Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gary Clarke (born 16 August 1936) is an American actor best known for his role as Steve Hill in the NBC western television series The Virginian with James Drury. Clarke appeared on the program only for its first three seasons, 1962 1964. Earlier, in the 1960-1961 season, he appeared as Dick Hamilton in the NBC television series Michael Shayne, based on the fictional private detective character created by Brett Halliday. His co-stars were Richard Denning as the title character, Herbert Rudley, and Jerry Paris. Patricia Donahue played Lucy Hamilton, Shayne's secretary and Dick Hamilton's older sister.