Robert Viharo
Born: 1942-08-14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert Viharo (born August 14, 1942) is an American actor. He made an early appearance in 1966 as Harry in Dark Shadows. He is known for his role in Valley of the Dolls (1967) in the part of a Broadway director. He had the starring role as Zachary Kane in the action film Bare Knuckles (1977). He also played the part of Col. Ernesto Dorio in the film Romero (1989). From 1966 to 1991, he appeared in numerous television shows. In Dark Shadows in 1966, he played the part of Harry. In the same year, he was in The Fugitive. In the Gunsmoke episode "The Sodbusters" (1972), he played the part of the gunslinger Dick Shaw. In The High Chaparral episode "Alliance" (1969), he played the part of Johhny Ringo. The 1980s saw him in such shows as Hardcastle and McCormick in the "Black Widow" episode, TJ Hooker playing the part of John Simone in the "Funny Money" episode, Hill Street Blues in the "Last Chance Salon" episode, and starring as Jake Calbar in 'The Deadly Collection' episode of The New Mike Hammer. He also appeared in CHiPs. In the early 1990s, he played Caesar in Palace Guard. In the 1960s, he appeared in Valley of the Dolls (1967), Villa Rides (1968), and Stuntman (1968). Viharo starred alongside Sherry Jackson as Zachary Kane in Bare Knuckles (1977), a film about a bounty hunter. His other films included Return to Macon County (1975), I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), The Evil (1978), Hide in Plain Sight (1980), Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980), and The Night Stalker (1987). One of his later roles was in Presque Isle (2007). Viharo was married to actress Jennifer West in the late 1960s; the couple had two sons, Rome Viharo and Zola Viharo. Viharo was married to actress Anne Helm in the early 1970s and divorced some time later. They had one daughter together, Serena Viharo. Helm's marriage to Viharo was her second. In 1981 he married actress and singer Jeane Manson; the marriage was short-lived. He is also the father of Will Viharo, an author. Source: Article "Robert Viharo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
2003
- Attitude as Modisco
2001
- Scheme C6 as Modisco
1991
- The Death Merchant as Jason Cardwell (uncredited)
- Palace Guard
1990
- Coldfire as Getz
1989
- Romero as Col. Ernesto Dorio
- Father Dowling Mysteries as Spelling
1986
- The Night Stalker as Charlie Garrett
1984
- Airwolf as Zach Daks
- Blue Thunder as Carl Suhonen
1983
- The A-Team as Sonny Marlini
1982
- T. J. Hooker as John Simone
- Seguin as Stephen Austin
1981
- Evita Peron as Juan Duarte
1980
- Hide in Plain Sight as Jack Scolese
- Happy Birthday, Gemini as Nick Geminiani
1978
- The Evil as Dwight
- The Kid from Not-So-Big as Sylvester Quick
1977
- Bare Knuckles as Zachary Kane
- Over-Under Sideways-Down as Roy Stennis
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as Anterrabae
1975
- Starsky & Hutch as Jack Cunningham / John Gallagher
- Numéro un as Self
- Return to Macon County as Sergeant Bob Wittaker
1973
- Kojak as Raymond Callis
1970
- San Francisco International Airport as Peter Scott
1968
- Stuntman as Johnny
- Villa Rides as Urbina
1967
- Valley of the Dolls as Director
1966
- Mission to Death as Bowman
- The Odds Against as John James Mitchell
1963
- The Fugitive as Chino