Ralph Taeger Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Ralph Taeger (born July 30, 1936) is an American actor who starred in three television series during the 1960s. Ralph Taeger was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, NY, USA from German speaking parents. Taeger's first career choice was professional baseball, and he did play briefly on a farm team for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Knee injuries prompted him to switch his focus from athletics to acting, though he refers to baseball as his "first love." A high school teacher had suggested Taeger try public speaking and acting. In the late 1950s he enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in... MORE

Ralph Taeger (born July 30, 1936) is an American actor who starred in three television series during the 1960s. Ralph Taeger was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, NY, USA from German speaking parents. Taeger's first career choice was professional baseball, and he did play briefly on a farm team for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Knee injuries prompted him to switch his focus from athletics to acting, though he refers to baseball as his "first love." A high school teacher had suggested Taeger try public speaking and acting. In the late 1950s he enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and also worked as a model. Within six months, however, he landed a major role in a production at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. An official at MGM was so impressed by Taeger's performance that the studio signed him to a contract. Taeger's first TV series was Klondike, a half-hour Western adventure series set in Skagway, Alaska, during the 1897-1899 gold rush. Taeger played Mike Halliday, a rugged prospector. Midway through the 1960-61 season, NBC dropped Klondike but transferred Taeger and co-star James Coburn to the replacement series, Acapulco, set in the Mexican resort. In Acapulco, LESS