Alan Fudge born February 27 1944 was an American actor known for being part of the cast of four television programs Man from Atlantis Eischied Paper Dolls and Bodies of Evidence along with a recurring role on 7th Heaven He has scores of credits including appearances on many of the toprated shows in the US such as Banacek Kojak Marcus Welby MD Little House on the Prairie The Streets of San Francisco Hawaii FiveO MASH Starsky and Hutch Charlies Angels Wonder Woman Lou Grant Knots Landing Magnum PI Cagney Lacey The ATeam St Elsewhere Highway to Heaven Dallas MacGyver Dynasty Matlock Falcon Crest LA Law The Wonder Years Northern Exposure Murder She Wrote Home Improvement Beverly Hills 90210 Baywatch and Dawsons Creek Fudge has also appeared in many television movies some of which are based on popular series such as Columbo Columbo Goes to the Guillotine Columbo Columbo Goes to College Matlock The Witness Killings and Murder She Wrote A Story to Die For Wellknown movies Fudge has appeared in include Airport 1975 Capricorn One The Natural and Edward Scissorhands He has appeared on Broadway including being part of the original cast of War and Peace at the Lyceum Theatre in 1967