Edward Mulhare

Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Birthday: April 8, 1923

This dashing Irish-born actor (although perceived as being very British in the USA), Edward Mulhare won his place in American TV history playing the sea captain who haunts his former home in the TV series version of "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (NBC, 1968-69; ABC, 1969-1970), opposite Hope Lange. He had a longer run as the agent sent to watch over David Hasselhoff in "Knight Rider" (NBC, 1982-1986).

Although Mulhare made his stage debut in his native Cork, Ireland, in 1942 and was a London stage veteran, having co-starred with Orson Wells in a 1…more

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Actor

It's in the Closet... It's Under the Bed
Secrets & Mysteries
Knight Rider 2000
Devon
Gidget Grows Up
Alex MacLaughlin
Knight Rider
Devon Miles

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Career Milestones

1997
Final feature appearance, "Out to Sea"; released posthumously
1996
Final TV appearance, a guest shot on "Baywatch Nights", starring Hasselhoff
1969
Made first TV-movie, "Gidget Grows Up" (ABC)
1957 to 1960
Succeeded Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins in the Broadway production of "My Fair Lady"; NY stage acting debut
1956
Appeared in the British series "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (aired in USA on CBS)