Today In Nerd History

Happy birthday Stan Ivar, born January 11, 1943.

He is an American actor who is best known for his role as John Carter in Little House on the Prairie, and also known for his roles as Ben Robinson in NCIS, Daniel Scott in Days of Our Lives, Mark Johnson in Star Trek: Voyager and Raines in Highway to Heaven.

He played blacksmith John Carter in Little House on the Prairie, joining the cast during the final season, and the TV movies Little House: Look Back to Yesterday, Little House: Bless All the Dear Children and Little House: The Last Farewell.

He has also had roles in numerous other tv series, including Carl Tanner in The Flash, Grapevine, General Hospital, Crazy Like a Fox, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Cagney & Lacey, The Practice, St. Elsewhere, The John Larroquette Show, Married with Children, Murder, She Wrote, Beverly Hills, 90210, Beauty and the Beast, Cybill, Matlock and Moonlighting.

He has appeared in several tv movies including The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory in 1987, Shattered Dreams in 1990, The Last Halloween in 1991, Torch Song in 1993, The Disappearance of Nora also in 1993 and Chance of a Lifetime in 1998.

Feature film roles include Creature in 1985, The Big Picture in 1989, Rock-A-Doodle in 1991, Aspen Extreme in 1993 and playing Matt LeBlanc's character's father in Ed in 1996.