John Ashley

Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Birthday: December 24, 1934

An American actor who, after a long apprenticeship in schlock cinema, effectively switched to a second career in primetime TV series production, Ashley began his acting career in the late 1950s when he essayed roles in such less-than-memorable films (mostly for American International Pictures) as "Hot Rod Gang" (1958), "Suicide Battalion", "Frankenstein's Daughter" and "How to Make a Monster" (all 1958). Continuing with AIP into the 60s he played second leads in several of the studio's "beach party" movies, including "Muscle Beach Party", "Biki…more

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Producer

Gladiator School
Executive Producer
Hardball
Executive Producer
Werewolf
Executive Producer
The A-Team
Executive Producer
Walker, Texas Ranger
Executive Producer

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Career Milestones

1997
Was producer on "Lawless" (Fox); show cancelled after initial airing
1995
Produced the short-lived UPN series "Marker"
1988
Executive produced (with Frank Lupo) short-lived NBC science-fiction series, "Something Is Out There"
1982
Produced short-lived ABC adventure series, "The Quest"
1979
Moved with second wife and their son from Oklahoma back to California; settled in San Fernando Valley