Joe Flanigan

He currently leads the military force attached to the Atlantis Expedition as Major John Sheppard on Stargate Atlantis. Tony Randall died in his sleep of complications from pneumonia, which he contracted following bypass surgery in December 2003. Flanigan is married to painter Katherine Flanigan. He was married to Florence Gibbs from 1942 to 1992 and, from November 17, 1995 until his death, to Heather Harlan, with whom he had two children. On the advice of some of his friends he studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and later moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting as a career. He also starred in Love, Sidney, the first television show to feature a gay lead character. After graduation he pursued a writing career, working briefly for several New York City magazines. Randall also starred in several television shows, including The Odd Couple (playing Felix Unger) and the Tony Randall Show.

He later attended the University of Colorado where he apppeared in Coriolanus and studied in Paris. He was the founder of National Actors Theatre in New York City and starred in many plays and popular movies, including Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957), Pillow Talk (1959), The King of Comedy (1983), and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990). At the age of 14 he attended a boarding school in Ojai, California where he appeared in the school's production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Over his long career, Randall was nominated for five Golden Globe awards and two Emmys, winning one Emmy in 1975 for his work in the sitcom The Odd Couple. Joe Flanigan grew up on a small ranch near Reno, Nevada in the United States. The forename "Arthur" was forsaken long before before he adopted his stage name. Joe Flanigan is a prolific television actor who has long-running guest roles on numerous television series, including Profiler, First Monday, Sisters and The Force. He was born as Arthur Leonard Rosenberg or Rosenthal, depending on the source, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Mogscha Rosenberg and his wife, Julia, née Finston.

Joe Flanigan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281167/) at the Internet Movie Database. Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 - May 17, 2004) was an American actor. Danielle Steel's Family Album (1994) as Lionel. Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) as Scott Cameron. A Reason to Believe(1995) as Eric Sayles.

Sisters (1995 - 1996) as Brian Cordovas. Murphy Brown (1997) as Scott. Tell Me No Secrets (1997) as Adam Stiles. The First to Go (1997) as Peter Cole.

Dawson's Creek (1998) as Vince. Cupid (1998) as Alex. David Marcus. Providence (1999) as Dr.

The Other Sister (1999) as Jeff Reed. The Force (1999). Tom Arquette. Profiler (2000) as Dr.

Silent Men (2000) as Regis. Birds of Prey (2002) as Detective Claude Martin. Judging Amy (2002) as Tobin Hayes. First Monday (2002) as Julian Lodge.

Farewell to Harry (2002) as Nick. Tru Calling (2003) as Andrew. Thought Crimes (2003) as Brendan Dean. 111 Gramercy Park (2003) as Jack Philips.

CSI: Miami (2004) as Mike Sheridan. Preview to Atlantis (2004) as Himself/John Sheppard. From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi Lowdown (2004) as Himself/John Sheppard. Stargate Atlantis (2004) as John Sheppard.