Ron Hale (born January 2, 1946) is an American actor best known for his role as Roger Coleridge on the

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'' for its entire run (1975–1989). He played the recurring role of

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, the father of mobster

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in the ABC soap opera ''

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''. Hale, who had portrayed

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since 1995, announced his retirement in 2010.

Filmography

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'' (1951, TV Series) - Walt Driscoll (1969) *''A Lovely Way To Die'' (1968) *''

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'' (1969) - Stanley Dexter *'' Love is a Many Splendored Thing'' (1973, TV Series) - Jim Abbott *''

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'' (1976) - Frank Sturgis *''

'' (1975–1989, TV Series) - Roger Coleridge *'' Matlock'' (1989, TV Series) - Eldon Williams *''

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'' (1990, TV Series) - Mike Travers *''Original Intent'' (1992) - Dr. Johnson *''

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'' (1994) - Bailiff *'' The Dark Mist'' (1996) - Pentakis *''

Port Charles ''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes pl ...

'' (1997, TV Series) - Mike Corbin *''

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'' (1999) - Squish (voice) *'' Sunstorm'' (2001) - Jack *''

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'' (2003, TV Series,

Vanessa Marcil Vanessa Marcil ( ;) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Brenda Barrett on ''General Hospital'', Gina Kincaid on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and Sam Marquez on ''Las Vegas (TV series), Las Vegas''. Early life Marc ...

) - Himself *''

'' (1995–2010, TV Series) -

*''The Ghost and The Whale'' (2017) - Father Reinhart

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hale, Ron 1946 births American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people