Richard Gilliland | |
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Gilliland in a promotional photo for
Operation Petticoat | |
Born |
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | January 23, 1950
Died | March 18, 2021
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 71)
Years active | 1974–2021 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Richard Morris Gilliland (January 23, 1950 – March 18, 2021) was an American television and movie actor, best known as JD Shackleford in Designing Women (1986–1992). [1]
Gilliland was born in Fort Worth, Texas to parents Richard Velton Gilliland and Betty Gene née Morris Gilliland. [2] He attended Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, Kansas, graduating in 1968. He was active in plays and musicals. [3] He studied drama at the University of Kansas for two years before transferring to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. [4] He left school his final year to become a member of the Chicago Free Street Theater. He joined the cast of Godspell in Chicago first as a disciple and then in the leading role before moving to Los Angeles in 1973. [3]
Gilliland first appeared onscreen in the 1970s. [4] His notable appearances include The Waltons, Thirtysomething, Party of Five, Little Women, [4] and a recurring role on Designing Women where he met actress Jean Smart, who starred as Charlene in that series. [5] On Designing Women he played J. D. Shackelford, the boyfriend of Annie Potts' character Mary Jo Shively. He and Smart married in 1987. [5] They have two sons, Connor Douglas (born 1989) [6] and Forrest who was adopted from China in May 2009. [7]
He played Ellis Kapp on The Unit and Captain Stan Cotter on 24 during season five, while his wife Jean Smart played First Lady Martha Logan in the same season. [8] [9] He also had a recurring role as serial killer Jeffrey Speidel in the NBC series Matlock.
He died following a short illness in Los Angeles, California, on March 18, 2021, at the age of 71. [10] [11]
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Richard Gilliland | |
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Gilliland in a promotional photo for
Operation Petticoat | |
Born |
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | January 23, 1950
Died | March 18, 2021
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 71)
Years active | 1974–2021 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Richard Morris Gilliland (January 23, 1950 – March 18, 2021) was an American television and movie actor, best known as JD Shackleford in Designing Women (1986–1992). [1]
Gilliland was born in Fort Worth, Texas to parents Richard Velton Gilliland and Betty Gene née Morris Gilliland. [2] He attended Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, Kansas, graduating in 1968. He was active in plays and musicals. [3] He studied drama at the University of Kansas for two years before transferring to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. [4] He left school his final year to become a member of the Chicago Free Street Theater. He joined the cast of Godspell in Chicago first as a disciple and then in the leading role before moving to Los Angeles in 1973. [3]
Gilliland first appeared onscreen in the 1970s. [4] His notable appearances include The Waltons, Thirtysomething, Party of Five, Little Women, [4] and a recurring role on Designing Women where he met actress Jean Smart, who starred as Charlene in that series. [5] On Designing Women he played J. D. Shackelford, the boyfriend of Annie Potts' character Mary Jo Shively. He and Smart married in 1987. [5] They have two sons, Connor Douglas (born 1989) [6] and Forrest who was adopted from China in May 2009. [7]
He played Ellis Kapp on The Unit and Captain Stan Cotter on 24 during season five, while his wife Jean Smart played First Lady Martha Logan in the same season. [8] [9] He also had a recurring role as serial killer Jeffrey Speidel in the NBC series Matlock.
He died following a short illness in Los Angeles, California, on March 18, 2021, at the age of 71. [10] [11]
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