Jack Richard Collins (August 24, 1918 – January 31, 2005) was an American film, stage and television actor. He played Mike Brady's boss, Mr. Phillips, in the television series ''

The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, af ...

'', and Peter Christopher's boss, baby-food manufacturer Max Brahms, in the short-lived

sitcom A sitcom, a Portmanteau, portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troup ...

television series '' Occasional Wife''. For filmgoers, Collins is easily best remembered for having played San Francisco Mayor Robert Ramsay in

Irwin Allen Irwin Allen (born Irwin O. Cohen, June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film gen ...

's all-star-cast, box-office-smash, disaster-movie epic ''

The Towering Inferno ''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The ...

'' (1974). Collins made numerous guest appearances in many television shows. He also appeared in several TV commercials. His acting appearances included ''

The Phil Silvers Show ''The Phil Silvers Show'', originally titled ''You'll Never Get Rich'', is a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast – all half- ...

'', ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central chara ...

'', ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...

'', '' Mission Impossible'', ''

The Addams Family ''The Addams Family'' is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 unrelated single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' over a ...

'', ''

My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. The first two seasons, totaling ...

'', ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typi ...

'', ''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marr ...

'', ''

The Lucy Show ''The Lucy Show'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962 to 1968. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to '' I Love Lucy''. A significant change in cast and premise for the fourth season (1965–1966) divides the program into two distin ...

'', ''

Petticoat Junction ''Petticoat Junction'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley; her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and B ...

'', '' The Odd Couple'', ''

Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the stre ...

'', '' Mod Squad'', '' Ironside'', ''

The Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from ...

'', ''

The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book '' Spencer's Mountain'' and the 1963 fil ...

'', '' Chico and the Man'', ''

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'', ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigat ...

'', ''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The seri ...

'', ''

Matt Houston ''Matt Houston'' was an American crime drama television series starring Lee Horsley as the title character, a wealthy oilman who decides to hold a side job as a private investigator. Created by Lawrence Gordon and produced by Aaron Spelling, ...

'' and ''

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''. Collins died on January 31, 2005, in

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, at the age of 86.

TV and filmography

* '' Rock, Rock, Rock'' (1956) – Father * ''

'' (1965-1972, TV Series) – Mr. Robbins / Jamieson / Mr. Prescott / Joseph Hinkley, Sr. / Mr. Harper / Jack Rogers * ''

'' (1965, TV Series) – General Hadley * ''

'' (1966, TV Series) – Dr. Bird * ''

'' (1966, TV Series) – Sam * ''

'' (1966, TV Series) – Hubert Thatcher * ''

'' (1968, TV Series) – Ernie Williams / Rocky * ''

'' (1968, TV Series) – Mr. Purdy * '' Ironside'' (1968, TV Series) – Corning * ''

'' (1969-1972, TV Series) – Mayor Harlow / Mayor / Mayor Ned Blaine / Mayor Corey / Banker * ''

'' (1970-1971, TV Series) – Mr. Phillips * ''

'' (1970-1974, TV Series) – Mayor Towbin / M. C. / Investor * '' Mod Squad'' (1971, TV Series) – Andy Staton * ''

'' (1971, TV Series) – J. Stedman Edgecomb * '' The Jimmy Stewart Show'' (1972, TV series) – Bronco Lewis * ''

'' (1972, TV Series) – Col. Tecumseh Henderson * '' The Odd Couple'' (1972-1974, TV Series) – Albert (Zebra) / Brother Samuel * ''

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'' (1972) – Mr. P.C. Pretty * ''

Get to Know Your Rabbit ''Get to Know Your Rabbit'' is a 1972 American comedy film written by Jordan Crittenden and directed by Brian De Palma. Plot Corporate executive Donald Beeman, fed up with the rat race, impulsively quits his job and takes to the road as a tra ...

'' (1972) – Mr. Reese * ''

Here's Lucy ''Here's Lucy'' is an American sitcom starring Lucille Ball. The series co-starred her long-time comedy partner Gale Gordon and her real-life children Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. It was broadcast on CBS from 1968 to 1974. It was Ball's thi ...

'' (1973) - one episode, "Tipsy through the Tulips" * '' Mission Impossible'' (1973, TV Series) – Admiral * ''

Emperor of the North Pole ''Emperor of the North Pole'' is a 1973 American action adventure film directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, and Charles Tyner. It was later re-released on home media (and is more widely known) un ...

'' (1973) – Dispatcher (uncredited) * ''

The Sting ''The Sting'' is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss ( Robert Shaw).'' Variety'' film review; December 12, 1973, pag ...

'' (1973) – Duke Boudreau * '' Break Up'' (1973) – Himself * ''

'' (1974) – Mayor Ramsay * ''

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'' (1974) – Willis Wright * '' Linda Lovelace for President'' (1975) – Honest John * '' Chico and the Man'' (1975, TV Series) – Customer * ''

'' (1975, TV Series) – Mr. Olsen / Edinger * '' Flood!'' (1976, TV Movie) – Jack Spangler * '' The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald'' (1977, TV Movie) – Judge Claymore * ''

Pete's Dragon ''Pete's Dragon'' is the title of two Disney live-action films: * ''Pete's Dragon'' (1977 film) * ''Pete's Dragon'' (2016 film) {{Short pages monitor