R.J. Adams was a prolific Canadian-American actor, renowned acting coach and prominent radio personality under the name Bob Shannon. He is perhaps most widely recognized for founding The Actors Workshop in Southern California, where he trained numerous film and television stars.

KNOWN FOR

Murder, She Wrote
1986
Strong Medicine
2000
American Dreams
2005
Murder One
1995
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2002
Rocky IV
1985
Street Hawk
1985
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story
2013
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
Falling Through
2000
The Execution
1985

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
14
Directing
1
2013
Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story
as Harold Ballard
2005
American Dreams
as Father Duffy
2002
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Brian Lester
2000
Falling Through
as Embassy Agent
2000
Strong Medicine
as Dr. Mark Branson
1995
Murder One
as TV News Anchor
1990
Murder, She Wrote
as Rent-A-Cop
1986
Murder, She Wrote
as Victor Assmussen
1985
Rocky IV
as Sports Announcer
1985
The Execution
as Investigative Reporter
1985
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
Street Hawk
as Officer Holt
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as TV Newsman #2
1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Man in Bar (uncredited)