Van Dusen portrayed the 16th president of the United States for 25 years in the one-man play,
The Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln. His 1992 performance in Wausau, Wisconsin, aired by Wisconsin Public Television and part of its archives, drew a standing ovation and his depiction of Lincoln is regarded among his best work stage acting. He appeared on
CBS daytime soap opera
The Young and the Restless and
ABC's Port Charles. He was also the second actor to portray attorney Walter Telford on the Canadian soap opera,
High Hopes. He also appeared in the sitcom
Soap as a doctor taking care of, and ultimately falling for,
Jessica Tate (portrayed by
Katherine Helmond). He also appeared in many TV series such as
Kojak;
The Bionic Woman;
CHiPs; ''
Three's Company; Matlock; Diagnosis: Murder; Walker, Texas Ranger; Barnaby Jones; Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman; Rhoda; The Eddie Capra Mysteries; Magnum, P.I.; Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; and The West Wing''. ==Filmography==