Edward Mulhare
Acting • Born 1923-04-08 – Died 1997-05-24
Biography
Edward Mulhare (8 April 1923 – 24 May 1997) was an Irish popular television leading man from 1956 to 1995. Born at 22 Quaker Road, Cork City, County Cork, Ireland, and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers, Mulhare intended to study medicine, but was sidetracked by a growing interest in acting. After acting in various Irish venues including The Gate Theatre in Dublin, he moved to London where he worked with Orson Welles and John Gielgud. His best-known stage role was as Professor Higgins in the original Broadway production of My Fair Lady, taking over from Rex Harrison in 1957. His first television appearance was in 1956 in a production of The Adventures of Robin Hood, but he is more well known for his starring roles in two television series, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (again following Rex Harrison, who had played The Ghost in the film on which the series was based) and as Devon Miles in Knight Rider (both the original 1980s television series and a 1991 TV movie), as well as many guest starring performances on other programs. He also guest-starred in one episode of the original Battlestar Galactica. He was a guest panelist on the TV panel show "What's My Line?" in 1958. In the mid 1980s, Mulhare hosted a television series, Secrets of the Unknown. The show dealt with the supernatural aspects of historical events,took place inside of a fictional, isolated castle. The main set room, which contained various displays and faux computer consols, helped to illustrate details of the subjects that were covered. These included the ocean liner RMS Titanic, Amelia Earhart, the rigid airship Hindenburg, dreams and nightmares, Stonehenge, the pyramids, ghosts, volcanoes, life after death, UFOs, and others. In addition to prerecorded interviews with guests, actors in period attire were used to portray people within the subject material. The series is still a cult favorite among sci-fi fans and history buffs. He starred in a number of films in his career including Megaforce and Out to Sea. His final role was on Baywatch Nights alongside former Knight Rider co-star David Hasselhoff in 1997.
Filmography
77 credits
Eye of the Devil
Movie • 1966
Jean-Claude Ibert
Knight Rider 2000
Movie • 1991
Devon Miles
Von Ryan's Express
Movie • 1965
Captain Costanzo
Our Man Flint
Movie • 1966
Malcolm Rodney
MegaForce
Movie • 1982
Byrne-White
Caprice
Movie • 1967
Sir Jason Fox
U-Boats: The Wolfpack
Movie • 1987
Narrator
Out to Sea
Movie • 1997
Cullen Carswell
Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
Movie • 1955
James Finnegan
B-17: The Flying Fortress
Movie • 1987
Narrator
Signpost to Murder
Movie • 1964
Dr. Mark Fleming
Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes & UFOs
Movie • 1989
Host
Gidget Grows Up
Movie • 1969
Alex MacLaughlin
Secrets of the Unknown: Big Foot
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Nostradamus
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Jack the Ripper
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Hollywood Hauntings
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Curses
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Amelia Earhart
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Witches
Movie • 1988
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Pearl Harbor
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Life After Death
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Dreams and Nightmares
Movie • 1988
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Lake Monsters
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: The Titanic
Movie • 1987
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Poltergeists
Movie • 1988
Host
Secrets of the Unknown: Bigfoot & Witches
Movie • 1989
Host
The Bengal Tiger
Movie • 1973
Narrator
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Movie • 1982
Devon Miles
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Movie • 1995
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Richard Bennett
Spider-Man
TV • 1994
Spencer Smythe (voice)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1966
Sir Terrance Keats
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Major Damian Sava
Knight Rider
TV • 1982
Devon Miles
Hotel
TV • 1982
MacGyver
TV • 1985
Guy Roberts
Hart to Hart
TV • 1979
Arthur Sydney
Studio One
TV • 1948
Liam O'Neill
Cannon
TV • 1971
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Clive Darrell
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Adm. Lord Clydesdale
Convoy
TV • 1965
Search
TV • 1972
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Ulf
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
TV • 1968
Captain Daniel Gregg
Ellery Queen
TV • 1975
Myles Prescott
Mr. Novak
TV • 1963
Rand Hardy
Custer
TV • 1967
The Outer Limits
TV • 1963
Professor Mathers
Hunter
TV • 1977
Colin Berne
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Man-at-arms
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Foppish Lord
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Lieutenant Howard
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Steward / Outlaw
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Le Blond
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Courtier
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Baron Mornay / Outlaw
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Julian Lord
12 O'Clock High
TV • 1964
Col. Gert Schotten
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Otto Strasser
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
First Soldier
Battlestar Galactica
TV • 1978
John
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Col. Marcus Worthing
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Col. Burton
Matt Houston
TV • 1982
Malcolm James Abercrombie
12 O'Clock High
TV • 1964
Kurt Halland
Cowboy in Africa
TV • 1967
Brian Hilliard
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Amory Gilliam
Kraft Television Theatre
TV • 1947
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Brian Downing
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
Baywatch Nights
TV • 1995
Dr. Lancaster
Sunday Night Theatre
TV • 1950
The Rev. Joseph Radcliffe