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Hugh Farrington (June 9, 1931 - August 7, 2001) was an American actor best known for his recurring role as Detective Lieutenant Pete O'Brien on the television series T. J. Hooker. Farrington was injured while serving as an aviator in the United States Navy and acted while using a wheelchair.

Farrington was also known for such films and television series The Terminator, Arizona Heat, Caged Fury, Quincy, M.E., Airwolf, The Golden Girls and Coming Home.

Filmography

1990 -The Golden Girls. S6-E11. Stand By Your Man.

References

1. "Hugh Farrington". aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
2. ^ 4Adam30. "HUGH FARRINGTON: PETE O'BRIEN SPEAKS! The Actor Behind the Detective Talks About His Time on T.J. Hooker". tj-hooker.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. Starr, Michael (December 16, 2019). Shatner. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 142. ISBN 978-1493050659 – via Google Books.
4. ^ "Hugh Farrington". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.
5. Lopez, Kristen (August 28, 2020). "A Very Special Inspiration: When Disabled TV Characters Existed Only to Teach Empathy". IndieWire. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

External links

• Hugh Farrington at IMDb

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