MEET ROGER DAVIS
16, May 1972
Meet
Roger Davis--again, that
is! That's right, tube-lets, Roger is back on your very own home
screen--and this time he's cutting a frantically funny figure
as that outrageous outlaw Hannibal Heyes, alias Joshua Smith,
that is. Yep, cowpokes--Roger has traded in his ghostly garb of
ABC-TV's Dark Shadows days for these new dapper duds. Wow--and
he sure looks groovy in his newest, gladdest rags--doesn't he?!
Next Thursday, when you tune your telly in to ABC's Alias Smith
And Jones, and you think Roger's voice sounds familiarly friendly
as Hannibal Heyes--you're absolutely right! This all time
fav's voice also introduces you to this nifty weekly series, as
it has been since the beginning of the Smith And Jones series.
Five years ago, blond-haired, blue-eyed
Roger got tired of teaching English Literature at UCLA--so he
tested for and won a role in ABC's Gallant Men series!
It was here that Roger climbed the first step into your hearts.
Next, in ABC's Dark Shadows his acting versatility really
became apparent. Multi-talented Roger played eight--count ‘em,
eight--different parts and was mind-bogglingly magnificent.
In fact, it was almost impossible to imagine that the same smashingly
attractive actor was playing all these varied roles. But dynamite
Davis can't fool you--as if he'd want to--you recognized him
immediately and took him straight to your heart. He, in turn,
met you through the pages of 16 and Spec--and has loved you ever
since!
After Dark Shadows Roger took time
off from the telly trail and did a stage play, chalking up another
performance worthy of note! ABC knew a good thing when they saw
it and promptly snatched up roguish Roger for some Movie Of
The Week marvels. Remember The Young Country and River
Of Gold? That's where Roger became yet another convincing
character on celluloid--and proved that he was indeed at home
in the saddle!
Roger's premiere performance as Hannibal
Heyes in "The Biggest Game In The West" was utterly
fantastik! Now that romantic Roger is regularly donning cowboy
duds, he'll be joining Ben Murphy in the mad chase from the law
every Thursday night. Be sure to finish your homework early cos
these ridiculous gangster-pranksters will be permanent fixtures
in your living room--if they have their way! So get ready
to ride the range of the never-before-traveled west. These two
groovy guys sure know how to show you a good time! So BEWARE--Smith
and Jones' next caper is you!! They're planning to steal your
heart!
(As of mid-March Alias Smith And Jones
goes into reruns, which means you will be seeing segments featuring
Pete Duel, filmed before his tragic death.)
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