Christopher Mayer (born George Charles Mayer III; February 21, 1954 – July 23, 2011), also known as Chip Mayer, was an American film and TV actor who was best known for portraying

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on ''

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'' for 19 episodes during season 5 when cousins Coy and Vance Duke temporarily replaced Bo and Luke Duke (due to a salary dispute between producers and the original actors).

Career

Mayer played the role of

in 19 episodes of the fifth season of ''

'' during 1982–83. Mayer continued his work in television and movies into the early 1990s, including a stint on the daytime serial '' Santa Barbara''. He also played Kenneth Falk in the film ''

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'' (1997) alongside

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. He appeared on ''

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'', season 7, episode 15, "Badda Bing Badda Bang" as a security guard in 1999. His last TV credit was a guest appearance on ''

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'' in 2000.

Personal life

Mayer's first marriage was to actress

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, with whom he had a daughter, Ashley. Mayer's second marriage was to

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, an actress on the daytime serials ''

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'' and ''

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''. Mayer's third marriage was to actress Shauna Sullivan in 1988, with whom he had two more daughters, Alexandra and Angelica. Mayer was engaged to be married to Catherine Irvine at the time of his death. Mayer was found dead of

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in his

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home in

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on July 23, 2011.

Filmography

References

External links

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