Joel Fabiani

Joel Fabiani (born September 28, 1936) is an American film, television and theater actor. Generally most famous for the British cult classic Department S, he is also known to fans of 1970s cop shows for guest starring in The FBI, Barnaby Jones, The Streets of San Francisco, Banacek, Cannon, The Rockford Files, Starsky and Hutch and many more.

To movie fans, he is known for roles in films such as Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Reuben, Reuben and Tune In Tomorrow, while he is familiar to fans of soap operas for recurring roles in shows like Dallas, Dynasty, As the World Turns, and All My Children.

Background

Fabiani was born in Watsonville, California as the youngest of three children to parents whose backgrounds were a mix of Italian, Austrian, Irish and Native American roots. The family moved a lot, so young Joel attended a total of no less than 17 different schools. After graduating from high school he joined the Army, then went to college, where he earned a degree in English and became interested in acting, so after graduation he studied at the Actors Workshop in San Francisco for two years.