Jump to content

Pat Klous: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→top: Redundant to use both.
 
(61 intermediate revisions by 23 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|American actress and model}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| image =
| image =
| imagesize =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| caption =
| birthname = Patricia Klous
| birthname = Patricia Klous
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|10|19}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|10|19}}
| birth_place = [[Hutchinson, Kansas]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| birth_place = [[Hutchinson, Kansas]], U.S.
| known_for = Marcy Bower – ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]''<br>Judy McCoy – ''[[The Love Boat]]''
| othername = Pat Klous
| education = [[University of Texas]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
⚫
| occupation = [[Actor|Actress]]
| yearsactive = 1978&ndash;2002
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = {{marriage|David Beach|1982|1986}}<br>{{marriage|Douglas J. Brooks|1975|1977}}<br>{{marriage|Michael Meinhardt|1968|1974}}
⚫
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1978–2002
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Michael Meinhardt<br>|1968|1974|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Douglas J. Brooks<br>|1975|1977|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|David Beach<br>|1982|1986|end=divorced}}
}}
| children = 1
| children = 1
| homepage =
}}
}}


'''Patricia "Pat" Klous''' (born October 19, 1948) is an American television [[Actor|actress]] and former [[Model (people)|model]], best known for her roles as stewardess Marcy Bowers on the [[CBS]] TV series ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]'' (1978–79) and as cruise director Judy McCoy on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[The Love Boat]]'' (1984–86).
'''Patricia Klous''' (born October 19, 1948) is an American former television actress and [[Model (people)|model]], best known for her roles as stewardess Marcy Bower on the [[CBS]] TV series ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]'' (1978–79) and as cruise director Judy McCoy on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[The Love Boat]]'' (1984–1986).


==Career biography==
==Career biography==
Klous began her career in the 1970s as a successful model in [[New York City]] and graduated to dramatics when [[CBS]] cast her opposite [[Connie Sellecca]] and [[Kathryn Witt]] (who were also former New York City-based models) in the prime-time adventure comedy-drama ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]'' (1978–79) about three young stewardesses and their exploits for the fictional Sunwest Airlines. Despite high ratings in the beginning, the series eventually failed and was cancelled four months after it initially debuted. Klous did occasional television work afterwards during the 1980s.<ref>[https://books.google.ca/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PA485&dq=flying+high:+pat+klous&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw8ebIpKzMAhWFvIMKHdA3CfYQ6AEILzAE#v=onepage&q=flying%20high%3A%20pat%20klous&f=false Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earl F. ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present''], retrieved April 26, 2016.</ref>
Klous began her career in the 1970s as a successful model in New York City after graduating with a bachelor of science in biology and psychology from the [[University of Texas]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19840318&id=QVpUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3599,6411666&hl=en|title=Cruise Speed: Will the pace be too fast for the life of a mon in suburbia?|last=Markfield|first=Alan|date=March 18, 1984|work=Boca Raton News|access-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> In New York, executive producer Mark Carliner cast her opposite [[Connie Sellecca]] and Katherine Witt (who were also New York City-based models) in the [[CBS]] prime-time comedy-drama ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]'' (1978–79) about the misadventures of three young flight attendants at the fictional Sun West Airlines. Despite high ratings in the beginning, the series eventually failed and was cancelled four months after it debuted. Klous did occasional television work afterwards during the early 1980s.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=flying+high%3A+pat+klous&pg=PA485 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earl F. ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present''], retrieved April 26, 2016.</ref>


In 1984, the producers of the long-running [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[The Love Boat]]'' tapped Klous to replace actress [[Lauren Tewes]] when Tewes was dropped from the show. On ''The Love Boat'', Klous portrayed Judy McCoy, the sister and successor of Tewes' character as cruise director. She remained with the series until it ended in 1986.
Klous portrayed Fran Linhart in the ABC-TV comedy ''[[Aloha Paradise]]'' (1981).<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=32|edition=2nd}}</ref> In 1984, the producers of the long-running [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[The Love Boat]]'' tapped Klous to replace actress [[Lauren Tewes]] when Tewes was dropped from the show. On ''The Love Boat'', Klous portrayed Judy McCoy, the sister and successor of Tewes' character as cruise director. She remained with the series until it ended in 1986.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19840318&id=QVpUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3599,6411666&hl=en|title=Cruise Speed: Will the pace be too fast for the life of a mum in suburbia?|last=Markfield|first=Alan|date=March 18, 1984|work=Boca Raton News|access-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> Klous retired from acting in 2002.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19840318&id=QVpUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=towDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3599,6411666&hl=en Pat Klous: Boca Raton News], retrieved April 26, 2016.</ref>
Pat Klous retired from acting as of 2002.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
⚫
{| class="wikitable sortable"

⚫
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 1978–79 || ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]'' || Marcy Bowers || 19 episodes
| 1978–79 || ''[[Flying High (TV series)|Flying High]]'' || Marcy Bower || Main cast (19 episodes)
|-
|-
| 1979 || ''[[A Man Called Sloane]]'' || Elsa || Episode: "Collision Course"
| 1979 || ''[[A Man Called Sloane]]'' || Elsa || Episode - "Collision Course"
|-
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Mary Margaret Doyle || Episode: "The Comic/The Golden Hour"
| 1979 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Mary Margaret Doyle || Episode - "The Comic/The Golden Hour"
|-
|-
| 1979 || ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' || Thelma Claire "T.C." Rogers || Episode: "People's Choice"
| 1979 || ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' || Thelma Claire "T.C." Rogers || Episode - "People's Choice"
|-
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Stacy Connors || Episode: "The Chain Gang/The Boss"
| 1979 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Stacy Connors || Episode - "The Chain Gang/The Boss"
|-
|-
| 1980 || ''[[The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo]]'' || C.R. Jameson || Episode: "Birdie's Hot Wheels"
| 1980 || ''[[The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo]]'' || C.R. Jameson || Episode - "Birdie's Hot Wheels"
|-
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Terror Among Us]]'' || Cathy || Television film
| 1981 || ''[[Terror Among Us]]'' || Cathy || TV movie
|-
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Aloha Paradise]]'' || Fran Linhart || 8 episodes
| 1981 || ''[[Aloha Paradise]]'' || Fran Linhart || Main cast (8 episodes)
|-
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Lisa || Episode: "Night in the Harem/Druids"
| 1981 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Lisa || Episode - "Night in the Harem/Druids"
|-
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Tracy Freemont || Episode: "Nurses Night Out"
| 1983 || ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' || Tracy Freemont || Episode - "Nurses Night Out"
|-
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]'' || Hillary Lindamont || Episode: "Deceptions"
| 1983 || ''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]'' || Hillary Lindamont || Episode - "Deceptions"
|-
|-
| 1983 || ''Johnny Blue'' || Jenny || Television film
| 1983 || ''Johnny Blue'' || Jenny || TV pilot episode
|-
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Matt Houston]]'' || Andrea Flynn || 2 episodes
| 1984 || ''[[Matt Houston]]'' || Andrea Flynn || Episode - "Waltz of Death"
|-
|-
| 1984–86 || ''[[The Love Boat]]'' || Judy McCoy || 55 episode
| 1984 || ''[[Matt Houston]]'' || Officer Andrea Flynn || Episode - "On the Run"
|-
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Clare Henley || Episode: "The Bottom Line Is Murder"
| 1984–86 || ''[[The Love Boat]]'' || Judy McCoy || Main cast (55 episodes)
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Clare Henley || Episode - "The Bottom Line Is Murder"
|}
|}


Line 65: Line 74:
==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0460137|name=Pat Klous}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0460137|name=Pat Klous}}

{{authority control}}

{{Commons category|Pat Klous}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Klous, Pat}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klous, Pat}}
[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:American female models]]
[[Category:Female models from Kansas]]
[[Category:Models from New York City]]
[[Category:Models from New York City]]
[[Category:Actresses from Kansas]]
[[Category:Actresses from Kansas]]
[[Category:Actresses from New York City]]
[[Category:University of Texas alumni]]
[[Category:University of Texas alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:People from Hutchinson, Kansas]]
[[Category:21st-century American women]]



{{US-tv-actor-1940s-stub}}
{{US-tv-actor-1940s-stub}}

Latest revision as of 23:12, 17 February 2024

Pat Klous
Born
Patricia Klous

(1948-10-19) October 19, 1948 (age 76)
Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas (BS)
OccupationActress
Years active1978–2002
Known forMarcy Bower – Flying High
Judy McCoy – The Love Boat
Spouses
Michael Meinhardt
​
​
(m. 1968; div. 1974)​
Douglas J. Brooks
​
​
(m. 1975; div. 1977)​
David Beach
​
​
(m. 1982; div. 1986)​
Children1

Patricia Klous (born October 19, 1948) is an American former television actress and model, best known for her roles as stewardess Marcy Bower on the CBS TV series Flying High (1978–79) and as cruise director Judy McCoy on the ABC sitcom The Love Boat (1984–1986).

Career biography

[edit]

Klous began her career in the 1970s as a successful model in New York City after graduating with a bachelor of science in biology and psychology from the University of Texas.[1] In New York, executive producer Mark Carliner cast her opposite Connie Sellecca and Katherine Witt (who were also New York City-based models) in the CBS prime-time comedy-drama Flying High (1978–79) about the misadventures of three young flight attendants at the fictional Sun West Airlines. Despite high ratings in the beginning, the series eventually failed and was cancelled four months after it debuted. Klous did occasional television work afterwards during the early 1980s.[2]

Klous portrayed Fran Linhart in the ABC-TV comedy Aloha Paradise (1981).[3] In 1984, the producers of the long-running ABC sitcom The Love Boat tapped Klous to replace actress Lauren Tewes when Tewes was dropped from the show. On The Love Boat, Klous portrayed Judy McCoy, the sister and successor of Tewes' character as cruise director. She remained with the series until it ended in 1986.[4] Klous retired from acting in 2002.[citation needed]

Filmography

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1978–79 Flying High Marcy Bower Main cast (19 episodes)
1979 A Man Called Sloane Elsa Episode - "Collision Course"
1979 Fantasy Island Mary Margaret Doyle Episode - "The Comic/The Golden Hour"
1979 The Dukes of Hazzard Thelma Claire "T.C." Rogers Episode - "People's Choice"
1979 Fantasy Island Stacy Connors Episode - "The Chain Gang/The Boss"
1980 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo C.R. Jameson Episode - "Birdie's Hot Wheels"
1981 Terror Among Us Cathy TV movie
1981 Aloha Paradise Fran Linhart Main cast (8 episodes)
1981 Fantasy Island Lisa Episode - "Night in the Harem/Druids"
1983 Fantasy Island Tracy Freemont Episode - "Nurses Night Out"
1983 Hotel Hillary Lindamont Episode - "Deceptions"
1983 Johnny Blue Jenny TV pilot episode
1984 Matt Houston Andrea Flynn Episode - "Waltz of Death"
1984 Matt Houston Officer Andrea Flynn Episode - "On the Run"
1984–86 The Love Boat Judy McCoy Main cast (55 episodes)
1987 Murder, She Wrote Clare Henley Episode - "The Bottom Line Is Murder"

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Markfield, Alan (March 18, 1984). "Cruise Speed: Will the pace be too fast for the life of a mon in suburbia?". Boca Raton News. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earl F. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, retrieved April 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  4. ^ Markfield, Alan (March 18, 1984). "Cruise Speed: Will the pace be too fast for the life of a mum in suburbia?". Boca Raton News. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
[edit]


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pat Klous.


Stub icon

This article about an American television actor born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Pat_Klous&oldid=1208544034"