R.J. Adams

Known for

Acting

Born

September 20, 1942

Birthplace

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Died

January 26, 2015 (aged 72)

Biography

R.J. Adams was a prolific Canadian-American actor, renowned acting coach and prominent radio personality under the name Bob Shannon. He is perhaps most widely recognized for founding The Actors Workshop in Southern California, where he trained numerous film and television stars.

Best known work

Rocky IV

1985

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977

Street Hawk

1985

Murder One

1995

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2001

Strong Medicine

2000

Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story

2013

American Dreams

2002

Falling Through

2000

Filmography

2013
Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story
as Harold Ballard
2007
Ruins of the Reich
Director
2002
American DreamsTV
as Father Duffy (1 episode)
2001
A Nero Wolfe MysteryTV
as Brian Lester (1 episode)
2000
Strong MedicineTV
as Dr. Mark Branson (3 episodes)
2000
Falling Through
as Embassy Agent
1995
Murder OneTV
as TV News Anchor (1 episode)
1985
Rocky IV
as Sports Announcer
1985
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
The Execution
as Investigative Reporter
1985
Street HawkTV
as Officer Holt (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Victor Assmussen (1 episode), as Rent-A-Cop (1 episode), as TV Newsman #2 (1 episode)
1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Man in Bar (uncredited)