Alex Cord
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Alex Cord (born Alexander Viespi Jr.; May 3, 1933 – August 9, 2021) was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Michael Coldsmith Briggs III, better known as Archangel, in 55 episodes of the television series Airwolf (1984–1986). Early in his career, he was credited as Alex Viespi.
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Filmography
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Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Chapman Report | Bardelli | Uncredited |
| 1965 | Synanon | Zankie Albo | |
| 1966 | Stagecoach | The Ringo Kid | |
| 1968 | A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die | Clay McCord | |
| 1968 | The Brotherhood | Vince Ginetta | |
| 1969 | Stiletto | Count Cesare Cardinali | |
| 1970 | The Last Grenade | Kip Thompson | |
| 1971 | The Tell-Tale Heart | The Murderer | Short film |
| 1972 | The Dead Are Alive | Professor Jason Porter | |
| 1974 | Chosen Survivors | Steven Mayes | |
| 1975 | Inn of the Damned | Cal Kincaid | |
| 1977 | Sidewinder 1 | Packard Gentry | |
| 1977 | Grayeagle | Grayeagle | |
| 1984 | Jungle Warriors | Nick Spilotro | |
| 1987 | Uninvited | Walter Graham | Direct-to-video |
| 1990 | Street Asylum | Captain Bill Quinton | |
| 1990 | A Girl to Kill For | Mike / Wino | |
| 1991 | Joey Takes a Cab | ||
| 1992 | Roots of Evil | Jake | |
| 1992 | The Naked Truth | Herskovitz | |
| 1993 | CIA Code Name: Alexa | Victor Mahler | |
| 1993 | To Be the Best | Jack Rodgers | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Hologram Man | Governor Hampton | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | Air Rage | General Harlan Prescott | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Fire from Below | General Mark 'Stonewall' Jackson |
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Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Laramie | John Sanford | Episode: "The Mountain Men" |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | Frank Paulson | Episode: "Pavane for a Gentle Lady" |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus | Nino Sanchez | Episode: "Winter Quarters" |
| 1962 | Cain's Hundred | Larry Rome | Episode: "Take a Number: Jack Garsell" |
| 1962–1963 | Naked City | Dick Wilkes / Nicholas Kovar | 2 episodes |
| 1963 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Juri Mishukov | Episode: "Invitation to Treason" |
| 1963 | Alcoa Premiere | Tomas Caliban | Episode: "The Hat of Sergeant Martin" |
| 1963 | The Nurses | Dr. Brian | Episode: "Circle of Choice" |
| 1963 | BBC Sunday-Night Play | Jerry Rogers | Episode: "The Joker" |
| 1963–1964 | Route 66 | Michael Tiffin / Rick Decatur / Jack / Raymond | 5 episodes |
| 1964 | ITV Play of the Week | Alvaro | Episode: "The Rose Tattoo" |
| 1964 | East Side/West Side | Sam | Episode: "If Your Grandmother Had Wheels" |
| 1965 | Branded | Jed Colbee | Episode: "Survival" |
| 1967 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Lucky Paxton | Episode: "The Lady Is My Wife" |
| 1967 | The Scorpio Letters | Joe Christopher | Television film |
| 1971 | Night Gallery | Erik Sutton | Segment: "Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something" |
| 1972 | Gunsmoke | Pete Brown | Episode: "The Sodbusters" |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Peter Cordel | Episode: "Crack-Up" |
| 1972 | Insight | Tom Slade | Episode: "Killer" |
| 1973 | Genesis II | Dylan Hunt | Television film |
| 1973 | The F.B.I. | Haynes | Episode: "Night of the Long Knives" |
| 1973–1976 | Police Story | Officer Jackson Holt / William Allen / Bill Stryker - The Cowboy / Scully | 4 episodes |
| 1974 | Born Free | Paul Morgan - The Vet | Episode: "The Trepassers" |
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Gallagher | Episode: "Murder on Ice" |
| 1976 | Joe Forrester | Episode: "Squeeze Play" | |
| 1976 | The Quest | McWhorley | Episode: "The Buffalo Hunters" |
| 1976 | Police Woman | Bass | Episode: "Tennis Bum" |
| 1976 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Dave Harraway | Episode: "Task Force" |
| 1977 | Fire! | Dr. Alex Wilson | Television film |
| 1977 | Have I Got a Christmas for You | Dan Levine | Television film |
| 1978 | W.E.B. | Jack Kiley | 5 episodes |
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief | Evans Kinsella | Television film |
| 1979–1981 | The Love Boat | Hank Welker / Mr. Barrett | 2 episodes |
| 1980–1984 | Fantasy Island | Paul Horner / Ra-Mas / Captain Juan Arguello / Kyle Mason / Robert West | 5 episodes |
| 1981 | Best of Friends | Bill | Television film |
| 1981 | Goliath Awaits | Dr. Sam Marlowe | Television film |
| 1982 | Cassie & Co. | Mike Holland | 13 episodes |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Michael Coldsmith Briggs III | Television film |
| 1984 | Hotel | Preston Dwyer | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" |
| 1984–1986 | Airwolf | Michael Coldsmith Briggs III / Archangel | 55 episodes |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Preston Bartholomew | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | The Law & Harry McGraw | Alec Harris | Episode: "The Fallen Arrow" |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission | Dravko Demchuk | Television film |
| 1988 | Simon & Simon | Roland Vicente / Harry Lubash | Episode: "The Richer They Are the Harder They Fall" |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | Marcus Madison Mason | Episode: "The Good Samaritan" |
| 1988 | Monsters | John Thunston | Episode: "Rouse Him Not" |
| 1989 | Freddy's Nightmares | The General | Episode: "Memory Overload" |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Daniel Travers | Episode: "For Art's Sake" |
| 1989–1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Wade Kelleher / Wallace Cogan | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | High Sierra Search and Rescue | Marshal D.J. Stone | Episode: "Mozart & Stone" |
| 1995 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Gary Bennett | Episode: "The Sacred Chalice of I-Ching" |
| 1995 | Biography | Additional voices | Episode: "Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People" |
| 1995 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Larry Curtis | Episode: "The Guardians" |
| 1996 | High Tide | 2 episodes | |
| 1996 | University Blues | Television film |
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