Doug Sheehan

Doug Sheehan
Born
Douglas Stuart Sheehan

(1949-04-27)April 27, 1949
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
DiedJune 29, 2024(2024-06-29) (aged 75)
Big Horn, Wyoming, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1978–2003
Spouse
Cate Abert
​
(m. 1981)​

Douglas Stuart Sheehan (April 27, 1949 – June 29, 2024) was an American actor who played Ben Gibson throughout four seasons of the prime-time drama Knots Landing from 1983 to 1987. His character was the second husband of Valene Ewing (Joan Van Ark).

His first major role was as Joe Kelly on the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1979 to 1982.[1] He was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role in 1982.[1][2]

He also played one of the leads in Day by Day as well as Mel Horowitz on Clueless from 1997 to 1999 replacing Michael Lerner. He also appeared on Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Sabrina's father.[3]

Sheehan died at his home in Big Horn, Wyoming, on June 29, 2024, at the age of 75.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1979 10 Police Officer
1982 Victor/Victoria Dancer/Matador
1995 Cops n Roberts Bert Rogers

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Charlie's Angels Ben Anderson Episode: "Angels Ahoy"
1979 Kaz Episode: "They've Taken Our Daughter"
1979–1982 General Hospital Joe Kelly Series regular
1983 Cheers Walter Franklin Episode: "Diane's Perfect Date"
1983 Alice Roger Episode: "Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag"
1983–1988 Knots Landing Ben Gibson 115 episodes
1987 Stranger in My Bed Roger Television film
1988 In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders Agent Gordon McNeill Television film
1988–1989 Day by Day Brian Harper 33 episodes
1990 MacGyver Jack Chandler Episode: "Log Jam"
1990 Dear John Jason Fowler Episode: "That's Big of Me"
1990 Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 Greg Halstead Television film
1990 A Mom for Christmas Jim Slocum Television film
1993 Columbo Riley Episode: "It's All in the Game"
1997 Promised Land Rod Bridger Episode: "The Promise"
1997–1999 Clueless Mel Horowitz 44 episodes
1998 Style & Substance Grant Episode: "Chelsea's Ex"
1999, 2003 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Edward Spellman 2 episodes
2000 Diagnosis: Murder Roger Andrews Episode: "Death by Design"
2002 That Was Then Episode: "A Rock and a Head Case"
2003 What I Like About You Craig Miller Episode: "The Other Woman"

References

  1. ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (July 9, 2024). "Doug Sheehan, Knots Landing and Clueless Actor, Dies at 75". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "ABC Tops Daytime Emmy Nominations". Times-Union. Warsaw, Indiana. Associated Press. May 20, 1982. p. 8. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "Doug Sheehan". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-02-28.


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