Randolph Powell (born April 14, 1950) is an American actor, best known for his roles on television. He was a leading cast member of the science fiction series ''

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'' also being known for the role of Alan Beam in the soap opera ''

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''.

Life and career

Born in

Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time ...

, Powell was raised in nearby

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. As a youth, Powell acted in plays in junior high as well as high school before landing the role of Tommy Djilas in a production of "The Music Man" in 1968 at age 17 at the Mason City Community Theatre. In 2005, he returned to Mason City to help spearhead the conversion of a former sporting goods store in the theatre's new facility, serving as honorary chairman for the fund-raising campaign to convert the former Decker Sporting Goods building into the now present MCCT facility. After graduating from high school im Mason City, Powell attended the

University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private university, private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Mountain States, Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is ...

, where he was in the theater program. After doing summer stock on Cape Cod and in Illinois, he embarked on his professional acting career, heading for

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in 1974. In addition to his recurring roles on ''Logan's Run'' and the original ''

'' TV series, Powell has also made guest appearances on ''

Laverne and Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' sta ...

'', ''

Harry O ''Harry O'', sometimes spelled ''Harry-O'', is an American private detective series that aired for two seasons on ABC from 1974 to 1976. The series starred David Janssen, and Jerry Thorpe was executive producer. ''Harry O'' followed the broadcast ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law, who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was or ...

'', ''

Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. Gu ...

'', and ''

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''. His film credits include ''

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'' (1978), ''

Battletruck ''Battletruck'' (also known as ''Warlords of the 21st Century'' in the U.S. and '' Destructors'' in Italy) is a 1982 New Zealand post-apocalyptic science fiction action film co-written and directed by Harley Cokliss and starring Michael Beck, An ...

'' (1982) and ''

National Lampoon's Class Reunion ''Class Reunion'' is a 1982 American black comedy film produced by '' National Lampoon'' as the third film from the magazine. It was the second film released; although '' National Lampoon Goes To The Movies'' was filmed in 1981, it was delayed and ...

'' (1982). He also appeared in 1981's ''

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.'' Powell played Tyler Malone on "Days of Our Lives" from 1983 to 1984.

Family life

Powell has been married to the former Jacqueline Epps since 1981; they have two now adult children, Alana and Kai. He and his wife reside in

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* 1950 births American male television actors Living people People from Iowa City, Iowa People from Mason City, Iowa People from Iowa University of Denver alumni {{US-screen-actor-stub