1955-01-09 Detroit, Michigan, USA
Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He has been cited as one of the greatest contemporary character actors, and has appeared in over 200 film and television roles since his debut in 1986. He is an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics Choice Award winner, among other accolades. His film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), tobacco industry executive B.R. in Thank You for Smoking (2005), Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), Bill in La La Land (2016), William Frawley in Being the Ricardos (2021), and Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Extended Universe films Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and Batgirl (2022). He reprised his role as Jameson in various Marvel media unrelated to the Sam Raimi trilogy, including multiple animated series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe/Sony's Spider-Man Universe films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Spider-Man: No Way Home (both 2021), and the web series TheDailyBugle.net (2019; 2021). On television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order, white supremacist prisoner Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart. He has also appeared in a series of commercials for Farmers Insurance and starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire. In 2020, he had recurring roles on the miniseries Defending Jacob and The Stand. As a voice artist, he is known for voicing Cave Johnson in the video game Portal 2 (2011), Tenzin in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), Stanford “Ford” Pines in Gravity Falls (2015–2016), Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Mayor Leodore Lionheart in Zootopia (2016), the titular character in Klaus (2019), Pig Baby in Season 4 of the HBO Max animated series Infinity Train (2021), and Nolan “Omni-Man” Grayson in the Amazon Prime action animated series Invincible (2021). He has been the voice of the Yellow M&M since 1996.
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The Brink of War | George Shultz | 2026-08-14 |
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Heart of the Beast | 2026-09-24 | |
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Little Brother | Warren Duffy | 2025-10-22 |
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The Accountant² | Ray King | 2025-04-23 |
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The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery | Narrator | 2025-01-31 |
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Juror #2 | Harold | 2024-10-30 |
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Red One | Nick | 2024-10-31 |
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The Union | Tom Brennan | 2024-08-15 |
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Saturday Night | Milton Berle | 2024-09-27 |
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You Can't Run Forever | Wade | 2024-05-17 |
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The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart | Ben (voice) | 2023-07-21 |
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Rally Road Racers | Gnash (voice) | 2023-05-12 |
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One Day as a Lion | Walter Boggs | 2023-04-04 |
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 2023-05-31 |
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Glorious | Ghat (voice) | 2022-07-21 |
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Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan | Narrator | 2022-11-13 |
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Captain Putty (voice) | 2022-05-20 |
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Prophets of Change | Narrator | 2022-10-12 |
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Marmaduke | Zeus (voice) | 2022-04-28 |
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Hopper: An American Love Story | Edward Hopper (voice) | 2022-10-11 |
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage | J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) | 2021-09-30 |
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Ride the Eagle | Carl | 2021-07-30 |
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Seal Team | Claggart (voice) | 2021-10-28 |
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National Champions | Coach James Lazor | 2021-12-10 |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home | J. Jonah Jameson | 2021-12-15 |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Ivo Shandor | 2021-11-18 |
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Zack Snyder's Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | 2021-03-18 |
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Rushing or Dragging | Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) | 2021-03-20 |
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Being the Ricardos | William Frawley | 2021-12-10 |
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The Tomorrow War | James Forester | 2021-09-03 |
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Palm Springs | Roy | 2020-07-10 |
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Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens | Orville | 2020-12-01 |
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Fanboy | J.K. / Frank Perry | 2019-03-22 |
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3 Days with Dad | Joey | 2019-09-13 |
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Spider-Man: Far From Home | J. Jonah Jameson | 2019-06-28 |
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21 Bridges | Captain Matt McKenna | 2019-10-24 |
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Klaus | Klaus (voice) | 2019-11-08 |
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A Boy Called Sailboat | Ernest | 2018-06-08 |
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The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island | Dr. Moore (voice) | 2018-05-08 |
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Drug$ | Narrator | 2018-12-15 |
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The Front Runner | Bill Dixon | 2018-11-06 |
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Detroit: Comeback City | Himself - Narrator | 2018-07-01 |
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Renegades | Levin | 2017-08-21 |
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Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | 2017-11-15 |
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The Black Ghiandola | Ralph Aceto | 2017-04-22 |
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All Nighter | Mr. Gallo | 2017-03-10 |
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I'm Not Here | Steve | 2017-11-16 |
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The Bachelors | Bill Palet | 2017-10-20 |
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Father Figures | Ronald Hunt | 2017-12-21 |
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Punching Henry | Jay Warren | 2017-02-24 |
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The Snowman | Arve Støp | 2017-08-24 |
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Rock Dog | Khampa (voice) | 2016-07-08 |
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Gravity Falls: Between the Pines | Ford Pines (Voice) | 2016-02-08 |
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The Accountant | Ray King | 2016-10-13 |
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The Late Bloomer | James Newmans | 2016-10-07 |
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Patriots Day | Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese | 2016-12-12 |
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Kung Fu Panda 3 | Kai (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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Zootopia | Mayor Lionheart (voice) | 2016-02-11 |
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La La Land | Bill | 2016-12-01 |
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The Meddler | Randall Zipper | 2016-04-05 |
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Ένας άλλος Κόσμος | Sebastian | 2015-12-17 |
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O.W.C.A. Files | Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice) | 2015-11-09 |
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Terminator Genisys | O'Brien | 2015-06-23 |
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Ava & Lala | General Tiger (voice) | 2014-10-01 |
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Barefoot | Dr. Bertleman | 2014-02-02 |
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Break Point | Jack | 2014-03-08 |
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The Boxcar Children | Dr. Moore (voice) | 2014-08-05 |
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Murder of a Cat | Sheriff Frank Hoyle | 2014-04-24 |
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Whiplash | Fletcher | 2014-10-10 |
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The Rewrite | Hal Lerner | 2014-06-15 |
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Men, Women & Children | Allison's Dad | 2014-10-17 |
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The Heeler | Roscoe | 2013-04-18 |
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3 Geezers! | J. Kimball | 2013-05-22 |
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Dark Skies | Edwin Pollard | 2013-02-21 |
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Labor Day | Mr. Jervis | 2013-12-27 |
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The Magic Bracelet | The Shaman | 2013-05-18 |
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Jobs | Arthur Rock | 2013-08-15 |
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Whiplash | Fletcher | 2013-01-18 |
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Contraband | Captain Camp | 2012-01-12 |
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The Words | Mr. Jansen | 2012-09-07 |
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Young Adult | Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) | 2011-11-11 |
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The Good Doctor | Detective Krauss | 2011-04-23 |
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The Music Never Stopped | Henry Sawyer | 2011-03-18 |
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Blackstone | Detective Burke | 2011-05-28 |
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Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United | White Knight (voice) | 2011-11-25 |
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Crazy on the Outside | Ed | 2010-01-08 |
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True Grit | J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) | 2010-12-22 |
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Gruff K-9 (voice) | 2010-07-29 |
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4192: The Crowning of the Hit King | Narrator (voice) | 2010-10-22 |
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An Invisible Sign | Mr. Jones | 2010-10-06 |
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Megamind | Warden (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
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A Beginner's Guide to Endings | Uncle Pal | 2010-09-17 |
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Aliens in the Attic | Skip (voice) | 2009-07-30 |
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The Vicious Kind | Donald Sinclaire | 2009-12-11 |
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Extract | Brian | 2009-09-03 |
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Red Sands | Lt. Col. Arson | 2009-02-24 |
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The Way of War | Sergeant Mitchell | 2009-04-20 |
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Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe | Self | 2009-12-22 |
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Jennifer's Body | Mr. Wroblewski | 2009-09-18 |
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New in Town | Stu Kopenhafer | 2009-01-30 |
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I Love You, Man | Oswald Klaven | 2009-03-20 |
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Up in the Air | Bob | 2009-12-04 |
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Post Grad | Roy Davies | 2009-08-21 |
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Burn After Reading | CIA Superior | 2008-09-05 |
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Walt Whitman | Narrator (voice) | 2008-04-14 |
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | James McLaughlin | 2007-05-27 |
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Postal | Candidate Welles | 2007-10-18 |
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Juno | Mac MacGuff | 2007-12-05 |
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The Astronaut Farmer | Jacobson | 2007-02-23 |
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Spider-Man 3 | J. Jonah Jameson | 2007-05-01 |
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Rendition | Lee Mayer | 2007-09-07 |
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First Snow | Vacaro | 2006-05-05 |
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Thank You for Smoking | BR | 2005-09-09 |
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Harsh Times | Agent Richards | 2005-09-11 |
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The Ladykillers | Garth Pancake | 2004-03-25 |
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Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls") | 2004-10-26 |
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Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing | Self | 2004-11-30 |
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Hidalgo | Buffalo Bill Cody | 2004-02-04 |
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Spider-Man 2 | J. Jonah Jameson | 2004-06-25 |
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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Ralph Earnhardt | 2004-12-11 |
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Off the Map | George | 2003-09-05 |
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Path to War | CIA Briefer | 2003-10-28 |
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Disposal | Older Hunter | 2003-01-01 |
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Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson | 2002-05-01 |
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The Mexican | Ted Slocum | 2001-03-01 |
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Starwater | 2001-01-01 | |
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Autumn in New York | Dr. Tom Grandy | 2000-08-11 |
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The Gift | Sheriff Pearl Johnson | 2000-12-22 |
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I Lost My M in Vegas | Yellow (voice) | 1999-09-20 |
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The Cider House Rules | Ray Kendall | 1999-12-17 |
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For Love of the Game | Frank Perry | 1999-09-17 |
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Hit and Runway | Ray Tilman | 1999-04-17 |
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Celebrity | Souvenir Hawker | 1998-09-25 |
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Crossing Fields | Guy | 1998-11-06 |
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Above Freezing | Hoyd | 1998-10-01 |
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Anastasia | Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) | 1997-11-20 |
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The Jackal | FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon | 1997-11-14 |
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Y llegó el amor | Mr. Shulman | 1997-01-18 |
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Face Down | Herb Aames | 1997-11-15 |
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Extreme Measures | Dr. Mingus | 1996-09-27 |
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The First Wives Club | Federal Marshall | 1996-09-20 |
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The Scout | Assistant Coach | 1994-09-30 |
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The Ref | Siskel | 1994-03-09 |
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Guys and Dolls: Off the Record | Himself / Benny Southstreet | 1992-12-07 |
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Popeye Doyle | Patrolman in Park | 1986-01-01 |
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Purgatory | Father Malone | |
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The Thing That Hurts | ||
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Behind the Zirkonians | Skip (voice) | |
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Monkey Quest | (voice) | |
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The Prince | ||
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Spaceman | ||
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109 Billion Followers | Reaper |
