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{{Short description|Irish American actor (1923–1997)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Edward Mulhare
| image         = Edward Mulhare Von Ryan's Express.jpg
| caption       = Mulhare in ''[[Von Ryan's Express]]'' (1965)
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|df=yes|1923|04|08}}
| birth_place   = Quaker Road, [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Ireland
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1997|05|24|1923|04|08}}
| death_place   = [[Van Nuys, California]], U.S.
| height        = 188 cm
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1947–1997
}}

'''Edward Mulhare''' (8 April 1923 – 24 May 1997) was an Irish actor whose career spanned five decades. He is best known for his starring roles in two television series, sitcom ''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'' (1968-70) and action drama ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' (1982-86).

==Early life and career==
Mulhare, one of three brothers, was born at 22 Quaker Road, [[Cork (city)|Cork City]], [[County Cork]], Ireland, to John and Catherine (née Keane) Mulhare. As a child, he received his education at [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|St. Nessan's Christian Brothers School]], and later [[North Monastery]]. Mulhare, as a young adult, began schooling at the [[National University of Ireland]] in [[medicine]], but eventually decided upon a career in theatre.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|last1=Vallance|first1=Tom|title=Obituary: Edward Mulhare|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-edward-mulhare-1263753.html|access-date=2 March 2015|work=The Independent|date=27 May 1997}}</ref> 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]]. He co-starred with Orson Welles in a 1951 production of ''[[Othello]]'' directed by Welles and produced by Laurence Olivier, and played in ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'' before going to America.

In 1955 Mulhare starred as James Finnegan in the first feature film produced in Israel, ''[[Hill 24 Doesn't Answer]]''.

His best-known stage role was as Professor Higgins in the original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[My Fair Lady]],'' having taken over the role from [[Rex Harrison]] in 1957.<ref name="pbp">{{cite news|last1=Eyman|first1=Scott|title=She's truly a delight|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/entertainment/shes-truly-a-delight/nWxKy/|access-date=2 March 2015|work=The Palm Beach Post|date=20 March 2013}}</ref> Mulhare was understudy to Harrison until that time, going on to play the part for three years in New York for 1,000 performances, then continuing the role on an international tour, which included an extensive tour of Russia.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} He continued to perform the role in summer theatres and for touring companies into the 1970s. A notable East Lansing, Michigan university campus performance of ''My Fair Lady'' was originally cancelled due to a blizzard, but played to a packed house of 4,000 when word was sent out that any student could get into the performance free, if they could get there. Many showed up on skis, as told by Mulhare and [[Anne Rogers]] on ''[[Irv Kupcinet|The Irv Kupcinet Show]]'' in a 1978 interview. Mulhare and Rogers continued their acting partnership, playing King Arthur and Guenevere in ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]''.

==Television==
[[File:Edward Mulhare Hope Lange The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.JPG|thumb|Mulhare (left) and [[Hope Lange]] in ''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]],'' in 1968]]
His first television appearance was in 1956 in a production of ''[[List of The Adventures of Robin Hood episodes#Series 2 (1956–57)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (Episode "The Imposters"). He was a guest panelist in 1958, and again in 1963, on the [[CBS]] television game show ''[[What's My Line?]]''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1OHqjM4BS8 What's My Line? – Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane; Edward Mulhare (panel) (26 January 1958)]</ref> 

By 1965, he was back in Hollywood appearing in films and television shows for [[20th Century Fox]]. He earned roles in the films ''[[Von Ryan's Express]]'' in 1965, ''[[Our Man Flint]]'' in 1966, and ''[[Caprice (1967 film)|Caprice]]'' in 1967. He guest-starred in television programmes, including ''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]'' and the ''[[12 O'Clock High (TV series)#Season 2 (1965–66)|Twelve O'Clock High]]'' episode "Siren Voices" as Luftwaffe Colonel Kurt Halland. In ''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'', a supernatural sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1970, he starred as Captain Daniel Gregg, and again was something of a successor to Rex Harrison, who had originated the role of Captain Gregg in the [[The Ghost and Mrs. Muir|original 1947 film]].

In 1969 Mulhare starred in ''[[Gidget Grows Up]]'', an American made-for-television comedy film with Karen Valentine in the title role. He played Alex MacLaughlin, a love interest for Gidget. Harlan Carraher, who played Jonathan Muir in ''The Ghost and Mrs Muir'' with Mulhare, had a small part as well.

He also guest-starred in "Experiment In Terra", an episode of the original ''[[List of Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) and Galactica 1980 episodes#Battlestar Galactica (1978–79)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

Mulhare co-starred as Devon Miles, director of the Foundation for Law and Government, on ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' (1982–1986) alongside [[David Hasselhoff]]'s Michael Knight.

In the mid-1980s, Mulhare hosted the television series ''[[Secrets & Mysteries]],'' also called ''Secrets of the Unknown,'' a magazine show that examined historical mysteries and the paranormal.

==Later years==
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 December 1996.<ref name="May26">{{cite news |title=ACTOR EDWARD MULHARE DIES AT 74 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/05/26/actor-edward-mulhare-dies-at-74/80e50fbb-06a9-4a82-a6e1-6793021ca0f6/ |access-date=28 December 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=26 May 1997}}</ref>

==Death==
A heavy smoker, he died of [[lung cancer]] on 24 May 1997, aged 74, at his home in [[Van Nuys, California]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Saxon|first1=Wolfgang|title=Edward Mulhare, 74, an Actor Who Moved From Stage to TV|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/28/arts/edward-mulhare-74-an-actor-who-moved-from-stage-to-tv.html|access-date=2 March 2015|work=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=28 May 1991}}</ref> He had been battling the cancer for five months prior to his death.<ref name=lat>{{cite news|last1=Reed|first1=Mack|title=Edward Mulhare; TV, Film, Stage Actor|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-25-me-62473-story.html|access-date=2 March 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|agency=Associated Press|issue=Obituary|date=25 May 1997}}</ref> ''[[Team Knight Rider]]'' dedicated an episode titled "K.R.O.", to Mulhare's memory (broadcast 27 October 1997). According to the annual magazine ''Who's Who in TV, 1968-1969'', Mulhare was "a real ladies' man"; however, he remained a lifelong bachelor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://neptsdepths.blogspot.com/2018/03/fun-finds-whos-who-in-tv-1968-1969.html|title = Poseidon's Underworld: Fun Finds: Who's Who in TV, 1968-1969|date = 14 March 2018}}</ref> He is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Tory Top Road, [[Cork (city)|Cork City, Ireland]].

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1947
|''[[Captain Boycott (film)|Captain Boycott]]''
|Foster's Secretary
|Uncredited
|-
|1955
|''[[Hill 24 Doesn't Answer]]''
|James Finnegan
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1965
|''[[Signpost to Murder]]''
|Mark Fleming
|
|-
|''[[Von Ryan's Express]]''
|Captain Costanzo
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1966
|''[[Our Man Flint]]''
|Malcolm Rodney
|
|-
|''[[Eye of the Devil]]''
|Jean-Claude Ibert
|
|-
|1967
|''[[Caprice (1967 film)|Caprice]]''
|Jason Fox
|
|-
|1982
|''[[Megaforce]]''
|Edward Byrne-White
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Out to Sea]]''
|Cullen Carswell
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1956
|''[[The Adventures of Aggie]]''
|Phillipe De Brie
|Episode: "Peace and Quiet"
|-
|1956–1957
|''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]''
|Various characters
|9 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1963
|''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
|Genetics Professor
|Episode: "[[The Sixth Finger]]"
|-
|''[[Mr. Novak]]''
|Rand Hardy
|Episode: "He Who Can Does"
|-
|1965–1967
|''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]''
|Admiral Lord Clydesdale, Colonel Worthing, Colonel Burton
|3 episodes
|-
|1968–1970
|''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]''
|Daniel Gregg
|50 episodes
|-
|1969
|''[[Gidget Grows Up]]''
|Alex MacLaughlin
|Television film
|-
|1972
|''[[Search (American TV series)|Search]]''
|David Pelham
|Episode: "Operation Iceman"
|-
|1972–1974
|''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]''
|Brian Downing, Amory Gilliam
|2 episodes
|-
|1974
|''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''
|Neal Ray
|Episode: "Death of a Hunter"
|-
|1976
|''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]''
|Myles Prescott
|Episode: "Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman"
|-
|1977
|''[[Hunter (1977 TV series)|Hunter]]''
|Colin Berne
|Episode: "Bluebird is Back"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1979
|''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''
|John
|Episode: "Experiment in Terra"
|-
|''[[Hart to Hart]]''
|Arthur Sydney
|Episode: "The Man with Jade Eyes"
|-
|1982–1986
|''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''
|Devon Miles
|86 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986
|''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
|Julian Lord, Richard Bennett
|2 episodes
|-
|''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]''
|Guy Roberts
|Episode: "Three for the Road"
|-
|1988–1989
|''[[Secrets & Mysteries]]''
|Self (Host)
|Main role
|-
|1991
|''[[Knight Rider 2000]]''
|Devon Miles
|Television film
|-
|1994
|''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''
|[[Spencer Smythe]] (voice)
|Episode: "The Spider Slayer"
|-
|1995
|''Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart''
|Salisbury
|Reunion TV Movie
|-
|1997
|''[[Baywatch Nights]]''
|Dr. Lancaster
|Episode: "Frozen Out of Time"
|}
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