- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRonald Robert Harper
- Height1.85 m
- Born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania--a small town just east of Pittsburgh--Ron Harper became valedictorian of his senior class and won an academic scholarship to Princeton University, where he supplemented his academic studies by appearing in a number of plays and musical comedies. He earned a fellowship to study law at Harvard, but the "acting bug" lured him instead to New York, where he studied with 'Lee Strasberg'. Next came a stint in the US Navy (mostly spent in Panama), followed by a return to New York. After several disappointments. he earned a job as Paul Newman's understudy in "Sweet Bird of Youth". Hollywood soon beckoned, and Harper appeared in a succession of TV series: 87th Precinct (1961), The Jean Arthur Show (1966), Wendy and Me (1964), Commando Garrison (1967) and La planète des singes (1974).
Following "Apes", he had roles in several soap-operas and guest-starred on various TV shows. He now lives in California.- IMDb mini biography by: dinky-4 of Minneapolis
- SpouseSally Stark(June 1, 1974 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- ParentsGeorge Albert Harper Sr.Mabel Grace Champion
- Was offered a cameo in the movie Le monde (presque) perdu (2009), but turned it down because he didn't like the script.
- Co-starred in two television series in the 1970s where he travels through time: in Land of the Lost (1974) he goes back in time and in La planète des singes (1974) he goes forward in time.
- Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "I Talked with a Zombie" (McFarland & Co., 2008).
- Sondra Locke I liked. I have to tell you something: after acting with her in a couple of scenes, there was something so feminine about her that I could picture myself easily falling for her. So I can see why Clint was interested! She's one of those women who exudes femininity, and you just become so attracted to that.
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