Gary Collins

Gary Collins was an American actor and television host. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Venice, he served in the Army in Europe, performing for the Armed Forces Network, and later acted at the Barter Theatre in Virginia. He co-starred in The Wackiest Ship in the Army in 1965 and in Iron Horse from 1966 to 1968, and he starred in The Sixth Sense and Born Free. Guest spots came in dozens of series, among them Hawaii Five-O, Roots, and Friends. His films included Airport (1970), Killer Fish (1979), Hangar 18 (1980), and Watchers Reborn (1998). From 1980 to 1988 he hosted the talk show Hour Magazine, then co-hosted Home from 1989 to 1994, and he was host of the Miss America Pageant from 1982 to 1990. He was nominated for six Emmys and won for outstanding talk show host, and in 1985 he received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.