Hal Landon Jr.
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Hal Landon Jr. | |
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| Born | May 23, 1941 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Hal Landon Jr. (born May 23, 1941) is an American actor, best known for playing Ted's father Captain Logan in the Bill & Ted franchise.
Landon was born in Long Beach, California and raised there and in Tucson, Arizona.[1][2] His father, Harold "Hal" Landon Sr. was also an actor, who appeared alongside his son in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey as Thomas Edison. He graduated from Catalina High School in 1959.[2] He studied theatre at the University of Arizona, and began his stage acting career with the Actor's Workshop in San Francisco.[1][2]
Career
Landon is best known for playing Ted's father Captain Logan in the Bill & Ted franchise. He has also appeared in films including David Lynch's Eraserhead, Defending Your Life, Trespass, and The Artist. Landon also voiced Oswald Jacobs and provided his likeness via motion capture in the 2011 video game LA Noire.
The majority of his acting has been on television, appearing in episodes of Highway to Heaven, Lou Grant, T.J. Hooker, Dallas, Cheers, Remington Steele, Matlock, Newhart, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Frasier, Married... with Children, My Name is Earl, Mad Men, and The Middle.
He was a member of the South Coast Repertory in Orange County, California, most notably playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge on stage from 1979 to 2019.[3][2]
