The Dead. Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston " Ted French died in 1978.
After years of heavy smoking, Victor died of lung cancer on June 15, 1989 in Los Angeles, California. Tobacco Smoking is the inhalation of smoke from burned dried or cured leaves of the Tobacco plant most often in the form of a Cigarette. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He died at age 54 (as did Landon in 1991).
In 1998, French was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Hall of Great Western Performers is a Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, U The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is a Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma.
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