Jack ging biography
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Jack Ging Biography
Nov 30, 1931Birth Place:
Alva, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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Jack Ging
Jack Ging played the part of Gen. Harlan "Bull" Fulbright in 6 episodes of the NBC-TV series "The A-Team" in Seasons 4 and 5 of the popular TV series.
Born
(1931-11-30) November 30, 1931 (age 93)
Birthplace
Alva, Oklahoma, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Ramona Ging (1978-present); 2 children
Gretchen Graening (1956-1972; divorced) 1 child
Katie Ging (1952-1954; divorced); 1 child
Jack Lee Ging (born November 30, 1931, Alva, Oklahoma) is an veteran film/TV actor, best known as Gen. Harlan "Bull" Fulbright on NBC's television adventure series, The A-Team.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Before turning to acting, Ging served in the U.S. Marine Corps[1] and during the 1950s played college football at the University of Oklahoma, Norman.
Career[]
He played Will Coleman in the 1975 adaptation of the film Where the Red Fern Grows, had the starring role in the war film Sniper's Ridge (1960), and appeared sporadically as police contact Lieutenant Dan Ives o
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Born in November 1931 in Alva, Jack Lee Ging was the son of Oklahoma farmers. He was left in the care of another family after the divorce of his parents and later attended a Catholic school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ging served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps at MCB Quantico. Upon his honorable discharge, he excelled as an athlete, playing college football as a halfback at the University of Oklahoma, followed by a professional season with the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian league.
Having studied drama under Sanford Meisner in New York, Ging (nicknamed 'Jackie' or Ginger') commenced his screen career in 1958, featuring primarily on television as a supporting actor. He henceforth alternated furtive or villainous roles with a wide assortment of middle-echelon army officers and policemen. Superior riding skills acquired in childhood served him well in numerous western appearances. Ging had one notable starring turn on the big screen in the modestly budgeted Korean Wa