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 | 2026-09-23 | |
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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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The Union | Tom Brennan | 2024-08-15 |
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Saturday Night | Milton Berle | 2024-09-27 |
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Red One | Nick | 2024-10-31 |
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Juror #2 | Harold | 2024-10-30 |
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You Can't Run Forever | Wade | 2024-05-17 |
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Rally Road Racers | Gnash (voice) | 2023-05-12 |
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 2023-05-31 |
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The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart | Ben (voice) | 2023-07-21 |
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One Day as a Lion | Walter Boggs | 2023-04-04 |
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Captain Putty (voice) | 2022-05-20 |
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Hopper: An American Love Story | Edward Hopper (voice) | 2022-10-11 |
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Glorious | Ghat (voice) | 2022-07-21 |
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Prophets of Change | Narrator | 2022-10-12 |
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Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan | Narrator | 2022-11-13 |
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Marmaduke | Zeus (voice) | 2022-04-28 |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Ivo Shandor | 2021-11-18 |
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The Tomorrow War | James Forester | 2021-09-03 |
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National Champions | Coach James Lazor | 2021-12-10 |
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Ride the Eagle | Carl | 2021-07-30 |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home | J. Jonah Jameson | 2021-12-15 |
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage | J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) | 2021-09-30 |
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Rushing or Dragging | Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) | 2021-03-20 |
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Zack Snyder's Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | 2021-03-18 |
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Being the Ricardos | William Frawley | 2021-12-10 |
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Seal Team | Claggart (voice) | 2021-10-28 |
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Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens | Orville | 2020-12-01 |
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Palm Springs | Roy | 2020-07-10 |
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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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21 Bridges | Captain Matt McKenna | 2019-10-24 |
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Spider-Man: Far From Home | J. Jonah Jameson | 2019-06-28 |
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3 Days with Dad | Joey | 2019-09-13 |
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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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Detroit: Comeback City | Himself - Narrator | 2018-07-01 |
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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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The Bachelors | Bill Palet | 2017-10-20 |
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Father Figures | Ronald Hunt | 2017-12-21 |
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Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | 2017-11-15 |
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Punching Henry | Jay Warren | 2017-02-24 |
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I'm Not Here | Steve | 2017-11-16 |
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The Black Ghiandola | Ralph Aceto | 2017-04-22 |
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Renegades | Levin | 2017-08-21 |
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The Snowman | Arve Støp | 2017-08-24 |
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All Nighter | Mr. Gallo | 2017-03-10 |
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Kung Fu Panda 3 | Kai (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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The Late Bloomer | James Newmans | 2016-10-07 |
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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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The Accountant | Ray King | 2016-10-13 |
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Zootopia | Mayor Lionheart (voice) | 2016-02-11 |
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Gravity Falls: Between the Pines | Ford Pines (Voice) | 2016-02-08 |
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Patriots Day | Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese | 2016-12-12 |
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La La Land | Bill | 2016-12-01 |
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Gravity Falls - Weirdmageddon | Grunkle Ford | 2015-02-15 |
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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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Ένας άλλος Κόσμος | Sebastian | 2015-12-17 |
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The Boxcar Children | Dr. Moore (voice) | 2014-08-05 |
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Break Point | Jack | 2014-03-08 |
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Murder of a Cat | Sheriff Frank Hoyle | 2014-04-24 |
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Men, Women & Children | Allison's Dad | 2014-10-17 |
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The Rewrite | Hal Lerner | 2014-06-15 |
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Whiplash | Fletcher | 2014-10-10 |
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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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The Magic Bracelet | The Shaman | 2013-05-18 |
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Labor Day | Mr. Jervis | 2013-12-27 |
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Whiplash | Fletcher | 2013-01-18 |
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Jobs | Arthur Rock | 2013-08-15 |
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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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Contraband | Captain Camp | 2012-01-12 |
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The Words | Mr. Jansen | 2012-09-07 |
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The Good Doctor | Detective Krauss | 2011-04-23 |
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Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United | White Knight (voice) | 2011-11-25 |
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Young Adult | Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) | 2011-11-11 |
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Blackstone | Detective Burke | 2011-05-28 |
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The Music Never Stopped | Henry Sawyer | 2011-03-18 |
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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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Crazy on the Outside | Ed | 2010-01-08 |
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4192: The Crowning of the Hit King | Narrator (voice) | 2010-10-22 |
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Gruff K-9 (voice) | 2010-07-29 |
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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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Red Sands | Lt. Col. Arson | 2009-02-24 |
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The Vicious Kind | Donald Sinclaire | 2009-12-11 |
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Up in the Air | Bob | 2009-12-04 |
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Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe | Self | 2009-12-22 |
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Extract | Brian | 2009-09-03 |
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Post Grad | Roy Davies | 2009-08-21 |
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The Way of War | Sergeant Mitchell | 2009-04-20 |
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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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Aliens in the Attic | Skip (voice) | 2009-07-30 |
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Walt Whitman | Narrator (voice) | 2008-04-14 |
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Burn After Reading | CIA Superior | 2008-09-05 |
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The Astronaut Farmer | Jacobson | 2007-02-23 |
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Juno | Mac MacGuff | 2007-12-05 |
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | James McLaughlin | 2007-05-27 |
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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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Postal | Candidate Welles | 2007-10-18 |
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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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Spider-Man 2 | J. Jonah Jameson | 2004-06-25 |
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Hidalgo | Buffalo Bill Cody | 2004-02-04 |
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The Ladykillers | Garth Pancake | 2004-03-25 |
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Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing | Self | 2004-11-30 |
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Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls") | 2004-10-26 |
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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Ralph Earnhardt | 2004-12-11 |
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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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Off the Map | George | 2003-09-05 |
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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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The Gift | Sheriff Pearl Johnson | 2000-12-22 |
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Autumn in New York | Dr. Tom Grandy | 2000-08-11 |
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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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Hit and Runway | Ray Tilman | 1999-04-17 |
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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 | 1998-09-25 |
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Y llegó el amor | Mr. Shulman | 1997-01-18 |
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Anastasia | Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) | 1997-11-20 |
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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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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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The Thing That Hurts | ||
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Purgatory | Father Malone | |
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The Prince | ||
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Behind the Zirkonians | Skip (voice) | |
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109 Billion Followers | Reaper | |
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Spaceman | ||
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Monkey Quest | (voice) |
