Eddie Applegate is an American television actor, best-known for his work in the 1960s

1960s

The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...

, most notably in the role of Richard Harrison, the boyfriend of Patty Lane (played by Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Anna Marie "Patty" Duke is an American actress of stage, film, and television. First becoming famous as a child star, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16, and later starring in her eponymous sitcom for three years, she progressed to more mature roles upon playing Neely...

) on The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963, until May 4, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for rising star Patty Duke...

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Early life and career

Applegate was born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. He appeared as Richard Harrison, the boyfriend of Patty Lane, in 70 out of the 104 episodes of the Patty Duke Show, which was broadcast on ABC from 1963 to 1966. In the 1960s

1960s

The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...

, Applegate appeared as single episode characters in a number of other popular television shows, including The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1962 until 1968. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965-66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program...

, Daktari

Daktari

Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East...

, and Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....

. In the 1970 television season, he appeared as Willie Maxwell, a reporter, on the relatively short-lived series Nancy

Nancy (TV series)

Nancy is a 1970-1971 NBC sitcom starring Renne Jarrett as Nancy Smith, the daughter of the President of the United States, who, according to the story line, while she is on vacation in fictitious Center City, Iowa, meets and marries a veterinarian, played by John Fink in the role of Dr...

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Recent work

In 1999, Applegate reprised the role of Richard Harrison in a Patty Duke Show reunion entitled The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights. In this show, he appeared as the ex-husband of Patty Lane. Also in 1999, Applegate was featured on an episode of E!

E!

E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...

 Entertainment Television's Celebrity Profile, a show which tries the answer the "whatever happened to..." question about relatively well-known entertainment personalities of the past. In the 2000s, Applegate has also appeared occasionally in minor movie roles, such as Exorcism (2003

2003 in film

The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...

) and Welcome to September (2005

2005 in film

- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...

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In 2009, he renewed his acting career with a dramatic new film role as "Henry" in new indie thriller "Rain From Stars", written by Stephen Wallis. Rain From Stars has a star studded cast and is currently being filmed in Altadena, CA and sound stage. Release date scheduled for 2010.

Painting

After his television career faded, Applegate became more involved with painting, a hobby that he took up to relax during the time he was working regularly on television shows. He describes himself as a "Realist to Impressionist painter".

Applegate currently lives in Chatsworth, California with his wife Betty.

Applegate is an active member of the San Fernando Valley Art Club, where he served as Vice President until the end of 2008.

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