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Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
Guest starring as Actor "Richard Thornburg"
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Die Hard (Nov 29, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Ghostbusters (Nov 29, 2019)
Defiance (2013)
Guest starring as Viceroy Berto Mercado
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: I Almost Prayed (Aug 28, 2014)
- Episode 2x08: Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Aug 7, 2014)
- Episode 2x07: If You Could See Her Through My Eyes (Jul 31, 2014)
- Episode 2x06: This Woman's Work (Jul 24, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: The Opposite of Hallelujah (Jun 19, 2014)
Life (2007)
Guest starring as Mickey Rayborn
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x21: One (Apr 8, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x17: Shelf Life (Mar 11, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x15: I Heart Mom (Feb 18, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x12: Trapdoor (Dec 17, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x11: Canyon Flowers (Dec 10, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x10: Evil... and his Brother Ziggy (Dec 3, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x09: Badge Bunny (Nov 19, 2008)
- Episode 2x08: Black Friday (Nov 12, 2008)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Guest starring as Dr. Barr
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x24: Remember (2) (May 21, 2006)
- Episode 2x23: Remember (1) (May 21, 2006)
Boston Legal (2004)
Guest starring as Assistant D.A. Howard Zale
- Episode 1x13: It Girls and Beyond (Jan 23, 2005)
Monk (2002)
Guest starring as Commander Whitaker
- Episode 7x05: Mr. Monk is Underwater (Aug 15, 2008)
Justice League (2001)
Guest starring as Dr. Destiny / John Dee
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Only a Dream (2) (Oct 11, 2003)
- Episode 2x05: Only a Dream (1) (Oct 11, 2003)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Ned Bogden
- Episode 11x18: Bedtime (Mar 31, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
The Practice (1997)
Guest starring as A.D.A. Keith Pratt
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x06: Marooned (Nov 7, 1999)
- Episode 2x06: Sex, Lies and Monkeys (Oct 18, 1997)
- Episode 2x05: First Degree (Oct 11, 1997)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Guest starring as Franklin Murdoch
- Episode 4x14: To Tell the Truth (Apr 24, 1998)
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon (1990)
Guest starring as Sloane
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Flashback (2) (Apr 12, 1990) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x06: Flashback (1) (Apr 12, 1990) [Special Guest Star]
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Guest starring as Malcom Mayflower
- Episode 3x08: Easel Kill Ya (Jul 17, 1991)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Guest starring as Mr. Dundee
- Episode 1x30: Night of the Meek (Dec 20, 1985)
Guest starring as Brian Wolfe
- Episode 2x13: The Card (Feb 21, 1987)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Larry Holleran
- Episode 2x03: Murder in the Afternoon (Oct 13, 1985)
Guest starring as Greg Dalton
- Episode 3x22: Murder, She Spoke (May 10, 1987)
Guest starring as Andy Henley
- Episode 8x06: Judge Not (Nov 10, 1991)