Clifford Tobin DeYoung (born February 12, 1945)According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com is an American actor and musician.

Life and career

DeYoung was born in

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, United States. He is a 1968 graduate of

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. Before his acting career, he was the lead singer of the 1960s rock group

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, which played the same concerts with acts such as

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, and

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. After the band broke up, he starred in the Broadway production of ''

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'' and the Tony Award-winning ''

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''. After four years in New York, he moved back to California to star in the television film ''

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'' (1973), and featuring the songs of

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. There was also a short-lived television series based on the film. The song " My Sweet Lady" from the film reached No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1974, No. 14 in

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and No. 42 in Australia. ''Sunshine Christmas'', a sequel, was produced in 1977. Since then, DeYoung has appeared in more than 80 films and television series, including ''

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'' (1974), '' The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'' (1976), ''

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'' (1976), '' The 3,000 Mile Chase'' (1977), ''

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'' (1978) as John Skimmerhorn, ''

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'' (1978) as an FBI agent, ''

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'' (the 1981 sequel to ''

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'') in which he played twin characters who sang a duet with each other, '' Master of the Game'' (1984) as Brad Rogers, and ''

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'' (1986) in which he played Bill, David's father. Also in the 1980s, he made a guest appearance on ''

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'', like fellow ''Navigator'' actor Joey Cramer. In 1987, he guest-starred in the television show ''

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'' as the specialist in voodoo Professor Alexander Ross. In the 1989 Civil War film '' Glory'', he played Union Colonel James Montgomery. Other projects included the films ''

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'' (1997) and ''Last Flight Out'' (2004). He has guest-starred on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (in the episode "

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"); as reporter Chuck DePalma in four episodes of '' JAG''; Rep. Kimball in the episode "On the Day Before" on ''

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''; and as John Bonacheck, Amber Ashby's kidnapper, on ''

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'' in 2007. In 2010, DeYoung appeared in

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's independent romantic thriller ''

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''. In the 2014 film ''

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'', he played Ed, a summer resident of the Kennedy Meadows Campground on the

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Filmography

Film

*''Pilgrimage'' (1972) - Garry *''

'' (1974) - Burt Jr. *''

'' (1978) - John Burrows *''

'' (1981) - Brad Majors / Farley Flavors *''

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'' (1983) - Les Morgan *'' The Hunger'' (1983) - Tom Haver *'' Reckless'' (1984) - Phil Barton *''

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'' (1984) - Hilley *''

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'' (1985) - George Ryan *'' F/X'' (1986) - Lipton *''

'' (1986) - Bill Freeman *''The Survivalist'' (1987) - Dr. Vincent Ryan *''

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'' (1988) - Bill *''Forbidden Sun'' (1988) - Professor Lake *''In Dangerous Company'' (1988) - Blake *''

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'' (1988) - Don Haden *'' Rude Awakening'' (1989) - Agent Brubaker *'' Glory'' (1989) - Col. James M. Montgomery *'' Flashback'' (1990) - Sheriff Hightower *''To Die Standing'' (1991) - Shaun Broderick *''Immortal Sins'' (1991) - Mike *'' Crackdown'' (1991) - Shaun Broderick *'' Dr. Giggles'' (1992) - Tom Campbell *''The Skateboard Kid'' (1993) - Big Dan *'' Revenge of the Red Baron'' (1994) - Richard Spencer *'' Terminal Voyage'' (1994) - Granier *''

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'' (1995) - Maj. Tom McQuade *''

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'' (1996) - Wolson *'' The Craft'' (1996) - Mr. Bailey *''

'' (1997) - Marty *''Last Flight Out'' (2004) - Tony Williams *''Stone and Ed'' (2008) - Mr. Schwartz *''Solar Flare'' (2008) - Dr. Kline *'' 2012: Doomsday'' (2008) - Lloyd *''

'' (2010) - Cary Stewart / Rafe Taschen *''

'' (2014) - Ed *''Reality Queen!'' (2020) - Joe Logo

Television

*''

'' (1973, TV Movie) - Sam Hayden *'' The Night That Panicked America'' (1975, TV Movie) - Stefan Grubowski *''

'' (1978-1979) - John Skimmerhorn *''

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'' (1979, Episode 6: "Whispers") - Alex Canfield *''

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'' (1978, TV Miniseries) -

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*''

'' (1987, Episode 9: "Dark Spirit") - Alexander Ross *''

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'' (80s series) (1986, Episode 31: "The Road Less Traveled") - Jeff McDowell *''

'' (1988-1992) - Mason Porter / Carlton Reid / Father Patrick Francis *'' The Tommyknockers'' (1993, TV Mini-Series) - Joe Paulson *'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993, Season 1 - Episode 12) - Croden *''

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'' (1993, Episode 1: "

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") - Dr. Jay Nemman *''Heaven and Hell'' (North and the South book III, mini-series) 1994 - Gettys *'' RoboCop: The Series'' (1994) - Dr. Cray Z. Mallardo *'' Deliberate Intent'' (2000, TV Movie) - Tom Kelly *'' Alias'' (2005, Season 4, Episode 11 "The Road Home") *''

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'' (2005, Season 1, Episode 4 "The Burning") - Charlie Miller *''

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'' (2008, Season 5, Episodes 1 & 2 "Dream a little dream of me" Parts 1 & 2) - Phil Loomis *''Young Riders'' 1990 (Season 1, episode 16 "Unfinished Business") -Evan Crandall *''Andersonville'' 1996 TV movie- Sgt. Gleason *'' Diagnosis: Murder'' (1995, Season 2, Episode 19 "How to Murder Your Lawyer") - Jeffrey T. Canfield

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