Victor French's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Little House on the Prairie (1974) Isaiah Edwa… Highway to Heaven Mark Gordon Captain Nice Anthony Carter Country Chf.Roy Mobey The Danny Thomas Hour Detective No Time for Sergeants Leonard Sara (1976) Achille Slattery's People Peter Lindler The Dakotas Larrimore The Hero Fred Gilman

Main Movie Roles 1982 - An Officer and a Gentleman 1972 - Chato's Land 1972 - The Other 1971 - Wild Rovers 1970 - Rio Lobo 1970 - There Was a Crooked Man... 1960 - The Magnificent Seven

BIOGRAPHY:

Victor French was the son of a stuntman. His debut was a small role in "Lassie" (1954). He had his first experiences in western-films, where he always played the "bad guy." This changed with "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) (as Isaiah Edwards). In 1977, he left "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) to play in his own sitcom "Carter Country" (1977). He directed in LA Theaters and won the Crtics Circle Award for "12 Angry Men." In the 1980s, he declined to play "bad guys." Victor French died 1989 after finishing the last episode of "Highway to Heaven" (1984).


TRIVIA:

• Like his friend 'Michael Landon (I)' (qv), he was a chain smoker.
• Inducted (as a cast member of _"Little House on the Prairie" (1974)_ (qv)) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1998.
• Son of actor 'Ted French' (qv), grandson of Charles A. French.
• Left-handed