james farentino played doug ross's father on er.
james farentino played doug ross's father on er.
who played doug ross's father on er?
james farentino
in 1978, he was nominated for an emmy award for outstanding performance by a supporting actor in a drama special for his portrayal of simon peter in the miniseries "jesus of nazareth". in 1980, farentino starred in "the final countdown" with kirk douglas and martin sheen, and then played juan perón opposite faye dunaway's eva perón in the 1981 television movie "evita perón". farentino appeared as frank chaney in the short-lived 1984 abc series "blue thunder", based on the 1983 film of the same name, starring roy scheider. he starred as dr. nick toscanni on the second season of "dynasty" from 1982 to 1983. in the late 1990s, he appeared as the estranged father of lead character doug ross on "er".
james farentino
doug ross was raised by his mother, sarah, after his father, ray, abandoned their family. in season 1, ross revealed to a patient that he had a son, and he tells nurse wendy goldman that he doesn't know his son's name as he's never seen him. not much else is known about doug's past. despite his jumbled personal life, ross is a dedicated er pediatrician. he has always been committed to medicine and children and to helping no matter the rules or the consequences. during season 2, doug rescued a boy trapped in a flooding storm drain during a rainstorm. his heroic efforts were filmed on local television, making him a media star. this event helped him earn back his job at county, because his supervisor in pediatrics originally wasn't going to renew his fellowship due to his disrespect for authority.
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