1. Charles John Hallahan was an American film, television, and stage actor.
18 Facts About Charles Hallahan
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Charles Hallahan is, perhaps, best known for his role as Capt.
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Charles Hallahan appeared as a series regular in both CBS' The Paper Chase, as Ernie, from 1978 to 1979, and ABC's Grace Under Fire, as Bill Davis, from 1993 to 1994, as well as a recurring performer providing various characters' voices on the ABC children's animated series Gargoyles, from 1995 to 1996.
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An accomplished stage veteran, Charles Hallahan was thrice honored with Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best Lead Performance for his turns in productions of Rat in the Skull in 1986, The Kentucky Cycle in 1992, and Endgame in 1995.
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Charles Hallahan grew up in Harrisburg and then Green Ridge, Delaware County.
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Charles Hallahan was a student at St James High School in Chester, leaving in 1961.
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Charles Hallahan attended Rutgers University-Camden, graduating with a BA degree in 1968.
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Charles Hallahan then continued for a masters degree earning an MFA from Temple University in 1971.
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Charles Hallahan served three years in the US Navy in the early 1960s, including time as a Navy hospital corpsman.
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In 1977, Charles Hallahan was a founding member of The Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles.
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On screen, Charles Hallahan has played Chet Wilke in Lou Grant.
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Charles Hallahan starred as LAPD Captain Charlie Devane on Hunter.
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Charles Hallahan portrayed the nameless "Coach" in Vision Quest, opposite Matthew Modine.
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Charles Hallahan co-starred as a regular cast member in two popular television series, Grace Under Fire and the long-running The Paper Chase.
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In 1997, Charles Hallahan was cast as Liam Bilby for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Honor Among Thieves", but was replaced after having died.
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Charles Hallahan left behind his wife, Barbara; two sons, Seamus and Liam; and four brothers, Michael, Kenneth, Lawrence and Thomas.
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Kenneth Charles Hallahan, was a Roman Catholic priest in Camden, New Jersey.
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Charles Hallahan was predeceased by his sister, Regina Macrina, an educator from Collingswood, New Jersey.