Actor, Screenwriter, Author. The Minnesota native experienced a wide range of crafts, which included television personality, in films and television playing hunks and heavies, and later scriptwriter and novelist. Initially, he studied at the University of Minnesota, before transferring to Cal State in Los Angeles, where he received his degree in Political Science. While preparing for a career as an attorney at Loyola State Law School, he dabbled in acting and with the aid of his handsome features, he landed minor roles in such TV programs as "McHale's Navy" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour." In 1967, he hosted the local, Los Angeles beach music program "Groovy." This led to his being cast in the drug-oriented, B-film "The Trip" (1967), which was followed by what perhaps may be his defining role as 'Lance Rocke' in the Russ Meyer picture "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" (1970). Other pictures followed with include "There was a Cooked Man..." (1970) and "The Velvet Vampire" (1971). Blodgett continued his television work during the 1970s with roles in the programs "Night Gallery," "Ironside" and "Barnaby Jones," prior to gravitating towards writing. He penned the novels "White Raven" (1976), "Captain Blood" (1979) and "Hero and the Terror" (1982). "Hero and the Terror" was made into a 1988 motion picture adaptation which starred Chuck Norris. "White Raven" was made into a 1998 film adaptation. Additionally, he wrote the screenplays for the films "Rent a Cop" (1988), "Turner and Hooch" (1989) and "Run" (1991). He was formerly married to actress Meredith Baxter from 1995 until 2000. He died from an apparent heart attack.
Actor, Screenwriter, Author. The Minnesota native experienced a wide range of crafts, which included television personality, in films and television playing hunks and heavies, and later scriptwriter and novelist. Initially, he studied at the University of Minnesota, before transferring to Cal State in Los Angeles, where he received his degree in Political Science. While preparing for a career as an attorney at Loyola State Law School, he dabbled in acting and with the aid of his handsome features, he landed minor roles in such TV programs as "McHale's Navy" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour." In 1967, he hosted the local, Los Angeles beach music program "Groovy." This led to his being cast in the drug-oriented, B-film "The Trip" (1967), which was followed by what perhaps may be his defining role as 'Lance Rocke' in the Russ Meyer picture "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" (1970). Other pictures followed with include "There was a Cooked Man..." (1970) and "The Velvet Vampire" (1971). Blodgett continued his television work during the 1970s with roles in the programs "Night Gallery," "Ironside" and "Barnaby Jones," prior to gravitating towards writing. He penned the novels "White Raven" (1976), "Captain Blood" (1979) and "Hero and the Terror" (1982). "Hero and the Terror" was made into a 1988 motion picture adaptation which starred Chuck Norris. "White Raven" was made into a 1998 film adaptation. Additionally, he wrote the screenplays for the films "Rent a Cop" (1988), "Turner and Hooch" (1989) and "Run" (1991). He was formerly married to actress Meredith Baxter from 1995 until 2000. He died from an apparent heart attack.
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