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''. His film appearances include ''

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'' (1977); '' Reuben, Reuben'' (1983) and '' Tune In Tomorrow'' (1990), and he has also had recurring roles in soap operas such as ''

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''.

Background

Fabiani was born in

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, as the youngest of three children to parents whose backgrounds were a mix of Italian, Austrian, Irish and Native American roots. The family moved a lot, so young Joel attended a total of no less than 17 different schools. After graduating from high school, he joined the Army, then went to college, where he earned a degree in English and became interested in acting. After graduation, he studied at the Actors Workshop in

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for two years.

Early years in theater

At the San Francisco Actors Workshop, he learned acting, as well as

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, and appeared in plays such as ''

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'' (1960, as Kastril), ''Saint's Day'' and ''Twinkling of an Eye'', as well as classics such as ''

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''. After two years at the Workshop, he moved to New York, where he started out playing in

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and

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productions. He appeared in '' One Way Pendulum'' (1961), was an

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for Robert Shaw and

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in a

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production of '' The Caretaker'' (1961), had his Broadway debut in " The Affair" (1962), and played in ''

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'', ''

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'', and others, plus more Shakespeare, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as the U.S. tour of ''

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'' (1965).

Television

He became the star of a series of commercials for a cigarette, in which he played what Fabiani himself described as a "watered-down James Bond character", usually wearing a tuxedo and being surrounded by beautiful girls while smoking that particular brand of cigarette. His first small roles on television shows were in ''

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'', '' The Doctors'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Ironside''

''Department S''

Fabiani and his wife moved to the

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, where he co-starred in '' Department S'', first screened in 1969 and 1970. The show features a fictional branch of

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dealing with particularly baffling cases that other agencies had failed to solve. Fabiani played the field team leader Stewart Sullivan. In episode 2, "The Trojan Tanker", Fabiani was once more in a tuxedo, gambling in a casino, and looking very Bond-ish; and there were several episodes in which he wore the tuxedo at least for one scene, usually whenever he was meeting the head of the department Sir Curtis Seretse, played by

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, for a briefing during some gala, opera or exclusive party. Like most SpyFi shows of the 1960s, ''Department S'' did have elements of Bond. Episode 7 for instance, "Handicap – Dead", where Sullivan attends a

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and ends up investigating the suspicious death of one of the golfers, was inspired by ''Goldfinger''. Fabiani was highly esteemed and appreciated by his fellow cast members. Guest star

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described him as "most charming" and a "perfect American gentleman". His co-star

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called him "a very sweet guy, and extremely professional. He always came prepared, and he knew exactly what he was doing." And

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declared, "Joel was wonderful!" The show was syndicated worldwide, including the US. At one point in the early 1970s it was voted the most popular series in the world. "For his part, Fabiani wasn't too disappointed that no more episodes were commissioned. 'When I came back to the States from England, I ��wanted to go out and conquer Hollywood, which is what I immediately set out to do – and didn't – but I had an awful lot of fun trying.' "

Hollywood

Fabiani returned to television work, at first still very much in line with his ''Department S'' character, such as playing the FBI agent Barris in the TV movie '' The Longest Night'' (1972) opposite

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. Then he went on to guest star in many other television shows, including '' The FBI'', ''

'', ''

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'', '' S.W.A.T.'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', playing good guys and villains alike, from lawyers, prosecutors and doctors to pilots, P.I.s and gangsters. He also appeared in numerous TV movies, including ''

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'' (1976) with

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, thrillers like the

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–nominated '' One of My Wives Is Missing'' (1976) with

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and '' The President's Mistress'' (1978) with

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and

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, and the prison movie ''

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'' (1980) with

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, which was nominated for several Emmys and won one. In between, he still worked in the theatre, appearing in Broadway plays such as ''

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'' (1974) and

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's ''

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'' (1975, as Barelli) – a show that was also featured in the PBS ''

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'' series – as well as "Ashes" (1977, as Colin), the original run of the musical '' I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road'' (1978, as Joe Epstein), the courtroom drama '' As To The Meaning of Words'' (1981, as Alexander Thomas), and more. In addition he appeared in several feature films, including high-profile movies such as ''

'' (1977), the Oscar-nominated '' Reuben, Reuben'' (1983), and '' Tune In Tomorrow'' (1990). Others were the independent movie ''Dark Echoes'' (1977), which, ahead of its time, was a kind of forerunner of John Carpenter's ''

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'' (1980), and mainstream movies like '' Snake Eyes'' (1998).

Prime time dramas

From the 1980s on, he had several recurring roles in prime time soaps, where he appeared as publisher Alex Ward in ''

'' and played the role of

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on ''

'', where his son's wedding, unceremoniously interrupted by terrorists shooting at the gathered crowd, provided the famous season 5 cliffhanger finale. The viewers then had to wait quite a while until it was finally revealed that most of the characters, including King Galen, had – despite initial rumors to the contrary – indeed survived the attack. Fabiani also guest starred in ''

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'', and had the somewhat difficult task of assessing Jane Wyman's mental capacities as Dr. Quentin King in ''Falcon Crest''. Later he moved back to New York, and also played in day time dramas, where he served as temporary replacement for

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as Roger Thorpe four times on ''

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'' in February 1991, August 1992, early 1994 and late May to June 1995 while Zaslow was on personal leave, played a major part in ''The City'' as Jared Chase in 1996, had a recurring role in ''

'' as Winston Lowe/"Mr. Smith" in 2000 and a long run on ''

'' (from 1999 to 2010) as Barry Shire (whom a soap magazine labelled a "bona fide scene stealer" ), a lawyer who never seemed to run out of work trying to get either Chandler Enterprises or various members of the Chandler clan out of trouble, out of court, or out of jail... or all of the above. (Or, as the magazine put it, "Adam's crazy antics on AMC keep Barry - and Fabiani - busy!" ) He continued to guest star in other shows too, including ''

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'' (in 1992 and 1994), ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'' (2004) and '' Law and Order: Criminal Intent'' (2004). The latter's episode meant a reunion with

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- with whom he had worked over thirty years before in the theater - and centered around the events at a fundraiser. In between he had occasional parts in TV comedy series, such as ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (2000) and '' Ed'' (2003), and also kept appearing in plays in the theater.

Other projects

Apart from that, he appeared as presenter in theater documentaries, such as "Ghosts of Glory" about Eugene O"Neill and his plays, which was hosted by Joanne Woodward, and as narrator on several Barbara Walters Specials. Fabiani, who "has an uncanny ability to imitate numerous voices, moods, and inflections" also narrates audio books, including Norman McLean's "A River Runs Through It", Conrad Richter's "The Light in the Forest" and Loren D. Estleman's award-winning "Aces and Eights".

Other notes

In 2008, when

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released their album "Singles Box" (Cf.

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personally chose a PR picture of Joel Fabiani (from 1970, for '' Department S'') as the cover for the album. At the very beginning of his career, he was married to

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. (They first met and started dating at Santa Rosa Junior College in 1957, then later resumed dating when studying at the San Francisco Actors Workshop together.) They married on February 28, 1960, and later divorced after about two and a half years of marriage, in 1962. Fabiani then married actress Audree Rae, whom he also met while they were doing a stage play together. This proved to be a long-lasting relationship (until her death in 2009), while Ross went on to have four more husbands. While Fabiani and Ross had appeared on stage together, they never had any screen appearances together. (The closest they came was in 1985/86, when Ross appeared on the ''Dynasty'' spinoff ''

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'', while Fabiani appeared on ''Dynasty''.) He lives in

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with his current wife Charna. Joel was also the voice-over for dozens of Sony television and radio commercials in the late 1970s and early 1980s when the New York advertising agency McCann-Erickson had the account.

Stage

Fabiani started out at the San Francisco

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and afterwards worked with several theater companies over the years, including the National Touring Company, Phoenix Theater Company, Paper Mill Playhouse, and the American Shakespeare Festival, appearing in numerous plays both on and off Broadway, including: * ''Career'' (Stage Debut) * ''

'' (1960) * '' The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'' (1960) * '' The Devil's Disciple'' (1960) * ''Saint's Day'' (1960) * ''Twinkling of an Eye'' (1961) * ''

'' (1961) * '' The Caretaker'' (1961) * '' One Way Pendulum'' (1961) (US Version) * ''

'' (1962) * ''

'' (1962) * '' The Affair'' (1962) * ''Dark Corners'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1963) * ''Escurial'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''Mr. Grossman'' * ''

'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1965, U.S. Tour) * ''

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'' (1966) * ''

Marat/Sade ''The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade'' (), usually shortened to ''Marat/Sade'' (), is a 1963 play by Peter Weiss. The work was firs ...

'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1971) * ''

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'' * ''

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'' (1974) * ''Love for Love'' (1974) * ''The Rules of the Game'' (1975) * ''Ashes'' (1977) * '' I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road'' (1978) * '' As to the Meaning of Words'' (1981) * ''Family Values'' (1996–1997) Theatre World, 1996

TV series and TV movies

Fabiani appeared in many television shows in either starring, recurring, or guest starring roles, as well as numerous television movies and half a dozen feature films. Overview: * 1963 ''

'' * 1963 '' The Doctors'' as a patient * 1964 ''

'' * 1967 ''1999 A.D.'' * 1966 '' The Hero'' (TV series) as Trayton * 1967 '' Ironside'' (TV movie) as Dr. Schley * 1967 ''

'' (TV series) as Paul Stoddard (in a flashback) * 1967 '' N.Y.P.D.'' (TV series) as Welbeck * 1968 '' The Doctors'' as Joe Finch * 1969 '' Department S'' (TV series) as Stewart Sullivan * 1972 ''

Women in Chains ''Women in Chains'' is a 1972 American television film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski for ABC's ''Movie of the Week''. The leading players are Ida Lupino, Belinda Montgomery, Lois Nettleton and Jessica Walter. Plot Parole officer Sandra Parker ...

'' (TV movie) * 1972 ''Particular Men'' (TV movie) as Henry * 1972 '' The Longest Night'' (TV movie) as Barris * 1972 ''

Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law ''Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law'' is an American legal drama, jointly created by David Victor and former speech professor Jerry McNeely, that starred Arthur Hill. The series was broadcast on ABC from 1971 to 1974; Victor and McNeely produced ...

'' (TV series) as Donald Parish * 1972 ''

The Sixth Sense ''The Sixth Sense'' is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist whose patient ( Haley Joel Osment) claims he can see and talk to the dead. Released ...

'' (TV series) as Edward Melick * 1972 '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (TV series) as Dr. Matt Willis * 1973 ''

'' (TV series) as Art Woodward * 1973 ''Beg, Borrow...or Steal'' (TV movie) as Kevin Turner * 1973 '' The FBI'' (TV series) as Felton * 1973-1975 ''The Wide World of Mystery'' (TV series) as Pete * 1973-1975 ''

'' (TV series) as Eli Mason / Matthew Starr * 1973-1975 ''

'' (TV series) as Sean Donohue / Carl Blessing * 1974 ''Nicky's World'' (TV movie) as Mr. Block * 1974 ''

'' (TV series) as Larry Colter / Stephen Chadway / Dr. David Bellman * 1975 ''

'' (TV series) as Barelli * 1975 ''

'' (TV series) as Thompkins * 1976 ''

'' (TV series) as Kyle Dennison * 1976 '' S.W.A.T.'' (TV series) as Ronald Parker * 1976 '' One of My Wives Is Missing'' (TV movie) as Father Kelleher * 1976 ''McNaughton's Daughter'' (TV mini-series) as Dr. Anthony Lanza * 1976 '' City of Angels'' (TV series) as Harris * 1976 ''

'' (TV movie) as Carlos Vegas * 1976 ''The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe'' (TV movie) as Matt Cobley * 1976 '' Jigsaw John'' (TV series) as D.L. Stevenson * 1976 ''Risko'' (TV movie) as Allen Burnett * 1976 ''

'' (TV series) as Alexander Drew * 1977 ''Switch'' (TV series) as J.D. Stolvac * 1977 ''

'' as Barney * 1977 ''

'' * 1977 ''Dark Echoes'' as Bill Cross * 1978 '' The President's Mistress'' (TV movie) as Jim Gilkrest * 1978 ''

The New Adventures of Wonder Woman ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'' (TV series) as Nightingale * 1978 ''

'' (TV series) as Dr. Charles Hunter * 1978 ''Tom and Joann'' (TV movie) as Tom Hammil * 1980 ''

'' (TV movie) as Senator Gordon Conners * 1980 ''King Crab'' (TV movie) as Lucian Trumble * 1980-1981 ''

'' (TV series) as Alex Ward * 1981 '' Flamingo Road'' (TV series) as Remington Bartlett * 1983 '' Reuben, Reuben'' as Dr. Jack Haxby * 1984 ''Santa Barbara'' (TV series) as Brubaker * 1985-1986 ''

'' (TV series) as King Galen of Moldavia * 1986 ''

'' * 1986 ''

American Masters ''American Masters'' is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and those who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the U ...

: Eugene O'Neill – A Glory of Ghosts'' * 1987-2003 ''Barbara Walters Specials'' (TV series) as Narrator * 1988 ''

'' (TV series) as Richard * 1989 ''

Falcon Crest ''Falcon Crest'' is an American prime time television soap opera created by Earl Hamner Jr. that aired for nine seasons on CBS from December 4, 1981, to May 17, 1990. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Cha ...

'' (TV series) as Dr. Quentin King * 1990 '' Tune in Tomorrow'' as Ted Orson * 1992-1994 ''

'' (TV series) as Thornton Brewer / Boris Steloff * 1994 ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' (TV series) as Maybury * 1995 ''The City'' (TV series) as Jared Chase * 1995 ''

'' (TV series) * 1995 '' Loving'' (TV series) * 1997 ''Feds'' (TV series) as Captain Collins * 1997 ''

Port Charles ''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes p ...

'' (TV series) as Maybury * 1998 '' Snake Eyes'' as US Secretary of Defense Charles Kirkland * 1999-2000 ''

'' (TV series) as Winston Lowe / Mr. Smith * 1999-2010 ''

'' (TV series) as Barry Shire * 2000 ''Strangers With Candy'' (TV series) as Doctor * 2000 ''

Strong Medicine ''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Whoopi Goldberg, who made cam ...

'' (TV series) as Jay Harper * 2000 ''Third Watch'' (TV series) as Minister * 2003 '' Ed'' (TV series) as Kevin Reidy * 2004 ''Law and Order – Criminal Intent'' (TV series) as Daniel * 2004 ''

'' (TV series) as Faber * 2008 ''Wanna Watch a Television Series – Ch.1: Variations on a Theme'' (documentary) as Himself * 2008 ''Wanna Watch a Television Series – Ch.2: A Fish Out of Water'' (documentary) as Himself

References

* tv.com - Joel Fabiani * TV Rage - Joel Fabiani * FilmReference - Joel Fabiani

External links

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