Anthony Call
American television actor
Anthony Call (born August 31, 1940) is an American television actor. He is best known for playing Herb Callison in the American soap opera television series One Life to Live from 1979 to 1991.
01Life and career
Call was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Abner Biberman, an actor. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied to be a classical pianist.
Call began his career in 1960, appearing in the crime drama television series Route 66. The next year, he made an appearance in the television programs Outlaws and The Dick Powell Theatre.
Call guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Dakotas, The Twilight Zone, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 77 Sunset Strip, The Fugitive, The Virginian, Star Trek and Combat!. In addition to his guest-starring appearances, he portrayed senator Colin Whitney in The Edge of Night from 1970 to 1971, Dr. Joe Werner on Guiding Light from 1972 to 1976, and Herb Callison on One Life to Live from 1979 to 1991.
02TV and film roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes / Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Route 66 | Frank Palmer | Episode: "Three Sides" |
| 1961 | Outlaw | Willie | Episode: "The Daltons Must Die: Part 1" |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Eddie | Episode: "John J. Diggs" | |
| 1963 | The Twilight Zone | Lee Helmsman | Episode: "The Thirty-Fathom Grave" |
| Sam Benedict | Intern | Episode: "Green Room, Grey Morning" | |
| The Dakotas | Lou Warren | Episode: "Trial at Grand Forks" | |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Toby McGill | Episode: "Reunion at Balboa" | |
| Temple Houston | Conch Chevenix | Episode: "The Twisted Rope" | |
| The Alfred Hitchcox Hour | Earl | "Blood Bargain" | |
| 1965 | The Fugitive | Phil Andrews | Episode: "Fun and Games and Party Favors" |
| Profiles in Courage | Charles Burleigh | Episode: "Prudence Crandall" | |
| Bonanza | Billy Davis | Episode: "The Dilemma" | |
| 1966 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Navigator Dave Bailey | Episode: "The Corbomite Maneuver" |
| 1967 | Gunsmoke | Pell | Episode: "Muley" |
| 1968 | The Virginian | Val Tussey | Episode: "The Gentle Tamers" |
| 1969 | The Virginian | Jase Dubbins | Episode: "Home to Methuselah" |
| 1970 | The People Next Door | Dr. Lauren | Film |
| 1970-1971 | The Edge of Night | Senator Colin Whitney | 24 episodes |
| 1972-1976 | Guiding Light | Dr. Joseph "Joe" Werner | 1,271 episodes |
| 1977-1978 | Lovers and Friends | Dr. Fred Ballard | |
| 1978 | Going in Style | FBI Agent in Charge | Film |
| 1979-1991 | One Life to Live | Herb Callison | 98 episodes |
| 2001 | The System: Escape from Death Row | Narrator | TV film |
| 1998-2002 | The FBI Files | Narrator | 122 episodes |
| 2003 | Code of Silence | Narrator | TV Film |
| 2003 | Dangerous Company | Narrator | TV Film |
| 2004 | The Boys of H Company | Narrator | TV Film |
| 2013-2022 | A Haunting | Narrator, voice | 59 episodes |
| 2015 | Secrets of the Dead | George Percy | Episode: "Jamestown's Dark Winter" |
| Secrets of the Dead | Homer | Episode: "The Real Trojan Horse" | |
| 2017-2018 | Murder Comes to Town | Narrator | 13 episodes |
| 2020-2023 | Shock Docs | Narrator | 8 episodes |
Sources and credits
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