Dack Rambo

Dack Rambo
in the 1977 Wonder Woman episode, "Mind Stealers from Outer Space, Part II"
Born	Norman Jay Rambo[1] November 13, 1941(1941-11-13) Earlimart, California, U.S.
Died	March 21, 1994 (aged 52) Delano, California, U.S.
Other name(s)	Dack Rambeau Norman "Dack" Rambo Norman Rambo
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1962 – 1991

Norman "Dack" Rambo (November 13, 1941 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, most notable for appearing as Walter Brennan's grandson Jeff in the ABC series The Guns of Will Sonnett, as Steve Jacobi in All My Children, as cousin Jack Ewing on CBS's Dallas, and as Grant Harrison on the NBC soap opera Another World.

Early life and career

Born in Earlimart, California, Rambo had a twin brother, Orman Ray "Dirk" Rambo^[2], who died in a road accident in 1967.^[3][3]

After moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s, both Dirk and Dack were discovered by actress Loretta Young and cast in her short-lived CBS series The New Loretta Young Show.^[4] In 1967, Rambo landed the role of Jeff Sonnett on The Guns of Will Sonnett, and co-starred in the short-lived Gunsmoke spin-off Dirty Sally. He later made guest appearances on Marcus Welby, M.D., House Calls, All My Children, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel, and Murder, She Wrote.

While working on the soap opera Another World in 1991, Rambo learned that he was infected with the HIV virus. He quit the series shortly thereafter, and retired from acting. Rambo then publicly announced that he was HIV positive and also revealed that he was bisexual.^[4]

Death

Rambo died in 1994 at the age of 52 of complications from AIDS.^[5]

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Dack Rambo at the Internet Movie Database
• Dack Rambo at TV.com
• Dack Rambo at Find a Grave

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