Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin
Miami Vice Character	CIA Agent Hardin ("Bushido")
Born	November 20, 1929, Dallas, Texas
Active	1958-present
Spouse/Children	Diane Hardin (1959-present), 2 children

Jerry Hardin (born November 20, 1929) is an American actor, who appeared in the show Miami Vice as CIA Agent Hardin, partner of Agent Carter (played by Tom Bower), killed by the KGB and Surf (played by David Rasche) in the episode "Bushido".

Career/Selected Filmography

Hardin was born in Dallas, Texas. After attending the Fulbright scholarship to the Royal Academy for Dramatic Art in London, he had a stage career, then moved into films, making his movie debut in 1958's Thunder Road, and his TV debut in an episode of the 1964 series Brenner.

Following is a partial list of Hardin's extensive filmography:

• Gunsmoke (TV, 1974)
• Earthquake (1974)
• Hurricane (TV, 1974)
• Harry O (TV, 1974 & 1976)
• Family (TV, 1976)
• Starsky & Hutch (TV, 1977, with Paul Michael Glaser, David Soul, & Antonio Fargas)
• The Streets of San Francisco (TV, 1977, episode with Ray Sharkey)
• The White Shadow (TV, 1979, with Thomas Carter)
• Head Over Heels (1979, with John Heard & Mark Metcalf)
• The Rockford Files (3 episodes, 1976-80, with Joe Santos)
• Young Maverick (TV, 1980, with Vincent Schiavelli)
• Honky Tonk Freeway (1981, with David Rasche)
• Reds (1981, with Jack Kehoe)
• Filthy Rich (15 episodes, 1982-83)
• Cujo (1983, with Ed Lauter)
• The Falcon & The Snowman (1985)
• Big Trouble In Little China (1986, with Peter Kwong)
• Little Nikita (1988) and Blaze(1989, both with Richard Jenkins)
• Knots Landing (2 episodes, 1980 & 1992, second with Larry Riley)
• Quantum Leap (TV, 1992, with Dean Stockwell)
• Picket Fences (TV, 1992, with David Proval)
• The Firm (1993, with Terry Kinney, David Strathairn & Paul Calderon)
• Melrose Place (4 episodes, 1994-95)
• JAG (2 episodes, 1997)
• The Magnificent Seven (TV, 1998, with Ron Perlman)
• Sliders (TV, 1999, with Cleavant Derricks)
• The X-Files (11 episodes, 1993-99)
• Crossing Jordan (TV, 2004, with Miguel Ferrer)
• You (2009, most recent movie appearance)
• Cold Case (2009, most recent TV appearance)

Personal Life

Hardin married his wife Diane, herself an actress and acting teacher who had among her students Leonardo DiCaprio, Hillary Swank and River Phoenix. They have two children, daughter Melora (born 1967, known for her role as Jan Levinson in The Office) and son Shawn (born 1962).