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{{short description|American actor}}
{{short description|American actor}}
{{For|the Civil War patriarch of the Fighting McCooks|John James McCook}}
{{For|the Civil War patriarch of the Fighting McCooks|John James McCook}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = John McCook
| name = John McCook
| image =
| image = John-mccook-1414443594.jpg
| caption = John McCook, 2015
| caption = John McCook in 2014
| birth_name = John Thomas McCook
| birth_name = John Thomas McCook
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|06|20}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|06|20}}
| birth_place = [[Ventura, California|Ventura]], [[California]], [[United States]]
| birth_place = [[Ventura, California|Ventura]], California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1964–present
| years_active = 1964–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Marilyn McPherson|1962|1971|end=divorced}}<br /> {{marriage|[[Juliet Prowse]]|1972|1979|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|[[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]]|1980}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Marilyn McPherson|1962|1971|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Juliet Prowse]]|1972|1979|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]]|1980}}
}}
| children = 4, including actress [[Molly McCook]]
| children = 4, including [[Molly McCook]]
}}
}}


'''John Thomas McCook''' (born June 20, 1944) is an American actor best known for his roles on daytime [[soap opera]]s.
'''John Thomas McCook''' (born June 20, 1944) is an American actor. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of the character Lance Prentiss on the television soap opera ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' (from 1975 - 1980)''.'' Since March 1987, he has played the role of [[Eric Forrester]] on ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', winning the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] in 2022 after four nominations.


==Career==
==Career==
McCook was discovered by [[Jack L. Warner|Jack Warner]] while performing in a production of ''[[West Side Story]]''. He signed to Universal Studios before spending two years in the US Army.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/the_bold_and_the_beautiful/cast/61877/ |title=John McCook: The Bold and the Beautiful Cast Member |website=[[CBS]] |access-date=December 20, 2022}}</ref>
In 1985 he played Larry Hutchins, the brother of the President of the United States who assigns his brother to assemble a covert team of female counter-intelligence operatives reporting only to him, in the short-lived NBC television series ''Code Name: Foxfire'' starring [[Joanna Cassidy]].

Since March 1987, he has played the role of [[Eric Forrester]] on ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''. He portrayed the character of Lance Prentiss on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' from October 1975 to February 1980, leaving at the time the show moved to the hour format. In addition, he has appeared as a guest in episodes on dozens of primetime series. ''B&B'' co-star [[Winsor Harmon]] once starred with McCook on an episode of ''[[Acapulco H.E.A.T.]]'' filmed in [[Mexico]].<ref name="digestinterview">{{cite news
| title = Relatively Speaking
| publisher = Soap Opera Digest
| author= Owens, Devin
| url = http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/bb/interviews/mccookharmon/
| accessdate = 2007-09-10 }}</ref> Harmon told ''[[Soap Opera Digest]]'' about their guest stint on ''H.E.A.T.'': <blockquote>"I hung out with John McCook the whole time and I kept watching all these people from other countries asking for his autograph. I'm thinking to myself, 'Who the hell is this guy?' So one night, we were drinking [[Corona (beer)|Coronas]] and I asked him why he had so many fans and he explained how ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful|B&B]]'' was so popular around the world. I had no idea. The more he talked about it, the more I was thinking, 'I want to be on that show.'... The first time I drove into the parking lot, there was John, just pointing at me and laughing. He asked what I was doing here and I told him that I was [[Thorne Forrester|Thorne]]. That's when he told me that he was going to be playing my dad. That was just too wild."<ref>''Soap Opera Digest Insider'', September 6, 2007</ref></blockquote>


Currently McCook and [[Katherine Kelly Lang]] are the show's two longest-serving actors, and both debuted in the first episode. McCook is only seven years older than [[Ronn Moss]], who formerly played his son on the show.
McCook portrayed the character of Lance Prentiss on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' from October 1975 to February 1980, leaving when the show moved to the hour format. Since March 1987, he has played the role of [[Eric Forrester]] on ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''. Currently, McCook and [[Katherine Kelly Lang]] ([[Brooke Logan]]) are the show's two longest-serving actors, and both debuted in the first episode. McCook is only eight years older than [[Ronn Moss]], who formerly played his [[Ridge Forrester|son]] on the show.


He has performed in musical theatre, and has appeared as a guest on dozens of primetime series. ''B&B'' co-star [[Winsor Harmon]] once starred with McCook on an episode of ''[[Acapulco H.E.A.T.]]'' filmed in [[Mexico]].<ref name="digestinterview">{{cite news| title=Relatively Speaking| journal=Soap Opera Digest| last=Owens| first=Devin| url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/bb/interviews/mccookharmon/| access-date=2007-09-10| archive-date=2007-08-19| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819041320/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/bb/interviews/mccookharmon/| url-status=dead}}</ref> Harmon told ''[[Soap Opera Digest]]'' about their guest stint on ''H.E.A.T.'': <blockquote>"I hung out with John McCook the whole time and I kept watching all these people from other countries asking for his autograph. I'm thinking to myself, 'Who the hell is this guy?' So one night, we were drinking [[Corona (beer)|Coronas]] and I asked him why he had so many fans and he explained how ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful|B&B]]'' was so popular around the world. I had no idea. The more he talked about it, the more I was thinking, 'I want to be on that show.'... The first time I drove into the parking lot, there was John, just pointing at me and laughing. He asked what I was doing here and I told him that I was [[Thorne Forrester|Thorne]]. That's when he told me that he was going to be playing my dad. That was just too wild."<ref>''Soap Opera Digest Insider'', September 6, 2007</ref></blockquote>
McCook was dressed as [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] in a costume-party scene in an episode of ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''


In 2001, 2012, and 2018, McCook received a Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Lead Actor category for his portrayal of Eric Forrester.
In 2001, 2012, and 2018, McCook received a Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Lead Actor category for his portrayal of Eric Forrester. In 2022, McCook won the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] for the same role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montgomery |first=Daniel |date=2022-06-25 |title=2022 Daytime Emmy winners list in all categories |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2022-daytime-emmy-winners-list-1204989186/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=GoldDerby |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
John McCook has been married since 1980 to former actress [[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]],{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} with whom he has three children, Jake Thomas (born 1981), Rebecca Jeanne (born 1983), and [[Molly McCook|Molly]] (born July 30, 1990) who is also an actress.<ref>{{cite web |first=Temi|last=Adebowale |url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a23724064/molly-mccook-mandy-last-man-standing/ |title=Who Is Molly McCook? All About the 'Last Man Standing' Actress Who Plays the New Mandy |work=[[Country Living]] |date=October 12, 2018 |access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref>
John McCook has been married since 1980 to former actress [[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]],{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} with whom he has three children, Jake Thomas (born 1981), Rebecca Jeanne (born 1983), and [[Molly McCook|Molly]] (born July 30, 1990) who is also an actress.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Temi |last=Adebowale |url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a23724064/molly-mccook-mandy-last-man-standing/ |title=Who Is Molly McCook? All About the 'Last Man Standing' Actress Who Plays the New Mandy |journal=[[Country Living]] |date=October 12, 2018 |access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref>


He was married twice previously, including to dancer/actress [[Juliet Prowse]] (1972–1979), by whom he had one son, Seth, born in August 1972.{{cn|date=July 2019}}
He was married twice previously, including to dancer/actress [[Juliet Prowse]] (1972–1979), by whom he had one son, Seth, born in August 1972.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}


John McCook lives with his family in the [[Greater Los Angeles Area]].
John McCook lives with his family in the [[Greater Los Angeles Area]].

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Role(s)
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1964–1965
|''[[No Time for Sergeants#Television series|No Time for Sergeants]]''
|Jim Kinney
|2 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"|1965
|''[[Hank (1965 TV series)|Hank]]''
|Gerald Eskow
|Episode: "Dunsetter for President"
|-
|''[[Mister Roberts (TV series)|Mr. Roberts]]''
|Seaman Stefanowski
|5 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"|1968
|''[[Run for Your Life (TV series)|Run for Your Life]]''
|Buck
|Episode: "Carol"
|-
|''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]''
|Young Detective
|Episode: "The Taker"
|-
|rowspan="3"|1968–1969
|rowspan="3"|''[[Dragnet (1967 TV series)|Dragnet]]''
|Off. Nick Jeffries
|Episode: "The Big Problem"
|-
|Ed Hillier
|Episode: "Internal Affairs: DR-20"
|-
|Off. Keefer
|Episode: "The Joy Riders"
|-
|1970
|''[[Bracken's World]]''
|Wounded G.I.
|Episode: "Love It or Leave It, Change It or Lose It"
|-
|1971
|''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]''
|Captain Shafer
|Episode: "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury"
|-
|1975–1980
|''[[The Young and the Restless]]''
|Lance Prentiss
|Series regular
|-
|1976
|''[[The Rear Guard]]''
|Don Crawford
|Television film
|-
|1977
|''[[Once Upon a Brothers Grimm]]''
|[[Prince Charming]]
|Television film
|-
|rowspan="4"|1980
|''[[CHiPs]]''
|Ray Conner
|Episode: "Thrill Show"
|-
|''[[The Love Boat]]''
|Mark Bridges
|Episode: "No Girls for Doc"
|-
|''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
|Scott Nelson
|Episode: "Slim Chance"
|-
|''Tourist''
|Pepi Virgil
|Television film
|-
|rowspan="2"|1981
|''[[Too Close for Comfort]]''
|Buck
|Episode: "Centerford"
|-
|''[[Harper Valley PTA (TV series)|Harper Valley PTA]]''
|Calvin Kendall
|Episode: "Reunion Fever"
|-
|1981–1982
|''[[Three's Company]]''
|Alan / Doug Cooper
|2 episodes
|-
|rowspan="3"|1982
|''[[Romance Theatre]]''
|Ross
|Recurring role
|-
|''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]''
|Tom Wallace
|Episode: "The Squatter"
|-
|''[[Fantasy Island]]''
|Captain Fitzhugh Ross
|Episode: "The Ghost's Story"
|-
|rowspan="4"|1983
|''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
|Brian Oppenheim
|Episode: "May Divorce Be with You"
|-
|''[[Hart to Hart]]''
|Dr. Porter
|Episode: "As the Hart Turns"
|-
|''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''
|Fred
|Episode: "The Downstairs Bride"
|-
|''[[Family Ties]]''
|Tuxedo Man
|Episode: "This Year's Model"
|-
|rowspan="2"|1983–1984
|rowspan="2"|''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''
|Roland Martine
|Episode: "The Big Blow"
|-
|Nolan Atherton
|Episode: "The Case of Red Faced Thespian"
|-
|rowspan="6"|1984
|''[[Fantasy Island]]''
|Steven Curry
|Episode: "Games People Play/The Sweet Life"
|-
|''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]''
|Ted Carson
|Episode: "Caribbean Holiday"
|-
|''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]''
|Harry Parker
|3 episodes
|-
|''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]''
|Dr. Chapman
|Episode: "Reflections"
|-
|''[[Domestic Life (TV series)|Domestic Life]]''
|Lance
|Episode: "Cooking with Candy"
|-
|''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
|Gameshow Host
|Episode: "Lucky Ducks"
|-
|rowspan="2"|1985
|''[[Matt Houston]]''
|Frank Denton
|Episode: "The Nightmare Man"
|-
|''[[Robert Kennedy and His Times]]''
|Interrogator
|3 episodes
|-
|rowspan="8"|1986
|''[[Remington Steele]]''
|Norman Austin
|Episode: "Steele on the Air"
|-
|''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
|Harrison Fraser III
|Episode: "Keep the Home Fries Burning"
|-
|''[[Highway to Heaven]]''
|Todd Jeffries
|Episode: "Change to Life"
|-
|''[[Blacke's Magic]]''
|Ken Killard
|Episode: "Address Unknown"
|-
|''[[L.A. Law]]''
|Barry
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|''[[Our House (American TV series)|Our House]]''
|Mr. Cathcart
|2 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"|''[[Simon & Simon]]''
|Chandler McKay
|Episode: "For the People"
|-
|Zachary Tucker
|Episode: "Just Because I'm Paranoid"
|-
|rowspan="2"|1986–1987
|rowspan="2"|''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]''
|M.C.
|Episode: "Hell Toupee"
|-
|Jerry Lane
|Episode: "Gershwin's Truck"
|-
|rowspan="3"|1987
|''[[Sidekicks (TV series)|Sidekicks]]''
|Bob Small
|Episode: "Kicked Upstairs"
|-
|''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]''
|Robert
|Episode: "Blonde on Blonde"
|-
|''[[Still the Beaver]]''
|Captain James
|Episode: "Material Girl"
|-
|1987–present
|''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
|[[Eric Forrester]]
|Series regular
|-
|1989
|''[[Newhart]]''
|Brad Pettibone
|Episode: "Attack of the Killer Aunt"
|-
|1991
|''[[The New WKRP in Cincinnati]]''
|George
|Episode: "Where Are We Going?"
|-
|1996–2021
|''[[The Young and the Restless]]''
|Eric Forrester
|Recurring role
|-
|1998
|''[[Acapulco H.E.A.T.]]''
|Lyle Decker
|Episode: "Code Name: Spear of Destiny"
|-
|2001
|''[[Epoch (film)|Epoch]]''
|The President
|Television film
|-
|2005
|''[[Arrested Development]]''
|"Scandal Makers" narrator
|Episode: "Spring Breakout"
|-
|2017
|''[[Jeopardy!]]''
|Eric - Clue giver
|Episode dated January 11, 2017
|-
|2021
|''Candy Coated Christmas''
|Fred Gallant
|Television film
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Role(s)
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1965
|''[[My Blood Runs Cold]]''
|Owen
|
|-
|1967
|''[[First to Fight (film)|First to Fight]]''
|Ford
|Uncredited
|-
|1970
|''[[There Was a Crooked Man... (1970 film)|There Was a Crooked Man...]]''
|Deputy
|
|-
|1985
|''Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues''
|Dr. Kenner
|
|-
|1997
|''Scorned 2''
|Dr. Greenfield
|
|-
|2006
|''Body of Work''
|David Hoffman
|Short film
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007
|''[[The Invincible Iron Man (film)|The Invincible Iron Man]]''
|[[Howard Stark]] (voice)
|Direct-to-video
|-
|''Plot 7''
|Dean Routsong
|
|-
|2012
|''Christmas with You''
|John
|
|-
|2013
|''Cathedral Canyon''
|Senator Johnson
|
|-
|2017
|''David's Dinosaur''
|Professor Henry Longbottom
|
|}


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|-
| <center>1977</center>
| {{center|1977}}
| Soapy Awards
| Soapy Awards
| Most Exciting New Actor
| Most Exciting New Actor
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|
|
|-
|-
| <center>1990</center>
| {{center|1990}}
| Soap Opera Update MVP Award
| Soap Opera Update MVP Award
| Best Actor
| Best Actor
| ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
| ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| <center><ref name="awards list">{{cite web|title=Awards List|url=http://www.boldandbeautiful.com/index.cfm?pid=401061|publisher=boldandbeautiful.com|accessdate=March 17, 2013|date=|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014005053/http://www.boldandbeautiful.com/index.cfm?pid=401061|archivedate=October 14, 2012|df=}}</ref></center>
| {{center|<ref name="awards list">{{cite web| title=Awards List|url=http://www.boldandbeautiful.com/index.cfm?pid=401061| website=The Bold and the Beautiful| access-date=March 17, 2013| year=2011| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014005053/http://www.boldandbeautiful.com/index.cfm?pid=401061| archive-date=October 14, 2012}}</ref>}}
|-
|-
| <center>1991</center>
| {{center|1991}}
| [[Soap Opera Digest Award]]
| [[Soap Opera Digest Award]]
| Outstanding Story Line - “Brooke’s Affair with Eric” - <small><br /> (shared with [[Katherine Kelly Lang]])</small>
| Outstanding Story Line - “Brooke’s Affair with Eric” - <small><br /> (shared with [[Katherine Kelly Lang]])</small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| <center><ref name="awards list"/></center>
| {{center|<ref name="awards list"/>}}
|-
|-
| <center>1992</center>
| {{center|1992}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| Best Wedding — “Eric and Brooke” <small><br /> (shared with Katherine Kelly Lang)</small>
| Best Wedding — “Eric and Brooke” <small><br /> (shared with Katherine Kelly Lang)</small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| <center><ref name="awards list" /></center>
| {{center|<ref name="awards list" />}}
|-
|-
| <center>1998</center>
| {{center|1998}}
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| Soap Opera Digest Award
| Outstanding Supporting Actor
| Outstanding Supporting Actor
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| <center><ref name="awards list" /></center>
| {{center|<ref name="awards list" />}}
|-
|-
|<center> 1998</center>
|{{center| 1998}}
| Telvis Award
| Telvis Award
|Most Popular Television Stars in Finland <small><br /> (shared with [[Hunter Tylo]])</small>
|Most Popular Television Stars in Finland <small><br /> (shared with [[Hunter Tylo]])</small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{Won }}
| {{Won }}
|<center><ref name="awards list" /></center>
|{{center|<ref name="awards list" />}}
|-
|-
| <center>2001</center>
| {{center|2001}}
| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{Nom }}
| {{Nom }}
|<center><ref name="2001 Nom">{{cite web|title=Regis tracks two Emmys |url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/regis-tracks-two-emmys-1117795353/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |accessdate=May 6, 2013 |date=March 13, 2001 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6HiBgtxIy?url=http://variety.com/2001/tv/news/regis-tracks-two-emmys-1117795353/ |archivedate=June 28, 2013 |location=[[Los Angeles]] |url-status=dead }}</ref></center>
|{{center|<ref name="2001 Nom">{{cite news |title=Regis tracks two Emmys |url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/regis-tracks-two-emmys-1117795353/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=May 6, 2013 |date=March 13, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225015949/http://variety.com/2001/tv/news/regis-tracks-two-emmys-1117795353/ |archive-date=December 25, 2013 |location=[[Los Angeles]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
|-
|-
| <center>2012</center>
| {{center|2012}}
| Daytime Emmy Award
| Daytime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{Nom }}
| {{Nom }}
| <center><ref name="NATAS 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html |title=The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |location=New York |date=May 9, 2013 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6HiFZZ9a5?url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html |archivedate=June 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref></center>
| {{center|<ref name="NATAS 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html |title=The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |website=[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=May 5, 2013 |location=New York |date=May 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010122909/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_39th_nominations.html |archive-date=October 10, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
|-
|-
| <center>2018</center>
| {{center|2018}}
| Daytime Emmy Award
| Daytime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{Nom }}
| {{Nom }}
| <center><ref name="NATAS 2018">{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_45th_nominations.pdf|title=The 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |accessdate=21 March 2018|year=2018|archiveurl=|archivedate=|location=New York |url-status=live |df= }}</ref></center>
| {{center|<ref name="NATAS 2018">{{cite web |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_45th_nominations.pdf |title=The 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=21 March 2018 |year=2018 |location=New York |archive-date=22 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081954/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_45th_nominations.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
|-
| {{center|2018}}
| Soap Awards France
| Best Couple of the Year — "Quinn and Eric" <small><br>(shared with [[Rena Sofer]]) </small>
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom }}
|{{center|<ref name="FR SOAP 2018 Wins">{{cite web|title=Soap Awards France 2018 : Sharon Case, Clément Rémiens, Fanny (Elsa Esnoult), Demain nous appartient... le palmarès complet|url=https://www.toutelatele.com/soap-awards-france-2018-sharon-case-clement-remiens-fanny-elsa-esnoult-demain-nous-appartient-le-palmares-complet-98859|publisher=toutelatele.com and [[Médiamétrie]]|access-date=July 4, 2020|date=March 28, 2018|location=[[France]] }}</ref>}}
|-
| {{center|2020}}
| Soap Hub Awards
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' Favorite Actor
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{nom }}
|{{center|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=Daniel|title=1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/soap-hub-awards-days-of-our-lives-steve-burton/|website=[[Gold Derby]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=September 3, 2020|date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{center|2021}}
| Soap Hub Awards
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' Favorite Actor
| ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
| {{won }}
|{{center|<ref name="SH 2021">{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Here Are The Winners Of The 2nd Annual Soap Hub Award|url=https://soaphub.com/general-soap-operas/here-are-the-winners-2nd-annual-soap-hub-awards/|publisher=|access-date=November 19, 2021|location=United States|date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> }}
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==See also==
* [[Forrester family]]


==References==
==References==
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For the Civil War patriarch of the Fighting McCooks, see John James McCook.
John McCook
John McCook in 2014
Born
John Thomas McCook

(1944-06-20) June 20, 1944 (age 80)
Ventura, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1964–present
Spouses
Marilyn McPherson
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(m. 1962; div. 1971)​
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(m. 1972; div. 1979)​
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(m. 1980)​
Children4, including Molly McCook

John Thomas McCook (born June 20, 1944) is an American actor. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of the character Lance Prentiss on the television soap opera The Young and the Restless (from 1975 - 1980). Since March 1987, he has played the role of Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful, winning the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2022 after four nominations.

Career

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McCook was discovered by Jack Warner while performing in a production of West Side Story. He signed to Universal Studios before spending two years in the US Army.[1]

McCook portrayed the character of Lance Prentiss on The Young and the Restless from October 1975 to February 1980, leaving when the show moved to the hour format. Since March 1987, he has played the role of Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. Currently, McCook and Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan) are the show's two longest-serving actors, and both debuted in the first episode. McCook is only eight years older than Ronn Moss, who formerly played his son on the show.

He has performed in musical theatre, and has appeared as a guest on dozens of primetime series. B&B co-star Winsor Harmon once starred with McCook on an episode of Acapulco H.E.A.T. filmed in Mexico.[2] Harmon told Soap Opera Digest about their guest stint on H.E.A.T.:

"I hung out with John McCook the whole time and I kept watching all these people from other countries asking for his autograph. I'm thinking to myself, 'Who the hell is this guy?' So one night, we were drinking Coronas and I asked him why he had so many fans and he explained how B&B was so popular around the world. I had no idea. The more he talked about it, the more I was thinking, 'I want to be on that show.'... The first time I drove into the parking lot, there was John, just pointing at me and laughing. He asked what I was doing here and I told him that I was Thorne. That's when he told me that he was going to be playing my dad. That was just too wild."[3]

In 2001, 2012, and 2018, McCook received a Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Lead Actor category for his portrayal of Eric Forrester. In 2022, McCook won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the same role.[4]

Personal life

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John McCook has been married since 1980 to former actress Laurette Spang,[citation needed] with whom he has three children, Jake Thomas (born 1981), Rebecca Jeanne (born 1983), and Molly (born July 30, 1990) who is also an actress.[5]

He was married twice previously, including to dancer/actress Juliet Prowse (1972–1979), by whom he had one son, Seth, born in August 1972.[citation needed]

John McCook lives with his family in the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
1964–1965 No Time for Sergeants Jim Kinney 2 episodes
1965 Hank Gerald Eskow Episode: "Dunsetter for President"
Mr. Roberts Seaman Stefanowski 5 episodes
1968 Run for Your Life Buck Episode: "Carol"
The Name of the Game Young Detective Episode: "The Taker"
1968–1969 Dragnet Off. Nick Jeffries Episode: "The Big Problem"
Ed Hillier Episode: "Internal Affairs: DR-20"
Off. Keefer Episode: "The Joy Riders"
1970 Bracken's World Wounded G.I. Episode: "Love It or Leave It, Change It or Lose It"
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Captain Shafer Episode: "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury"
1975–1980 The Young and the Restless Lance Prentiss Series regular
1976 The Rear Guard Don Crawford Television film
1977 Once Upon a Brothers Grimm Prince Charming Television film
1980 CHiPs Ray Conner Episode: "Thrill Show"
The Love Boat Mark Bridges Episode: "No Girls for Doc"
Trapper John, M.D. Scott Nelson Episode: "Slim Chance"
Tourist Pepi Virgil Television film
1981 Too Close for Comfort Buck Episode: "Centerford"
Harper Valley PTA Calvin Kendall Episode: "Reunion Fever"
1981–1982 Three's Company Alan / Doug Cooper 2 episodes
1982 Romance Theatre Ross Recurring role
Diff'rent Strokes Tom Wallace Episode: "The Squatter"
Fantasy Island Captain Fitzhugh Ross Episode: "The Ghost's Story"
1983 Trapper John, M.D. Brian Oppenheim Episode: "May Divorce Be with You"
Hart to Hart Dr. Porter Episode: "As the Hart Turns"
Dynasty Fred Episode: "The Downstairs Bride"
Family Ties Tuxedo Man Episode: "This Year's Model"
1983–1984 Magnum, P.I. Roland Martine Episode: "The Big Blow"
Nolan Atherton Episode: "The Case of Red Faced Thespian"
1984 Fantasy Island Steven Curry Episode: "Games People Play/The Sweet Life"
Masquerade Ted Carson Episode: "Caribbean Holiday"
Alice Harry Parker 3 episodes
Hotel Dr. Chapman Episode: "Reflections"
Domestic Life Lance Episode: "Cooking with Candy"
Hill Street Blues Gameshow Host Episode: "Lucky Ducks"
1985 Matt Houston Frank Denton Episode: "The Nightmare Man"
Robert Kennedy and His Times Interrogator 3 episodes
1986 Remington Steele Norman Austin Episode: "Steele on the Air"
Murder, She Wrote Harrison Fraser III Episode: "Keep the Home Fries Burning"
Highway to Heaven Todd Jeffries Episode: "Change to Life"
Blacke's Magic Ken Killard Episode: "Address Unknown"
L.A. Law Barry Episode: "Pilot"
Our House Mr. Cathcart 2 episodes
Simon & Simon Chandler McKay Episode: "For the People"
Zachary Tucker Episode: "Just Because I'm Paranoid"
1986–1987 Amazing Stories M.C. Episode: "Hell Toupee"
Jerry Lane Episode: "Gershwin's Truck"
1987 Sidekicks Bob Small Episode: "Kicked Upstairs"
Moonlighting Robert Episode: "Blonde on Blonde"
Still the Beaver Captain James Episode: "Material Girl"
1987–present The Bold and the Beautiful Eric Forrester Series regular
1989 Newhart Brad Pettibone Episode: "Attack of the Killer Aunt"
1991 The New WKRP in Cincinnati George Episode: "Where Are We Going?"
1996–2021 The Young and the Restless Eric Forrester Recurring role
1998 Acapulco H.E.A.T. Lyle Decker Episode: "Code Name: Spear of Destiny"
2001 Epoch The President Television film
2005 Arrested Development "Scandal Makers" narrator Episode: "Spring Breakout"
2017 Jeopardy! Eric - Clue giver Episode dated January 11, 2017
2021 Candy Coated Christmas Fred Gallant Television film

Film

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
1965 My Blood Runs Cold Owen
1967 First to Fight Ford Uncredited
1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Deputy
1985 Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues Dr. Kenner
1997 Scorned 2 Dr. Greenfield
2006 Body of Work David Hoffman Short film
2007 The Invincible Iron Man Howard Stark (voice) Direct-to-video
Plot 7 Dean Routsong
2012 Christmas with You John
2013 Cathedral Canyon Senator Johnson
2017 David's Dinosaur Professor Henry Longbottom

Awards and nominations

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List of awards and nominations for John McCook
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1977
 Soapy Awards Most Exciting New Actor The Young and the Restless Nominated
1990
 Soap Opera Update MVP Award Best Actor The Bold and the Beautiful Won
[6]
1991
 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Story Line - “Brooke’s Affair with Eric” -
(shared with Katherine Kelly Lang) 		The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[6]
1992
 Soap Opera Digest Award Best Wedding — “Eric and Brooke”
(shared with Katherine Kelly Lang) 		The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[6]
1998
 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actor The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[6]
1998
 Telvis Award Most Popular Television Stars in Finland
(shared with Hunter Tylo) 		The Bold and the Beautiful Won
[6]
2001
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[7]
2012
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[8]
2018
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[9]
2018
 Soap Awards France Best Couple of the Year — "Quinn and Eric"
(shared with Rena Sofer) 		The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[10]
2020
 Soap Hub Awards The Bold and the Beautiful Favorite Actor The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated
[11]
2021
 Soap Hub Awards The Bold and the Beautiful Favorite Actor The Bold and the Beautiful Won
[12]
2022
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won
[13]
2024
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "John McCook: The Bold and the Beautiful Cast Member". CBS. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Owens, Devin. "Relatively Speaking". Soap Opera Digest. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  3. ^ Soap Opera Digest Insider, September 6, 2007
  4. ^ Montgomery, Daniel (2022-06-25). "2022 Daytime Emmy winners list in all categories". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  5. ^ Adebowale, Temi (October 12, 2018). "Who Is Molly McCook? All About the 'Last Man Standing' Actress Who Plays the New Mandy". Country Living. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Awards List". The Bold and the Beautiful. 2011. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "Regis tracks two Emmys". Variety. Los Angeles. March 13, 2001. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. New York. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  9. ^ "The 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Soap Awards France 2018 : Sharon Case, Clément Rémiens, Fanny (Elsa Esnoult), Demain nous appartient... le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  11. ^ Montgomery, Daniel (September 2, 2020). "1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more". Gold Derby. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Here Are The Winners Of The 2nd Annual Soap Hub Award". United States. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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