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Don Matheson starred in Land of the Giants. |
Actor Don Matheson, whose soap opera roles included Cameron Faulkner on
General Hospital, passed away on June 29, his daughter told
The Hollywood Reporter. He was 84.
Matheson, who worked as a Detroit narcotics cop before becoming an actor, died in his sleep in the Woodland Hills home of his daughter, actress and musician Michele Matheson, and her family. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer 10 months ago.
In primetime television, Matheson was best known for playing short-tempered businessman Mark Wilson on ABC sci-fi series
Land of the Giants, which aired for two seasons from September 1968 until March 1970.
Matheson wed his co-star, Deanna Lund, in 1970 shortly after
Land of the Giants was canceled, but their marriage ended in divorce. He never remarried, and their daughter said they remained the best of friends.