Christopher Mayer (born George Charles Mayer III; February 21, 1954
â€" July 23, 2011), also known as Chip Mayer, was an American film and
TV actor who was best known for portraying Vance Duke on The Dukes of
Hazzard for 19 episodes during season 5 when cousins Coy and Vance
Duke temporarily replaced Bo and Luke Duke (due to a salary dispute
between producers and the original actors).Mayer played the role of
Vance Duke in the 1982â€"83 season of The Dukes of Hazzard for 19
episodes. Mayer continued his work in television and movies into the
early 1990s, including a stint on the daytime serial Santa Barbara. He
also played Kenneth Falk in the film Liar Liar (1997) alongside Jim
Carrey. He appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 7, episode
15, "Badda Bing Badda Bang" as a security guard in 1999. His last TV
credit was a guest appearance on 18 Wheels of Justice in 2000.Mayer
was found dead in his Los Angeles home in Sherman Oaks on July 23,
2011. His death was attributed to natural causes.Mayer's first
marriage was to actress Teri Copley and together they had a daughter,
Ashley. Mayer's second marriage was to Eileen Davidson, an actress on
the daytime serials Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless.
Mayer's third marriage was to actress Shauna Sullivan in 1988, and he
had two more daughters, Alexandra and Angelica. Mayer was engaged to
be married to Catherine Irvine at the time of his death.
â€" July 23, 2011), also known as Chip Mayer, was an American film and
TV actor who was best known for portraying Vance Duke on The Dukes of
Hazzard for 19 episodes during season 5 when cousins Coy and Vance
Duke temporarily replaced Bo and Luke Duke (due to a salary dispute
between producers and the original actors).Mayer played the role of
Vance Duke in the 1982â€"83 season of The Dukes of Hazzard for 19
episodes. Mayer continued his work in television and movies into the
early 1990s, including a stint on the daytime serial Santa Barbara. He
also played Kenneth Falk in the film Liar Liar (1997) alongside Jim
Carrey. He appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 7, episode
15, "Badda Bing Badda Bang" as a security guard in 1999. His last TV
credit was a guest appearance on 18 Wheels of Justice in 2000.Mayer
was found dead in his Los Angeles home in Sherman Oaks on July 23,
2011. His death was attributed to natural causes.Mayer's first
marriage was to actress Teri Copley and together they had a daughter,
Ashley. Mayer's second marriage was to Eileen Davidson, an actress on
the daytime serials Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless.
Mayer's third marriage was to actress Shauna Sullivan in 1988, and he
had two more daughters, Alexandra and Angelica. Mayer was engaged to
be married to Catherine Irvine at the time of his death.
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