Joseph Bottoms
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Joseph Bottoms is an American actor who won the 1975 Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actor
for his role in The Dove
. He is also perhaps best known for his roles in the television mini-series Holocaust and Disney's The Black Hole
.
, Sam Bottoms
, and Ben Bottoms
Bottoms made his screen debut in the ABC
television movie Trouble Comes to Town. A year later he played the role of Robin Lee Graham
, in The Dove
, a real-life story about a teenager sailor's voyage around the world. Bottoms won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, joining a host of other actors that have won the award such as Richard Burton
, Robert Redford
, Dustin Hoffman
, Jon Voight
and later Ben Kingsley
.
In the 1978 mini-series Holocaust, he starred as Rudi Weiss, a German Jew that joins the Jewish partisans
. The series was well-received, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries
. A year later he starred in Black Hole
, a science fiction film
that grossed over $35 million dollars at the US box office. In 1981, he made his Broadway
debut in Fifth of July
.
In 1984 he starred alongside Kirstie Alley
in Blind Date
. Between 1985-1987, he was a series regular on the soap opera
, Santa Barbara
. In 1990 he began a guest arc on the Canadian television series, Street Legal
. In 1991 he played the second Cal Winters in the soap opera, Days of Our Lives
. In 1998 he was cast as as a series regular in The Net
.
His latest screen appearance was in 1999 in the TV series, V.I.P.
. Since then he has been running the Bottoms Art Galleries, an art gallery in Santa Barbara
that also includes his father's sculptures.
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor
The Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor originated in 1948. Between 1954 and 1965, multiple winners were announced. The category was discontinued following the 1983 ceremonies.-Winners:*1948: Richard Widmark*1950: Richard Todd, Gene Nelson...
for his role in The Dove
The Dove (1974 film)
The Dove is a 1974 American biographical film directed by Charles Jarrott. The picture was produced by Gregory Peck, the third and last feature film he would produce....
. He is also perhaps best known for his roles in the television mini-series Holocaust and Disney's The Black Hole
The Black Hole
The Black Hole is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson for Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins, and Ernest Borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by Roddy...
.
Background
Bottoms is the second son of sculptor James " Bud" Bottoms and Betty (née Chapman). He is the brother of actors Timothy BottomsTimothy Bottoms
-Early life:Bottoms was born in Santa Barbara, California, the eldest son of Betty and James "Bud" Bottoms, who is a sculptor and art teacher. He is the brother of actors Joseph Bottoms , Sam Bottoms and Ben Bottoms . In 1967, Bottoms toured Europe as part of the Santa Barbara Madrigal...
, Sam Bottoms
Sam Bottoms
Samuel John "Sam" Bottoms was an American actor and producer.-Personal life:Bottoms was born in Santa Barbara, California, the third son of James "Bud" Bottoms and Betty , both of whom survive him...
, and Ben Bottoms
Bottoms made his screen debut in the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television movie Trouble Comes to Town. A year later he played the role of Robin Lee Graham
Robin Lee Graham
Robin Lee Graham is an American sailor. He set out to sail around the world alone as a teenager in the summer of 1965. National Geographic Magazine carried the story, and he co-wrote a book, title Dove, detailing his journey....
, in The Dove
The Dove (1974 film)
The Dove is a 1974 American biographical film directed by Charles Jarrott. The picture was produced by Gregory Peck, the third and last feature film he would produce....
, a real-life story about a teenager sailor's voyage around the world. Bottoms won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, joining a host of other actors that have won the award such as Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Richard Burton, CBE was a Welsh actor. He was nominated seven times for an Academy Award, six of which were for Best Actor in a Leading Role , and was a recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony Awards for Best Actor. Although never trained as an actor, Burton was, at one time, the highest-paid...
, Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
, Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....
, Jon Voight
Jon Voight
Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight is an American actor. He has received an Academy Award, out of four nominations, and three Golden Globe Awards, out of nine nominations. Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie....
and later Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE is a British actor. He has won an Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards in his career. He is known for starring as Mohandas Gandhi in the film Gandhi in 1982, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor...
.
In the 1978 mini-series Holocaust, he starred as Rudi Weiss, a German Jew that joins the Jewish partisans
Jewish partisans
Jewish partisans were fighters in irregular military groups participating in the Jewish resistance movement against Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II....
. The series was well-received, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries represents excellence in the category of miniseries that are considered either six hours or more, or more than two parts....
. A year later he starred in Black Hole
Black hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime from which nothing, not even light, can escape. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will deform spacetime to form a black hole. Around a black hole there is a mathematically defined surface called an event horizon that...
, a science fiction film
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
that grossed over $35 million dollars at the US box office. In 1981, he made his Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
debut in Fifth of July
Fifth of July
Fifth of July is a 1978 play by American playwright Lanford Wilson. Set in rural Missouri in 1977, it revolves around the Talley family and their friends, and focuses on the disillusionment with America in the wake of the Vietnam War...
.
In 1984 he starred alongside Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Louise Alley is an American actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which she played Rebecca Howe from 1987–1993, winning an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1991...
in Blind Date
Blind Date (1984 film)
Blind Date, also known as Deadly Seduction, is a 1984 independent thriller by B-film maker Nico Mastorakis. It stars Kirstie Alley and Joseph Bottoms...
. Between 1985-1987, he was a series regular on the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
. In 1990 he began a guest arc on the Canadian television series, Street Legal
Street Legal (TV series)
Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...
. In 1991 he played the second Cal Winters in the soap opera, Days of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. In 1998 he was cast as as a series regular in The Net
The Net (TV series)
The Net is a 1998 television drama series based on the 1995 film of the same name. The series starred Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett, the character Sandra Bullock played in the film...
.
His latest screen appearance was in 1999 in the TV series, V.I.P.
V.I.P. (TV series)
V.I.P. is an American action/comedy-drama series starring Pamela Anderson. Created by J. F...
. Since then he has been running the Bottoms Art Galleries, an art gallery in Santa Barbara
Santa 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...
that also includes his father's sculptures.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Trouble Comes to Town | Billy Keith | TV movie |
| 1973 | Winesburg, Ohio Winesburg, Ohio (novel) Winesburg, Ohio is a 1919 short story cycle by the American author Sherwood Anderson. The work is structured around the life of protagonist George Willard, from the time he was a child to his growing independence and ultimate abandonment of Winesburg as a young man... |
George Willard | TV movie |
| 1974 | Unwed Father | Peter | TV movie |
| 1974 | The Dove The Dove (1974 film) The Dove is a 1974 American biographical film directed by Charles Jarrott. The picture was produced by Gregory Peck, the third and last feature film he would produce.... |
Robin Lee Graham Robin Lee Graham Robin Lee Graham is an American sailor. He set out to sail around the world alone as a teenager in the summer of 1965. National Geographic Magazine carried the story, and he co-wrote a book, title Dove, detailing his journey.... |
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor |
| 1976 | Ace Up My Sleeve | Larry | |
| 1976 | Stalk the Wild Child | Cal, as a young man | TV movie |
| 1977 | High Rolling High Rolling High Rolling is an Australian buddy comedy directed by Igor Auzins and written by Forest Redlich. Golden Globe Award winners Joseph Bottoms and Judy Davis are among the cast. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Australian band, Sherbet... |
Texas | |
| 1978 | Family Family (TV series) Family is an American television drama series that aired on ABC from 1976 to 1980. Creative control of the show was split between executive producers Leonard Goldberg, Aaron Spelling and Mike Nichols... |
Seth Oliver | 1 episode; "A Friend of the Family's" |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Rudi Weiss | TV mini-series |
| 1978 | Return Engagement | Steward Anderman | TV movie |
| 1979 | Disneyland | Major Effects | 1 episode; "Major Effects" |
| 1979 | The Black Hole The Black Hole The Black Hole is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson for Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins, and Ernest Borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by Roddy... |
Lieutenant Charlie Pizer | |
| 1980 | Cloud Dancer Cloud Dancer Cloud Dancer is a 1980 adventure drama film directed by Barry Brown. It stars David Carradine, Jennifer O'Neill and Joseph Bottoms. The film follows a competition aerobatic pilot. It had its premiere in Milwaukee on 29 May, 1980.-Plot:... |
Tom Loomis | |
| 1981 | The Intruder Within | Scott | TV movie |
| 1981 | King of the Mountain King of The Mountain (film) King of the Mountain is a 1981 film starring Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Cox, Seymour Cassel and Dennis Hopper about a group that race their cars up and down Mulholland Drive for both money and prestige.... |
Buddy | |
| 1981 | Surfacing | Joe | |
| 1982 | Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family | George Osmond George Osmond George Virl Osmond was the patriarch of the Osmond family.George Virl Osmond was born in Etna, Wyoming, the son of Agnes Laverna and Rulon Osmond. Rulon died at age 24 on November 24, 1917 shortly after George was born... |
TV movie |
| 1983 | I married Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was an American gambler, investor, and law enforcement officer who served in several Western frontier towns. He was also at different times a farmer, teamster, bouncer, saloon-keeper, miner and boxing referee. However, he was never a drover or cowboy. He is most well known... |
The Driver | TV movie |
| 1983 | The Sins of Dorian Gray Adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray has inspired many cinematic, literary, and artistic adaptations. -Film:Listed in chronological order of release.*Dorian Grays Portræt *:Directed by Axel Strøm... |
Stuart Vane | |
| 1983 | Wishman | Dr. Alex MacGregor | TV movie |
| 1984 | Celebrity | Mack Crawford | TV mini-series |
| 1984 | Time Bomb | Daniel 'Dan' Picard | TV movie |
| 1984 | Blind Date Blind Date (1984 film) Blind Date, also known as Deadly Seduction, is a 1984 independent thriller by B-film maker Nico Mastorakis. It stars Kirstie Alley and Joseph Bottoms... |
Jonathan Ratcliff | |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,... |
Mickey Shannon | 1 episode; "Murder at the Oasis" |
| 1985 | Braker | Eddie Kelso | TV pilot |
| 1985–1987 | Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (TV series) Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California... |
Kirk Cranston | Series regular |
| 1987 | Shades of Love: Make Mine Chartreuse | Steve | TV movie |
| 1987 | Island Sons | Joe Faraday | TV movie |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse CBS Summer Playhouse CBS Summer Playhouse is an American anthology series that ran from June 12, 1987 to August 22, 1989 on CBS. It aired unsold television pilots during the summer season.-Overview:... |
Dr. Martin Wilde | 1 episode; "Doctors Wilde" |
| 1988 | Cop Killer | Lewis | TV movie |
| 1988 | Born to Race Born to Race Born to Race is a 1988 film directed by James Fargo. It stars Joseph Bottoms and Marla Heasley.-Cast:*Joseph Bottoms as Al Pagura*Marla Heasley as Andrea Lombardo*Robert Logan as Theo Jennings*George Kennedy as Vincent Duplain... |
Al Pagura | |
| 1988 | The Highwayman The Highwayman (TV series) The Highwayman is an action-adventure themed television series starring Sam J. Jones, set in "the near future." It was created by Glen A. Larson and Douglas Heyes. The pilot aired in September 1987, and was followed by a short-lived series of nine episodes, with significant changes to the cast and... |
Bonham | 1 episode; "Till Death Duel us Apart" |
| 1988 | Open House | Dr. David Kelley | |
| 1990 | CBS Schoolbreak Special CBS Schoolbreak Special CBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series originally premiered under the title CBS Afternoon Playhouse, and was later changed during the 1984 - 85 season... |
Jack Kingston | 1 episode; "Maggie's Secret" |
| 1990 | Flair | Matt Lee | TV mini-series |
| 1990–1991 | Street Legal Street Legal (TV series) Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian... |
Peter Garland | 5 episodes |
| 1991 | Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from... |
Edwin Clark | 1 episode; "May the Best Man Win" |
| 1991 | Inner Sanctum | Baxter Reed | |
| 1991 | Days of Our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
Carl Winters 2 | |
| 1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man Gunsmoke Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.... |
Tommy Graham | TV movie |
| 1992 | Liar's Edge | Dave Kirkpatrick | |
| 1992 | Treacherous Crossing | Kenneth Gates | |
| 1992 | The Young Riders The Young Riders The Young Riders is an American Western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War... |
1 episode; "The Road Not Taken" | |
| 1997 | Snide and Prejudice | Therapist Himmler | |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full... |
Tom Wilson | 2 episodes; "Last of a Breed: Part 1", "Last of a Breed: Part 2" |
| 1998 | Joseph's Gift Joseph's Gift Joseph's Gift is a 1998 feature film. It is a modern-day retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph, son of Jacob.-Plot:The Keller family are the owners of a successful garment business based in Los Angeles, California. The story mainly revolves around Jacob Keller's youngest son Joseph... |
Simon Keller | |
| 1998–1999 | The Net The Net (TV series) The Net is a 1998 television drama series based on the 1995 film of the same name. The series starred Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett, the character Sandra Bullock played in the film... |
Shawn Trelawney | Series regular |
| 1999 | Profiler Profiler (TV series) Profiler was an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia.... |
Bobby O'Hara | 1 episode; "Seduction" |
| 1999 | V.I.P. V.I.P. (TV series) V.I.P. is an American action/comedy-drama series starring Pamela Anderson. Created by J. F... |
1 episode; "Stop or Val's mom will shoot" | |
External links
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