American film actor Jed Allan: biography, filmography and interesting facts

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Jed Allan is one of the popular US actors. Known for his roles in Russia. His hallmark was the legendary role of CC Capwell in the serial soap opera Santa Barbara, a well-known TV series of the late 20th century.

Biography

Full name - Brown Jed Allan. The actor's biography begins on March 1, 1937, from the moment he was born in New York. Jed's father is a professional musician, and his son seriously considered following in his footsteps. At the same time, he also showed interest in the profession of a radio host.

Moreover, the tall young man, 191 centimeters tall, was seen as a promising athlete who is able to make his career in this field. However, the creative sphere turned out to be more tempting for Jed Allan, and he entered the New York University Department of Dramatic Arts.

After graduation, in 1958 he was accepted into the theater of the city of Washington. In 1961 he returned to New York, where he began to take part in theatrical performances on Broadway. In 1967, Jed Allan moved to Hollywood, where he was in demand in manytelevision films. Among the hobbies of the actor of that time were music, traveling, playing golf.

Working in movies

Jed Allan's first film work dates back to 1964. It was the film "Love of Life". In 1968, he played a prominent role in the family film Lassie: the image of the forester was conveyed by him very dynamically.

Film critics state that, with a few exceptions, all the films starring Jed Allan found only positive reviews from the audience. So, he played the memorable role of Dr. Craig in the television series Days of Our Lives, which was filmed for about 14 years. And when this character disappeared from the series, this fact was immediately noticed, and the audience discussed him very vividly.

After that, Jed Allan, who was highly appreciated by the producers of television series, was constantly invited to lead roles. The soap opera "Santa Barbara" brought Allan great popularity in which he played the millionaire C. C. Capwell. The series was filmed for almost 9 years, the duration is 2,100 episodes. In Russia, it was not shown in full.

Another significant work of the American film actor Jed Allan was the role of the father of the protagonist of the film "Beverly Hills, 90210". The popularity of this project in the US was enormous.

In addition to participating in television series, Jed Allan also starred in feature films. His participation marked the action movie "Zero Descent", as well as the dramatic film "Deadly Charm", which was released in the 1990s. He also played small roles in the well-known projects "Colombo", "Da Vinci's Fast and the Furious" andothers.

In the 80s, Allan was for some time an advertising character for a chain of stores in the city of Chicago. The actor no longer appeared on the stage, he did not have time for this due to the extremely busy filming of the series.

Jed Allan is also known for publishing an autobiographical book in 2004 called Please Spell My Name Correctly. It tells about the fifty-year career of an actor. The last film in which he played was the film "The Cove", which was released in 2011-2012.

Private life

Jed Allan is currently over 80 years old. However, he still looks like the legendary CC Capwell from Santa Barbara, a good and caring father of a large family.

Married Allan in 1958. He and his wife (Toby Brown) were twenty at the time. At that time, the actor was persistently looking for a role that could bring him fame. But those projects in which he took part did not bring fame. However, this did not affect his happy married life with Toby.

An important change in the acting career of Jed Allan occurred in 1984. At this time, the producers began to look for a contender for the role of C. C. Capwell, who had already changed 5. Allan was not eager to audition for this role, but his wife persuaded him. She was able to convince her husband that CC is exactly what he needs. The role is just made for him. So Toby's perseverance helped Jed Allan become famous.

Allan always reciprocated his wife. She was the only one for himand adored. After Toby got sick, Jed stopped acting and looked after his wife all the time. But despite the best efforts of the doctors and Jed, Toby died in 2001. Jed Allan did not repeat the family exploits of his main character CC Capwell, who had more than ten partners. He was married only once, to Toby Brown, with whom he lived happily for 43 years. After the death of his wife, which became a real shock for the actor, he withdrew into himself, stopped acting and did not communicate with anyone.

Father and grandfather

Together with his wife Jed Allan raised three sons - Mitch, Dean and Rick. Mitch starred in Santa Barbara at an early age with his father, playing C. C. as a child. However, he did not follow the acting path.

Currently, the sons live separately. Everyone has their own family. The eldest son is practicing law. Dean works as a film editor. The youngest, Rick, works in the field of computer graphics.

Jed Allan is a happy grandfather. He has six grandchildren. Jed is crazy about them, tries to communicate with them as much as possible, often buys gifts. Talking about his grandchildren, the famous actor says that he is trying to teach them useful and interesting things. Constantly repeats the need to obey and love parents.

Real

The actor never recovered from the loss of his wife. He never parted with the ring - a gift from Toby. In 2004, Jed Allan came to Russia. At that time, he made an attempt to return to his former life. In an interview with reporters, he even said that he had a new darling -Karl. However, his plans were not destined to come true, and he did not get a new wife.

Telling about his past, Jed Allan said that his ancestors on the line of his wife (great-grandfather and great-grandmother) come from Ukraine. Emigrated to the United States in 1910. Their real surname is Baranovsky. She was changed to the surname Brown already in the USA.

Jed Allan is currently not filming. Travel is hampered by age. Lives in Palm Desert, California.

Filmography

Jed Allan's films are recognizable and popular to this day. In total, he has 66 works. The first film with his participation was released in 1951 (TV series "Love of Life"), and the last - in 2012 (TV series "Bay").

The best films with Allan, according to film critics, are:

• "Zebra Polar Station", 1968 - the role of Peter Costigan;
• "Lassie", 1968-1969 - the role of Scott Turner;
• "Adam-12", 1970-1973 - the role of Reno West;
• "Santa Barbara", 1986-1993 - the role of CC Capwell;
• "Beverly Hills", 1994-1999 - the role of Rush Sanders;
• "Arlette", 1997 - the role of Wide;
• "The Cove", 2011-2012 - the role of Harold Johnson.

Jed Allan has an enterprising fan base united in an official fan club. Its most active participants are constantly visiting Jed, providing him with a variety of assistance. According to the fan club, Allan intends to move closer to his children in Los Angeles in 2018.