Kent McCord

Kent McCord is an American retired actor, born in Los Angeles, who built a long career in film and television. He first appeared on television in 1962 under his real name, Kent McWhirter, on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, making 44 appearances there before he adopted his stage name, and he also took small parts in five Elvis Presley films. After several Dragnet 1967 episodes, his break came in 1968 when he was cast as rookie police officer Jim Reed opposite Martin Milner on Adam-12, which ran until 1975. From 1972 he spent 11 years on the Screen Actors Guild national board and became its first national vice president. Later roles included Troy on Galactica 1980, Mr. Unger in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Captain Pilgrim in Predator 2 (1990), John Reynolds in Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993), and Jack Crichton on Farscape from 1999 to 2003.