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| Date of Birth: | November 23, 1953 | ||||
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George Del Hoyo (born November 23, 1953), often credited as George Deloy, portrayed Dr. Spencer in the Galactica 1980 episodes "The Super Scouts, Part I" and "The Super Scouts, Part II". A native of Canelones, Uruguay, Del Hoyo is a highly-seasoned actor, with experience across multiple genres and mediums.
Del Hoyo's first real break in the United States was as Kyle Nunnery in the Broadway musical The Robber Bridegroom in October 1976. The show played at the Biltmore for another four months.
Two years later, Del Hoyo moved to television with The Seekers in 1979 as the character Gilbert Kent. He would make guest appearances on two more television shows before getting his first recurring role in a series, as Dr. Spencer in Galactica 1980.
After Galactica 1980, Del Hoyo did a number of guest spots on several shows, and played recurring roles in the series Quincy, M.E. and St. Elsewhere. In 1986, Del Hoyo landed a major role on Days of Our Lives as the villanous character Orpheus. Del Hoyo played the character for over a year before moving on.
Propelled by his success on Days of Our Lives, Del Hoyo landed a role as a main character on the soap opera Generations in its first season. Afterwards, Del Hoyo became known as a popular guest actor on some of the most popular shows of the 1990s, such as Cheers, L.A. Law, Frasier, Beverly Hills 90210, Home Improvement and Walker, Texas Ranger.
Today, Del Hoyo works mostly as a voice actor for television promotional pieces, most notably for HBO. His voice can be heard in the introductions and promotional commercials for many of HBO's most popular shows.
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| Date of Birth: | June 25, 1930 | ||||
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| Age at Death: | 81 | ||||
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George Murdock (25 June 1930 - 30 April 2012) was an American actor.
Murdock's vigorous filmography has recurring and guest roles in many genres of television, including episodes of The Twilight Zone, Death Valley Days, Tarzan, Night Gallery, Dynasty, Night Court, Smallville, Lois and Clark, The X-Files, Law and Order, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Murdock's most popular comedic role was as the "by the book" police officer, Lt. Ben Scanlon, in Barney Miller.
Murdock also had roles in another Glen Larson program, Knight Rider.
Star Trek fans may remember Murdock (or his voice) in the climactic The Next Generation two-part episode, "The Best of Both Worlds," as Admiral J.P. Hanson, commander of the ill-fated Battle of Wolf 359 against the Borg. Murdock also lent his speaking talents as "God" in the film, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Murdock lent voice acting to several American animated shows, including Batman, and Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
Murdock potrayed Doctor Salik in the Original Series, as well as reprising the role in Richard Hatch's proof-of-concept trailer, Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming in 1999.
