Gary Collins

Biography

Gary Ennis Collins was born on April 30, 1938, in Los Angeles to a single mother and raised in Venice. He graduated from Venice High School and served in the US Army before transitioning into an acting career, performing at the Barter Theatre and later landing roles in series like The Wackiest Ship in the Army and Iron Horse. Collins won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1984 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985.