Douglas Stuart Sheehan (April 27, 1949 – June 29, 2024) was an American actor who played Ben Gibson throughout four seasons of the prime-time drama Knots Landing from 1983 to 1987. His character was the second husband of Valene Ewing (Joan Van Ark).
His first major role was as Joe Kelly on the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1979 to 1982. He was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role in 1982.
He also played one of the leads in Day by Day as well as Mel Horowitz on Clueless from 1997 to 1999 replacing Michael Lerner. He also appeared on Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Sabrina's father.
Sheehan died at his home in Big Horn, Wyoming, on June 29, 2024, at the age of 75.
2002
as Craig Miller
1998
as Grant Stevens
1996
as Edward Spellman
1996
as Mel Horowitz
1995
as Bert Rogers
1993
as Roger Andrews
1990
as Jim Slocum
1990
as Greg Halstead
1988
as Agent Gordon McNeill
1988
as Jason Fowler
1988
as Brian Harper
1987
as Roger
1985
as Jack Chandler
1982
as Walter Franklin
1979
as Ben Gibson
1979
1976
1976
as Ben Anderson
1976
1971
as Riley