Ronald F. Pinkard is an African-American actor best known for his role as Dr. Mike Morton in the Jack Webb

Jack Webb

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 produced television

Television

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 series Emergency!

Emergency!

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Pinkard has also appeared in episodes of several other television series, including Dragnet

Dragnet

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, Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

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, Ironside

Ironside (TV series)

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, Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

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, Perry Mason

Perry Mason

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, Adam-12

Adam-12

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, Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

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, The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

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, Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West

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, Matlock

Matlock (TV series)

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, Gemini Man

Gemini Man

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, The White Shadow

The White Shadow

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, Matt Houston

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, and Knight Rider, he also served as a technical advisor on the movie Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder

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, and received a "special thanks" in the movies Tiger Street, and as Lt. Cdr.

Lieutenant commander (United States)

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 Ronald F. Pinkard, USNR

United States Navy Reserve

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in the movie The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October (film)

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, in most of his roles, he portrays police officers, or doctors.

Pinkard still acts to this day.

He served as a Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant Commander

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 in the Navy Reserve

United States Navy Reserve

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. He retired as a full Commander. He also worked as an advisor on the film Flight of the Intruder.

From September 15, 1991, Ron Pinkard served as head of the Denver Film Commission until he retired in 2003.

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