{{short description|American actor and producer}} {{BLP one source|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Shea Farrell | image = | caption = | birth_name = Edward Leo Farrell III | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|10|21}} | birth_place = Cornwall, New York, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} Death date then birth --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor, producer | years_active = 1982–present | spouse = Ronda Pierson (1982–90; divorced)<br>Kristena Farrell (1991–99; divorced); 2 children}}
'''Edward Leo "Shea" Farrell III''' is an American actor and producer best known for playing Mark Danning in Aaron Spelling's series, ''Hotel''.
Shea Farrell was born October 21, 1957, in Cornwall, New York,<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268332/bio|title=Biography for Shea Farrell|website=IMDb |accessdate=December 10, 2010}}</ref> to Edward Leo, Jr. and Mary Rose (née Drummey) Farrell. He attended Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.<ref name="IMDB"/> He originally planned to be a professional football player.<ref name="IMDB"/>
Shea switched from acting to production work in 1997. He worked on ''The Practice'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Boston Public'' and ''Boston Legal'', all produced by David E. Kelley.<ref name="IMDB"/> He now works in films and on television as an assistant director and unit production manager. He has been a Unit Production Manager at Sony Entertainment's New Media Division/Crackle.com since 2008.<ref name="IMDB"/>
==Filmography== ===As actor=== * 1982: ''Capitol'' (Television series): ''Matt McCandless No. 1 (1982) (original cast)'' * 1983: ''Hotel'' (TV): ''Mark Danning'' * 1984 "The Love Boat" S8 E13 as Noel Kane in the Christmas-themed vignette "Noel's Christmas Carol" * 1987: ''The Law and Harry McGraw'' (TV series): ''Steve Lacey (1987–1988)'' * 1989: ''Major League'': ''Tolbert'' * 1990: ''Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn'' (TV): ''Lyle Newman'' * 1993: ''The Untouchables'' (TV series): ''Agent Sean Quinlan (1994)'' * 1995: ''While You Were Sleeping'': ''Ashley's Husband'' * 1995: ''Murder She Wrote'': ''Reed Harding'' * 1995: Mord ist ihr (Staffel 12, Episode 11) * 1996: ''Deadly Charades'': ''Guy Sharp'' * 1996: ''Same River Twice'': ''Stan'' * 1996: ''Mr. Wrong'': ''James'' * 1998: ''Tycus'' (video game): ''Lt. Garrison'' * 1999: ''Valerie Flake'': ''Thrusting Guy'' * 2006: ''Where There's a Will'' (TV): ''Older Doctor''
===As producer=== * 1998: ''Ally McBeal'' * 2009: ''Phil Cobb's Dinner for Four'' (post-production)
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0268332}}
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