Stan Ivar (born January 11, 1943) is an American actor who is best known for his role as John Carter in ''

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'', and also known for his roles as Ben Robinson in ''

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'', Daniel Scott in ''

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'', Mark Johnson in '' Star Trek: Voyager,'' and as Captain Mike Davison in the cult movie ''

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'' (1985).

Career

He played blacksmith John Carter in ''

'', joining the cast during the final season, and the TV movies '' Little House: Look Back to Yesterday'', '' Little House: Bless All the Dear Children'', and '' Little House: The Last Farewell''. Once ''Little House on the Prairie'' ended, Ivar asked if he could keep the set. Ivar later disassembled the house and moved it out to his home in rural LA County. Other notable TV roles include Ben Robinson in ''

'', Daniel Scott in ''

'', Paul Raines in ''

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'', and Mark Johnson in '' Star Trek: Voyager.'' He has also had roles in numerous other major television series, including ''

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', General Hospital'', '' Crazy Like a Fox, Scarecrow and Mrs. King,

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, St. Elsewhere,

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, Married with Children,

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, Matlock,'' and ''

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.'' He has appeared in several television movies including '' The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory'' (1987), '' Shattered Dreams'' (1990), '' The Last Halloween'' (1991), ''

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'' (1993), '' The Disappearance of Nora'' (1993), ''Chance of a Lifetime'' (1998), and many more. Feature film roles include ''Creature'' ''(1985),

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'' (1989), '' Rock-A-Doodle'' (1991)'',

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'' (1993), and playing

Matt LeBlanc Matthew Steven LeBlanc (; born July 25, 1967) is an American actor. He garnered global recognition with his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom '' Friends'' and in its spin-off series, '' Joey''. For his work on ''Friends'', LeBlanc ...

's character's father in '' Ed'' (1996).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivar, Stan 1943 births Living people People from Brooklyn Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors American male soap opera actors 20th-century American male actors