Theodore Edwin Gehring Jr. (April 6, 1929 – September 28, 2000) was an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the recurring role as Charlie on 16 episodes of the American sitcom television series Alice.[1]
Gehring was born in Bisbee, Arizona. Gehring began his career in 1965, where he first appeared in The Big Valley, playing Larsh.[1][2] He continued his career, mainly appearing in film and television,[3] often cast as a policeman, bad guy or anonymous roles, over the years.[1]
Later in his career, Gehring guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Battlestar Galactica (and its spin-off Galactica 1980), M*A*S*H, Star Trek: The Original Series, Get Smart, Bonanza, The Rockford Files, Three's Company, Emergency!,[4] Little House on the Prairie, Quincy, M.E., Daniel Boone, Death Valley Days, Adam-12 and Mission: Impossible.[5][6] He also appeared in films such as The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Nickelodeon, Bound for Glory, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, When Time Ran Out..., The Legend of the Lone Ranger, The Domino Principle and Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins.[5] Gehring has also played the role as "Sydney Forbes" in the soap opera television series Days of Our Lives, from 1980.[7]
Gehring also starred and co-starred in other films and television programs, as it includes, The Family Holvak, playing Chester Purdle,[8] The Police Connection, playing the role of "Police Chief Marc C. Forester" and On the Air Live with Captain Midnight, playing Father. His last film appearance, was from the television film Leave Her to Heaven, in 1988.[1] In 1989, Gehring retired his career in film and television, last appearing in the television series 1st & Ten, where he played the recurring role as "Ned Lassiter".
Gehring died in September 2000 in Steelville, Missouri, at the age of 71.[1][9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Swamp Country | Uncredited | |
| 1967 | 40 Guns to Apache Pass | Barrett | |
| 1968 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Marvin | |
| 1968 | The Young Runaways | Charley | |
| 1968 | The Virginian | Edgard Wood | season 7 episode 09 (The storm gate) |
| 1969 | Viva Max! | Customs Guard Collins | |
| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Sergeant Deutsch | |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh | Skimpy Eagans | |
| 1971 | The Barefoot Executive | Motorcycle Cop | Uncredited |
| 1971 | Wild Rovers | Tucson Sheriff | |
| 1971 | Honky | ||
| 1972 | Deadhead Miles | 1st Scale House Cop | |
| 1972 | The Culpepper Cattle Co. | Tascosa Bartender | |
| 1972 | The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid | Detective | Uncredited |
| 1972 | Bad Company | Zeb | |
| 1973 | The Mad Bomber | Police Chief Marc C. Forester | |
| 1973 | Oklahoma Crude | Wobbly | |
| 1974 | Willie Dynamite | Sergeant | |
| 1974 | The Parallax View | Schecter - Hotel Clerk | |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 | Mechanic | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins | Gas Station Owner | |
| 1975 | Farewell, My Lovely | Roy | |
| 1975 | Mackintosh and T.J. | Donkin | |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Knorr | |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Conners (Pampa store owner) | |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Stoneman | |
| 1977 | The Domino Principle | Schnaible | |
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down | Admiral at Pentagon Meeting | |
| 1979 | Hanging by a Thread | Jim Croft | |
| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Hank Starrett | |
| 1979 | On the Air Live with Captain Midnight | Father | |
| 1979 | Happy Days | Otis | season 7 episode 5 (Richie's Job) |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out | Durant | |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Galbraith | |
| 1980 | The Night the Bridge Fell Down | Police Chief | |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Dale Wesley Stillwell (Cavendish gang) | |
| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Sheriff Chapman | |
| 1985 | Murphy's Romance | Auctioneer | |
| 1986 | Out of Bounds | Mr. Cage |
