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Show ENTERTAINMENT The youthful stur of tv’s “Mod Squad” argues with producers, disagrees with the network he tried out for his first acting job. He survived during this time in a vagabond existence of odd jobs. “Miss Harmon helped meget an agent and myfirst job,” Michael recailed—-“A featured role in the pilot film for ABC’s ‘The Felony Squad.” Although the original format was canceled, casting directors saw it, and before long Michael had his chance to play in “Gunsmoke,” “Run For Your Life,” and two motion pictures— Arch Oboler’s “The Bubble” and “Chuka,” with Rod Taylor, before becoming Pete Cochran of “The Mod Squad.” Whenconversing with Michael, you haveto be careful because he canfly off the handle rathereasily. Certain subjects are tabu, even though once in a while he slips into them of his own accord. Among them is his own father, whom hecan’t remember, and his stepfather, whom hehated atfirst but then learned to like. 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