Anthony Edwards
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Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He has appeared in various movies and television shows, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High
, Top Gun
, Zodiac
, Revenge of the Nerds
, Northern Exposure
and ER
.
, California
, the son of Erika Planck (née
Weber), an artist/landscape painter, and Peter Edwards, an architect
. He has two older sisters, Heidi and Ann-Marie, and two older brothers, Peter and Jeffrey. Edwards was encouraged by his parents to attend college before pursuing his interest in acting. He received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in England and studied theatre at University of Southern California
but by the age of nineteen was being offered enough acting work to enable him to leave college.
and Patty Duke Astin as his parents and Helen Hunt
as his sister. His first starring role was in the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds
as Gilbert Lowe, though he had a tiny part in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High
, credited as "stoner Bud". It was his role as LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw alongside Tom Cruise
in the 1986 film Top Gun
that brought his first widespread public acknowledgement. His character, who died in an aviation accident, was among the most prominent and popular in the film. He also appeared as a terminally ill patient in Hawks
(1988) alongside Timothy Dalton
, another role which brought him worldwide fame. He also starred in the 1990 movie Downtown
with Penelope Ann Miller
and Forest Whitaker
. In 1992 and 1993 he played Mike Monroe in ten episodes of Northern Exposure
.
His best known role to date is as Dr. Mark Greene on the long-running TV series ER
, where he resided from its premiere in 1994 to the end of the 8th season in 2002. The series also afforded Edwards his first opportunity to direct. Edwards' desire to pursue directing led to his request to be written out of the series and in a touching and emotional storyline, his character died of brain cancer. He reportedly earned $35,000,000 for three seasons on ER. His ER paycheck made him one of the highest paid television actors to date. Anthony Edwards and his former co-star George Clooney
were the ones who suggested doing an episode of ER live. The fourth season premiere, "Ambush" was performed live twice with an East Coast and West Coast version.
Although he never won a Primetime Emmy Award, Edwards was nominated four times for an Emmy For Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He won a Golden Globe Award For Best Performance by an Actor-In a TV Series after being nominated four times, and he has two Screen Actor's Guild Awards, plus others.
In 2007, Edwards appeared as SFPD inspector Bill Armstrong in David Fincher
's Zodiac
, about the Zodiac Killer
, the notorious serial killer
who terrorized San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 2008, Edwards returned to ER to reprise his role as Dr. Greene (in flashback scenes, where he treats the dying son of character Catherine Banfield
) for one episode during its 15th and final season.
In 2010, Edwards' appeared in the movie Motherhood
, which set a record for the biggest bomb in British cinema history garnering just £88 on 11 tickets on opening weekend. In the United States
Motherhood did not fare much better earning just $93,388 in three weeks of release.
since 1994 and they have one son, Bailey, and three daughters, Esme, Wallis and Poppy. He left ER so he could spend more time with his family. He currently resides in New York City.
Lobell, who worked as a makeup artist, is the founder of the Stila
cosmetics line. She founded the company in 1994 and sold it to Estee Lauder
in 1999.
He also serves as chairman for Shoe4Africa, a non-profit organization
that donates shoes to Kenyan athletes and aims to build the largest public children's hospital
in Africa. Edwards ran in the ING New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009 to raise funds for Shoe4Africa.
Since his teenage years, Edwards has been a close friend of picture book illustrator Steven Kellogg
. In 2011, Edwards' gift of $350,000 made it possible for Kellogg's complete life's work of more than 2700 illustrations to be donated to the Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books
.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name...
, Top Gun
Top Gun
Top Gun may refer to:* Top Gun is a 1986 film starring Tom Cruise.**Top Gun , soundtrack to the movie**Top Gun , a number of games based on the movie...
, Zodiac
Zodiac (film)
Zodiac is a 2007 American mystery-thriller film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith's non-fiction book of the same name. The Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros...
, Revenge of the Nerds
Revenge of the Nerds
Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 comedy film satirizing social life on a college campus. The film stars Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards, with Curtis Armstrong, Ted McGinley, Julia Montgomery, Brian Tochi, Larry B. Scott, John Goodman, and Donald Gibb...
, Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...
and ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
.
Early life
Edwards was born in Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, the son of Erika Planck (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Weber), an artist/landscape painter, and Peter Edwards, an architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. He has two older sisters, Heidi and Ann-Marie, and two older brothers, Peter and Jeffrey. Edwards was encouraged by his parents to attend college before pursuing his interest in acting. He received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in England and studied theatre at University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
but by the age of nineteen was being offered enough acting work to enable him to leave college.
Career
Edwards' early work includes a co-starring role in the TV series It Takes Two with Richard CrennaRichard Crenna
Richard Donald Crenna was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid...
and Patty Duke Astin as his parents and Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years, before being cast in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets...
as his sister. His first starring role was in the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds
Revenge of the Nerds
Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 comedy film satirizing social life on a college campus. The film stars Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards, with Curtis Armstrong, Ted McGinley, Julia Montgomery, Brian Tochi, Larry B. Scott, John Goodman, and Donald Gibb...
as Gilbert Lowe, though he had a tiny part in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name...
, credited as "stoner Bud". It was his role as LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw alongside Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
in the 1986 film Top Gun
Top Gun
Top Gun may refer to:* Top Gun is a 1986 film starring Tom Cruise.**Top Gun , soundtrack to the movie**Top Gun , a number of games based on the movie...
that brought his first widespread public acknowledgement. His character, who died in an aviation accident, was among the most prominent and popular in the film. He also appeared as a terminally ill patient in Hawks
Hawks (film)
Hawks is a 1988 British comedy film about two terminally ill patients: an English lawyer named Bancroft and a young American football player , who decide to sneak out of their hospital rooms and live life to its fullest for whatever time they have left. Their goal: to reach a famous brothel in...
(1988) alongside Timothy Dalton
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Peter Dalton ) is a Welsh actor of film and television. He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill , as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett , an original sequel to Gone with the Wind...
, another role which brought him worldwide fame. He also starred in the 1990 movie Downtown
Downtown (film)
Downtown is a 1990 American police action comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin. This would be the second pairing of Anthony Edwards and Forest Whitaker both of whom played roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. -Plot:...
with Penelope Ann Miller
Penelope Ann Miller
Penelope Ann Miller , sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress...
and Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television...
. In 1992 and 1993 he played Mike Monroe in ten episodes of Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...
.
His best known role to date is as Dr. Mark Greene on the long-running TV series ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, where he resided from its premiere in 1994 to the end of the 8th season in 2002. The series also afforded Edwards his first opportunity to direct. Edwards' desire to pursue directing led to his request to be written out of the series and in a touching and emotional storyline, his character died of brain cancer. He reportedly earned $35,000,000 for three seasons on ER. His ER paycheck made him one of the highest paid television actors to date. Anthony Edwards and his former co-star George Clooney
George Clooney
George Timothy Clooney is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. For his work as an actor, he has received two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award...
were the ones who suggested doing an episode of ER live. The fourth season premiere, "Ambush" was performed live twice with an East Coast and West Coast version.
Although he never won a Primetime Emmy Award, Edwards was nominated four times for an Emmy For Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He won a Golden Globe Award For Best Performance by an Actor-In a TV Series after being nominated four times, and he has two Screen Actor's Guild Awards, plus others.
In 2007, Edwards appeared as SFPD inspector Bill Armstrong in David Fincher
David Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film and music video director. Known for his dark and stylish thrillers, such as Seven , The Game , Fight Club , Panic Room , and Zodiac , Fincher received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for his 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and...
's Zodiac
Zodiac (film)
Zodiac is a 2007 American mystery-thriller film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith's non-fiction book of the same name. The Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros...
, about the Zodiac Killer
Zodiac Killer
The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The killer's identity remains unknown. The Zodiac murdered victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. Four men and three women...
, the notorious serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
who terrorized San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 2008, Edwards returned to ER to reprise his role as Dr. Greene (in flashback scenes, where he treats the dying son of character Catherine Banfield
Catherine Banfield
Catherine "Cate" Banfield is a fictional character in the American medical drama ER, portrayed by Angela Bassett. She is an attending physician with a mysterious past with County General...
) for one episode during its 15th and final season.
In 2010, Edwards' appeared in the movie Motherhood
Motherhood (film)
Motherhood is a 2009 independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann and starring Uma Thurman.-Plot:In New York's West Village, a mother's dilemmas of marriage, work, and self are shown in the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day.-Cast:* Uma Thurman as Eliza Welsh,...
, which set a record for the biggest bomb in British cinema history garnering just £88 on 11 tickets on opening weekend. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Motherhood did not fare much better earning just $93,388 in three weeks of release.
Personal life
Edwards has been married to Jeanine LobellJeanine Lobell
Jeanine Nichole Lobell is an American make-up artist and businesswoman. She is the creator of Stila Cosmetics.Lobell is married to actor Anthony Edwards.Lobell is featured on the beauty blog .-External links:...
since 1994 and they have one son, Bailey, and three daughters, Esme, Wallis and Poppy. He left ER so he could spend more time with his family. He currently resides in New York City.
Lobell, who worked as a makeup artist, is the founder of the Stila
Stila
- History :Stila Cosmetics was founded in 1994 by celebrity makeup artist Jeanine Lobell. The name Stila was derived from the Italian word "stilare," which can mean "to pen"...
cosmetics line. She founded the company in 1994 and sold it to Estee Lauder
Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder may refer to:* Estée Lauder * Estée Lauder Companies...
in 1999.
He also serves as chairman for Shoe4Africa, a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that donates shoes to Kenyan athletes and aims to build the largest public children's hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Africa. Edwards ran in the ING New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009 to raise funds for Shoe4Africa.
Since his teenage years, Edwards has been a close friend of picture book illustrator Steven Kellogg
Steven Kellogg
Steven Kellogg is an author and illustrator who has contributed over 90 books for children. He is best known for writing books about animals, for which he credits his grandmother ....
. In 2011, Edwards' gift of $350,000 made it possible for Kellogg's complete life's work of more than 2700 illustrations to be donated to the Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books
Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books
The Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio, USA. The museum is devoted to illustrations from children's picture books.-History:...
.
Honors and tributes
- Edwards received four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series;
- He earned a People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice AwardsThe People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. The People's Choice Awards air on CBS and are produced by Procter & Gamble and Survivor magnate Mark Burnett...
for Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series (1995); - He has won six Screen Actors Guild AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsA Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...
for: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (1996 and 1998), and Best Ensemble Cast (1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999); - He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Drama (1998);
- Edwards also won a Daytime Emmy for the production of the underground rock documentary "N.Y.H.C." (1999) and the telepic adaptation of the coming of age novel "My Louisiana Sky" (2001);
- He also earned the Carnegie Medal AwardCarnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's VideoThe Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video was named in honor of nineteenth-century American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It honors the producer of the most outstanding video production for children...
for: My Louisiana Sky (2003).
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Big Zapper | Kono's Boy | |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High Fast Times at Ridgemont High Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name... |
Stoner Bud | |
| 1983 | Heart Like a Wheel Heart Like a Wheel (film) Heart Like a Wheel is a 1983 biographical film based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney. It stars Bonnie Bedelia and Beau Bridges.... |
John Muldowney (age 15-23) | |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds Revenge of the Nerds Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 comedy film satirizing social life on a college campus. The film stars Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards, with Curtis Armstrong, Ted McGinley, Julia Montgomery, Brian Tochi, Larry B. Scott, John Goodman, and Donald Gibb... |
Gilbert Lowe | |
| 1985 | Gotcha! Gotcha! (1985 film) Gotcha! is a 1985 action film, starring Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino. The movie is directed by Jeff Kanew, who also directed Anthony Edwards in Revenge of the Nerds in 1984.... |
Jonathan | |
| 1985 | Lance | ||
| 1986 | Top Gun Top Gun Top Gun may refer to:* Top Gun is a 1986 film starring Tom Cruise.**Top Gun , soundtrack to the movie**Top Gun , a number of games based on the movie... |
Lt. (j.g.) Nick "Goose" Bradshaw | |
| 1987 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise is the 1987 sequel to the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds. Its cast featured most of the main actors from the earlier film, including Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Timothy Busfield, Donald Gibb, and Andrew Cassese.... |
Gilbert Lowe | |
| 1987 | Summer Heat Summer Heat Summer Heat is a film directed by Michie Gleason, with a screenplay by Michie Gleason based on the novel Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail by Louise Shivers.-Cast:*Lori Singer as Roxy*Anthony Edwards as Aaron*Bruce Abbott as Jack Ruffin... |
Aaron | |
| 1988 | Hawks Hawks (film) Hawks is a 1988 British comedy film about two terminally ill patients: an English lawyer named Bancroft and a young American football player , who decide to sneak out of their hospital rooms and live life to its fullest for whatever time they have left. Their goal: to reach a famous brothel in... |
Deckermensky, 'Decker' | |
| 1988 | Miracle Mile Miracle Mile (film) Miracle Mile is a 1988 apocalyptic thriller cult film written and directed by Steve De Jarnatt, and starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham that takes place mostly in real time. It is named after the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles, where most of the action takes place. The movie was... |
Harry Washello | |
| 1988 | Mr. North Mr. North Mr. North is a 1988 American comedy-drama film starring Anthony Edwards, based on the 1973 novel Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder.Directed by Danny Huston, the film became a family project; produced by John Huston, it also stars Anjelica Huston, Danny's future wife Virginia Madsen, and Allegra... |
Theophilus North | |
| 1989 | How I Got Into College How I Got Into College How I Got Into College is a 1989 romantic comedy film directed by Savage Steve Holland.-Plot:The story follows a girl named Jessica and her attempt to get into Ramsey College, a fictional college in Pennsylvania, and Marlon, a boy who tries to get into Ramsey to pursue Jessica, whom he is in love... |
Kip Hammett | |
| 1990 | Downtown Downtown (film) Downtown is a 1990 American police action comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin. This would be the second pairing of Anthony Edwards and Forest Whitaker both of whom played roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. -Plot:... |
Alex Kearney | |
| 1992 | Pet Sematary Two | Chase Matthews | |
| 1992 | Delta Heat Delta Heat Delta Heat is a 1992 film directed by Michael Fischa and written by Sam A. Scribner. The buddy police film was shot in New Orleans, Louisiana.... |
Mike Bishop | |
| 1992 | Landslide | Bob Boyd | |
| 1993 | Sexual Healing | David | Nominated — CableACE Award CableACE Award The CableACE Award was an award that was given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming... for Actor in a Movie or Miniseries |
| 1994 | Clint Von Hooser | ||
| 1994 | Charlie's Ghost Story | Dave | |
| 1998 | Good Night, Gorilla | Zookeeper | Voice |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart Playing by Heart Playing by Heart is a 1998 comedy-drama film, which tells the story of several seemingly unconnected characters.-Plot:Among the characters are a mature couple about to renew their vows ; a woman who accepts a date offer from a stranger ; a gay man dying of AIDS and his mother who has... |
Roger | |
| 1999 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Tony Dorfman | |
| 2000 | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2001 | Jackpot | Tracy | |
| 2003 | Northfork Northfork Northfork is a 2003 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2003 and later received a limited release in the United States on July 11, 2003. The film stars James Woods, Nick Nolte, Daryl Hannah, Anthony... |
Happy | |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds Thunderbirds (film) Thunderbirds is a 2004 science-fiction adventure film loosely based upon the television series of the same name of the 1960s, directed by Jonathan Frakes.... |
Brains | |
| 2004 | Jim Paretta | ||
| 2007 | Zodiac Zodiac (film) Zodiac is a 2007 American mystery-thriller film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith's non-fiction book of the same name. The Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros... |
Inspector William Armstrong | |
| 2009 | Motherhood Motherhood (film) Motherhood is a 2009 independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann and starring Uma Thurman.-Plot:In New York's West Village, a mother's dilemmas of marriage, work, and self are shown in the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day.-Cast:* Uma Thurman as Eliza Welsh,... |
Avery Welsh | |
| 2010 | Flipped Flipped (film) Flipped is a 2010 romantic comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner. It is an adaptation of the novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. It had a limited release in the US on August 6, 2010. The film had a wide release on August 27, 2010.... |
Steven Loski | |
| 2012 | Big Sur Big Sur (film) Big Sur is an upcoming film, based on the autobiographical novel Big Sur by Beat Generation poet and novelist Jack Kerouac. The director is independent filmmaker Michael Polish... |
Lawrence Ferlinghetti Lawrence Ferlinghetti Lawrence Ferlinghetti is an American poet, painter, liberal activist, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers... |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Tommy Lee Swanson | ||
| 1981 | Walking Tall | Robbie | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Police Squad! | Dental Patient | 1 episode - uncredited |
| 1982–83 | It Takes Two | Andy Quinn | 22 episodes |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A. High School U.S.A. "High School U.S.A." is also the title of the biggest pop hit by Tommy Facenda.High School U.S.A. is a 1983 television movie directed by Rodney Amateau. The film originally aired on NBC on October 16, 1983 and features an ensemble cast including Michael J. Fox, Anthony Edwards, and Crispin... |
Beau Middleton | |
| 1983 | For Love and Honor | Michelson | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Call to Glory Call to Glory Call to Glory was an American television series that aired 23 episodes during the 1984-1985 TV season on the ABC-TV network. Starring Craig T. Nelson as a USAF pilot, Colonel Raynor Sarnac. In the course of its production run, it drifted away from its original reasonably authentic setting and... |
Billy | |
| 1985 | Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story | Bill Johnson | |
| 1990 | Billy Ray Smith | ||
| 1990 | Hometown Boy Makes Good | Boyd Geary | |
| 1991 | Josh | 1 episode | |
| 1992–93 | Northern Exposure Northern Exposure Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a... |
Mike Monroe | 10 episodes |
| 1996 | In Cold Blood | Dick Hickock | |
| 2001 | Cursed | Ricky | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars... |
Tom | 1 episode |
| 1994–2002, 2008 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Dr. Mark Greene | 181 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1998) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (1996, 1998) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Drama Series (1995–98) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1996–99) TV Land Award - Icon Award (2009) Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1996–97, 1999) Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1997) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (1997, 1999, 2001) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1995, 2000–01) Nominated — TV Guide Award for Actor of the Year in a Drama Series (2001) |
Producer
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Executive producer Executive producer An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production... |
|
| 1999 | Border Line | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1999 | N.Y.H.C. N.Y.H.C. (film) N.Y.H.C. is a documentary film directed by Frank Pavich about the mid-90s New York hardcore scene.The documentary was acquired for distribution by HALO 8 Entertainment in December 2007. On March 25, 2008, Halo-8 released a two disc Special Edition for the documentary's first time on DVD... |
Executive producer | |
| 2001 | My Louisiana Sky | Executive producer | Television film Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video was named in honor of nineteenth-century American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It honors the producer of the most outstanding video production for children... (2002) Daytime Emmy Award Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming... for Outstanding Children's Special (2002) |
| 2003 | Die, Mommie, Die! Die, Mommie, Die! Die, Mommie, Die! is a 1999 drag queen film written by Charles Busch, who also plays the lead role. Partly spoof and partly homage, it draws heavily on the tropes and themes of American "Grande Dame Guignol" movies from the 1950s and 1960s that featured strong, sometimes dominating female leads,... |
Producer | |
| 2010 | Temple Grandin Temple Grandin (film) Temple Grandin is a 2010 biopic directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, a woman with autism who revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses.-Plot synopsis:... |
Executive producer | Television film |