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 Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery | Narrator | 2025-01-31 |
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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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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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Juror #2 | Harold | 2024-10-30 |
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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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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 2023-05-31 |
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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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Marmaduke | Zeus (voice) | 2022-04-28 |
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Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan | Narrator | 2022-11-13 |
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Hopper: An American Love Story | Edward Hopper (voice) | 2022-10-11 |
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Prophets of Change | Narrator | 2022-10-12 |
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Glorious | Ghat (voice) | 2022-07-21 |
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Captain Putty (voice) | 2022-05-20 |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Ivo Shandor | 2021-11-18 |
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Being the Ricardos | William Frawley | 2021-12-10 |
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Zack Snyder's Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | 2021-03-18 |
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The Tomorrow War | James Forester | 2021-09-03 |
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Rushing or Dragging | Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) | 2021-03-20 |
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage | J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) | 2021-09-30 |
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Seal Team | Claggart (voice) | 2021-10-28 |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home | J. Jonah Jameson | 2021-12-15 |
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Ride the Eagle | Carl | 2021-07-30 |
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National Champions | Coach James Lazor | 2021-12-10 |
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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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Klaus | Klaus (voice) | 2019-11-08 |
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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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Drug$ | Narrator | 2018-12-15 |
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Detroit: Comeback City | Himself - Narrator | 2018-07-01 |
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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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The Bachelors | Bill Palet | 2017-10-20 |
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I'm Not Here | Steve | 2017-11-16 |
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Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | 2017-11-15 |
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Father Figures | Ronald Hunt | 2017-12-21 |
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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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Zootopia | Mayor Lionheart (voice) | 2016-02-11 |
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Rock Dog | Khampa (voice) | 2016-07-08 |
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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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La La Land | Bill | 2016-12-01 |
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Patriots Day | Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese | 2016-12-12 |
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The Accountant | Ray King | 2016-10-13 |
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The Meddler | Randall Zipper | 2016-04-05 |
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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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O.W.C.A. Files | Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice) | 2015-11-09 |
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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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Break Point | Jack | 2014-03-08 |
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Ava & Lala | General Tiger (voice) | 2014-10-01 |
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The Rewrite | Dr. Hal Lerner | 2014-06-15 |
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Barefoot | Dr. Bertleman | 2014-02-02 |
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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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Whiplash | Fletcher | 2013-01-18 |
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Labor Day | Mr. Jervis | 2013-12-27 |
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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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3 Geezers! | J. Kimball | 2013-05-22 |
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Jobs | Arthur Rock | 2013-08-15 |
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The Heeler | Roscoe | 2013-04-18 |
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The Words | Mr. Jansen | 2012-09-07 |
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Contraband | Captain Camp | 2012-01-12 |
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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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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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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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Megamind | Warden (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
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An Invisible Sign | Mr. Jones | 2010-10-06 |
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A Beginner's Guide to Endings | Uncle Pal | 2010-09-17 |
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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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New in Town | Stu Kopenhafer | 2009-01-30 |
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Aliens in the Attic | Skip (voice) | 2009-07-30 |
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Post Grad | Roy Davies | 2009-08-21 |
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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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Extract | Brian | 2009-09-03 |
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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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The Vicious Kind | Donald Sinclaire | 2009-12-11 |
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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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Juno | Mac MacGuff | 2007-12-05 |
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Rendition | Lee Mayer | 2007-09-07 |
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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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Spider-Man 3 | J. Jonah Jameson | 2007-05-01 |
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The Astronaut Farmer | Jacobson | 2007-02-23 |
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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: 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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Path to War | CIA Briefer | 2003-10-28 |
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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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Starwater | 2001-01-01 | |
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The Mexican | Ted Slocum | 2001-03-01 |
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The Gift | Sheriff Pearl Johnson | 2000-03-16 |
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Autumn in New York | Dr. Tom Grandy | 2000-08-11 |
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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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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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Above Freezing | Hoyd | 1998-10-01 |
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Celebrity | Souvenir Hawker | 1998-09-07 |
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Crossing Fields | Guy | 1998-11-06 |
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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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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 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 Prince | ||
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Behind the Zirkonians | Skip (voice) | |
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Batgirl | Commissioner Gordon | |
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Heart of the Beast | ||
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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 |
