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Timothy P. Dunigan (born August 2, 1955) is an American actor who is best known for having played the lead role of Captain Jonathan Power in Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. He also played con-man 1st Lt. Templeton "The Face-Man" Peck in the pilot for the 1980s hit The A-Team but was replaced by Dirk Benedict for the series. The reason given was that Dunigan was too young for the role, although series creators Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell had wanted Benedict from the start but were overruled by the network executives.

Early life

Dunigan was born in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Robert S. Dunigan and his Romanian-American wife Olga Dunigan Argint.

Acting career

As to why Dunigan wasn't chosen to participate in The A-Team beyond the pilot, according to the actor himself, "I look even younger on camera than I am. So it was difficult to accept me as a veteran of the Vietnam War, which ended when I was a sophomore in high school." He played the role of Davy Crockett as a young man in The Magical World of Disney's 1988–89 miniseries Davy Crockett. He had guest-starring television roles on several hit series: Cheers, Murder, She Wrote, Empty Nest, Beverly Hills, 90210, and JAG. During a phone interview for G4's Attack of the Show! program, it was revealed that Dunigan had quit acting and became a mortgage broker following his role in JAG in 2002.

Family

Dunigan was the cousin of the late sports announcer Harry Caray. His uncle on his mother's side, Nicholas Argint, was a veteran of World War II, member of American Legion Post 111 in Missouri.

Filmography

References

1. Cullen, Jenny (1988-12-11). "Sex and politics as coonskin hero returns from the Alamo". Sunday Mail. Adelaide.
2. "Funeral Notices: Robert S. Dunigan, Sr". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 18, 1996. p. 10C. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
3. Buck, Jerry (January 4, 1989). "Tim Dunigan Plays a Different 'Davy Crockett'". Indiana Gazette. Associated Press. p. 10.
4. "Nicholas Argint, Sr". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 1, 2005. Retrieved 2023-01-25 – via Legacy.com.

External links

• Tim Dunigan at IMDb

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