Rockford was an ex-con (sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit) who took on cases others didn't want. Season 3, Episode 4 Feeding Frenzy. First Aired: October 15, 1976.
Susan Howard in 1975 | |
| Born | January 28, 1944 (age 76) Marshall, Texas, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress, activist, writer |
| Years active | 1966–1993 |
| Spouse(s) | Calvin Chrane (m. 1974) |
| Children | 1 |
Jeri Lynn Mooney (born January 28, 1944), better known as Susan Howard,[1] is an American actress, writer, and political activist. She is perhaps best known for portraying the character Donna Culver Krebbs on the prime time serial Dallas (1979–87), and as a co-star of the series Petrocelli (1974–76). She is also a screenwriter and member of the Writers Guild of America.[2]
Biography[edit]
Jeri Lynn Mooney was born on January 28, 1944 in Marshall, Texas to parents Cassell C. and Melba Ruth 'Peg' Mooney. She had an older brother, James.[3][4] Her family is of Irish ancestry from Cork.[5] Mooney was recognized for her acting talent while growing up in Marshall. She won a University Interscholastic League award for Best Actress while in high school. Upon graduating from Marshall High School in 1960,[6] she attended the University of Texas for two years,[7] where she studied drama and was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority,[8] before leaving for Los Angeles to become an acting student at the Los Angeles Repertory Company.[9] She later took the stage name Susan Howard, as her father had nicknamed her 'Susie' and Howard was a family name.[4]
Television[edit]
Howard had a number of notable guest appearances on major television shows during the 1960s and early 1970s: The Flying Nun (1967), I Dream of Jeannie (1968), Star Trek (1968), Bonanza (1969), Mannix (1969), Mission: Impossible (1972), and Columbo (1972).[8] She played the first female Klingon ('Mara') on the original Star Trek series and the only one to ever speak.[10]
In 1973, she appeared as Evan Sands on Lorne Greene's ABCcrime dramaGriff in the episode 'Who Framed Billy the Kid?', with Nick Nolte as Billy Randolph, a football player accused of murder.
In 1974, Howard was cast as the co-star of the NBC series Petrocelli.[11]:828 Her performance was subsequently nominated for both the Golden Globe and Emmy awards.[12][13] Despite critical acclaim for Howard, the series was cancelled in 1976.[14]
In 1978, Howard played a key role as Professor Kingsfield's daughter Susan[11]:809 in season one, episode 10 of The Paper Chase. In 1979, she appeared on Dallas as Donna Culver.[11] The producers of the show liked her performance so much that her guest spot was expanded to an eight-year stint; she has the distinction of being the only Dallas cast member to have also written for the series ('Sitting Ducks' and 'The Ten Percent Solution'). In 1987, the show decided to not renew her contract. She has blamed this decision on her opposition to what she saw as pro-abortion storylines involving her character.[15]
Personal life[edit]
Howard was married to actor Charles Howerton from 1962 to 1964. They had one daughter, Lynn.[3] In 1974, she married independent film executive Calvin Chrane.[4] Susan and her husband have lived in Boerne, Texas, since 1998.[9]
She is a member of the Writers Guild of America and wrote two episodes of Dallas.[9]
Politics[edit]
Since leaving television, Howard has become an increasingly active supporter of conservative causes, especially for gun rights. In 1989, she was co-host of 'The 700 Club'. Howard has been active in the leadership of both the National Rifle Association and the Texas Republican Party. Howard has served as a commissioner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and is currently a commissioner of the Texas Commission on the Arts.[16] She became involved in the NRA after meeting Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre at the 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans.[17]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Moonshine County Express | Dot Hammer | |
| 1977 | Sidewinder 1 | Chris Gentry | |
| 1993 | Come the Morning | Constance Gibson |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Love on a Rooftop | Dorothy | Episode: 'Homecoming' |
| 1967 | Iron Horse | Bess Hennings / Sara Collins | 2 episodes |
| 1967 | The Monkees | Bride | Episode: 'Monkees Manhattan Style' |
| 1967–1968 | The Flying Nun | Sister Teresa / Sister Susan | 2 episodes |
| 1968 | The Second Hundred Years | Sonny | Episode: 'Dude Hand Luke' |
| 1968 | Tarzan | Gloria | Episode: 'Trina' |
| 1968 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Mara | Episode: 'Day of the Dove' |
| 1968–1969 | I Dream of Jeannie | Salesgirl / Miss Temple - Switchboard Operator | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | Here Come the Brides | Jane | Episode: 'Wives for Wakando' |
| 1969 | The Outcasts | Julie Mason | Episode: 'The Candidates' |
| 1969 | Ironside | Jo Lyons | Episode: 'A Matter of Love and Death' |
| 1969 | The Virginian | Rebecca Teague | Episode: 'Halfway Back from Hell' |
| 1969 | Bonanza | Laurie Nagel | Episode: 'The Medal' |
| 1969 | Land of the Giants | Mrs. Garak | Episode: 'Collector's Item' |
| 1969 | The Silent Gun | Lorisa Cole | Television film |
| 1969–1971 | Mannix | Amanda Hewitt / Christina Preston | 2 episodes |
| 1970 | The New People | Fern | Episode: 'The Siege of Fern's Castle' |
| 1970 | Quarantined | Dr. Margaret Bedford | Television film |
| 1970 | The Immortal | Annie Williams | Episode: 'The Legacy' |
| 1971 | The F.B.I. | Yvonne Shelby | Episode: 'Center of Peril' |
| 1971 | The Mod Squad | Gillian Francis | Episode: 'Cricket' |
| 1971–1972 | Love, American Style | Libby / Susan Parkins | 3 episodes |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Nora Dawson | Episode: 'Committed' |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense | Needa | Episode: 'The Man Who Died at Three and Nine' |
| 1972 | Medical Center | Linda Crown | Episode: 'Deadlock' |
| 1972 | Columbo | Shirley Wagner | Episode: 'The Most Crucial Game' |
| 1973 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. Claudia Schaeffer | Episode: 'A Terminal Career' |
| 1973 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Barbara Kerr / Greta Francis | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Savage | Lee Raynolds | Television film |
| 1973 | Griff | Evan Sands | Episode: 'The Framing of Billy the Kid' |
| 1973 | The New Perry Mason | Ellen Ballister | Episode: 'The Case of the Jailed Justice' |
| 1973–1977 | Barnaby Jones | Frances Dunslay / Sandra Harris | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Indict and Convict | Joanna Garrett | Television film |
| 1974 | Night Games | Maggie Petrocelli | Television film |
| 1974–1976 | Petrocelli | Maggie Petrocelli | 44 episodes Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series(1976) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series(1976) |
| 1976 | City of Angels | Ruby Dyson | Episode: 'The House on Orange Grove Avenue' |
| 1976 | The Rockford Files | Sandy Baylock | Episode: 'Feeding Frenzy' |
| 1977 | Most Wanted | Ann Corbin | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Eve Costigan | Episode: 'Vortex' |
| 1977 | Killer on Board | Julie Clayton | Television film |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | Amelia McKay | Episode: 'The Gold Dust Queen' |
| 1978 | Superdome | Nancy Walecki | Television film |
| 1978 | The Busters | Joanna Bailey | Television film |
| 1978 | The Paper Chase | Susan Fields | Episode: 'Kingsfield's Daughter' |
| 1979 | The Power Within | Dr. Joanne Miller | Television film |
| 1979 | Vegas | Laurie Turner | Episode: 'Classic Connection' |
| 1979 | Julie Farr, M.D. | Linda | Episode: 'Sisters' |
| 1979–1987 | Dallas | Donna Culver Krebbs | 198 episodes Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role(1986) Nominated—Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role(1988) |
| 1980 | The Love Boat | Cynthia Bowden | Episode: 'The Baby Alarm/Tell Her She's Great/Matchmaker, Matchmaker Times Two' |
| 1987–1988 | The 700 Club | Herself / Co-host |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Television Series | Petrocelli | Nominated |
| 1976 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Petrocelli | Nominated |
| 1986 | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Dallas | Won |
| 1988 | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role | Dallas | Nominated |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Room, Adrian (2014). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland & Company. ISBN9780786457632. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^'Susan Howard Chrane'. WGA Directory. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ ab'A Surprise From Susan Howard'. The Marshall News Messenger. Texas, Marshall. July 31, 1977. p. 6 A. Retrieved August 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ abcAngus, Joe (April 3, 1983). 'Susan happy with her life'. The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^'SUSAN HOWARD LIVE CHAT'. Ultimate Dallas. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^'Notable Graduates'. Marshall ISD. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^Williamson, Joyce; Smith-Gassperson, Pat; Estell, Lucile (2011). Marshall. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 121. ISBN978-0-7385-7903-0.
- ^ abStowers, Carlton (January–February 1984). 'The Alcalde Jan-Feb 1984'. Keeping Up With Susan Howard (Jeri Lynn Mooney). The Alcalde. p. 25.
- ^ abc''Dallas' star to address GOP women'. The Gonzales Inquirer. February 4, 2004. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^Wilonsky, Robert (November 20, 2008). 'Dallas Cast Reunion Leaves Fans Southforked'. Dallas Observer. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ abcTerrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 229. ISBN978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^'Primetime Emmy® Award Database'. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^'Susan Howard'. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^Erickson, Hal (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 226–227. ISBN978-0-7864-3828-0.
- ^'Dallas Exclusive Interviews'. Ultimate Dallas. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
- ^Batsell, Jake (July 27, 2008). ''Dallas' still has a worldwide fan base'. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^'NRA Board Spotlight: Susan Howard'. America's 1st Freedom. December 2008. p. 55.
Bibliography[edit]
- Featured prominently in book 'Petrocelli: San Remo Justice: An Episode Guide and Much More,' by Sandra Grabman, published 2018 by BearManor Media. ISBN978-1-62933-205-5.
External links[edit]
- Susan Howard on IMDb
This week private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner)gets mixed up in some serious trouble, and it’s up to his quick wits, and friends to keep him out of jail…
First up is The Family Hour, which aired October 8, 1976, and was written by Gordon T. Dawson. The phone gag is from a friend of Jim’s who is in town with his wife for a convention. They can’t wait to see him, and tell him to expect them around 1am!
Jim and Rocky (Noah Beery Jr.) have nothing on the go for the next few days but for some fishing up in Baja. That all comes to a grinding halt when a young girl, Marin (Kim Richards – Tia from Disney’s Witch Mountain films) ends up on his doorstep. She’s waiting for her Aunt Cecil (Marged Wakeley), and was left there by her alcoholic father, Stuart (Burt Young), who seems to have gotten himself into a bit of trouble with some undercover officers and a dirty DEA agent.
Rocky is taken with the young girl immediately, and it’s he who convinces Jim to help out, and try to find her dad. To do so, Angel (Stuart Margolin) and even Becker (Joes Santos) has to help out.
This one was a fun episode, and it was cool to see Jim a little bit outside of his comfort level, dealing with a smart kid, who seemed to be able to hold her own.
It also made an effort to show, at little bit at least, that Stuart had a real drinking problem, and that he had to get his life sorted, and want to get it sorted before he could win his daughter’s heart back. And for once, there’s a financial reward for all their hard work, and Jim doesn’t keep it…
Feeding Frenzy aired 15 October, 1976 and was penned by Canell based on a story by Lester Wm. Berke and Donald L. Gold. The phone gag this time around is a pet clinic, where apparently Rocky dropped off a stray cat… who has now had kittens, could Jim come and pick them up please?
An old flame of Jim’s, Sandy (Susan Howard), approaches him about helping out her father, Charly (Eddie Firestone). It seems Charly stole a fair chunk of change, and now that the statute of limitations has run out, he’s decided he wants to return it, having lived with the guilt of his actions for years.
He doesn’t want people to know it was him, however, and asks Jim to be his go-between.
Jim agrees, and ends up in a world of trouble.
Feeding Frenzy Game
It seems that now that the money is free and clear, a number of people are eager to take it off Charly’s hands.
As such, a couple of thugs initially grab Sandy, and they have to make a deal for the money to trade her back, in a nicely executed scene in the middle of a skating rink, surrounded by skaters who begin to slow down when they realize something is up, forming a circle around everyone (though why none of them calls the cops is beyond me).
Feeding Frenzy Online Game
But that is only the tip of the iceberg as Jim finds himself in legal hot water when it’s possible they were a day early and the statue of limitations may not apply yet.
Poor Jim.
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