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Ralph Taeger Biography

Birth Name:Ralph Adolph Taeger

Birth Place:Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Trained in acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York
  • Played minor-league baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers until a leg injury forced him to make a career change
  • First appeared in a starring role on stage at the Beverly Hills Playhouse
  • Best known for playing the title role in the TV series "Hondo" and Michael Halliday in "Klondike․"
  • After retiring from acting, he opened a firewood business in Placerville, Calif