By Cynthia Charlene Greason
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Mark Fred Withers (June 25, 1947 – November 22, 2024) was an American actor, best known for his roles on television.
Withers died of pancreatic cancer on November 22, 2024, in Glendora, California, at the age of 77.
Withers portrayed Ted Dinard, the ill-fated gay lover of Steven Carrington (played by Al Corley) during the 1981 first season of the prime time soap opera Dynasty. Other television credits include Wonder Woman; The Greatest American Hero; Magnum, P.I.; The Dukes of Hazzard; Hart to Hart; Remington Steele; Hotel; Dallas; L.A. Law; Matlock; The King of Queens and Frasier.