Alex Cord Biography, Age, Picture, Wife, Children, Height, Movies & Net Worth

Alex Cord (full name: Alexander Viespi Jr.) is a retired American actor who is 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.

Born in Floral Park, New York, Cord was diagnosed with polio when he was 12 years old. His parents were Alexander Viespi sr. and Marie Paladino. Cord’s father is of Romanian descent, a mother is Italian-American. His family later moved to Wyoming, where doctors advised him to take up horseback riding as a therapeutic exercise. This helped him recover from the disease at the age of 16. Cord attended New York University in New York and the American Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Connecticut

In July 1960, Cord (billed under his real name) starred in a production of The Curious Savage at Canal Fulton, Ohio. He had a role in the 1961 episode “The Mountain Men” of the television series Laramie. Cord’s second role came a month later as Nino Sanchez on the Frontier Circus episode “Winter Quarters.” In 1962, he appeared as Larry Rome in the “Take a Number” episode of the crime drama Cain’s Hundred.

The cord appeared in the 1962 film The Chapman Report, directed by George Cukor. He briefly enjoyed leading man status on the big and small screen in the 1960s and 1970s and starred or co-starred mostly in crime dramas, action films, and westerns.

In 1963 and 1964, Cord was cast as various characters in five episodes of the Route 66 series, including the role of Michael in the two-part “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way.” In 1964, he starred as Sam in the “If Your Grandma Had Wheels” episode of East Side/West Side, starring George C. Scott. During this same period, he appeared twice on Naked City, with Paul Burke

In 1965, Cord was cast as Jed Colbee in the “Survival” episode of Branded, starring Chuck Connors as a U.S. Army officer trying to clear his name from a false accusation of cowardice. .

In 1966 he played the Ringo Kid, the role originally played by John Wayne in John Ford’s 1939 version, in a remake of Stagecoach, which remains arguably Cord’s most high-profile effort.

Cord co-starred with Kirk Douglas in The Brotherhood, about a mob character sent to murder his own brother.

In 1974, Cord worked twice with Diana Muldaur: as a guest-star on her weekly NBC series Born Free and as his love interest in the film Chosen Survivors, an apocalyptic horror film that achieved cult status.

Cord is one of a handful of actors to appear on both the original and revival versions of CBS’s Mission: Impossible. Cord is also known to sci-fi fans for portraying Dylan Hunt in the failed 1973 television pilot Genesis II, which was created by Gene Roddenberry. In 1977 he starred as the title character in the western epic Grayeagle.

In 1972 he appeared as Pete Brown in the Gunsmoke episode “The Sodbusters”. In 1973, he starred as Haynes in “Night of the Long Knives” on The FBI, starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. From 1973 to 1976, he appeared in four episodes of Police Story. In 1979 and 1981 he appeared twice on The Love Boat. In 1988, Cord was cast in an episode of Simon and Simon; in 1988 and 1992 he appeared on Jake and the Fatman.

He also appeared in an episode of War of the World, a television series. He appeared twice in Murder, She Wrote, with Angela Lansbury. In 1995, Cord played the character of Larry Curtis in the episode “The Guardians” of Walker, Texas Ranger.

Cord had two children, daughter Toni Aluisa and son Wayne Viespi. Toni is the daughter of Mary Ann Hutchinson, whom Alex never married, and Wayne is the product of her first marriage. His second marriage was to actress Joanna Pettet. His third marriage was to author Susannah Boye-Moller Cord. He is the godfather of Michael Vincent Flaherty, son of Vince Flaherty.

Cord now resides in Fort Worth, Texas. Cord suggested that Robert Fuller, his friend from Laramie, also move to Texas to breed horses. Fuller and his second wife, Jennifer Savidge, moved to Cooke County in 2004. Cord and Fuller often make appearances at Western film festivals, highlighting their ongoing mutual interest in “The Spirit of the Cowboy.”

ALEX CORD AGE

Alex Cord (born Alexander Viespi Jr.; May 3, 1933) is a retired American actor who is 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. He turns 85 in 2019.

PICTURE OF THE ALEX CORD

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ALEX CORD FAMILY

The Alexander Viespi Jr. family includes the following people: Joanna Pettet Former Wife, Damien Zachary Cord Son, Toni Aluisa Daughter and Susannah Moller Former Wife

ALEX CORD HEIGHT

Tall (6ft) (1.83m) in the saddle, muscular, very handsome and very outdoors oriented, actor Alex Cord became best known in Hollywood for his work in the 60s and 70s in the action-adventure. Born Alexander Viespi in Long Island, New York in 1933, he rode horses from the age of 2.

Suffering from polio at the age of 12, he was confined to a hospital and an iron lung for a long time before overcoming the disease after being sent to a ranch in Wyoming for therapy. He quickly rediscovered his dream and his determination to become a professional jockey or rider.

FILMS D’ALEX CORD

Alex Cord Movies Stagecoach 1966, The Brotherhood 1968, Synanon 1965, Genesis II 1973, The Etruscan Kills Again 1972, Grayeagle 1977, A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die 1968, Nom de code CIA: Alexa 1993, Inn of the Damned 1975, Stiletto 1969 The Last Grenade 1970, Chosen Survivors 1974, Jungle Warriors 1984, Sidewinder 1 1977

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission 1988, Uninvited 1988, Street Asylum Fire from below 2009, Roots of Evil Airwolf: The Movie 1984, The Scorpio Letters 1967, To Be the Best 1993, Goliath Awaits 1981, Hologram Man 1995, The Naked Truth 1992, Air Rage 2001, une fille à tuer pour le WEB Feu!

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