Monte Markham (born June 21, 1935) is an American actor. He has
appeared in films, television series and on Broadway.Markham was born
in Manatee County, Florida, the son of Millie Content (née Willbur)
and Jesse Edward Markham Sr., who was a merchant.He attended Palm
Beach State College.Of his television roles, Markham is perhaps most
famous for playing the dual role of Luke and Ken Carpenter in the
1967â€"68 ABC sitcom The Second Hundred Years, and as Harry Kellem in
the original Hawaii Five-O. In 1969â€"70, Markham starred in Mr. Deeds
Goes to Town, a television series based on the 1936 movie. Another of
Markham's best known roles was as the racing-car-driver-turned-cyborg
Barney Hiller in the second-season episode of The Six Million Dollar
Man entitled "The Seven Million Dollar Man", which first aired
November 1, 1974. Just over a year later, on November 9, 1975, in the
third-season episode "The Bionic Criminal", Markham reprised the role
â€" albeit with a character name change to Barney Hiller to not be
confused with the sitcom Barney Miller which debuted in January of
1975. He appeared as Blanche Devereaux's brother Clayton Hollingsworth
on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls, and portrayed the criminally
insane character Pike in the episode "Power Play" in the 1975 revival
of The Invisible Man. From 1989 to 1992, he played the role of Captain
Don Thorpe, senior lifeguard on Baywatch.
appeared in films, television series and on Broadway.Markham was born
in Manatee County, Florida, the son of Millie Content (née Willbur)
and Jesse Edward Markham Sr., who was a merchant.He attended Palm
Beach State College.Of his television roles, Markham is perhaps most
famous for playing the dual role of Luke and Ken Carpenter in the
1967â€"68 ABC sitcom The Second Hundred Years, and as Harry Kellem in
the original Hawaii Five-O. In 1969â€"70, Markham starred in Mr. Deeds
Goes to Town, a television series based on the 1936 movie. Another of
Markham's best known roles was as the racing-car-driver-turned-cyborg
Barney Hiller in the second-season episode of The Six Million Dollar
Man entitled "The Seven Million Dollar Man", which first aired
November 1, 1974. Just over a year later, on November 9, 1975, in the
third-season episode "The Bionic Criminal", Markham reprised the role
â€" albeit with a character name change to Barney Hiller to not be
confused with the sitcom Barney Miller which debuted in January of
1975. He appeared as Blanche Devereaux's brother Clayton Hollingsworth
on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls, and portrayed the criminally
insane character Pike in the episode "Power Play" in the 1975 revival
of The Invisible Man. From 1989 to 1992, he played the role of Captain
Don Thorpe, senior lifeguard on Baywatch.
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