Douglas "Doug" Stuart Sheehan (born April 27, 1949) is an American actor who played Ben Gibson throughout four seasons of the prime-time drama ''

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'' from 1983 to 1987. His character was the second husband of

Valene Ewing Valene "Val" Ewing (maiden name Clements, formerly Gibson, Waleska), portrayed by Joan Van Ark, is a fictional character in the CBS primetime soap opera ''Knots Landing'', a spin-off from the long-running series ''Dallas'', in which she also ap ...

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Joan Van Ark Joan Van Ark (born June 16, 1943) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Valene Ewing on the primetime soap opera ''Knots Landing.'' A life member of The Actors Studio, she made her Broadway debut in 1966 in ''Barefoot in th ...

). His first major role was as Joe Kelly on the daytime

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'' General Hospital'' from 1979 to 1982. He also played one of the leads in '' Day by Day'' as well as Mel Horowitz on ''

Clueless ''Clueless'' is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone with supporting roles by Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd. It was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert L ...

'' from 1997 to 1999 replacing

Michael Lerner Michael or Mike Lerner may refer to: * Michael Lerner (actor) (1941–2023), American actor *Michael Lerner (angler) (1890–1978), American angler and businessman * Michael Lerner (rabbi) (born 1943), social activist *Michael Benjamin Lerner (born ...

. He also appeared on ''

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'' as Sabrina's father.

Filmography

Film

Television

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* 1949 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male television actors American male soap opera actors Male actors from Santa Monica, California

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