What is Gary Collins?
[[File:Gary Collins 1972.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Collins in January 1972]] '''Gary Ennis Collins''' (April 30, 1938 &ndash; October 13, 2012) was an [[Americans|American]] movie, television, radio, stage, voice actor, and television host. He is known for his roles in ''[[The Sixth Sense (TV series)|The Sixth Sense]]'', ''[[Angel in my Pocket]]'', ''[[The Wackiest Ship in the Army]]'', ''[[Born Free]]'', ''[[Hangar 18]]'', and in ''[[The Home Show]]''. He is also known for being the host of [[Miss America]] from 1982 through 1990. He has won an [[Emmy Award]] for Best Television Host in 1983. Collins guest-starred on dozens of television shows since the 1960s, including ''[[Perry Mason]]'', ''[[The Virginian]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[Friends]]'', and ''[[JAG]]''. Collins was born on April 30, 1938 in [[Venice, California]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Gary-Collins.html Gary Collins Biography (1938-2012)]</ref> Collins was raised in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]]. He studied at [[Santa Monica City College]]. He was married to Susan Lechman from 1964 until they divorced in 1967. Then he was married to [[Mary Ann Mobley]] from 1967 until his death in 2012. Collins died on the morning of October 13, 2012 in Biloxi, Mississippi<ref>{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Donna|title=Actor Gary Collins dies in Biloxi|url=http://www.sunherald.com/2012/10/13/4241568/actor-gary-collins-dies-in-biloxi.html|accessdate=October 13, 2012|newspaper=The Sun Herald|date=October 13, 2012|archive-date=October 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015001013/http://www.sunherald.com/2012/10/13/4241568/actor-gary-collins-dies-in-biloxi.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> from natural causes, aged 74.<ref>{{cite web|title=TV Actor and Host Gary Collins Dies at 74|url=http://shavarross.com/2012/10/13/tv-actor-and-host-gary-collins-dies-at-74/|publisher=ShavarRoss.com|accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other webs