Tom Dahlgren
Encyclopedia
Tom Dahlgren is an American
actor. His professional acting career spans four decades, beginning in 1972. Tom has also worked as a stage actor with the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, Theatre West in Los Angeles, and many other Los Angeles area theatres.
"7th Heaven: Beginnings" - USA (rerun title Crazy (16 April 2001)
- Dr. Bennett Brown 7th Heaven
"The X-Files" (1 episode)
aka "The X Files" - USA (original title)
aka "X-File" - Japan (English title)
Theef (12 March 2000)
- Dr. Irving Thalbro The X Files
"Style & Substance" (1 episode)
Chelsea's First Date (12 August 1998)
- Minister Style & Substance
"Seinfeld" (1 episode)
The Puerto Rican Day (7 May 1998)
- Priest Seinfeld
"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (2 episodes )
Runaway Train (21 September 1996)
- General Wooten
A Matter of Conscience (11 October 1997)
- General Wooten Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
"Sisters" (1 episode)
The Price (30 March 1996)
- Dr. Harvey Childs Sisters
"ER" (1 episode)
9 1/2 Hours (10 November 1994)
- Actor E.R.
"L.A. Law" (1 episode)
Whistle Stop (12 May 1994)
- Actor LA Law
"The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (1 episode)
Crystal Hawks (12 November 1993)
- Sandstedt The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
"The Larry Sanders Show" (1 episode)
A Brush with the Elbow of Greatness (31 October 1992)
- Ben Smalley The Larry Sanders Show
"Equal Justice" (1 episode)
What Color Are My Eyes? (26 June 1991)
- Judge Brown Equal Justice
"The Golden Girls" (1 episode)
The One That Got Away (29 October 1988)
- Major Barker The Golden Girls
"Falcon Crest" (8 episodes ) Falcon Crest
Rescue Me (8 January 1988) - Grey Suit
Hornet's Nest (15 January 1988) - Grey Suit
A Madness Most Discreet (5 February 1988) - Grey Suit
Stormy Weather (12 February 1988) - Grey Suit
Legacies (19 February 1988) - Grey Suit
Telling Tales (22 April 1988) - Grey Suit
As Tears Go By (29 April 1988) - Grey Suit
Last Dance (6 May 1988) - Grey Suit
"Buck James" (1 episode)
And Keep Them from Harm (15 November 1987)
- Thatcher Buck James
"Dallas" (1 episode)
The Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1 May 1987)
- Actor Dallas
"Highway to Heaven" (1 episode)
Jonathan Smith Goes to Washington (3 December 1986)
- Mr. Burns Highway to Heaven
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King"' (1 episode)
Billy's Lost Weekend (7 November 1986)
- Randy Scarecrow and Mrs. King
"Misfits of Science" (1 episode)
Grand Elusion (10 January 1986)
- Connell Misfits of Science
"The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode)
No Badge for Benjy (1 November 1973)
- Actor Streets of San Francisco
"Human Target" (1 episode)
Cool Hand Chance
- Actor Human Target
- San Francisco
True West was first performed at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, where Sam Shepard
was the resident playwright. It had its world premiere there on July 10, 1980 [1]. It was originally directed by Robert Woodruff
and starred Peter Coyote
as Austin
, Jim Haynie as Lee, Tom Dahlgren as Saul Kimmer, and Carol McElheney as Mom. The production later moved to Joseph Papp
's The Public Theater in New York City
, where it starred Tommy Lee Jones
and Peter Boyle
.
Gnu Theatre - Los Angeles
At the Gnu Theatre, where the California-set "True West" director/set designer Jeff Seymour cast Tom Dahlgren to reprise his role as Saul Kimmer in the 1990 version at the Gnu Theatre. Gnu Theatre Review in LA TImes for "True West"
Theater West - Los Angeles
"Lifetimes 10: Writers Play With the Puzzle" weds humor, drama and a few effortless metaphysical touches to an experience that glides before you like apparitions in a half-dream. The theme is set immediately in the opener, Alan Eisen's "Passing Through," in which director Janet Davidson skillfully dramatizes an imaginative fantasy dealing with the fears and expectations of three embryos as they approach birth. A faintly disturbing God-like omniscience is coolly delivered by actor Tom Dahlgren as a piano player.
Betty Garrett, in four interludes called "7 Minutes of Life," including one as a baby, playfully swirls a choric motif. In "1932" by Terry Kingsley-Smith (producer Griggs directing sublime performances by Jeanne Bates and Tom Dahlgren) and Drew Katzman's "I'm Tired of Looking for Barrymore" (Aubuchon staging an uproarious Hollywood cemetery outing between Guy Raymond's carping father and Katzman's patronizing son), the production finds its sturdiest moorings. LA Times Review of Lifetimes
In June 2000 Former Miss America
Lee Meriwether
starred with Bridget ("Here Comes the Bride
") Hanley in the world premiere of Eugene Pack
's "Elinor Adjusting" at Theatre West
in L.A. The comedy ran for a four-week run at Theatre West where Hanley portrayed Elinor, a widow who finds herself without a home or a business after her husband dies. Meriwether appears in a supporting role as Elinor's chum, Millie. Others in the cast include Ellen Idelson
, Steve O'Connor, Tom Dahlgren and Susan Morganstern. Elinor-Adjusting-at-Theatre-West-June-10
United States
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actor. His professional acting career spans four decades, beginning in 1972. Tom has also worked as a stage actor with the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, Theatre West in Los Angeles, and many other Los Angeles area theatres.
Filmography
- The CandidateThe Candidate (1972 film)The Candidate is a 1972 American film starring Robert Redford. Its themes include how the political machine corrupts. There are many parallels between the then-recent 1970 California Senate election between John V. Tunney and George Murphy; however, Redford's character Bill McKay is a political...
(1972) - The Godfather Part IIThe Godfather Part IIThe Godfather Part II is a 1974 American gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. The film is both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather, chronicling the story of the Corleone family following the events of the first film while also depicting the...
(1974) - The Music School (1974) TV Movie
- SmileSmile (1975 film)Smile is a 1975 film directed by American director Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay by Jerry Belson, about a beauty pageant in Santa Rosa, California. It stars Bruce Dern and Barbara Feldon and introduced a number of young actresses who later went on to greater success and recognition, such as...
(1975) - The Yellow Wallpaper (1977)
- Invasion of the Body SnatchersInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 science fiction film based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. It is a remake of the 1956 film of the same name. It was directed by Philip Kaufman and starred Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams and Leonard Nimoy.A San Francisco health inspector and...
(1978) - Forever (1978) TV Movie
- The Black StallionThe Black Stallion (film)The Black Stallion is a 1979 American film based on the 1941 classic children's novel The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. It tells the story of Alec Ramsey, who is shipwrecked on a desert island, together with a wild Arabian stallion whom he befriends...
(1979) - Never Cry WolfNever Cry Wolf (film)Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 American drama film directed by Carroll Ballard. The film is an adaption of Farley Mowat's 1963 autobiography of the same name and stars Charles Martin Smith as a government biologist sent into the wilderness to study the caribou population, whose decline is believed to be...
(1983) - The Right Stuff (1983)
- The Deliberate StrangerThe Deliberate StrangerThe Deliberate Stranger is a book and television film about serial killer Ted Bundy.-Book:Bundy: The Deliberate Stranger was written by a Seattle Times reporter named Richard W. Larsen and published in 1980...
(1986) TV Movie - The Silence at Bethany (1988) TV Movie
- From Hollywood to Deadwood (1989)
- Going Under (1990)
- ImpulseImpulse (1990 film)Impulse is a 1990 thriller film about a female police officer who works undercover as a prostitute on the streets of Los Angeles. The film was directed by Sondra Locke, and stars Theresa Russell, Jeff Fahey, and George Dzundza....
(1990) - Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990)
- The China Lake MurdersThe China Lake MurdersThe China Lake Murders is a television movie starring Tom Skerritt. This 1990 film is about a small desert town that experiences a series of murders. The film was rated PG-13.-Synopsis:...
(1990) TV Movie - Shattered Dreams (1990) TV Movie
- Little Secrets (1991)
- LookwellLookwellLookwell was a television pilot written and produced by Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel. It starred Adam West as a washed-up TV action hero—who at the peak of his career was ceremonially deputized by local law enforcement—who falsely believes he can solve crimes in real life. His student, Jason,...
(1991) TV Movie - The Heroes of Desert StormThe Heroes of Desert StormThe Heroes of Desert Storm is a 1991 film that told the story of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm from the point of view of several participants.-Plot:...
(1991) TV Movie - The Distinguished GentlemanThe Distinguished GentlemanThe Distinguished Gentleman is a comedy starring Eddie Murphy. The film was directed by Jonathan Lynn. In addition to Murphy, the film stars Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, Victoria Rowell, Grant Shaud, Kevin McCarthy, Charles S...
(1992) - Rising SunRising Sun (film)Rising Sun is a [1993 film directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Sean Connery , Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa...
(1993) - Marked for Murder (1993) TV Movie
- Empty CradleEmpty CradleEmpty Cradle is a 1993 television film directed by Paul Schneider. The film is based on actual events, but the scenario has been fictionalized for entertainment purposes.- Plot :...
(1993) TV Movie - Rave Review (1994)
- Tuxedo (1995)
- The American President (1995)
- Sour GrapesSour Grapes (film)Sour Grapes is a 1998 American comedy film written and directed by Larry David.-Plot:Richie Maxwell is down to his last quarter at a slot machine in Atlantic City, so he asks cousin Evan for two more coins for one more spin — a spin that wins a $400,000 jackpot.The joy of victory is quickly...
(1998) - Starry Night (1999)
- What Planet Are You From?What Planet Are You From?What Planet Are You From? is a 2000 comedy film starring Garry Shandling and Annette Bening. It was directed by Mike Nichols.-Plot:A denizen of a faraway planet occupied only by highly evolved males is ordered to find a female human, impregnate her and bring the baby back to the planet...
(2000) - What Lies BeneathWhat Lies BeneathWhat Lies Beneath is a 2000 American supernatural horror-thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It stars veteran actors Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as a well-to-do couple who experience a strange haunting that uncovers secrets about their past....
(2000) - The Chameleon (2001)
- The Man Who Wasn't ThereThe Man Who Wasn't ThereThe Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Billy Bob Thornton stars in the title role. Also featured are James Gandolfini, Tony Shalhoub, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Alexi-Malle and Coen regulars Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, and Jon...
(2001) - Moonlight Mile (2002)
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm SchoolMarilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm SchoolMarilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School is a 2005 musical romance film produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films and directed by Randall Miller...
(2005)
Television work
"7th Heaven" (1 episode)"7th Heaven: Beginnings" - USA (rerun title Crazy (16 April 2001)
- Dr. Bennett Brown 7th Heaven
"The X-Files" (1 episode)
aka "The X Files" - USA (original title)
aka "X-File" - Japan (English title)
Theef (12 March 2000)
- Dr. Irving Thalbro The X Files
"Style & Substance" (1 episode)
Chelsea's First Date (12 August 1998)
- Minister Style & Substance
"Seinfeld" (1 episode)
The Puerto Rican Day (7 May 1998)
- Priest Seinfeld
"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (2 episodes )
Runaway Train (21 September 1996)
- General Wooten
A Matter of Conscience (11 October 1997)
- General Wooten Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
"Sisters" (1 episode)
The Price (30 March 1996)
- Dr. Harvey Childs Sisters
"ER" (1 episode)
9 1/2 Hours (10 November 1994)
- Actor E.R.
"L.A. Law" (1 episode)
Whistle Stop (12 May 1994)
- Actor LA Law
"The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (1 episode)
Crystal Hawks (12 November 1993)
- Sandstedt The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
"The Larry Sanders Show" (1 episode)
A Brush with the Elbow of Greatness (31 October 1992)
- Ben Smalley The Larry Sanders Show
"Equal Justice" (1 episode)
What Color Are My Eyes? (26 June 1991)
- Judge Brown Equal Justice
"The Golden Girls" (1 episode)
The One That Got Away (29 October 1988)
- Major Barker The Golden Girls
"Falcon Crest" (8 episodes ) Falcon Crest
Rescue Me (8 January 1988) - Grey Suit
Hornet's Nest (15 January 1988) - Grey Suit
A Madness Most Discreet (5 February 1988) - Grey Suit
Stormy Weather (12 February 1988) - Grey Suit
Legacies (19 February 1988) - Grey Suit
Telling Tales (22 April 1988) - Grey Suit
As Tears Go By (29 April 1988) - Grey Suit
Last Dance (6 May 1988) - Grey Suit
"Buck James" (1 episode)
And Keep Them from Harm (15 November 1987)
- Thatcher Buck James
"Dallas" (1 episode)
The Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1 May 1987)
- Actor Dallas
"Highway to Heaven" (1 episode)
Jonathan Smith Goes to Washington (3 December 1986)
- Mr. Burns Highway to Heaven
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King"' (1 episode)
Billy's Lost Weekend (7 November 1986)
- Randy Scarecrow and Mrs. King
"Misfits of Science" (1 episode)
Grand Elusion (10 January 1986)
- Connell Misfits of Science
"The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode)
No Badge for Benjy (1 November 1973)
- Actor Streets of San Francisco
"Human Target" (1 episode)
Cool Hand Chance
- Actor Human Target
Stage work
Magic TheatreMagic Theatre
The Magic Theatre is a theatre company founded in 1967, presently based at the historic Fort Mason Center on San Francisco's northern waterfront...
- San Francisco
True West was first performed at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, where Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
was the resident playwright. It had its world premiere there on July 10, 1980 [1]. It was originally directed by Robert Woodruff
Robert Woodruff
Robert Woodruff may refer to:* Robert Woodruff , theatre director* Robert E. Woodruff, president of Erie Railroad 1939–1949* Robert W...
and starred Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote is an American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audio books. His voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Apple's iPad campaign. He has also served as on-camera co-host of the 2000 Oscar...
as Austin
Austin
Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.Austin may also refer to:-In the United States:*Austin, Arkansas*Austin, Colorado*Austin, Chicago, Illinois*Austin, Indiana*Austin, Minnesota*Austin, Nevada*Austin, Oregon...
, Jim Haynie as Lee, Tom Dahlgren as Saul Kimmer, and Carol McElheney as Mom. The production later moved to Joseph Papp
Joseph Papp
Joseph Papp was an American theatrical producer and director. Papp established The Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in downtown New York . "The Public," as it is known, has many small theatres within it...
's The Public Theater in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where it starred Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and film director. He has received three Academy Award nominations, winning one as Best Supporting Actor for the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive....
and Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle
Peter Lawrence Boyle, Jr. was an American actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein ....
.
Gnu Theatre - Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
At the Gnu Theatre, where the California-set "True West" director/set designer Jeff Seymour cast Tom Dahlgren to reprise his role as Saul Kimmer in the 1990 version at the Gnu Theatre. Gnu Theatre Review in LA TImes for "True West"
Theater West - Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
"Lifetimes 10: Writers Play With the Puzzle" weds humor, drama and a few effortless metaphysical touches to an experience that glides before you like apparitions in a half-dream. The theme is set immediately in the opener, Alan Eisen's "Passing Through," in which director Janet Davidson skillfully dramatizes an imaginative fantasy dealing with the fears and expectations of three embryos as they approach birth. A faintly disturbing God-like omniscience is coolly delivered by actor Tom Dahlgren as a piano player.
Betty Garrett, in four interludes called "7 Minutes of Life," including one as a baby, playfully swirls a choric motif. In "1932" by Terry Kingsley-Smith (producer Griggs directing sublime performances by Jeanne Bates and Tom Dahlgren) and Drew Katzman's "I'm Tired of Looking for Barrymore" (Aubuchon staging an uproarious Hollywood cemetery outing between Guy Raymond's carping father and Katzman's patronizing son), the production finds its sturdiest moorings. LA Times Review of Lifetimes
In June 2000 Former Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
Lee Meriwether
Lee Meriwether
Lee Ann Meriwether is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She is perhaps best known for her role as Betty Jones, the crime-solving partner in the long-running 1970s crime drama, Barnaby Jones. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in...
starred with Bridget ("Here Comes the Bride
Here Comes the Bride
Here Comes the Bride may refer to:*Bridal Chorus, the standard march played for the bride's entrance at some formal weddings*Here Comes the Bride , Filipino reality television series...
") Hanley in the world premiere of Eugene Pack
Eugene Pack
Eugene Pack is a writer, producer, actor, and playwright. He created the long-running Off-Broadway comedy show "Celebrity Autobiography", in which he also performs. For producing "Celebrity Autobiography," Pack won the 2009 Drama Desk Award and the Bistro Award for Comedy...
's "Elinor Adjusting" at Theatre West
Theatre West
Theatre West is a theatre company in Hollywood, California, the oldest continually-operating theatre company in Los Angeles, established in 1962....
in L.A. The comedy ran for a four-week run at Theatre West where Hanley portrayed Elinor, a widow who finds herself without a home or a business after her husband dies. Meriwether appears in a supporting role as Elinor's chum, Millie. Others in the cast include Ellen Idelson
Ellen Idelson
Ellen Idelson was an American television producer, writer and actress.-Life and career:Idelson was born Los Angeles, California...
, Steve O'Connor, Tom Dahlgren and Susan Morganstern. Elinor-Adjusting-at-Theatre-West-June-10