Jack Dodson

Jack Dodson
Birth name	John Smeaton Dodson
Born	May 16, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	September 16, 1994 in Los Angeles, Calfornia, USA from heart failure
Sometimes credited as	Jack Dobson
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Andy Griffith Show	Howard Sprague	1966–1968

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Mayberry R.F.D.	Howard Sprague	1968–1971	1	2	3
All's Fair	Wayne Joplin	1976–1977	1
In the Beginning	Francis X. Barlow	1978	1
Phyl & Mikhy	Truck Morley	1980	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Fugitive	Lieutenant	3x16 - Not Without a Whimper	January 4, 1966
Room 222		3x08 - Who's Benedict Arnold?	November 5, 1971
The Doris Day Show	Henry Thurston	4x20 - Doris's House Guest	January 31, 1972
Emergency!	George	2x01 - Decision	September 16, 1972
Hawaii Five-O	Will Rowan	6x06 - Murder Is a Taxing Affair	October 16, 1973
Barney Miller	Mr Franklin	2x10 - Horse Thief	November 20, 1975
Maude	Floyd Hathaway	4x16 - Walter's Stigma	January 12, 1976
Happy Days	Dr. Mickey Malph	3x23 - A Sight for Sore Eyes	February 24, 1976
Happy Days	Dr. Mickey Malph	4x24 - The Last of the Big Time Malphs	March 22, 1977
Maude	Reverend Harper / Reverend Hayes	6x02 - Phillip and Sam	September 19, 1977
Welcome Back, Kotter	Mr. Hansen	3x04 - The Visit (3)	September 22, 1977
Mork & Mindy	Ricky	2x20 - Mork's Vacation	January 24, 1980
Barney Miller	Mr. Vogel	6x16 - Guns	January 31, 1980
Lou Grant	Walter Parrott	3x23 - Guns	March 17, 1980
Happy Days	Dr. Mickey Malph	7x25 - Ralph's Family Problem	May 6, 1980
Barney Miller	Henry St. Martin	7x01 - Homicide (1)	October 30, 1980
Barney Miller	Henry St. Martin	7x02 - Homicide (2)	November 6, 1980
Quincy, M.E.		6x17 - Sugar and Spice	April 1, 1981
Newhart	real estate agent	1x01 - In the Beginning...	October 25, 1982
One Day at a Time	Reed	8x16 - The Hero	February 13, 1983
St. Elsewhere	Judge Farnham	3x12 - The Children's Hour	December 12, 1984
St. Elsewhere	Judge Farnham	4x04 - The Naked and the Dead	October 30, 1985
St. Elsewhere	Judge Farnham	4x05 - Slice O'Life	November 6, 1985
Mama's Family	Gus	3x10 - Steal One, Pearl Two	August 22, 1986
St. Elsewhere	Judge Farnham	5x15 - Getting Ahead	January 28, 1987
St. Elsewhere	Judge Farnham	6x02 - The Idiot and the Odyssey	September 23, 1987
L.A. Law	Bradford Fredericks	2x01 - The Lung Goodbye	October 15, 1987
St. Elsewhere	Judge Farnham	6x13 - Heaven's Skate	January 13, 1988
St. Elsewhere	Judge Farnham	6x14 - Curtains	February 3, 1988
Matlock	Dennis Austin	3x18 - The Cult	May 2, 1989
Growing Pains (credited as Jack Dobson)	Judge Herman	5x20 - Carol in Jail	February 14, 1990

Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Return to Mayberry	Howard Sprague	April 13, 1986	The Andy Griffith Show