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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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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Red One | Nick | 2024-10-31 |
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Saturday Night | Milton Berle | 2024-09-27 |
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The Union | Tom Brennan | 2024-08-15 |
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You Can't Run Forever | Wade | 2024-05-17 |
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Juror #2 | Harold | 2024-10-30 |
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 2023-05-31 |
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One Day as a Lion | Walter Boggs | 2023-04-04 |
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Rally Road Racers | Gnash (voice) | 2023-05-12 |
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The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart | Ben (voice) | 2023-07-21 |
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Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan | Narrator | 2022-11-13 |
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Prophets of Change | Narrator | 2022-10-12 |
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Captain Putty (voice) | 2022-05-20 |
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Glorious | Ghat (voice) | 2022-07-21 |
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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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Ride the Eagle | Carl | 2021-07-30 |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Ivo Shandor | 2021-11-18 |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home | J. Jonah Jameson | 2021-12-15 |
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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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Zack Snyder's Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | 2021-03-18 |
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage | J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) | 2021-09-30 |
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Being the Ricardos | William Frawley | 2021-12-10 |
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Rushing or Dragging | Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) | 2021-03-20 |
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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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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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Fanboy | J.K. / Frank Perry | 2019-03-22 |
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Klaus | Klaus (voice) | 2019-11-08 |
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Detroit: Comeback City | Himself - Narrator | 2018-07-01 |
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Drug$ | Narrator | 2018-12-15 |
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The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island | Dr. Moore (voice) | 2018-05-08 |
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The Front Runner | Bill Dixon | 2018-11-06 |
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A Boy Called Sailboat | Ernest | 2018-06-08 |
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Punching Henry | Jay Warren | 2017-02-24 |
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All Nighter | Mr. Gallo | 2017-03-10 |
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Renegades | Levin | 2017-08-21 |
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I'm Not Here | Steve | 2017-11-16 |
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Father Figures | Ronald Hunt | 2017-12-21 |
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The Bachelors | Bill Palet | 2017-10-20 |
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The Snowman | Arve Støp | 2017-08-24 |
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The Black Ghiandola | Ralph Aceto | 2017-04-22 |
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Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | 2017-11-15 |
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The Accountant | Ray King | 2016-10-13 |
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La La Land | Bill | 2016-12-01 |
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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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Zootopia | Mayor Lionheart (voice) | 2016-02-11 |
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Kung Fu Panda 3 | Kai (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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The Meddler | Randall Zipper | 2016-04-05 |
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Rock Dog | Khampa (voice) | 2016-07-08 |
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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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Break Point | Jack | 2014-03-08 |
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The Boxcar Children | Dr. Moore (voice) | 2014-08-05 |
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Men, Women & Children | Allison's Dad | 2014-10-17 |
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Barefoot | Dr. Bertleman | 2014-02-02 |
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Whiplash | Fletcher | 2014-10-10 |
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The Rewrite | Dr. Hal Lerner | 2014-06-15 |
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Ava & Lala | General Tiger (voice) | 2014-10-01 |
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Murder of a Cat | Sheriff Frank Hoyle | 2014-04-24 |
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Dark Skies | Edwin Pollard | 2013-02-21 |
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The Magic Bracelet | The Shaman | 2013-05-18 |
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Whiplash | Fletcher | 2013-01-18 |
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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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Jobs | Arthur Rock | 2013-08-15 |
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Labor Day | Mr. Jervis | 2013-12-27 |
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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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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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The Music Never Stopped | Henry Sawyer | 2011-03-18 |
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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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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Gruff K-9 (voice) | 2010-07-29 |
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An Invisible Sign | Mr. Jones | 2010-10-06 |
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4192: The Crowning of the Hit King | Narrator (voice) | 2010-10-22 |
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Crazy on the Outside | Ed | 2010-01-08 |
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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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True Grit | J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) | 2010-12-22 |
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Aliens in the Attic | Skip (voice) | 2009-07-30 |
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Red Sands | Lt. Col. Arson | 2009-02-24 |
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Post Grad | Roy Davies | 2009-08-21 |
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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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Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe | Self | 2009-12-22 |
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Up in the Air | Bob | 2009-12-04 |
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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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Jennifer's Body | Mr. Wroblewski | 2009-09-18 |
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The Way of War | Sergeant Mitchell | 2009-04-20 |
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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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The Astronaut Farmer | Jacobson | 2007-02-23 |
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Rendition | Lee Mayer | 2007-09-07 |
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Spider-Man 3 | J. Jonah Jameson | 2007-05-01 |
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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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First Snow | Vacaro | 2006-05-05 |
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Harsh Times | Agent Richards | 2005-09-11 |
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Thank You for Smoking | BR | 2005-09-09 |
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Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing | Self | 2004-11-30 |
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The Ladykillers | Garth Pancake | 2004-03-25 |
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Spider-Man 2 | J. Jonah Jameson | 2004-06-25 |
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Hidalgo | Buffalo Bill Cody | 2004-02-04 |
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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Ralph Earnhardt | 2004-12-11 |
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Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls") | 2004-10-26 |
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Disposal | Older Hunter | 2003-01-01 |
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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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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 | 2000-03-16 |
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Hit and Runway | Ray Tilman | 1999-04-17 |
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I Lost My M in Vegas | Yellow (voice) | 1999-09-20 |
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For Love of the Game | Frank Perry | 1999-09-17 |
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The Cider House Rules | Ray Kendall | 1999-12-17 |
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Above Freezing | Hoyd | 1998-10-01 |
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Crossing Fields | Guy | 1998-11-06 |
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Celebrity | Souvenir Hawker | 1998-09-07 |
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Face Down | Herb Aames | 1997-11-15 |
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The Jackal | FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon | 1997-11-14 |
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Anastasia | Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) | 1997-11-20 |
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Y llegó el amor | Mr. Shulman | 1997-01-18 |
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The First Wives Club | Federal Marshall | 1996-09-20 |
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Extreme Measures | Dr. Mingus | 1996-09-27 |
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The Ref | Siskel | 1994-03-09 |
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The Scout | Assistant Coach | 1994-09-30 |
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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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Heart of the Beast | ||
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Batgirl | Commissioner Gordon | |
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Behind the Zirkonians | Skip (voice) | |
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The Prince | ||
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Spaceman | ||
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Hypergalactic | (voice) | |
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109 Billion Followers | ||
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Reykjavik | George Shultz | |
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The Tomorrow War 2 | Slade |
