Ric Carrott

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

13

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-02-05 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

USA

Also Known As

  • Richard Carrott
  • Ric Carrot

Ric Carrott

Biography

Ric Carrott was an American actor, active during the 1970s.

Youthful-looking and handsome, Carrott's only regular television series role was as Captain Chris Gentry, on the Saturday morning children's series Space Academy, but he made guest appearances on numerous popular shows of the decade. These included Nanny and the Professor, The Partridge Family, Love American Style, Dirty Sally, The Bob Newhart Show, The Odd Couple, The Blue Knight, The Streets of San Francisco, Lucas Tanner, S.W.A.T., Cannon, and later The Rockford Files, Starsky and Hutch, Barnaby Jones, Fantasy Island and Three's Company.

Carrott originated the role of Chuck Cunningham, in the pilot for Happy Days (which aired as a segment of Love, American Style, "Love and the Happy Days"), later played by Gavan O'Herlihy in the series.

His film work includes roles in The Swinging Cheerleaders (also known as Locker Room Girls), Earthquake, Slashed Dreams, Mother, Jugs & Speed, Marathon Man, and the television movies A Summer Without Boys, Hurricane, SST: Death Flight, and When Hell was in Session.

Known For

Marathon Man
7.2%

Marathon Man

Oct 8, 1976

Earthquake
6.1%

Earthquake

Nov 15, 1974

Starsky & Hutch
7.2%

Starsky & Hutch

Sep 10, 1975

Three's Company
7.7%

Three's Company

Mar 15, 1977

Fantasy Island
6.4%

Fantasy Island

Jan 28, 1978

S.W.A.T.
7.0%

S.W.A.T.

Feb 24, 1975

The Odd Couple
7.8%

The Odd Couple

Sep 24, 1970

Mother, Jugs & Speed
5.5%

Mother, Jugs & Speed

May 26, 1976

Slashed Dreams
3.2%

Slashed Dreams

Apr 24, 1975

Space Academy
4.6%

Space Academy

Sep 10, 1977

A Summer Without Boys
6.5%

A Summer Without Boys

Dec 5, 1973

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Acting

1979
When Hell Was in Session as Lt. Hadley
1978
Fantasy Island as Ken Lansing
1977
Space Academy
1977
Three's Company as Rick
1976
Marathon Man as Plainclothesman
1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed as Harvey
1975
Starsky & Hutch as Officer Baker
1975
Slashed Dreams as Marshall
1975
S.W.A.T.
1974
Earthquake as National Guardsman (uncredited)
1974
The Swinging Cheerleaders as Ross
1973
A Summer Without Boys as Joe
1970
The Odd Couple as Steve O'Connor
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