John Beck was born on January 28, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Sleeper (1973), Rollerball (1975) and Magnum, P.I. (1980). He has been married to Tina Carter since April 24, 1971. They have four children.

Spouse (1) Tina Carter (24 April 1971 - present) (4 children) Son Tara James Beck (10 June 1971) and three daughters named Tatiana Elena Beck (January 1973), Talia Marina Beck (29 May 1976) and Natasha Danielle Beck (18 October 1979).

Born in Chicago and grew up in Evanston and Joliet, Illinois. He lived on his father's farm/ranch and while young was interested in becoming a vet.

His tutors encouraged him to try acting as a means to overcome his profound shyness. He was encouraged after performing in a high school play at age 16. Moving to California in 1962 at age 19, he initially made his living by appearing in TV commercials.

Made his first TV appearance as an actor in the I Dream of Jeannie (1965) episode, I Dream of Jeannie: Russian Roulette (1965).

His big breakthrough was in the movie The Other Side of Midnight (1977) in which he played the male lead. The film was a huge box office flop, largely due to 20th Century Fox's decision to throw full weight behind the first Star Wars film.

In the 1990's, he started voice acting for the first time in his career when he provided the voice of "The Punisher" in three episodes of Spider-Man (1994) (aka "Spider-Man: The Animated Series").

A one-time champion roller skater, he performed many of his own stunts in the film Rollerball (1975). He was also a proficient boxer and won several amateur titles in his life, most notably the heavyweight 'Golden Gloves' of Chicago.

Beck's dream TV role on Dallas (1978) proved to be just that -- a dream. He played Pamela Ewing's husband on the popular western soap during the series' notorious 1985-1986 season, which was explained away at the beginning of the next season as entirely a figment of Pam's imagination.

Met wife Tina Carter, a former British model, in Mexico when they were both working on the movie, Lawman (1971). They married in 1971 and have four children -- one son named Tara James Beck (B. June 10, 1971) and three daughters named Tatiana Elena Beck (B. January 1973), Talia Marina Beck (B. May 29, 1976) and Natasha Danielle Beck (B. October 18, 1979).