Bruce Fairbairn
Born
Robert Bruce Fairbairn

(1947-02-19) February 19, 1947
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1974–2000
SpouseJeri Fairbairn[1]

Robert Bruce Fairbairn (born February 19, 1947)[2] is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing for Officer Chris Owens in the American police procedural television series The Rookies.[2][3]

Life and career

Fairbairn worked at a restaurant while he studied acting.[1] He began his career in 1974, where Fairbairn succeeded departing actor Michael Ontkean on the police series The Rookies.[4] From 1974 to 1976, he played Officer Chris Owens in the American police procedural television series The Rookies.[1]

On September 9, 1975, he was arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles, California, for which he paid the fine.[5][6]

After The Rookies ended in 1976, Fairbairn guest-starred in television programs including Knight Rider, Matt Houston, Remington Steele, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, Baywatch, The Incredible Hulk, Matlock, Simon & Simon and Charlie's Angels.[2] He also appeared in four films: Cyclone, Vampire Hookers (as "Tom Buckley"), 3 Strikes, The Hanoi Hilton. He played the recurring role of "Sheldon Ganz" in the legal drama television series L.A. Law, and also played Ray Geary in the soap opera Knots Landing.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Action Line". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. September 23, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lentz, Harris (July 2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999. McFarland. p. 73. ISBN 9780786409198 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "The Rookies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ O'Connor, John (March 16, 1975). "TV View". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Television cop is guilty". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. October 8, 1975. p. 5. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ↑ "100 subpoenaed in probe of pressroom violence". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 8, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
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