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Dabney Coleman
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Actor Born: January 3, 1932 in Austin, TX Biography:Coleman attended a Virginia military school before studying law and serving in the army. While attending the University of Texas, Coleman became attracted to acting, and headed to New York, where he studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse. After stage experience and TV work, Coleman made his movie debut in 1965's "The Slender Thread". Minus his trademarked mustache for the most part in the mid-1960s, Coleman specialized in secondary character roles that were not outright villains, but somehow lacking in leading-man integrity. The first inkling that Coleman could handle comedy occurred during his supporting stint as obstetrician Leon Bessemer on the "Marlo Thomas" sitcom "That Girl". In 1976, Coleman was cast as self-serving Mayor Jeeter (a role the actor still regards as a favorite) on "Norman Lear"'s soap opera spoof "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman". Four years later, Coleman burst forth in full hissable... Full Biography
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