Robert Viharo (born August 14, 1942) is an American actor. He made an early appearance in 1966 as Harry in ''

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''. He is known for his role in '' Valley of the Dolls'' (1967) in the part of a Broadway director. He had the starring role as Zachary Kane in the action film ''

Bare Knuckles ''Bare Knuckles'' is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds. Plot L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on t ...

'' (1977). He also played the part of Col. Ernesto Dorio in the film ''

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'' (1989).

Television

From 1966 to 1991, he appeared in numerous television shows. In ''

'' in 1966, he played the part of Harry. In the same year, he was in '' The Fugitive''. In the ''

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'' episode "The Sodbusters" (1972), he played the part of the gunslinger Dick Shaw. In ''

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'' episode "Alliance" (1969), he played the part of Johhny Ringo. In Starsky & Hutch he played 2 roles un both episodes: Vern Dubois in S1E20 Running and John Gallagher/Jack Cunningham in S3E10 The collector. The 1980s saw him in such shows as ''

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'' in the "Black Widow" episode, ''

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'' playing the part of John Simone in the "Funny Money" episode, ''

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'' in the "Last Chance Salon" episode, and starring as Jake Calbar in 'The Deadly Collection' episode of ''

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''. He also appeared in ''

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''. In the early 1990s, he played Caesar in ''

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''.

Film

In the 1960s, he appeared in '' Valley of the Dolls'' (1967), ''

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'' (1968), and ''Stuntman'' (1968). Viharo starred alongside

Sherry Jackson Sherry D. Jackson (born February 15, 1942) is an American retired Actor, actress and former child star. Early life Jackson was born on February 15, 1942, in Wendell, Idaho. Her mother, Maurita, provided drama, singing, and dancing lessons for S ...

as Zachary Kane in ''Bare Knuckles'' (1977), a film about a bounty hunter. His other films included '' Return to Macon County'' (1975), '' I Never Promised You a Rose Garden'' (1977), '' The Evil'' (1978), ''

Hide in Plain Sight ''Hide in Plain Sight'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by and starring James Caan with the story line based on an actual case from the files of New York attorney Salvatore R. Martoche, who represented Tom Leonhard, a real-life victim from ...

'' (1980), '' Happy Birthday, Gemini'' (1980), and '' The Night Stalker'' (1987). One of his later roles was in ''Presque Isle'' (2007).

Personal life

Viharo was married to actress Jennifer West in the late 1960s; the couple had two sons, Rome Viharo and Zola Viharo. Viharo was married to actress

Anne Helm Anne Helm (born September 12, 1938) is a retired Canadian-born actress and children's author (as Annie Helm), who primarily appeared in guest roles on episodes of various American television series. Her few film roles include playing Elvis Presl ...

in the early 1970s and divorced some time later. They had one daughter together, Serena Viharo. Helm's marriage to Viharo was her second. In 1981 he married actress and singer

Jeane Manson Jeane Manson (born Jean Ann Manson on October 1, 1950) is an American model, singer, and actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio. Her first name was changed from "Jean" to "Jeane" because, as all of her career was in France after 1974, the French would h ...

; the marriage was short-lived. He is also the father of Will Viharo, an author.East Bay Express Stefanie Kalem
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'', November 23, 2011

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Viharo, Robert American male film actors 1942 births Living people American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors