1. Kent McCord became a close friend of Rick Nelson and made 44 appearances on the program.
13 Facts About Kent McCord
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Kent McCord landed small parts in five Elvis Presley films and portrayed a motorcycle courier in McHale's Navy in the episode "Monkey Business 007".
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Kent McCord went on to appear five additional times in the second season, three times as unnamed officers and twice as his eventual Adam-12 character Jim Reed.
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Kent McCord appeared once more on Dragnet as Reed before the character became exclusive to Adam-12.
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Kent McCord was elected to the national board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild in 1972 and was on the board for 11 years.
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Kent McCord was the first national vice president while on the National Board of Directors.
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Kent McCord appeared as a downed fighter ace on the 1970s series Baa Baa Black Sheep.
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In 1982, Kent McCord played Mr Unger on Airplane II: The Sequel.
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Kent McCord re-teamed with Martin Milner in the cable TV-movie Nashville Beat, originally shown on The Nashville Network.
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The story was co-written by Kent McCord, who played an LAPD detective who works with his former partner, played by Milner, in Nashville, Tennessee.
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In 1990, Kent McCord appeared in the film Predator 2 as Captain Pilgrim.
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From 1994 to 1995, Kent McCord played the recurring role of Scott Keller on seaQuest DSV.
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Kent McCord played Deputy US Marshal Jack Hendricks on the series Renegade.