1. Alex Cord was best known for his portrayal of Michael Coldsmith Briggs III, better known as Archangel, in 55 episodes of the American television series Airwolf.
18 Facts About Alex Cord
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Alex Cord attended New York University in New York City and the American Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford, Connecticut.
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In July 1960, Alex Cord acted in a production of The Curious Savage in Canal Fulton, Ohio.
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Alex Cord had a role in the 1961 episode "The Mountain Men" of the TV series Laramie.
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Alex Cord appeared in the 1962 film The Chapman Report, directed by George Cukor.
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Alex Cord briefly enjoyed a leading man status on the big and small screen during the 1960s and 1970s, and starred or co-starred in mostly crime dramas, action films, and westerns.
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In 1965, Alex Cord was cast as Jed Colbee in the episode "Survival" of Branded.
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Alex Cord co-starred in The Brotherhood with Kirk Douglas, about a Mafia figure being sent to murder his own brother.
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Alex Cord guest-starred on the Rod Serling anthology series Night Gallery where he met his co-star and wife Joanna Pettet while filming the episode "Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something".
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In 1974, Alex Cord twice guest-starred on the NBC series Born Free, and he appeared in the motion picture Chosen Survivors.
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Alex Cord is among a handful of actors to appear on both the original and revival versions of CBS's Mission: Impossible.
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Alex Cord is known to science fiction enthusiasts for having portrayed Dylan Hunt in the failed 1973 television pilot Genesis II, which was created by Gene Roddenberry.
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In 1984 Alex Cord starred in Airwolf The Movie a two-hour pilot of the subsequent series.
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In 1988, Alex Cord was cast in an episode of Simon and Simon; in 1988 and 1992, he appeared on Jake and the Fatman.
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Alex Cord appeared in a 1988 episode of the TV series War of the Worlds.
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In 1995, Alex Cord played the character Larry Curtis in the episode "The Guardians" of Walker, Texas Ranger.
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Alex Cord suggested that Robert Fuller, his friend from Laramie, move to Texas to raise horses.
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Alex Cord died at his home in Valley View, Texas on August 9,2021, at the age of 88.