Stan Ivar
Born (1943-01-11) January 11, 1943 (age 81)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor

Stan Ivar (born January 11, 1943) is an American actor who is best known for his role as John Carter in Little House on the Prairie, and also known for his roles as Ben Robinson in NCIS, Daniel Scott in Days of Our Lives, Mark Johnson in Star Trek: Voyager, and as Captain Mike Davison in the cult movie Creature (1985).[1][2][3][4]

Career

He played blacksmith John Carter in Little House on the Prairie, joining the cast during the final season, and the TV movies Little House: Look Back to Yesterday, Little House: Bless All the Dear Children, and Little House: The Last Farewell.[5][6]

Once Little House on the Prairie ended, Ivar asked if he could keep the set.[6][7] Ivar later disassembled the house and moved it out to his home in rural LA County.[8]

Other notable TV roles include Ben Robinson in NCIS,[4] Daniel Scott in Days of Our Lives,[9] Paul Raines in Highway to Heaven, and Mark Johnson in Star Trek: Voyager.[10][11]

He has also had roles in numerous other major television series, including Grapevine[12], General Hospital, Crazy Like a Fox, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Cagney & Lacey, The Practice, St. Elsewhere, The John Larroquette Show, Married with Children, Murder, She Wrote, Beverly Hills, 90210, Beauty and the Beast, Cybill, Matlock, and Moonlighting.[1][13][9]

He has appeared in several television movies including The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987), Shattered Dreams (1990), The Last Halloween (1991), Torch Song (1993), The Disappearance of Nora (1993), Chance of a Lifetime (1998), and many more.[13][14]

Feature film roles include Creature (1985), The Big Picture (1989), Rock-A-Doodle (1991), Aspen Extreme (1993), and playing Matt LeBlanc's character's father in Ed (1996).[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Creature Mike Davison
1989 The Big Picture Charlie
1991 Rock-a-Doodle Frank - Dad
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Jake McAllister
1993 Aspen Extreme Mr. Parker
1996 Ed Cooper's Father

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1982–1983 Little House on the Prairie John Carter Recurring role
1983 Little House: Look Back to Yesterday TV movie
1984 Little House: The Last Farewell
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
St. Elsewhere Don Bundy Episode: "In Sickness and in Health"
1985 Cagney & Lacey Steve Hollister Episode: "Two Grand"
Scarecrow and Mrs. King Byron Jordan Episode: "Murder Between Friends"
1987 The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory Doc Sutherland Television film
Simon & Simon Police Sgt. Michael Gray Episode: "Judgement Call"
My Sister Sam Eric Randall Episode: "Another Saturday Night"
1st & Ten' Coach Dowling Episode: "A Second Chance Once Removed"
Highway to Heaven Paul Raines 2 episodes
It's Garry Shandling's Show Donald Rapaport Episode: "Who's Poppa?"
The Oldest Rookie Arthur White Episode: "Grand Theft Avocado"
1988 Matlock Congressman Pete McGuiness Episode: "The Investigation: Part 1"
Beauty and the Beast Jonathan Thorpe Episode: "Fever"
Moonlighting Brian Gates Episode: "And the Flesh Was Made Word"
The Bronx Zoo Jeffrey Warren 3 episodes
The Bold and the Beautiful Dr. Lerner Episode #1.354
Amen Detective Episode: "Look at Me, I'm Running"
Hunter Dan Michaels Episode: "The Baby Game"
Take My Daughters, Please James TV movie
1989 She's the Sheriff Michael Davenport Episode: "Max Gets Trumped"
Hard Time on Planet Earth Remy Episode: "Jesse's Fifteen Minutes"
1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special Mr. McCallister Episode: "The Girl with the Crazy Brother"
Jake and the Fatman Jim Clarke Episode: "I Ain't Got No Body"
Mancuso, F.B.I. Farber Episode: "Adamant Eve"
Shattered Dreams Bryan Renehan TV movie
She Said No Doug
Who's the Boss? Peter Gerber 2 episodes
The Flash Dr. Carl Tanner Episode: "Out of Control"
Beverly Hills, 90210 Glen Evans Episode: "The 17 Year Itch"
Coach David Episode: "Men Don't Heal"
1991 The Killing Mind Captain Harris TV movie
Midnight Caller Dallas Castleman Episode: "City of Lost Souls: Part 2"
The Last Halloween Hubble TV movie
1992 Grapevine Henry Episode: "The Janice and Brian Story"
A House of Secrets and Lies Ben Rudolph TV movie
1993 The Disappearance of Nora Leland Sinclair
Torch Song Ken
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene Bob Keene
The Secrets of Lake Success Tucker Reed 3 episodes
1994 Silk Stalkings Clifford Jameson Episode: "Maid Service"
Married... with Children Jack Franklin Episode: "Dud Bowl"
1994–1996 Days of Our Lives Daniel Scott 60 episodes
1995 The John Larroquette Show David McKenna Episode: "Rachel and Tony"
Star Trek: Voyager Mark Johnson 4 episodes
Murder, She Wrote Lou the Lawyer Episode: "Unwilling Witness"
1996 Murder One Assemblyman Galloway Episode: "Chapter Sixteen"
Malibu Shores Mr. Green Episode: "The Competitive Edge"
1997 Home Invasion Dr. Alan Patchett TV movie
Step by Step Kevin McGowan Episode: "Can't Buy Me Love"
Ally McBeal Jason Hatfield Episode: "Drawing the Lines"
1998 Chance of a Lifetime Ivan TV movie
Cybill Jonathan Martin Jr. Episode: "Oh Brother!"
Just Shoot Me! Roger Episode: "War & Sleaze"
The Young and the Restless Chief Firemarshall 2 episodes
2000 & 2004 The Practice Judge Harvey Gleason / Mark Jacobs 3 episodes
2010 NCI Ben Robinson 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b "Stan Ivar". TV Guide. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  2. ^ "Stan Ivar Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  3. ^ "Apple TV". AppleTV. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ^ a b "Stan Ivar". Video Detective. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  5. ^ "What happened to the house from the Little House TV show? | Laura's Prairie – Laura Ingalls Wilder – Little House Road Trip". laurasprairie.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  6. ^ a b "'Little House', big wait: Why we haven't seen a new 'Little House on the Prairie' reboot". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  7. ^ "42 Big Facts About Little House on the Prairie". www.mentalfloss.com. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  8. ^ "'Little House on the Prairie': Here's What Happened To the Actual House From the Show". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  9. ^ a b "Stan Ivar". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  10. ^ DeCandido, Keith R. A. (2020-04-13). "Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: "Persistence of Vision"". Tor.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  11. ^ DeCandido, Keith R. A. (2020-06-18). "Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: Second Season Overview". Tor.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  12. ^ O'Connor, John J. (1992-06-15). "Review/Television; Gossip and a Gimmick For a Summer Premiere (Published 1992)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  13. ^ a b c "Stan Ivar". BFI. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  14. ^ "Stan Ivar - Actor Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.

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