Lew Temple
Encyclopedia
Lew Temple is an American film
actor
, perhaps best known for his roles as Locus Fender in the action film, Domino
starring Keira Knightley
, and Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress
starring Keri Russell
.
, and raised in Texas
. He was the 1982 Baseball MVP at Rollins, and graduated from Rollins College in 1985.
and Houston Astros
. In 1986, he was the scout for the New York Mets
, and would later go on to serve as Assistant Director of Minor League Operations and Scouting for the Astros until 1993.
's horror film, The Devils Rejects as Adam Banjo, and played Locus Fender in the action film Domino
, starring Keira Knightley
.
In 2006, he portrayed Sheriff Winston in the prequel
to the remake
of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
. That same year, he also played a paramedic in the crime thriller Déjà Vu starring Denzel Washington
.
In 2007, he played Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress
starring Keri Russell
. That same year, he also appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami
as Billy Chadwick, a local loner in a grizzly bear murder case, and as Noel Kluggs in Rob Zombie
's slasher film, Halloween
.
In 2008, Temple played Marv in Trailer Park of Terror
, and Pete in the thriller/horror film House.
In 2010, he appeared in an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles as Mr. Loobertz. Also that year, he had a supporting role in the thriller Unstoppable
.
In 2011, he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds
, in which he played a former fisherman turned part-time deliveryman called Bill Thomas who kidnaps and attacks one of the minor characters Alison Sparks.
and a forty percent chance of survival. He stayed in the hospital for eight months, for chemotherapy treatment.
In 2009, Temple was involved in a charity event for breast cancer
called Bowling for Boobies.
Opened up a car dealership after shooting UNSTOPPABLE, where he only sold his signature Ford Pickups.
Little known fact, always travels with a police escort.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, perhaps best known for his roles as Locus Fender in the action film, Domino
Domino (film)
Domino is a 2005 American action film directed by Tony Scott and written by Richard Kelly. It is inspired by the story of Domino Harvey, the English daughter of stage and screen actor Laurence Harvey, who became a bounty hunter working in Los Angeles. The film stars Keira Knightley as Domino and...
starring Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham...
, and Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress
Waitress (film)
Waitress is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, who also appears in a supporting role. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and went into limited theatrical release in the US on May 2, 2007.-Plot:...
starring Keri Russell
Keri Russell
Keri Lynn Russell is an American actress and dancer. After appearing in a number of made-for-television films and series during the mid-1990s, she came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the series Felicity, which ran from 1998 to 2002, and for which she won a Golden Globe...
.
Early life
Temple was born in Kotzebue, AlaskaKotzebue, Alaska
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,082 people, 889 households, and 656 families residing in the city. The population density was 114.1 people per square mile . There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 37.3 per square mile...
, and raised in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. He was the 1982 Baseball MVP at Rollins, and graduated from Rollins College in 1985.
Baseball
Though he was too small for the big leagues, he continued with his love for baseball, shagging roles as a minor league bullpen catcher for the Seattle MarinersSeattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
and Houston Astros
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
. In 1986, he was the scout for the New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
, and would later go on to serve as Assistant Director of Minor League Operations and Scouting for the Astros until 1993.
Voice Acting
- Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (TV) as Kusui; Maxon
- Burn Up WBurn Up Wis an anime OVA directed by Hiroshi Negishi and released in 1996. It was soon followed by a series version called Burn Up Excess though it occasionally lacks continuity with the series. The OVA consists of four episodes, chronicling Team Warrior through more missions...
(OAV) as Asuhara - Dirty Pair FlashDirty Pair Flashis a humorous science fiction anime and manga franchise based on the light novel series by Haruka Takachiho.Although it is often said that these are younger versions of the original Lovely Angels Kei and Yuri, in truth this series is an alternate universe telling of Dirty Pair, set in the years...
(OAV) as Bastley; Control Tower Operator; Goat Abiko (1); Henchman A; Pilot; Trouble :Consultant (ep 4) - Dirty PairDirty Pairis a series of sci-fi comedy light novels written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko that was later adapted into anime and manga versions....
OAV as Chief; Darine; Gold Robot; President; Prisoner - Dragon HalfDragon Halfis a manga created by Ryūsuke Mita and serialized in Monthly Dragon Magazine from 1988 to 1994. It was adapted into a two episode anime OVA series in 1993...
(OAV) as Ticket Man - GasarakiGasarakiis a mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Ryousuke Takahashi, who also co-created the series along with Sunrise and was assisted by Goro Taniguchi. The screenplay was written by Toru Nozaki....
(TV) as Crew - Generator GawlGenerator Gawlis a 1998 12-part anime series. The story is set in 2007, when Professor Takuma Nekasa uncovers a gene code that will unlock the human body's greatest mystery and expose mankind to its greatest threat. As a result, Gawl, Koji, and Ryo—three young scientists from a future period—have traveled back...
(TV) as Art Professor; English Professor; Nerd Student - Golden BoyGolden BoyGolden Boy is a drama by Clifford Odets. The play was initially produced on Broadway by The Group Theatre in 1937. Odets' biggest hit was made into a 1939 film of the same name, starring William Holden in his breakthrough role, and also served as the basis for a 1964 musical.-Plot:It focuses on Joe...
(OAV) as Animator E - Ki*Me*Ra (OAV) as Guard
- Martian Successor NadesicoMartian Successor Nadesico, is a science fiction comedy anime TV series, and a later manga series created by Kia Asamiya. The manga, published in English by CPM Manga, is significantly different from the anime....
(TV); Akara; Mechanic (ep 6); Prince; Right (ep 5); Uribatake's Assistant (ep 3) - Master of MosquitonMaster Mosquiton '99Master of Mosquiton '99, based on Akahori Satoru and Hiroshi Negishi's popular OVA series, Master of Mosquiton, is a Japanese vampire animation about a girl named Hitomebore Inaho whose grandmother was in love with a vampire. Inaho appears to be a vampire expert and is obsessed with money. She...
(OAV) as Rasputin - Neon Genesis EvangelionNeon Genesis Evangelion, commonly referred to as Evangelion, is a commercially and critically successful Japanese anime series that began airing in October 1995. The series was highly influential, and launched the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It garnered several major animation awards...
(TV) (Director's Cut); SEELE - New Cutey Honey (OAV) as Moto-Mutant 2 (ep 1)
- Parasite DollsParasite Dollsis a three-part original video animation produced by the Anime International Company and IMAGICA Entertainment, and written by Chiaki J. Konaka and Kazuto Nakazawa.The series, set in the Bubblegum Crisis universe, focuses on a special "Branch" of the A.D...
(OAV) as Caine - SaiyukiSaiyukiis a manga series by Kazuya Minekura which was serialized in G-Fantasy from 1997 to 2002. The story is loosely based on the famous Chinese novel Journey to the West . In 1999 the Saiyuki OVA by Tokyo Kids was released. A year later it was adapted into an anime series by Studio Pierrot...
(TV) as Monk (ep 6) - Sin: The MovieSin: The MovieSin: The Movie is the anime adaptation released in 2000 by ADV Films, based on the game of the same name.- Release :This movie was released on VHS and DVD in 2000 in both Japan and USA. The special edition DVD was released in 2003 with more special features. In 2009, this film was re-released on...
as Cop 2; Dispatcher 3; Elyse's Dad - Slayers SpecialSlayers Special, also known as Slayers: Special, is a collection of three OVA episodes featuring Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent, which was directed by Hiroshi Watanabe and released in Japan in 1996.-The Scary Chimera Plan:...
(OAV); Bandit - Sorcerer HuntersSorcerer Huntersis a 13-volume manga series, written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Rei Omishi. Akahori and Omishi also published Sorcerer Hunters Special, a one-volume story set sometime after the series' conclusion....
(TV) as Millefeuille - Those Who Hunt ElvesThose Who Hunt Elvesis a manga series and an anime television series by Yu Yagami, released in North America on VHS and DVD by ADV Films. The plot revolves around three travellers, the eponymous "Elf Hunters", and the elven sorceress Mistress Celcia.-Plot:...
(TV) as Bishop Beenal; Drunk; Emmaeus
Acting
In 2005, Temple appeared in Rob ZombieRob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
's horror film, The Devils Rejects as Adam Banjo, and played Locus Fender in the action film Domino
Domino (film)
Domino is a 2005 American action film directed by Tony Scott and written by Richard Kelly. It is inspired by the story of Domino Harvey, the English daughter of stage and screen actor Laurence Harvey, who became a bounty hunter working in Los Angeles. The film stars Keira Knightley as Domino and...
, starring Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham...
.
In 2006, he portrayed Sheriff Winston in the prequel
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, a 2006 American slasher film, functions as a prequel to the 2003 remake of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper , the film went into release in North America on October 6,...
to the remake
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 remake of the 1974 horror film of the same name. The 2003 film was directed by Marcus Nispel and produced by Michael Bay...
of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
. That same year, he also played a paramedic in the crime thriller Déjà Vu starring Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr...
.
In 2007, he played Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress
Waitress (film)
Waitress is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, who also appears in a supporting role. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and went into limited theatrical release in the US on May 2, 2007.-Plot:...
starring Keri Russell
Keri Russell
Keri Lynn Russell is an American actress and dancer. After appearing in a number of made-for-television films and series during the mid-1990s, she came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the series Felicity, which ran from 1998 to 2002, and for which she won a Golden Globe...
. That same year, he also appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
as Billy Chadwick, a local loner in a grizzly bear murder case, and as Noel Kluggs in Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
's slasher film, Halloween
Halloween (2007 film)
Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name, the first in the rebooted Halloween film series and the ninth Halloween film in total. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael...
.
In 2008, Temple played Marv in Trailer Park of Terror
Trailer Park of Terror
Trailer Park of Terror is a 2008 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Steven Goldmann and written by Timothy Dolan.-Plot:Based on the Imperium Comics series of the same name, Trailer Park of Terror follows six troubled high schoolers and their leader, the optimistic youth ministries...
, and Pete in the thriller/horror film House.
In 2010, he appeared in an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles as Mr. Loobertz. Also that year, he had a supporting role in the thriller Unstoppable
Unstoppable (2010 film)
Unstoppable is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback, and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. The film tells the story of a runaway freight train, and the two men who attempt to stop it.The film was released in the United States and Canada on...
.
In 2011, he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
, in which he played a former fisherman turned part-time deliveryman called Bill Thomas who kidnaps and attacks one of the minor characters Alison Sparks.
Personal life
In 2002, Temple was let go from a movie contract, because he dismissed symptoms of a serious illness. A near death experience landed him at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, where he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemiaLeukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
and a forty percent chance of survival. He stayed in the hospital for eight months, for chemotherapy treatment.
In 2009, Temple was involved in a charity event for breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
called Bowling for Boobies.
Opened up a car dealership after shooting UNSTOPPABLE, where he only sold his signature Ford Pickups.
Little known fact, always travels with a police escort.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Devils Rejects | Adam Banjo | |
| Domino Domino (film) Domino is a 2005 American action film directed by Tony Scott and written by Richard Kelly. It is inspired by the story of Domino Harvey, the English daughter of stage and screen actor Laurence Harvey, who became a bounty hunter working in Los Angeles. The film stars Keira Knightley as Domino and... |
Locus Fender | ||
| 2006 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, a 2006 American slasher film, functions as a prequel to the 2003 remake of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper , the film went into release in North America on October 6,... |
Sheriff Winston | |
| Déjà Vu | Paramedic | ||
| 2007 | Waitress Waitress (film) Waitress is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, who also appears in a supporting role. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and went into limited theatrical release in the US on May 2, 2007.-Plot:... |
Cal, Diner Manager | |
| CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Billy Chadwick | "A Grizzly Murder" (Season 5, Episode 17) | |
| Halloween Halloween (2007 film) Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name, the first in the rebooted Halloween film series and the ninth Halloween film in total. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael... |
Noel Kluggs | ||
| 2008 | Trailer Park of Terror Trailer Park of Terror Trailer Park of Terror is a 2008 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Steven Goldmann and written by Timothy Dolan.-Plot:Based on the Imperium Comics series of the same name, Trailer Park of Terror follows six troubled high schoolers and their leader, the optimistic youth ministries... |
Marv | |
| No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker | Hitchiker | ||
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Mr. Loobertz | "Full Throttle" (Season 1, Episode 17) |
| Unstoppable Unstoppable (2010 film) Unstoppable is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback, and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. The film tells the story of a runaway freight train, and the two men who attempt to stop it.The film was released in the United States and Canada on... |
Ned Oldham | ||