Doug Sheehan | |
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| Born | Douglas Stuart Sheehan April 27, 1949 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 2024 (aged 75) Big Horn, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–2003 |
| Spouse |
Cate Abert (m. 1981) |
Douglas Stuart Sheehan (April 27, 1949 – June 29, 2024) was an American actor who played Ben Gibson throughout four seasons of the prime-time drama Knots Landing from 1983 to 1987. His character was the second husband of Valene Ewing (Joan Van Ark).
His first major role was as Joe Kelly on the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1979 to 1982.[1] He was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role in 1982.[1][2]
He also played one of the leads in Day by Day as well as Mel Horowitz on Clueless from 1997 to 1999 replacing Michael Lerner. He also appeared on Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Sabrina's father.[3]
Sheehan died at his home in Big Horn, Wyoming, on June 29, 2024, at the age of 75.[1]
- ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (July 9, 2024). "Doug Sheehan, Knots Landing and Clueless Actor, Dies at 75". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "ABC Tops Daytime Emmy Nominations". Times-Union. Warsaw, Indiana. Associated Press. May 20, 1982. p. 8. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ "Doug Sheehan". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-02-28.