John Thomas McCook (born June 20, 1944) is an American actor best
known for his roles on daytime soap operas.In 1985 he played Larry
Hutchins, the brother of the President of the United States who
assigns his brother to assemble a covert team of female
counter-intelligence operatives reporting only to him, in the
short-lived NBC television series Code Name: Foxfire starring Joanna
Cassidy.Since March 1987, he has played the role of Eric Forrester on
The Bold and the Beautiful. He portrayed the character of Lance
Prentiss on The Young and the Restless from October 1975 to February
1980, leaving at the time the show moved to the hour format. In
addition, he has appeared as a guest in episodes on dozens of
primetime series. B&B co-star Winsor Harmon once starred with McCook
on an episode of Acapulco H.E.A.T. filmed in Mexico. Harmon told Soap
Opera Digest about their guest stint on H.E.A.T.:Currently McCook and
Katherine Kelly Lang are the show's two longest-serving actors, and
both debuted in the first episode. McCook is only seven years older
than Ronn Moss, who formerly played his son on the show.
known for his roles on daytime soap operas.In 1985 he played Larry
Hutchins, the brother of the President of the United States who
assigns his brother to assemble a covert team of female
counter-intelligence operatives reporting only to him, in the
short-lived NBC television series Code Name: Foxfire starring Joanna
Cassidy.Since March 1987, he has played the role of Eric Forrester on
The Bold and the Beautiful. He portrayed the character of Lance
Prentiss on The Young and the Restless from October 1975 to February
1980, leaving at the time the show moved to the hour format. In
addition, he has appeared as a guest in episodes on dozens of
primetime series. B&B co-star Winsor Harmon once starred with McCook
on an episode of Acapulco H.E.A.T. filmed in Mexico. Harmon told Soap
Opera Digest about their guest stint on H.E.A.T.:Currently McCook and
Katherine Kelly Lang are the show's two longest-serving actors, and
both debuted in the first episode. McCook is only seven years older
than Ronn Moss, who formerly played his son on the show.
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