Roscoe Born

Roscoe Born
Born (1950-11-24) November 24, 1950
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Occupation Actor and songwriter
Years active 1976–present
Spouse(s) Randall Edwards (1982-1990)
Roberta Weiss (1994-2000) 1 child

Roscoe Born (born November 24, 1950) is an American actor born in Topeka, Kansas, who is best known for his varied roles on television. He played arch-villain Mitch Laurence on One Life to Live in six separate stints (1985, 1986, 1987, 2002-2003, 2009-2010, 2012).

Career

Born has appeared most often in daytime television, first appearing on Ryan's Hope as troubled mob heir Joe Novak from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1988.[1] He next portrayed villain Mitch Laurence on One Life to Live from 1985 to 1987 then again from 2002 to 2003, reprising the role once again starting in November 2009.[1] Born appeared on Santa Barbara in his best known roles Robert Barr (1989–1991) and his twin Quinn Armitage (1990–1991), a role that earned him an Emmy Award-nomination. He was also a regular on the primetime soap Paper Dolls as Mark Bailey in 1984. From April 2005 to January 2006 and again in March 2009, Born was on The Young and the Restless in the critically acclaimed role of the evil Tom Fisher. Many of his daytime roles showcased him in evil roles, with the exception of Nick Rivers on the 1995-1997 ABC series The City. Nick was a grizzled musician, allowing Born the opportunity to perform his own material. He can be seen performing some of his more recent songs on YouTube.com: "Bob Dylan's Pepsi Blues"; "Blue State Mind, Red State Soul"; "Soldier On", a salute to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan; and "If It Don't Stink, Don't Stir the Pot", a response to the Boy Scouts of America sex abuse scandal.

In the 1980s, he also guest starred in such prime time shows as Murder, She Wrote and Midnight Caller and starred in the TV movies The Haunting of Sarah Hardy and Lady Mobster. In 1989, he had a featured role in the cult-classic Independent Film Pow Wow Highway. 1970s TV appearances include The Incredible Hulk, Six Million Dollar Man, two episodes of The Rockford Files and the TV movie Fast Friends.

Around this time Born played the dastardly Jim Thomasen on All My Children. In late 1997, he abruptly left the role and did not appear on daytime for the next several years (save bit parts on As the World Turns and Guiding Light). Born was working outside of the industry when One Life to Live rehired him from 2002 to 2003 to reprise the role of Mitch. Born portrayed an evil prison warden on Passions in 2007, and played the contract role of Dean Trent Robbins on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives[1] from May 29, 2008 to September 26, 2008.

Broadway

Over the last thirty years he has worked in Regional Theatre on both coasts, and Off Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway in New York City.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1976Joe Forresterunknown1 episode
1977End of the WorldBob
Jailbait BabysitterRobert
1979Fast Friends Ben Lakeman
Dear Detectiveunknown1 episode
The Rockford FilesTV Commentator/Tallafero2 episodes
1981Ryan's HopeJoe Novak 1981–1988
The Incredible HulkSheldon1 episodes
1984Paper DollsMark Bailey 10 episodes
1985One Life to LiveMitch Laurence1985-1987
2002-2003
2009-2010
2012
1988Lady Mobster Robert Castle
1989Midnight CallerSawyer 1 episode
The Haunting of Sarah HardyAllen deVineyn
Powwow HighwayAgent Jack Novall
Santa BarbaraRobert Barr 1989–1991
1990Santa BarbaraQuinn Armitage 1990–1991
Murder, She Wrote Langston 'Lanny' Douglas 1 episode
1993Family PassionsKyle McDeere
1995 The CityNick Rivers
1997All My ChildrenJim Thomasen
2001As the World Turns Det. Adamski 1 episode
Guiding LightPeter Vreeland 1 episode
Days of Our LivesTrent Robbins
Baron Coe
2001; 2008
2005 The Young and the RestlessTom Fisher2005-2006
2009
2007PassionsWarden
2008Indie Jonesin for the Kingdom of Crystal IceNeighbor

Personal life

From 1985 to 1990, Born was married to fellow Ryan's Hope actor Randall Edwards. He was married to fellow Santa Barbara co-star Roberta Weiss from 1994 to 1997. Born has a daughter with Weiss.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rabinowitz, Naomi. "The Born Identity." Soap Opera Digest. September 16, 2008. Vol. 33, No. 38, pg. 63-65.
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