Biography
Dornan attended Loyola University of Los Angeles (later renamed Loyola Marymount University) until 1953. At age 19, Dornan volunteered to join the United States Air Force. During his time in the USAF, he survived two emergency parachute ejections and two "dead stick" forced landings (including one of an F-100). Dornan also served as a photographer during the Vietnam War and flew relief flights into Biafra. He was an active duty serviceman in USAF until 1958, reaching the rank of Captain. He then served in the Air Force Reserve until 1975.
Dornan was also involved in entertainment. He starred in the movie The Starfighters (playing an Air Force pilot whose father is a U.S. congressman), which was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000. He acted in television series, including a frequent role as Captain Fowler on Twelve O'Clock High and smaller roles on Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. Dornan was also an Emmy-award winning television talk show host on Tempo and The Robert K. Dornan Show broadcast from Los Angeles from 1967 to 1973.
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