Richard Shoberg (also credited as Dick Shoberg, born March 1, 1950 in

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) is an American actor and writer. He first appeared in

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s as Mitch Farmer on ''

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'' from 1971 to 1972. After leaving ''Somerset'' he returned to daytime as the Kevin Jameson #1 on ''

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'' from 1972 to 1975. He is married with 2 children and resides in New York. Shoberg's most famous role to date is former football player-turned-restaurateur Tom Cudahy on ''

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'', a part he played from July 1977 to April 1995, with a return for some appearances between 2004 and 2005. Shoberg played for more than ten years until 2019 Inspector Ascher in

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's longest running show, ''

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''."Emmy Nominated Grant Aleksander Joins ''Perfect Crime'' Off-Broadway"
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'', January 14, 2019

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) (wrote scripts during the 2007-2008

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strike) *'' CSI: Miami'' *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' *'' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' *''

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'' (as Kevin Jameson) *''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shoberg, Richard American male soap opera actors American soap opera writers 1950 births Living people Male actors from Grand Rapids, Michigan Screenwriters from Michigan American male television writers