| Dack Rambo | |
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| Born | Norman Jay Rambo[1] November 13, 1941 Earlimart, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1994 (aged 52) Delano, California, U.S. |
| Other name(s) | Dack Rambeau Norman "Dack" Rambo Norman Rambo |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962 – 1991 |
Norman "Dack" Rambo (November 13, 1941 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, most notable for appearing as Walter Brennan's grandson Jeff in the ABC series The Guns of Will Sonnett, as Steve Jacobi in All My Children, as cousin Jack Ewing on CBS's Dallas, and as Grant Harrison on the NBC soap opera Another World.
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Born in Earlimart, California, Rambo had a twin brother, Orman Ray "Dirk" Rambo[2], who died in a road accident in 1967.[3][3]
After moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s, both Dirk and Dack were discovered by actress Loretta Young and cast in her short-lived CBS series The New Loretta Young Show.[4] In 1967, Rambo landed the role of Jeff Sonnett on The Guns of Will Sonnett, and co-starred in the short-lived Gunsmoke spin-off Dirty Sally. He later made guest appearances on Marcus Welby, M.D., House Calls, All My Children, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel, and Murder, She Wrote.
While working on the soap opera Another World in 1991, Rambo learned that he was infected with the HIV virus. He quit the series shortly thereafter, and retired from acting. Rambo then publicly announced that he was HIV positive and also revealed that he was bisexual.[4]
Rambo died in 1994 at the age of 52 of complications from AIDS.[5]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front? | Terry Love | |
| 1981 | Rich and Famous | Kent | Uncredited |
| 1989 | The Spring | Andy | |
| 1990 | Ultra Warrior | Kenner | Alternative title: Welcome to Oblivion |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1962-1963 | The New Loretta Young Show | Peter Massey | 3 episodes |
| 1965 | Never Too Young | Tim | Unknown episodes |
| 1967 | The Iron Horse | Lieutenant Shelby | 1 episode Credited as Norman Rambo |
| 1967-1969 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Jeff Sonnett | 50 episodes |
| 1971 | The Man and the City | Holland, Jr. | 1 episode |
| Cannon | Bryan Gibson | 1 episode | |
| 1973 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Don | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Dirty Sally | Cyrus Pike | 13 episodes |
| 1975 | The Rookies | Tommy Locke | 1 episode |
| 1977 | Wonder Woman | Andros | 2 episodes |
| Tabitha | Ted | 1 episode | |
| 1978-1979 | Sword of Justice | Jack Cole | 10 episodes |
| 1980 | Charlie's Angels | Steve | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Paper Dolls | Wesley Harper | 13 episodes |
| 1985-1987 | Dallas | Jack Ewing | 51 episodes |
| 1988 | Hunter | Deputy D.A. Jason Leffler | |
| 1989 | Highway to Heaven | Larry Nichols | 1 episode |
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