The Rookies: The Hunting Ground
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Monday, November 17 on WJLP MeTV+ (33.8)
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The Hunting Ground
Season 3, Episode 16
An overzealous policeman spends his off-duty time tracking a drug pusher, even after being ordered to stop. Harris: William Shatner. Massler: Anthony James. Mike: Sam Melville. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
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1975
English
Crime Drama
Police
Cast & Crew
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
(Actor)
.. Lt. Ed Ryker
Sam Melville
(Actor)
.. Mike Danko
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Did You Know..
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
(Actor)
.. Lt. Ed Ryker
Born:
December 23, 1921
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Trivia:
Though early on, short, pugnacious American actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin dreamed of becoming a lawyer, the prohibitive cost of law school forced him to steer toward engineering as a career. O'Loughlin was deflected from this ambition by an increasing interest in the theatre. After a long stint with the Marines, O'Loughlin used his GI Bill money to finance his participation at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Working steadily on stage and in live TV drama, O'Loughlin made an inauspicious debut as the romantic lead in the Manhattan-filmed turkey Lovers and Lollipops (1956); one year later, he was shown to better advantage re-creating his stage role in the filmization of Michael Gazzo's play A Hatful of Rain (1957). For many children of the '70s, Gerald O'Loughlin will always be the tough-but-tender Lt. Ryker on the long-running cop series The Rookies. Even in his subsequent TV series assignments (Automan [1983-1984], Our House [1986]) one half expected O'Loughlin to drop character and start barking out "Hey! Danko." Gerald O'Loughlin was married to casting director Meryl Abeles.
Sam Melville
(Actor)
.. Mike Danko
Born:
January 01, 1936
Died: January 01, 1989
Died: January 01, 1989
Trivia:
American actor Sam Melville is best known for his television work on such series as The Rookies (he played Officer Mike Danko), The Scarecrow and Mrs. King (as Mr. King), and Gunsmoke as a regular guest star. Melville also appeared in a couple of films from the late '60s through the late '80s.
