SANDERSVILLE STAR - Herbert Jefferson, Jr. was born in Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia on September 28, 1946. Jefferson graduated with honors from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Primarily appearing as a television actor, Jefferson played a reporter in the 1995 Tom Hanks’ movie, “Apollo 13.” His first role came in the drive-in classic, “Private Duty Nurses.”
Jefferson played Lt. Boomer in “Battlestar Galactica.” (left) Jefferson played character roles in such popular television series as “Dukes of Hazzard,” “T.J. Hooker,” “Knight Rider,” “Quincy,” “Cannon,” “Marcus Welby,” “Streets of San Francisco” and “the Partridge Family.” He debuted on television in 1970 with a minor role in the “Hunted” episode of “Mission Impossible.” His latest television role was a Chief of Police in the NBC Soap Opera, “Sunset Beach.” Jefferson gives much of his time and money to Special Olympics, the USO, and Toys for Tots.
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