Richard Burgi

Richard William Burgi (born July 30, 1958) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Det. Jim Ellison on The Sentinel and as Karl Mayer on Desperate Housewives. Burgi also portrayed Paul Hornsby in the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital, and Ashland Locke in the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Burgi comes from a family involved in community theatre. He began his career in New York and later moved to Los Angeles, appearing in various TV shows and movies.