Jed Allan Brown (March 1, 1935 – March 9, 2019), known professionally as Jed Allan, was an American actor and television host, best known as C.C. Capwell on Santa Barbara, Don Craig on Days of Our Lives, Rush Sanders on Beverly Hills, 90210, Scott Turner on Lassie, Harold Johnson on The Bay, and the host of Celebrity Bowling. While in college, he supported himself working as a radio and television announcer and sportscaster. In the 1960s, he appeared in several Broadway productions such as Viva Madison Avenue!, Oliver!, and Barefoot in the Park.
In 2004, he started playing the role of Edward Quartermaine in General Hospital.<!-- COMMENT OUT TILL RELIABLE SOURCES ARE ADDED
He was a pitchman in commercial spots in 1980-1981 for McDade's, a local catalog department store chain in the Chicago area, as well as for Two Guys Department stores. -->
He appeared in numerous made-for-television movies. He hosted Celebrity Bowling during the 1970s
Allan was a featured character in several episodes of Adam-12. He played Reno West, a prolific burglar who was known as, "Take a little, leave a little" because of his M.O. He was finally caught by Reed and Malloy in the episode 'Capture' (season 6, episode 9).
Allan wrote a book, Please, Spell the Name Right, in reference to his name often being spelled incorrectly. The book is about his experiences of 50 years as an actor working with other actors and was released in November 2004. Allan lived in Palm Desert, California.
He died on March 9, 2019, aged 84.
Filmography
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|1968|| Ice Station Zebra || Peter Costigan ||
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|1974|| The Photographer || Joe Hennesey ||
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|1997|| Arlette || Wide ||
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|2001|| Carman: The Champion || Larracco || -->
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|1964–1965 || The Secret Storm || Professor Paul Britton #2 || Unknown episodes
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|2004–2005|| General Hospital || Edward Quartermaine (#3) ||
