| Robert Harland | |
| Birth Name: | Robert John Yurgatis |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Gloucester City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Stage and television actor |
Robert F. York (February 28, 1935 – December 21, 2023), better known as Robert Harland, was an American stage and television actor. He is known for playing Jack Flood in the American crime drama television series .[1]
Harland was born in Chester, Pennsylvania on February 28, 1935. He attended St. James High School for Boys, graduating in 1953. He then attended Columbia School of Broadcasting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before working as a disc jockey and radio announcer in Wilmington, Delaware. He then studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan,[2] living in Greenwich Village, New York, and taking roles in the academy's stage productions.
In 1957, Harland played the lead role in a production of Bus Stop at the Robin Hood Playhouse in Arden, Delaware. He adopted "Harland" as a stage name.[3] Harland began his screen career in 1958, playing the lead role of Hank Moore in the film As Young as We Are. He played the role of Deputy Billy Lordan in the western television series Law of the Plainsman.[4] In 1961, Harland starred in the new ABC crime drama television series , playing the role of Jack Flood. He starred alongside Stephen McNally, who played the role of Paul Marino.
After the series ended in 1962, Harland played the recurring role of Sgt. Older in the police procedural television series The Rookies and the recurring role of James Rayford in the television soap opera Dynasty. He has guest-starred in television programs including Outlaws, Petticoat Junction, Ben Casey, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Wagon Train, The Millionaire and Zane Grey Theatre.
Harland died in Gloucester City, New Jersey on December 21, 2023, at the age of 88.[5] [6]