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Christopher Allport

Christopher Allport

Known for ActingBorn 1947-06-17Died 2008-01-25Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Christopher Allport (June 17, 1947 – January 25, 2008) was an American actor. Alexander Wise Allport Jr. was born in Boston. His acting life began at the age of nine in New Canaan, Connecticut, at the Children's Theatre. While at Northwestern University, he worked with director Paul Sills and Story Theatre. He performed in New York with the Public Theater at Lincoln Center, and with Ensemble Studio Theatre; and in Los Angeles at the Taper, South Coast Repertory and with Padua Playwrights. In 2007, he wrote and starred in The Backroad Home, a theatrical memoir with his original music, directed and developed by Paul Linke and produced by his wife, Susan Hayden (Ruskin Group Theatre). One of his earliest television roles was as Tim McGowan on the soap opera Another World (1973–74). Around 1975 or 1976, Allport did a screen test with actress Amy Irving for the parts of Han Solo and Princess Leia, respectively, for the upcoming filming of the 1977 movie Star Wars. Neither actor got the parts, which went to Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, respectively. His film credits include Savage Weekend, To Live and Die in L.A., Jack Frost, Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman, and Garden Party, which was released in 2008. He died shortly after the latter film was completed. His list of television credits includes appearances on such programs as Midnight Caller, The X-Files, Commander In Chief, ER, Felicity, Mad Men, and Brothers & Sisters. His role as Andrew Campbell on Mad Men was set to be a recurring one, though he only got to appear in one episode (season one, episode 4: "New Amsterdam"). In season two, after Allport's death, they killed off his character in the American Airlines crash storyline and, later, dedicated the episode to him. On January 25, 2008, Allport was one of three men killed by three avalanches near the Mountain High ski resort in Wrightwood, San Bernardino County, California (in the San Gabriel Mountains). There were two other fatalities: Michael McKay, an off-duty member of the resort's ski patrol, and Darin Bodie Coffey. A fourth man, snowboarder Oscar Gonzales, escaped after getting lost and hitting a rock. Winter storms had been recently hitting Southern California; the San Gabriel Mountains, while usually free of avalanches, had been hit by 3 feet (0.91 m) of snow the week before Allport died.Read more

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For the People
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For the People

2002 · Series

Single Bars, Single Women10.0
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Single Bars, Single Women

1984 · Movie

And Baby Makes Six10.0
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And Baby Makes Six

1979 · Movie

The Connection10.0
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The Connection

1973 · Movie

The X-Files8.4
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The X-Files

1993 · Series

Mad Men8.1
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Mad Men

2007 · Series

Though None Go with Me7.9
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Though None Go with Me

2006 · Movie

Quantum Leap8.0
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Quantum Leap

1989 · Series

News at Eleven8.0
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News at Eleven

1986 · Movie

Games Mother Never Taught You8.0
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Games Mother Never Taught You

1982 · Movie

Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris8.0
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Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris

1980 · Movie

A Rumor of War8.0
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A Rumor of War

1980 · Series

ER7.8
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ER

1994 · Series

CSI: Miami7.7
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CSI: Miami

2002 · Series

NCIS7.6
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NCIS

2003 · Series

M*A*S*H7.9
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M*A*S*H

1972 · Series

Commander in Chief7.6
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Commander in Chief

2005 · Series

Christine Cromwell7.8
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Christine Cromwell

1989 · Series

The Practice7.7
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The Practice

1997 · Series

The Twilight Zone7.7
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The Twilight Zone

1985 · Series

Mystery Kids7.5
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Mystery Kids

2000 · Movie

Judging Amy7.5
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Judging Amy

1999 · Series

China Beach7.5
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China Beach

1988 · Series

Murder, She Wrote7.5
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Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Series

The Pretender7.4
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The Pretender

1996 · Series

Without a Trace7.3
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Without a Trace

2002 · Series

JAG7.3
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JAG

1995 · Series

Deadly Deception7.3
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Deadly Deception

1987 · Movie

Beverly Hills, 902107.3
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1990 · Series

Chicago Hope7.3
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Chicago Hope

1994 · Series

Brothers and Sisters7.1
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Brothers and Sisters

2006 · Series

The Sentinel7.2
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The Sentinel

1996 · Series

Crazy like a Fox7.2
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Crazy like a Fox

1984 · Series

Diagnosis: Murder7.1
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Diagnosis: Murder

1993 · Series

Kindred: The Embraced7.1
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Kindred: The Embraced

1996 · Series

Matlock7.1
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Matlock

1986 · Series

Alex Haley's Queen7.0
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Alex Haley's Queen

1993 · Series

Party of Five7.0
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Party of Five

1994 · Series

To Live and Die in L.A.7.1
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To Live and Die in L.A.

1985 · Movie

Walker, Texas Ranger7.0
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Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 · Series

Hunter7.1
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Hunter

1984 · Series

Special Bulletin7.0
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Special Bulletin

1983 · Movie

Ladies' Man7.0
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Ladies' Man

1980 · Series

Cagney & Lacey7.0
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Cagney & Lacey

1982 · Series

Shark6.7
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Shark

2006 · Series

David6.9
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David

1988 · Movie

Knots Landing6.9
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Knots Landing

1979 · Series

Felicity6.6
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Felicity

1998 · Series