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{{Short description|American actor (1947–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mark Withers
| image = Cropped_Photo_of_Mark_Withers.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|06|25}}
| birth_place = [[Binghamton, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|11|22|1947|06|25}}
| death_place = [[Glendora, California]]. U.S.
| education = [[California State University, Los Angeles]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])
| occupation = Actor
}}

'''Mark Fred Withers''' (June 25, 1947 – November 22, 2024) was an American actor, best known for his roles on television.

== Early life and education ==
Withers was born in [[Binghamton, New York]] on June 25, 1947.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1981-03-22 |title=Press and Sun-Bulletin from Binghamton, New York |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/256911439/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting and directing from [[California State University, Los Angeles]] and a Master of Fine Arts from [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MARK WITHERS - Resume {{!}} Actors Access |url=https://resumes.actorsaccess.com//one_page_resume.cfm?custom_link=markwithers |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=resumes.actorsaccess.com}}</ref>

== Career ==
Withers portrayed [[Ted Dinard (Dynasty 1981)|Ted Dinard]], the ill-fated gay lover of [[Steven Carrington]] (played by [[Al Corley]]) during the 1981 first season of the prime time [[soap opera]] ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Schemering |first=Christopher |author-link=Christopher Schemering |title=[[The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book)|The Soap Opera Encyclopedia]] |date= September 1985|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]] |isbn=0-345-32459-5 |pages=80–84 }}</ref> Other television credits include ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]''; ''[[The Greatest American Hero]]''; ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''; ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]''; ''[[Hart to Hart]]''; ''[[Remington Steele]]''; ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]''; ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]''; ''[[L.A. Law]]''; ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]''; ''[[The King of Queens]]'' and ''[[Frasier]]''.

== Death ==
Withers died of pancreatic cancer on November 22, 2024, in [[Glendora, California]], at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/legit/news/mark-withers-dead-dynasty-1236241755/|title=Mark Withers, Television Actor on ''Dynasty'', Dies at 77|first=Matt|last=Minton|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 6, 2024|access-date=December 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/mark-withers-dies-77-dynasty-stranger-things-1236196878/|title=Mark Withers Dies: ''Dynasty'' & ''Stranger Things'' Actor Was 77|first=Glenn|last=Garner|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 6, 2024|access-date=December 7, 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1985
|[[Basic Training (1985 film)|''Basic Training'']]
|Captain Drysdale
|
|-
|1998
|''Southern Man''
|L.J.
|
|-
|2013
|''[[The Ultimate Life]]''
|Strang
|
|-
|2014
|''Turn Around Jake''
|Leo Zaker
|
|-
|2015
|''[[The Phoenix Incident]]''
|Bill Lauder
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Bolden]]''
|Joe Segretto
|
|-
|2019
|''[[The Creatress]]''
|Mr. Bellow
|Uncredited
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1978
|[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|''How the West Was Won'']]
|Tobe Harker
|2 episodes
|-
|1978
|''[[Wild and Wooly]]''
|Will
|Television film
|-
|1978
|[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|''Wonder Woman'']]
|Luther
|Episode: "The Murderous Missile"
|-
|1978–1979
|[[Kaz (TV series)|''Kaz'']]
|Peter Colcourt
|23 episodes
|-
|1979
|[[California Fever (TV series)|''California Fever'']]
|Sibley
|Episode: "The Good Life"
|-
|1979, 1981
|''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
|Various roles
|2 episodes
|-
|1981
|[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|''Dynasty'']]
|[[Ted Dinard (Dynasty 1981)|Ted Dinard]]
|6 episodes
|-
|1981
|''[[The Greatest American Hero]]''
|Shaeffer
|Episode: "Fire Man"
|-
|1981
|''[[Best of the West]]''
|Nat Lindsay
|Episode: "The New Marshal"
|-
|1981
|''[[Death of a Centerfold]]''
|Billy Compton
|Television film
|-
|1982
|''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''
|Dave Gilbert
|Episode: "Try to Remember"
|-
|1982
|''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]''
|Dennis
|Episode: "Bad Day in Hazzard"
|-
|1982
|''[[Hart to Hart]]''
|Paul Waterman
|Episode: "Harts and Fraud"
|-
|1984
|''[[Something About Amelia]]''
|Jensen
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|1984
|''Her Life as a Man''
|Tom
|-
|1985
|''[[It's Your Move]]''
|Mr. Rosenberg
|Episode: "The Dregs of Humanity: Part 2"
|-
|1985
|[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|''Santa Barbara'']]
|Doctor
|Episode #1.206
|-
|1985
|''[[The Hugga Bunch]]''
|Parker Severson
|Television film
|-
|1985
|''[[Remington Steele]]''
|Norman Maxwell
|Episode: "Premium Steele"
|-
|1986
|[[Hotel (American TV series)|''Hotel'']]
|Dennis Preston
|Episode: "Child's Play"
|-
|1986
|''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
|Roger
|Episode: "I Want My Hill Street Blues"
|-
|1986
|''[[Alex: The Life of a Child]]''
|Mac Deford
|Television film
|-
|1986
|''[[Divorce Court]]''
|Dr. Ed Wells
|Episode dated 14 July 1986
|-
|1986
|[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|''Hunter'']]
|David Hendricks
|Episode: "From San Francisco with Love"
|-
|1986–1987
|''[[Days of Our Lives]]''
|Coach Locke
|8 episodes
|-
|1987
|''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]''
|Private Investigator
|Episode: "Night Visitor"
|-
|1987
|''[[L.A. Law]]''
|Dr. Glasband
|Episode: "Beef Jerky"
|-
|1987
|[[The Wizard (TV series)|''The Wizard'']]
|Copeland
|Episode: "H.E.N.R.I. VIII"
|-
|1987
|''[[The New Gidget]]''
|Coach Hardesty
|Episode: "Calendar Boys"
|-
|1989
|[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|''Matlock'']]
|Judge
|Episode: "The Black Widow"
|-
|2001
|''[[Frasier]]''
|Board Member
|Episode: "[[A Day in May]]"
|-
|2002
|''[[The King of Queens]]''
|IPS Driver
|Episode: "Hero Worship"
|-
|2003
|''[[She Spies]]''
|Security Guard
|Episode: "Message from Kassar"
|-
|2006
|''[[Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar]]''
|Ted Dinard
|Television film
|-
|2011
|''[[Criminal Minds]]''
|Lou Manzoni
|Episode: "The Bittersweet Science"
|-
|2012
|''Ruby & Martin''
|Shannon's Dad
|2 episodes
|-
|2013
|''[[Drop Dead Diva]]''
|Attorney General
|Episode: "The Real Jane"
|-
|2013
|''In Development''
|Mitch Kramer
|Episode: "Where's Mike?"
|-
|2013
|''[[True Blood]]''
|Morris
|3 episodes
|-
|2013
|[[Castle (TV series)|''Castle'']]
|Alan Lane
|Episode: "Like Father, Like Daughter"
|-
|2014
|[[Reckless (TV series)|''Reckless'']]
|Chief Victor Ellsworth
|3 episodes
|-
|2014
|''Work from Home''
|Frank
|Episode: "Family Dinner"
|-
|2016
|''[[Stranger Things]]''
|Gary
|Episode: "[[Chapter Four: The Body]]"
|-
|2017, 2018
|''[[Sense8]]''
|Lawrence
|2 episodes
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0936743|name=Mark Withers}}

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[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:Actors from Binghamton, New York]]
[[Category:California State University, Los Angeles alumni]]
[[Category:Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni]]
[[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in California]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]

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