William R. Moses

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William Remington Moses (born November 17, 1959) is an American actor.

Early life

Moses was born in Los Angeles, the son of actress Marian McCargo (1932–2004) and advertising executive Richard Cantrell Moses Sr., who married in 1951 and divorced in 1963.

Marian remarried in 1970 to the Republican Congressman Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (1914–2004). Congressman Bell adopted Moses and his brothers Rick and Harry. He briefly attended Wesleyan University.^[1][2]

Career

Moses is probably best known for playing Cole Gioberti in the 1980s prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest, for six seasons from 1981–86 (although he returned for two guest appearances during the show's seventh season in 1987).

In 1988, Moses co-starred in the film Mystic Pizza with Julia Roberts. He then joined Raymond Burr in 17 Perry Mason TV movies from 1989–93, playing Ken Malansky, an attorney who worked with title character Mason as a private investigator (although in Moses' first appearance as Malansky, the character – then a law student – was defended by Mason on a murder charge).^[3] Moses continued the role in the four TV films produced after Burr's death in 1993, subtitled A Perry Mason Mystery (which aired until 1995 and starring Paul Sorvino and Hal Holbrook).

In 1992, Moses returned to soap operas, playing the recurring role of Keith Gray in 11 episodes of Melrose Place. In 1997, he played David Graysmark in the short-lived series Fame L.A.. He continued to appear in a number of films and TV movies including Double Exposure, Trial by Jury (both 1994), Hangman's Curse (2003), Christmas Child (2004),^[4] A Lover's Revenge (2005) (starring his former Perry Mason co-star Alexandra Paul), and as Jack Davis in nine of the Jane Doe series of TV films from 2005–2008. In November 2022, he was cast in the role of Jeff Webber on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.

Moses has also made guest appearances in a variety of television series throughout his career including Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, CSI:Miami and Homeland' and Major Crimes, among others.

Personal life

Moses was married to actress Tracy Nelson, with whom he has a daughter, from 1987 to 1997. Remington Elizabeth Moses, born in 1992, is an actress. In 2000, Moses married Sarah Moses.

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Choices	Pat	Film debut
1988	Alien from L.A.	Guten "Gus" Edway
	Mystic Pizza	Tim Travers
1994	Fun	John
	Almost Dead	Jim Schneider
	Double Exposure	Det. Joiner
	Trial by Jury	Paul Baker, Juror
1997	The Nurse	Michael
	The Price of Kissing	Miles
	Man of Her Dreams	Walter Uren	Alternate title: The Fiance
1998	Wicked	Ben Christianson
2000	The Cactus Kid	Jack
	75 Degrees in July	Jed Colburn
2001	Alone with a Stranger	James/Max
	The Painting	Martin Shaughnessy	Alternate title: Soldiers of Change
2003	Hangman's Curse	Coach Marquardt
2004	Christmas Child	Jack Davenport
2005	The Derby Stallion	Jim McCardle
2009	Accused at 17	Michael Werner
2013	Assumed Killer	Dr. Green	Alternative title: Assumed Memories
2016	Oloibiri	Powell
2018	Canal Street	Bill Sudermill
2019	The Illegal	Professor McGorry

Television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Case of the Lethal Lesson	Ken Malansky	Perry Mason
	The Case of the Musical Murder
	The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1990	Rock Hudson	Marc Christian
	The Case of the Poisoned Pen	Ken Malansky	Perry Mason
	The Case of the Desperate Deception
	The Case of the Silenced Singer
	The Case of the Defiant Daughter
1991	The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
	The Case of the Maligned Mobster
	The Case of the Glass Coffin
	The Case of the Fatal Fashion
1992	The Case of the Fatal Framing
	The Case of the Reckless Romeo
	The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1993	The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
	The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
	The Case of the Killer Kiss
	The Case of the Wicked Wives		A Perry Mason Mystery
1994	The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
	The Haunting of Seacliff Inn	Mark Enright
	The Case of the Grimacing Governor	Ken Malansky	A Perry Mason Mystery
1995	The Case of the Jealous Jokester
	Circumstances Unknown	Tim Reushel
1996	Evil Has a Face	Tom
	She Woke Up Pregnant	Tom Loftis
	The Cold Equations	Adrian Cross
	To Love, Honor and Deceive	Nicholas Bennett
1998	Emma's Wish	Bryan Bookman
1999	Vanished Without a Trace	Jack Porterson
2000	Chain of Command	Agent Gary Philips
	Stolen from the Heart	Cody Ravetch
	Missing Pieces	David
2001	The Perfect Wife	Dr. Brad Steward
	A Mother's Testimony	Ian Matthews
	Living in Fear	Chuck Hausman
2002	Her Best Friend's Husband	Will Roberts
2003	Mystery Woman	Lt. Robert Hawke
2005	Vanishing Act	Jack Davis	Jane Doe
	Now You See It, Now You Don't
	Til Death Do Us Part
	The Wrong Face
	A Lover's Revenge	Kyle Lundstrom/James Stratton
2006	Yes, I Remember It Well	Jack Davis	Jane Doe
	The Harder They Fall
	The Perfect Marriage	Richard Danforth
2007	Like Mother, Like Daughter	John Collins
	Ties That Bind	Jack Davis	Jane Doe
	How to Fire Your Boss
	The Sitter	Carter Eastman	Alternative title: While the Children Sleep
2008	Eye of the Beholder	Jack Davis	Jane Doe
2011	Dark Secrets	Richard Dunnfield
	We Have Your Husband	Cal Wimberly
2012	Operation Cupcake	Gen. Brown
2014	Killing Daddy	George Ross
2018	Love at Sea	Wes Jameson
2023	Mystic Christmas	Ken	Television film (Hallmark)

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981–87	Falcon Crest	Cole Gioberti	140 episodes
1982	Fantasy Island	Tommy Rudolph	Episode: "The Final Round"
1983–86	The Love Boat	Deek Oliver/Jack/Mark Davis	Episodes: "Poor Little Rich Man" (Parts 1 & 2); "Revenge with the Proper Stranger"; "Spain Cruise" (Parts 1 & 2)
1984	Finder of Lost Loves	Peter Harding	Episode: "Maxwell Ltd: Finder of Lost Loves Pilot"
	Glitter	Hayden	Episode: "Illusions"
1987	Hotel	Tony Milner	Episode: "Fast Forward"
1988	Murder, She Wrote	Reese Morgan	Episode: "Coal Miner's Slaughter"
1988–89	War and Remembrance	Simon Anderson	Miniseries
1989	Father Dowling Mysteries	Jack	Episode: "The Man Who Came to Dinner Mystery"
1992–93	Melrose Place	Keith Gray	11 episodes
1995–2003	Touched by an Angel	Charlie/Pepper Kellerman	Episodes: "The Feather"; "A Time for Every Purpose"
1995	The Great Defender	Merritt	Episode: "Camille"
	Hope and Gloria	Jeffrey	Episode: "An Embarrassment of Teapots"
	Flipper	Tyrell Parsons	Episode: "Kidnapped" (Parts 1 & 2)
1997–98	Fame L.A.	David Graysmark	22 episodes
1999–2002	JAG	Agent Paul Candella/Cmdr. Dorning	Episodes: "Webb of Lies"; "Need to Know"
1999	L.A. Doctors	Phillip Gant	Episode: "Que Sera, Sarah"
2001	Ally McBeal	Kenneth Thompson	Episode: "The Pursuit of Unhappiness"
2002–2005	Crossing Jordan	Attorney/Terrance Duvall	Episodes: "Payback"; "Jumo, Push, Fall"
2003	7th Heaven	Dick	Episodes: "That Touch of Blink"; "Dick"
	NCIS	Agent Kent Fuller	Episode: "Seadog"
2004	Tru Calling	Julian Barnes	Episode: "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
2005	Cold Case	Daniel Potter	Episode: "Honor"
2007	CSI: Miami	Dennis Lambert	Episode: "CSI: My Nanny"
2008	Ghost Whisperer	Cliff Sturges	Episode: "Save Our Souls"
	Bones	Arthur Bilbrey	Episode: "The Passenger in the Oven"
	Without a Trace	Dale Harmon	Episode: "Cloudy with a Chance of Gettysburg"
2010–12	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Morgan	8 episodes
2010	The Forgotten	Sam Denver	Episode: "My John"
	Big Love	LDS Bishop	Episode: "Under One Roof"
	Castle	Blake Wilder	Episode: "Overkill"
	The Glades	Prof. Landers	Episode: "The Girlfriend Experience"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Phil Kohner	Episode: "Cold Blooded"
2012	The Mentalist	Archie Bloom Sr.	Episode: "Ruby Slippers"
	Major Crimes	Will Reichman	Episode: "Dismissed with Prejudice"
2013	King & Maxwell	Congressman Oliver Dawson	Episode: "Wild Card"
2014	Mind Games	Bertram Hood	Episode: "Cauliflower Man"
2015	Mad Men	Bruce MacDonald	Episode: "Time & Life"
	Homeland	Scott	Episode: "Super Powers"
2016	Grey's Anatomy	Steven	Episode: "I am Not Waiting Anymore"
	American Horror Story	Frank	Episode: "Chapter 6"
2017	Chicago Med	Sean Adams	Episode: "Lesson Learned"
	Doubt	Rev. Muller	Episode: "Faith"
2018	The 5th Quarter	Hal Faber	Episode: "Procussion"
	The Good Doctor	Barry Newton	Episode: "Pain"
2019	How to Get Away with Murder	Special Agent Lanford	Episodes: "Be the Martyr"; "Where Are Your Parents?"; "Please Say No One Else Is Dead"
2022–present	General Hospital	Jeff Webber	recurring role

References

External links

• William R. Moses at IMDb