Filmography
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Known For
The Natural Ed Hobbs (1984) -
The Man Who Wasn't There Dr. Diedrickson (2001) -
Edward Scissorhands Loan Officer (1990) -
Known For
Brainstorm Robert Jenkins (1983) -
Actor
Star Wars: The Old Republic The Old Man / Izzeebowe Jeef (2011) -
The Office Alan Brand (2009) -
The Closer Jay Clarkson (2009) -
Big Love Ed Hemenway (2009) -
How I Met Your Mother Farmer Frank (2008) -
Aces 'N' Eights Mayor Donald L. Butterfield (2008) -
Shark Swarm Pastor Herman (2008) -
7th Heaven Lou Dalton (1997-2007) -
Pepper Dennis Reverend Nesbitt (2006) -
McBride: Fallen Idol Judge Cooksey (2006) -
![Grey's Anatomy]( "Grey's Anatomy")
Grey's Anatomy Ernie (2005) -
![The District]( "The District")
The District Judge (2001-2002) -
![Net Worth]( "Net Worth")
Net Worth (2001) -
![Dawson's Creek]( "Dawson's Creek")
Dawson's Creek Officer Langer (2001) -
![The Man Who Wasn't There]( "The Man Who Wasn't There")
The Man Who Wasn't There Dr. Diedrickson (2001) -
![Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For]( "Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For")
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For Mack Rolands (2000) -
![Time of Your Life]( "Time of Your Life")
Time of Your Life Judge Kaliff (1999) -
![The Young and the Restless]( "The Young and the Restless")
The Young and the Restless Stan Kinsey (1999) -
![Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]( "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction")
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Bank Official (1998) -
![Dark Skies]( "Dark Skies")
Dark Skies Major Friend (1996) -
![Wings]( "Wings")
Wings Mayor (1996) -
![Baywatch]( "Baywatch")
Baywatch George Jennings (1996) -
![Diagnosis Murder]( "Diagnosis Murder")
Diagnosis Murder Alan Helms (1996) -
![Murder, She Wrote]( "Murder, She Wrote")
Murder, She Wrote Gus Hayward (1991-1996) -
![Beverly Hills, 90210]( "Beverly Hills, 90210")
Beverly Hills, 90210 Judge Abner Stanton (1995) -
![Galaxis]( "Galaxis")
Galaxis Chief of Police (1995) -
![If Someone Had Known]( "If Someone Had Known")
If Someone Had Known Chief Hunt (1995) -
![Witness to the Execution]( "Witness to the Execution")
Witness to the Execution Wallace Sternberg (1994) -
![M.A.N.T.I.S.]( "M.A.N.T.I.S.")
M.A.N.T.I.S. Captain (1994) -
![The Liars' Club]( "The Liars' Club")
The Liars' Club Mr. Reynolds (1993) -
![Home Improvement]( "Home Improvement")
Home Improvement Reverend McDonnell (1993) -
![L.A. Law]( "L.A. Law")
L.A. Law U.S. Attorney Terrance Flaherty (1989-1993) -
![Civil Wars]( "Civil Wars")
Civil Wars Richard Wyler (1992) -
![Doogie Howser, M.D.]( "Doogie Howser, M.D.")
Doogie Howser, M.D. Dr. Swenson (1989-1992) -
![Bodies of Evidence]( "Bodies of Evidence")
Bodies of Evidence Chief Frank Leland (1992-1983) (1992) -
![Deadly Medicine]( "Deadly Medicine")
Deadly Medicine Dr. Dan Brady (1991) -
![Matlock]( "Matlock")
Matlock Jack Sylvester (1987-1991) -
![Santa Barbara]( "Santa Barbara")
Santa Barbara Kate's Husband (1991) -
![Northern Exposure]( "Northern Exposure")
Northern Exposure Father Duncan (1991) -
![Quantum Leap]( "Quantum Leap")
Quantum Leap Dr. Richard Sandler (1991) -
![Hunter]( "Hunter")
Hunter Councilman Henry Prescott (1991) -
![Columbo]( "Columbo")
Columbo Mr. Redman (1974-1990) -
![Edward Scissorhands]( "Edward Scissorhands")
Edward Scissorhands Loan Officer (1990) -
![Nightmare on the 13th Floor]( "Nightmare on the 13th Floor")
Nightmare on the 13th Floor Mr. Rogas (1990) -
![The Wonder Years]( "The Wonder Years")
The Wonder Years Ken Stein (1990) -
![Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase]( "Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase")
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase Albert Johnson (1990) -
![Alien Nation]( "Alien Nation")
Alien Nation Sleepy Phil (1990) -
![Mancuso, FBI]( "Mancuso, FBI")
Mancuso, FBI (1990) -
![Too Young to Die?]( "Too Young to Die?")
Too Young to Die? D.A. Mark Calhoun (1990) -
![Open House]( "Open House")
Open House Jeff (1990) -
![The Final Days]( "The Final Days")
The Final Days Gerald Ford (1989) -
![Breaking In]( "Breaking In")
Breaking In Detective #3 (1989) -
![Highway to Heaven]( "Highway to Heaven")
Highway to Heaven Mr. McCormick (1988-1989) -
![I Know My First Name Is Steven]( "I Know My First Name Is Steven")
I Know My First Name Is Steven Chief Johnson (1989) -
![Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal]( "Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal")
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal Heller (1989) -
![Falcon Crest]( "Falcon Crest")
Falcon Crest Victor Fields (1988) -
![Shootdown]( "Shootdown")
Shootdown Bruce (1988) -
![I Saw What You Did]( "I Saw What You Did")
I Saw What You Did Mark Fielding (1988) -
![Billionaire Boys Club]( "Billionaire Boys Club")
Billionaire Boys Club Walter Thornwell (1987) -
![Right to Die]( "Right to Die")
Right to Die Dr. Harley Albert (1987) -
![Ohara]( "Ohara")
Ohara Lawrence Forbes (1987) -
![Cagney & Lacey]( "Cagney & Lacey")
Cagney & Lacey Arthur Benson (1982-1987) -
![My Demon Lover]( "My Demon Lover")
My Demon Lover Phil Janus (1987) -
A Different Affair Bartlett (1987)
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![The Abduction of Kari Swenson]( "The Abduction of Kari Swenson")
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![MacGyver]( "MacGyver")
MacGyver Jay Michaels (1986-1987) -
![Sledge Hammer!]( "Sledge Hammer!")
Sledge Hammer! Mr. Smith (1987) -
![Dynasty]( "Dynasty")
Dynasty Phil Thorpe (1986) -
![Our House]( "Our House")
Our House Dr. Tolliver (1986) -
![Oceans of Fire]( "Oceans of Fire")
Oceans of Fire Bartlett (1986) -
![On Wings of Eagles]( "On Wings of Eagles")
On Wings of Eagles Merv Stauffer (1986) -
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents]( "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Wells (1986) -
![The Twilight Zone]( "The Twilight Zone")
The Twilight Zone Sheriff (segment "Welcome to Winfield") (1986) -
![Dallas]( "Dallas")
Dallas Dr. Lantry (1985) -
![The Fall Guy]( "The Fall Guy")
The Fall Guy Agent Mullens (1985) -
![Chiller]( "Chiller")
Chiller Dr. Stricklin (1985) -
![Space]( "Space")
Space Pomfret (1985) -
![Scarecrow and Mrs. King]( "Scarecrow and Mrs. King")
Scarecrow and Mrs. King Stephen Macey (1985) -
![St. Elsewhere]( "St. Elsewhere")
St. Elsewhere Secret Service Agent (1985) -
![Spencer]( "Spencer")
Spencer (1984) -
![Riptide]( "Riptide")
Riptide McMurty (1984) -
![Paper Dolls]( "Paper Dolls")
Paper Dolls Dr. Van Adams (1984) -
![Finder of Lost Loves]( "Finder of Lost Loves")
Finder of Lost Loves Tom Warren (1984) -
![Magnum, P.I.]( "Magnum, P.I.")
Magnum, P.I. Mr. Gaylord (1981-1984) -
Attack on Fear Art Disterhoft (1984)
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![The A-Team]( "The A-Team")
The A-Team Elliot Farnell (1983-1984) -
![The Natural]( "The Natural")
The Natural Ed Hobbs (1984) -
![Hardcastle and McCormick]( "Hardcastle and McCormick")
Hardcastle and McCormick Warden Porter (1984) -
![Matt Houston]( "Matt Houston")
Matt Houston Dr. Otis Barnwell (1984) -
![AfterMASH]( "AfterMASH")
AfterMASH Flannery (1983) -
![Brainstorm]( "Brainstorm")
Brainstorm Robert Jenkins (1983) -
![M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers]( "M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers")
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Porter (1983) -
![Thursday's Child]( "Thursday's Child")
Thursday's Child Dr. Baumbartner (1983) -
![Knight Rider]( "Knight Rider")
Knight Rider Ed Shaw (1983) -
![The Greatest American Hero]( "The Greatest American Hero")
The Greatest American Hero Chuck Cole (1983) -
![Trapper John, M.D.]( "Trapper John, M.D.")
Trapper John, M.D. Paul Spencer (1982) -
![Simon & Simon]( "Simon & Simon")
Simon & Simon George (1982) -
![Strike Force]( "Strike Force")
Strike Force Dr. Miles Hartigan (1982) -
![Archie Bunker's Place]( "Archie Bunker's Place")
Archie Bunker's Place Ronald Scott (1982) -
![The Border]( "The Border")
The Border Hawker (1982) -
![Knots Landing]( "Knots Landing")
Knots Landing Bonners (1981) -
![Goliath Awaits]( "Goliath Awaits")
Goliath Awaits Lew Bascomb (1981) -
Every Stray Dog and Kid Literary Agent (1981)
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![Lou Grant]( "Lou Grant")
Lou Grant Fred Hill (1978-1981) -
![The Children of An Lac]( "The Children of An Lac")
The Children of An Lac Jerry King (1980) -
![Eischied]( "Eischied")
Eischied Deputy Commissioner Kimbrough (1979-1980) -
![Young Maverick]( "Young Maverick")
Young Maverick Amos Layton (1979-1980) -
![Chapter Two]( "Chapter Two")
Chapter Two Lee Michaels (1979) -
![Hawaii Five-O]( "Hawaii Five-O")
Hawaii Five-O Ben Dawson (1974-1979) -
![The Golden Gate Murders]( "The Golden Gate Murders")
The Golden Gate Murders Sgt. McNally (1979) -
![The Concorde... Airport '79]( "The Concorde... Airport '79")
The Concorde... Airport '79 FBI Agent (TV version) (1979) -
![The Runaways]( "The Runaways")
The Runaways Scott (1978-1979) -
![The Child Stealer]( "The Child Stealer")
The Child Stealer Frank Demas (1979) -
![The Ordeal of Patty Hearst]( "The Ordeal of Patty Hearst")
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst Bradshaw (1979) -
![Crisis in Mid-air]( "Crisis in Mid-air")
Crisis in Mid-air Bret Loebner (1979) -
![Are You in the House Alone?]( "Are You in the House Alone?")
Are You in the House Alone? Chris Elden (1978) -
![Man from Atlantis]( "Man from Atlantis")
Man from Atlantis C.W. Crawford (1977-1978) -
![Police Story]( "Police Story")
Police Story Ted - Police Public Information Officer (1975-1978) -
![To Kill a Cop]( "To Kill a Cop")
To Kill a Cop Ralph O'Connor (1978) -
![Wonder Woman]( "Wonder Woman")
Wonder Woman Major Cornell (1978) -
![Capricorn One]( "Capricorn One")
Capricorn One Capsule Communicator (1977) -
![Escape from Bogen County]( "Escape from Bogen County")
Escape from Bogen County Reese Dreux (1977) -
![Barnaby Jones]( "Barnaby Jones")
Barnaby Jones Glenn Halston (1977) -
![The Streets of San Francisco]( "The Streets of San Francisco")
The Streets of San Francisco Doug French (1975-1977) -
![The Quest]( "The Quest")
The Quest Ira Butler (1976) -
![The Waltons]( "The Waltons")
The Waltons Arlo Jessup (1976) -
![Charlie's Angels]( "Charlie's Angels")
Charlie's Angels Dave Erhard (1976) -
![Delvecchio]( "Delvecchio")
Delvecchio Adams (1976) -
![The Invasion of Johnson County]( "The Invasion of Johnson County")
The Invasion of Johnson County Teschmacher (1976) -
![Kiss Me, Kill Me]( "Kiss Me, Kill Me")
Kiss Me, Kill Me Lt. Daggett (1976) -
![Family Plot]( "Family Plot")
Family Plot Helicopter Pilot (1976) -
![McMillan & Wife]( "McMillan & Wife")
McMillan & Wife Jack Porter (1976) -
![Starsky and Hutch]( "Starsky and Hutch")
Starsky and Hutch Bettin (1976) -
![M*A*S*H]( "M*A*S*H")
M*A*S*H Captain Arnold Chandler (1975) -
![McCoy]( "McCoy")
McCoy Hersh (1975) -
![Kate McShane]( "Kate McShane")
Kate McShane Dr. Frank McCabe (1975) -
![Petrocelli]( "Petrocelli")
Petrocelli Sam Murkland (1975) -
![Bug]( "Bug")
Bug Mark Ross (1975) -
![The Rookies]( "The Rookies")
The Rookies Erie (1975) -
![Little House on the Prairie]( "Little House on the Prairie")
Little House on the Prairie Joseph Coulter (1975) -
![Queen of the Stardust Ballroom]( "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom")
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Louis (1975) -
![The Manhunter]( "The Manhunter")
The Manhunter Ned Faucett (1974) -
![Movin' On]( "Movin' On")
Movin' On Barber (1974) -
![Lucas Tanner]( "Lucas Tanner")
Lucas Tanner Jim Ely (1974) -
![Airport 1975]( "Airport 1975")
Airport 1975 Danton (1974) -
![Mannix]( "Mannix")
Mannix Tom Hatch (1974) -
![Apple's Way]( "Apple's Way")
Apple's Way Lew Phipps (1974) -
![Marcus Welby, M.D.]( "Marcus Welby, M.D.")
Marcus Welby, M.D. Sgt. Chris Bryson (1974) -
McMasters of Sweetwater (1974)
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Man on the Outside Detective (1974)
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![The Chadwick Family]( "The Chadwick Family")
The Chadwick Family Alex Hawthorne (1974) -
![The Man from Independence]( "The Man from Independence")
The Man from Independence Mooney (1974) -
![Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law]( "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law")
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Dr. Phillips (1974) -
![Kung Fu]( "Kung Fu")
Kung Fu Gardner (1974) -
![Kojak]( "Kojak")
Kojak Gus (1973) -
![The Blue Knight]( "The Blue Knight")
The Blue Knight (1973) -
![Sunshine]( "Sunshine")
Sunshine David (1973) -
![Banacek]( "Banacek")
Banacek Logan Howard (1972-1973) -
![Linda]( "Linda")
Linda Officer Carr (1973) -
![Two People]( "Two People")
Two People Fitzgerald (1973) -
![Circle of Fear]( "Circle of Fear")
Circle of Fear Dr. Parker (1972) -
![Gunsmoke]( "Gunsmoke")
Gunsmoke Bailiff (1972) -
Actor
![Total Security]( "Total Security")
Total Security Mr. O'Brien (1997) -
Archive footage
![Matlock]( "Matlock")
Matlock (1991)
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