Lawrence P. Casey

Lawrence P. Casey (born November 8, 1940)[2] is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Cpl. Mark T. Hitchcock in the American adventure and drama television series The Rat Patrol.[3]

Lawrence P. Casey
Casey in The Rat Patrol, 1967
Born (1940-11-08) November 8, 1940
New York, U.S.
OccupationFilm, stage and television actor
Spouse(s)Katha Dees[1]
Children1[1]

Life and career

Casey was born in New York.[1] At the age of 19, he began his career, performing on stage.[1] He was originally a construction worker and a professional boxer.[4] Casey's only theatre credit was The Visit (1959).[4] He then began his film and television career in 1966, first appearing in the medical drama television series Dr. Kildare. Casey also guest-starred as Jim Libby in one episode of the western television series Gunsmoke.[2]

Casey joined the cast of the new ABC action and drama television series The Rat Patrol,[2] playing driver Cpl. Mark T. Hitchcock.[3] Casey and Christopher George, who played Sgt. Sam Troy,[5][6] traveled from the largest city in Vietnam, Saigon (modern-day Ho Chi Minh City) to Vietnam's fifth-largest city, Da Nang.[6] While traveling, they met comic actress and singer, Martha Raye.[6] After the series ended in 1968, Casey guest-starred in the western television series Bonanza and co-starred as Elliot Crane in the 1969 film The Gay Deceivers.[2]

Casey guest-starred in television programs, including, The Rockford Files, Ironside, The Love Boat, Knots Landing, Falcon Crest, The Mod Squad and Barnaby Jones.[2] He played Rodney Harrington in the soap opera television series Return to Peyton Place.[7] Casey appeared in films, such as, Good Guys Wear Black, Acapulco Gold, The Student Nurses, The Great Waldo Pepper and Borderline.[2] He retired in 1992, last appearing in the legal drama television series L.A. Law.

References
  1. Peterson, Bettelon (April 2, 1967). "Answers Your TV Questions". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 78. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Lawrence P. Casey". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  3. Humphrey, Hal (February 5, 1968). "Television and Radio". The Marion Star. Marion, Ohio. p. 11. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brother Rats". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. July 25, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "'Rat Patrol' Star Says Visit To Vietnam Worthwhile Trip". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. February 6, 1968. p. 47. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Real Warface for Rat Patrol Stars". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. February 5, 1968. p. 76. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 890. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
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