Ted Gehring

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Theodore Edwin Gehring Jr April 6 1929 September 28 2000 was an American film and television actor He is known for playing the recurring role as Charlie on 16 episodes of the American sitcom television series Alice Life and career Gehring was born in Bisbee Arizona Gehring began his career in 1965 where he first appeared in The Big Valley playing Larsh He continued his career mainly appearing in film and television often cast as a policeman bad guy or anonymous roles over the years Later in his career Gehring gueststarred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke Battlestar Galactica and its spinoff Galactica 1980 MASH Star Trek The Original Series Get Smart Bonanza The Rockford Files Threes Company Emergency Little House on the Prairie Quincy ME Daniel Boone Death Valley Days Adam12 and Mission Impossible He also appeared in films such as The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Nickelodeon Bound for Glory The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again When Time Ran Out The Legend of the Lone Ranger The Domino Principle and Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins Gehring has also played the role as Sydney Forbes in the soap opera television series Days of Our Lives from 1980 Gehring also starred and costarred in other films and television programs as it includes The Family Holvak playing Chester Purdle The Police Connection playing the role of Police Chief Marc C Forester and On the Air Live with Captain Midnight playing Father His last film appearance was from the television film Leave Her to Heaven in 1988 In 1989 Gehring retired his career in film and television last appearing in the television series 1st Ten where he played the recurring role as Ned Lassiter Death Gehring died in September 2000 in Steelville Missouri at the age of 71 CLR