John Gabriel is an American

United States

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 actor who is best known for his role as Seneca Beaulac in Ryan's Hope

Ryan's Hope

Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...

(1975–1985, 1988–1989), and for which he received an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

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 nomination in 1980. Gabriel, who played The Professor in the original, unaired Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island is an American television series created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The situation comedy series featured Bob Denver; Alan Hale, Jr.; Jim Backus; Natalie Schafer; Tina Louise; Russell Johnson; and Dawn Wells. It aired for...

pilot, is the father of Lost

Lost (TV series)

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actress Andrea Gabriel

Andrea Gabriel

Andrea Gabriel is an actress born 4 July 1978 in Los Angeles who is best known for her role on the American Broadcasting Company show Lost as Sayid Jarrah's love interest Nadia Jaseem.-Acting career:...

. He appeared on Broadway in The Happy Time in 1968, and produced the TV series Charles Grodin

Charles Grodin

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in 1995.

Career Overview

John Gabriel has, throughout his career as an actor and singer, worked steadily in a wide variety of capacities. He has appeared on stage in two Broadway productions, The Happy Time and Applause (musical)

Applause (musical)

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 as well as Off-Broadway in Fighting International Fat at the Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons

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. Gabriel played numerous character roles in film and television over a period of five decades, and has starred in Days Of Our Lives

Days of our Lives

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, General Hospital

General Hospital

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, and Ryan's Hope

Ryan's Hope

Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...

. As a singer, John Gabriel has appeared on numerous television shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

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, The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

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, The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

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, and Regis and Kathy Lee, among others. Gabriel also produced the Charles Grodin Show for six years, in which he also made numerous onscreen appearances.

Words and Music

In 2004 John Gabriel wrote and produced, along with his wife Sandra, a nightclub act which he regularly tours across America. The show- entitled Words And Music, is a celebration of classic American song interspersed with stories culled from Gabriel's vast experience in show business. In 2010, the production was videotaped in Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	The Return of Superfly	Sarge Joyner
1980	It's My Turn	Hunter
	Just Tell Me What You Want	Commentator	Film directed by Sidney Lumet.
1976	Network Network (film) Network is a 1976 American satirical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about a fictional television network, Union Broadcasting System , and its struggle with poor ratings. The film was written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet...	TV Anchor (reporting Beale's suicide threat)	Uncredited.
1975	The Hiding Place The Hiding Place (film) The Hiding Place is a 1975 film based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Corrie ten Boom recounting her and her family's experiences before and during their imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust in World War II.-Plot:...	Professor Zeiner
1970	The Fakers	Mark Adams	Also wrote lyrics for film's theme song, "The Fakers," in collaboration with composer Nelson Riddle Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s... .
1966	Stagecoach (1966 film) Stagecoach (1966 film) Stagecoach is a 1966 American film, a remake of the 1939 John Ford western Stagecoach. Slim Pickens replaced Andy Devine as the driver, Alex Cord played the Ringo Kid , Ann-Margret succeeded Claire Trevor as the prostitute Dallas, and Bing Crosby played Thomas Mitchell's Oscar-winning part as the...	Capt. Jim Mallory
	El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado is the name of a Muisca tribal chief who covered himself with gold dust and, as an initiation rite, dived into a highland lake.Later it became the name of a legendary "Lost City of Gold" that has fascinated – and so far eluded – explorers since the days of the Spanish Conquistadors...	Pedro	Also wrote lyrics for film's theme song, "El Dorado," in collaboration with composer Nelson Riddle Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s... .
1965	Red Line 7000 Red Line 7000 Red Line 7000 is a 1965 American motion picture released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Howard Hawks, who also co-wrote the screenplay...	Jake	Film directed by Howard Hawks
1964	Sex And The College Girl	The Actor
1960	The Story of Ruth The Story of Ruth The Story of Ruth is a 1960 American biblical drama film directed by Henry Koster, based on the Biblical account of Ruth. The title role is portrayed by Jewish actress Elana Eden, with Stuart Whitman as Boaz, Peggy Wood as Naomi, and Tom Tryon as Mahlon....	Chilion
	Identity Unknown Identity Unknown (1960 film) Identity Unknown is a 1960 British drama film directed by Frank Marshall and starring Richard Wyler, Pauline Yates and Patricia Plunkett. Two reporters develop a relationship while investigating an aircraft accident.-Cast:* Richard Wyler - John...	Jamieson
1958	South Pacific South Pacific (film) South Pacific is a 1958 musical romance film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, and based on James A. Michener's Tales of the South Pacific...	Radio Officer
	The Young Lions The Young Lions The Young Lions is a 1958 war drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk, based upon the 1949 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw, and starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin.-Outline:...	Burn
	The Hunters (1958 film)	Lt. Corona	Also wrote and composed the film's theme song, "The Hunter." John Gabriel performed the song live on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1959.

Selected television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Days Of Our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...	Pete LeGrand	Recurring.
1999	Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...	Bernard Kincaide	Episode: "Admissions."
1993	Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...	Newscaster	Episode: "The Non-Fat Yogurt"
	Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...	Dr. Johnny Windurst	Episode: "The Petrified Forest"
1993	Generations	Vic Reynolds	Recurring
1984–1989	Ryan's Hope Ryan's Hope Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...	Dr. Seneca Beaulac	726 Episodes.
1988	The Incredible Hulk Returns The Incredible Hulk Returns The Incredible Hulk Returns is a 1988 TV movie loosely based on the Marvel comic books that serves as a continuation of the popular television series. In it, Dr. David Banner has nearly cured himself from being the Hulk...	Joshua Lampert
1987	Kate & Allie Kate & Allie Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable response from critics and viewers alike easily convinced CBS...	Peter Rutland	Recurring
1982	Hart To Hart Hart to Hart Hart to Hart is an American television series, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a wealthy couple who also moonlighted as amateur detectives. The series was created by writer Sidney Sheldon and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg...	Justin	Recurring
1973–1975	The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977...	Andy Rivers	Episodes: "The System," "A Son For Murray," "Ted Baxter Meets Walter Cronkite," "Lou's First Date," "Hi There, Sports Fans."
1974	Here's Lucy Here's Lucy Here's Lucy is Lucille Ball's third network television sitcom. It ran on CBS from 1968 to 1974.-Background:Though The Lucy Show was still hugely popular during the previous season, finishing in the top five of the Nielsen Ratings , Ball opted to end that series at the end of that season and create...	Jack Thomas	Episode: "Mary Jane's Boyfriend."
1972–1973	General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....	Teddy Holmes	Recurring
1970–1972	Love Of Life Love of Life Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years...	Linc Morrison	Recurring
1964	Gilligan's Island Gilligan's Island Gilligan's Island is an American television series created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The situation comedy series featured Bob Denver; Alan Hale, Jr.; Jim Backus; Natalie Schafer; Tina Louise; Russell Johnson; and Dawn Wells. It aired for...	Professor	Pilot Episode: "Marooned." John Gabriel portrayed the Professor, the part was re-cast for the series proper.
1961–1963	77 Sunset Strip 77 Sunset Strip 77 Sunset Strip is an hour-length American television private detective series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, and Edd Byrnes....	Various roles	Episodes: "Deposit With Caution," "The Parallel Caper," "Strange Bedfellows."
1963	The Untouchables	Dr. Daniel Gifford	Episodes: "Jake Dance," "Bird In The Hand."
1962	Bachelor Father	Dr. Hart Bellamy
	Dick Powell Theater	Lieutenant Buka	Recurring
1961	Hawaiian Eye Hawaiian Eye Hawaiian Eye is an American television series that ran from October 1959 to September 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company television network.-Premise:...	Derek Demaarest, Buddy Keene	Episodes: "The Pretty People," "The Kiddi Kid."
1959	G.E. Theater: Absalom My Son	John	Co-Starred with Burl Ives
1958	Men of Anapolis	Layden	Episode: "The Runaway."
	The New Adventures of Charlie Chan	The Actor	Episode: "The Hand of Hera Dass."
1953	You Are There	Major John Andre	Episode: "The Treason of Benedict Arnold."

External links

• John Gabriel Internet Broadway Database