Allan Hunt

Allan Hunt
Hunt as Stuart Riley in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Born	(1945-02-12) February 12, 1945 (age 79) California, USA
Website	http://www.allanhunt.com

Allan Hunt (born February 12, 1945) is an American actor, probably best remembered as Crewman Stuart Riley from season 2 of ABC's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

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Biography

Hunt trained at the Pasadena Playhouse, UCLA, American Conservatory Theater, and Seattle Repertory.^[1] After several small parts in his younger years he was cast in the second season of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He almost didn't get the part because Irwin Allen didn't like the idea of having another regular character who was taller than the series' lead actor Richard Basehart (who was 5' 8"). During season two with heightening tension in Vietnam Allan realized that he would be drafted, so rather than take his chances with the draft, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. He trained as a US Marine at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, then was transferred to Special Services with the US Army.^[2] During his time in Vietnam, Allan was responsible for USO shows, wrote special material and hosted and directed live stage shows. Irwin Allen promised to keep the role of Stu Riley for Allan when he completed his duties in the Army, but by the time he finished his time in Vietnam, the show had finished so he wasn't able to resume the role of Riley. Over the years Allan has worked in many different areas; a lot of work on stage (as an actor and director), as a Regular for 2 years on General Hospital, work as a news anchor for CBS affiliate KGGM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1987^[1] and more recently back on TV in shows such as Love Boat: The Next Wave and Charmed.

Partial filmography

Dennis the Menace (TV) (Dennis at Boot Camp) (1962)
Gunsmoke (TV) (Lover Boy) (1963) .... Boy
My Three Sons (TV) (Almost the Sound of Music) (1963)... Dennis
Dr. Kildare (TV) (The Child Between) (1964) .... Rusty
Karen (TV) (No Boys Allowed) (1964) .... Roger
Perry Mason (TV) (2 episodes) (1963–1964)
The Munsters (TV) (Bats of a Feather) (1965) .... The 2nd G.I.
The Donna Reed Show (TV) (3 episodes) (1962–1965)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV) (2nd Season Regular Character) (1965–1966) .... Stuart Riley
Ironside (TV) (Trip to Hashbury) (1968) .... Gary
Freaky Friday (1976) .... Car Cop (uncredited)
Miss Jones (TV) (1991) .... 2nd Attorney
Love Boat: The Next Wave (TV) (Captains Courageous) (1998) .... Piano Player
Charmed (TV) (Feats of Clay) (1999) .... Auctioneer