Bob Purvey has an eclectic background as a British/American surfer/actor /environmentalist/entrepreneur/artist born in Cairo, Egypt. Bob accumulated awards as a professional contest surfer, a video editor, and a documentary producer.

Good looks, television commercials, and magazine ads led to becoming an actor in theatrical films and television shows.  He was introduced to film in 1967 as a champion surfer in the surf movie “Follow Me,“ a full-length surfing odyssey filmed in many exotic coastal regions worldwide.

The transition from professional surfer to professional actor came quickly.  His first significant performance was in the 1970 episode of Mission: Impossible, playing the title role of “The Rebel.”  Through the ’70s, Purvey landed various roles, mostly in TV.  His most notable performance was as “Flip,” a principal role in the 1977 Emmy-nominated CBS pilot “Winners: I Can.” He starred as “Rhett Saxton” in the soap opera Lovers and Friends (NBC, 1977), played various characters in General Hospital (ABC, 1985-89 and 2008), and had featured roles in A-Team, Rich Man – Poor Man, and Young and the Restless, among others. He appeared in national television commercials (on-camera), including the “Dad” in the one and only Atari Pac-Man commercial and the soldier in Hallmark Card’s “Coming Home” (CLIO award), among others.   FULL BIO