Acting · Bisbee, Arizona, USA · Born April 6, 1929
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Life and career Gehring was born in Bisbee, Arizona. Gehring began his career in 1965, where he first appeared in The Big Valley, playing Larsh. He continued his career, mainly appearing in film and television, often cast as a policeman, bad guy or anonymous roles, over the years. 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!, Little House on the Prairie, Quincy, M.E., Daniel Boone, Death Valley Days, Adam-12 and Mission: Impossible. 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. Gehring has also played the role as "Sydney Forbes" in the soap opera television series Days of Our Lives, from 1980. Gehring also starred and co-starred in other films and television programs, as it includes, The Family Holvak, playing Chester Purdle, 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. 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". Death Gehring died in September 2000 in Steelville, Missouri, at the age of 71. CLR
MovieU.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart
1987
as Truck Stop Manager
TVStarman
1986
as Mike
MovieOut of Bounds
1986
as Mr. Cage
TVMatlock
1986
as Impound Officer
MovieMurphy's Romance
1985
as Auctioneer
TV1st & Ten
1984
as Ned Lassiter
TVHunter
1984
as Dr. Jessup
MovieGone Are the Dayes
1984
as Cook
TVScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
as J.C. Granger
TVTrauma Center
1983
as Baxter
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Deputy Jack Harmson
MovieThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Sheriff Chapman
TVT. J. Hooker
1982
as Mackey
TVCassie & Co.
1982
as Jack Salmone
MovieHelp Wanted: Male
1982
as Dr. Merten
TVSimon & Simon
1981
as Driver of County Truck
TVThe Fall Guy
1981
as Logan
MovieThe Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
as Dale Wesley Stillwell
TVThe Greatest American Hero
1981
as Lutz
TVHill Street Blues
1981
as Bobbin
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
as Herm Dunbar
MovieThe Night the Bridge Fell Down
1980
as Police Chief
MovieThe Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
as Lt. Galbraith
TVGalactica 1980
1980
as Sheriff
MovieOn the Air Live with Captain Midnight
1979
as Father
MovieThe Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
as Hank Starrett
TVThe Rebels
1979
as Tom Shaw
MovieHanging by a Thread
1979
as Jim Croft
TVHanging by a Thread
1979
as Jim Croft
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Bartender
MovieJennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979
as Wells
TVRoots: The Next Generations
1979
as Road Boss
TVSupertrain
1979
as Tex
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
as Self
MovieB.J. and the Bear
1978
as First Sheriff
MovieAre You in the House Alone?
1978
as Billy
TVBattlestar Galactica
1978
as Croad
TVDallas
1978
as Brady York
MovieGray Lady Down
1978
TVLou Grant
1977
as Chief Rankin
MovieThe Domino Principle
1977
as Schnaible
TVCode R
1977
as Jerome Popkin
MovieNickelodeon
1976
as Stoneman
MovieBound for Glory
1976
as Connors
MovieRichie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976
as Irv
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Motel Manager
TVAlice
1976
MovieThe Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
1976
as Officer Jim Moody
MovieThe Hindenburg
1975
as Knorr
MovieMackintosh and T.J.
1975
as Donkin
The Family Holvak
1975
MovieFarewell, My Lovely
1975
as Roy
MovieCop on the Beat
1975
as Patrol Lieutenant
TVThe Invisible Man
1975
as Gate Guard
MovieWho Is the Black Dahlia?
1975
as A. Redfield
MovieSarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
MovieRafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975
as Gas Station Owner
MovieBetrayal
1974
as Police Sergeant
MovieAirport 1975
1974
as Mechanic (uncredited)
MovieReturn of the Big Cat
1974
as Hunk Purdy
MovieThe Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974
as Dr. David Gillgreen
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Walt Chalco
TVMovin' On
1974
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
as Ebenezer Sprague
MovieThe Parallax View
1974
as Schecter - Hotel Clerk
MovieThe Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
1974
as Decker
MovieThe Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
as Norm Mitchell
MovieSenior Year
1974
as Laski
MovieHog Wild
1974
as Jud
TVHappy Days
1974
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton
1974
as Doyle Reager
MovieOklahoma Crude
1973
as Wobbly
MovieThe Mad Bomber
1973
as Police Chief Marc C. Forester
TVPolice Story
1973
as Agee
MovieThe Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973
as Brewster
TVKung Fu
1972
as Fuller
MovieBad Company
1972
TVDelphi Bureau
1972
as Bernhart
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Bert
TVM*A*S*H
1972
as Major Arnold Morris
MovieDeadhead Miles
1972
as 1st Scale House Cop
MovieThe Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
as Tascosa Bartender
MovieJigsaw
1972
as Deputy Sheriff Coley
TVEmergency!
1972
MovieHonky
1971
TVNichols
1971
as Henry
TVColumbo
1971
as Security Guard
MovieWild Rovers
1971
as Tucson Sheriff
MovieWho Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971
as Lucas, Coyle's Crony
MovieMonte Walsh
1970
as Skimpy Eagans
MovieThey Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
as Inspector Deutsch
MovieViva Max!
1969
as Customs Guard Collins
MovieWake Me When the War Is Over
1969
as German Soldier
MovieThen Came Bronson
1969
as Diner Owner
MovieRide a Northbound Horse
1969
as Macklin
TVMayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Employer #1
TVAdam-12
1968
as Conrad Short
MovieThe Thomas Crown Affair
1968
as Marvin
Movie40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967
as Barrett
TVIronside
1967
as Decker
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Cab Driver
TVStar Trek
1966
as Second Policeman
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Ed Sheldon
TVGet Smart
1965
as Mace
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Brooking
TV12 O'Clock High
1964
as Sergeant Fazio
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Bar patron
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Edgar Wood
TVBonanza
1959
as Arch Tremayne
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Boyd
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Doyle Reager
