Harley Venton (born November 11, 1953 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is an American actor.
ABC and Cybill Shepherd originally wanted him for the role of "David Addison" in "Moonlighting" (1985), but show creator and writer, Glenn Gordon Caron, rejected him for the then-unknown Bruce Willis (both screen test were filmed -- two scenes each with actress Mary-Margaret Humes playing "Maddie Hayes" -- on September 7, 1984.) His screen test, along with Bruce Willis, appears at the end of the pilot episode DVD release.
In the October 2002 episode, "Offensive Action" of "JAG" (1995), Venton was missing the top half of his ring finger, on his right hand (his wedding band he wore for a number of years, before -- since 1996, was also gone.)
