Granville Van Dusen (born March 16, 1944 in

Grand Rapids, Minnesota Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States, and it is the county seat. The population is 11,126 according to the 2020 census. The city is named for the long rapids in the Mississippi River which was the uppermost limit ...

) is an American stage, screen, and

voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

who portrayed Race Bannon in the 1986 television series ''

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'', '' Jonny's Golden Quest'', ''

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'', and two episodes of ''

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''.

Other acting credits

Van Dusen appeared on

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daytime soap opera ''

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'' and ABC's ''

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''. He was also the second actor to portray attorney Walter Telford on the Canadian-based soap opera, '' High Hopes''. He also has appeared in the sitcom ''

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'' as a doctor taking care of, and ultimately falling for, Jessica Tate (portrayed by actress

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). He also appeared in many TV series such as ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The seri ...

''; ''

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''; '' Matlock''; '' Diagnosis: Murder''; ''

Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film '' Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the ...

''; ''

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 o ...

''; ''

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' is an American Western drama television series created and executive produced by Beth Sullivan and starring Jane Seymour, who plays Dr. Michaela Quinn, a physician who leaves Boston in search of adventure in the O ...

''; '' Rhoda''; ''

The Eddie Capra Mysteries ''The Eddie Capra Mysteries'' is an American mystery television series starring Vincent Baggetta as a lawyer who investigates murders and has a knack for solving them. Original episodes aired on NBC from September 8, 1978, to January 12, 1979.McN ...

''; ''

Magnum, P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980 to May 8, 1988 during its first-run broadcast on ...

''; '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman''; and ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Actor Granville Van Dusen biography at Film Reference.com
1944 births Living people American people of Dutch descent People from Grand Rapids, Minnesota American male television actors American male voice actors American male stage actors {{US-voice-actor-1940s-stub