Daniel D. Halleck obit

Daniel D. Halleck(1946-2025)

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Daniel D. Halleck was born on February 12, 1946 in Modesto, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Gor (1987), In Plain Sight (2008) and Wolfen (1981). He died on April 22, 2025.

During the early '70s, attended California Institute of the Arts, after years of working Off Off at La Mama and Off Broadway, in NYC.

Received a Dramalogue Award for his portrayal of Blue Morphan in, "The Unseen Hand", by Sam Shepard, a production he co-produced at the CAST Theatre in LA.

Starred in a two year run, Off Broadway and in LA, in, "Geese", by playwright, Gus Weill, veteran Louisiana political consultant and mentor to James Carville.

As a company actor and Managing Director of San Diego's, Blackfriars Theatre, was honored to be a member of the first American troop ever, to perform at the Maxim Gorky Theatre in Vladivostok, Far-Eastern Russia. This historical event included productions of, "Abundance", by Beth Henley and "Akhmatova", by Romulus Linney. Both productions were also presented in Khabarovsk, Far-Eastern Russia.

1968, performed Off Broadway in, "People vs. Ranchman", based on death penalty convict, Caryl Chessman, by playwright, Megan Terry and directed by, activist filmmaker, Robert Greenwald. The play created so much political attention, four of the "Chicago Seven", (Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale), led a special, after show symposium.

Performed street theatre, in and around, the Superior Court of Los Angles, during the Charles Manson murder trial.

In 1967, during the "summer of love", after having read a biography of James Dean, where the actor was quoted saying, all the "real actors" were in NYC, with no previous acting experience, except for a high school production of, "Arsenic and Old Lace", hitch-hiked to NYC from the small farm town, Oakdale, in northern California, in search of his future.

1971, while workshoping a Sam Shepard play at one of La Mama's lofts on Great Jones St.,downtown, NYC, learned a theatre exercise called the "Cat", made up of sixteen different moves and postures. After practicing the exercise for years, discovered, all along, he had been practicing a form of hatha yoga. Has been a dedicated student of yoga ever since.

For years lived in an apartment in the old Astor Mansion, right above the Astor Place Theatre and directly across the street from the Public Theatre, on Lafayette St., downtown NYC. Had to give up the apartment when a balcony was added to the theatre just below him. Took it as an omen it was time to leave the city and head west. Many years before, Enrico Caruso, had also lived in the same apartment.

Has had the honor of working with film directors including, Hal Ashby, Sam Peckinpah, J. Lee Thompson, Jack Smight, Clint Eastwood and Bille August.

Onstage performed in over 100 productions, including originating roles for playwrights, Megan Terry, Tom Eyen, Gus Weill and Sam Shepard.

Been a speaker for and a practitioner of AA since 1984.

Opened the Modular Theatre at Cal Arts in a production of, "As You Like It", directed by Michael Addison.

Shared the cover of The New York Times Magazine in February of 1969 with Martha Whitehead. Both were were starring Off Broadway at the time.

His uncle owned the only movie theatre in the small farm town in northern California where he grew up. Raised on a walnut orchard, by his grandparents, as a strict Seventh Day Adventist, it was forbidden to go to the movies. So no one in town would see and tell his grandparents, his uncle would sneak him through a side door, into the projection booth, from which, as a boy, he saw every film that came to town.

Hopped a freight train with a friend, when he was 15 years old and traveled the 900 miles north, to Seattle, to see the World's Fair.

At one time, growing up, everyone thought he was going to be a preacher, but the '60s got in the way of that.

Lost sixteen good friends, most in the Theatre, to the AIDS epidemic.

Distant relative of: House Minority Leader Charles A. Halleck, of Indiana, California State Senator Roda and Civil War commander, General Halleck.

2002, ex-brother-in-law, James R. Gray, became Principal Tribal Chief of the Osage Nation.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

 

Actor

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

5.7

TV Movie

Matt Smith, D.A. (as Daniel Halleck)

2014

 

Tricia Helfer in Killer Women (2014)

Killer Women

6.1

TV Series

Mike Orba

2014

2 episodes

 

Will Ferrell in Everything Must Go (2010)

Everything Must Go

6.4

Specialist Sears (uncredited)

2010

 

Mary McCormack in In Plain Sight (2008)

In Plain Sight

7.4

TV Series

Alan Pruett (as Daniel Halleck)

2010

1 episode

 

Dennis Hopper and Eric Roberts in Crash (2008)

Crash

6.8

TV Series

Ray Hanson (as Daniel Halleck)

2009

1 episode

 

Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)

Breaking Bad

9.5

TV Series

Business Community Leader #2 (as Daniel Halleck)

2009

1 episode

 

Days of Our Lives (1965)

Days of Our Lives

5.3

TV Series

Driver (uncredited)

1994

3 episodes

 

Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)

Knots Landing

7.0

TV Series

WilsonPrivate Detective

1990

2 episodes

 

Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters in Pink Cadillac (1989)

Pink Cadillac

5.4

(voice, uncredited)

1989

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

6.9

TV Series

Arson Cop (as Dan Halleck)

1989

1 episode

 

Gor II (1988)

Gor II

2.5

Additional Voices (uncredited)

1988

 

Stacey Dash, Matt LeBlanc, Teri Polo, Alex Désert, and Sam Robards in TV 101 (1988)

TV 101

7.4

TV Series

Mr. Andrews

1988

1 episode

 

Keanu Reeves and Lori Loughlin in The Night Before (1988)

The Night Before

6.1

Man (as Dan Halleck)

1988

 

Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)

The Law and Harry McGraw

7.5

TV Series

Spectator #2Jake

1988

2 episodes

 

Catherine Keener, Pat Morita, Kevin Conroy, Jack Wallace, and Richard Yniguez in Ohara (1987)

Ohara

6.9

TV Series

Dr. SheaDoctor

1987–1988

2 episodes

 

Superior Court (1986)

Superior Court

7.1

TV Series

Det. Knox

1987

1 episode

 

Hooperman (1987)

Hooperman

7.0

TV Series

Harmon Bradley (as Dan Halleck)

1987

1 episode

 

Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)

The Bold and the Beautiful

3.5

TV Series

Sargent Garson (as Dan Halleck)

1987

1 episode

 

Robert Carradine and Billy Dee Williams in Number One with a Bullet (1987)

Number One with a Bullet

4.9

Cop (as Dan Halleck)

1987

 

Capitol (1982)

Capitol

6.9

TV Series

Cap

1986

1 episode

 

The Judge (1986)

The Judge

7.4

TV Series

Bradock

1986

1 episode

 

Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)

Highway to Heaven

6.9

TV Series

Shepherd (as Dan Halleck)

1986

1 episode

 

Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Magnum, P.I.

7.5

TV Series

Director

1986

1 episode

 

Charles Bronson and Kathleen Wilhoite in Murphy's Law (1986)

Murphy's Law

5.9

Lead Cop (as Daniel Halleck)

1986

 

Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)

Remington Steele

7.3

TV Series

Truck Driver (as Dan Halleck)

1986

1 episode

 

Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)

General Hospital

6.7

TV Series

Van

1984

3 episodes

 

Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)

Santa Barbara

5.7

TV Series

Clifford (uncredited)

1984

2 episodes

 

Ann-Margret, Jon Voight, and Burt Young in Lookin' to Get Out (1982)

Lookin' to Get Out

5.1

Man (uncredited)

1982

 

Wolfen (1981)

Wolfen

6.3

(uncredited)

1981

 

Scared Straight! Another Story (1980)

Scared Straight! Another Story

5.7

TV Movie

Inmate (uncredited)

1980

 

John Lansing, Stacey Pickren, and Joey Travolta in Sunnyside (1979)

Sunnyside

5.2

(uncredited)

1979

 

Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)

The Young and the Restless

5.4

TV Series

Anderson

1978

1 episode

 

Convoy (1978)

Convoy

6.3

Bart

1978

 

Cactus in the Snow (1971)

Cactus in the Snow

6.8

Seymour (as Dan Halleck)

1971

 

Insight (1960)

Insight

7.5

TV Series

CharlieZack

1969–1970

2 episodes

 

Reflections

(as Dan Halleck)

1969

 

Production Department

Double Exposure (1982)

Double Exposure

4.9

production assistant

1982

 

Wolfen (1981)

Wolfen

6.3

production assistant (as Dan Halleck)

1981

 

Additional Crew

Gor II (1988)

Gor II

2.5

adr voice: second unit post-production

1988

 

Oliver Reed, Urbano Barberini, and Rebecca Ferratti in Gor (1987)

Gor

3.5

adr voice: additional post-production (as Dan Halleck)

1987

 

Transportation Department

John Lansing, Stacey Pickren, and Joey Travolta in Sunnyside (1979)

Sunnyside

5.2

driver (as Dan Halleck)

1979

 

Self

Freedom to Love (1969)

Freedom to Love

4.8

Self - Hank (as Dan Helleck)

1969