To cartoon devotees, Granville Van Dusen was the 2nd actor to essay the role of Roger "Race" Bannon on Jonny Quest, taking over the role from Mike Road for the mid-80's revival of the series as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.
What you might not be aware of is Van Dusen's extensive live-action resume. A couple of guest appearances on Barnaby Jones put him on producer Quinn Martin's radar, and Van Dusen was thus signed to co-star in a pilot for a proposed American version of The New Avengers.
Escapade paired Van Dusen with an up and coming star in Morgan Fairchild, later of Flamingo Road. As we documented over at The Land of Whatever, Escapade did not go to series, leaving Martin with Barnaby Jones for 2 more seasons at CBS.
Van Dusen's resume also includes The Young & The Restless, Soap, The West Wing, Space: Above & Beyond, and another unsold pilot, The World Beyond, also in 1978.
Here's Escapade:
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