Dabney Wharton Coleman is a character actor with roles in well over 60 films and television programs to his credit.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Yellowstone (2018)
Guest starring as John Dutton Sr.
- Episode 2x10: Sins of the Father (Aug 28, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
For the People (2018)
Guest starring as Donald Newman
- Episode 2x05: One Big Happy Family (Apr 4, 2019)
Ray Donovan (2013)
Guest starring as Ronnie Price
- Episode 4x04: Federal Boobie Inspector (Jul 17, 2016)
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
Starring as Commodore Louis Kaestner
(24 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: To the Lost (Dec 11, 2011)
- Episode 2x11: Under God's Power She Flourishes (Dec 4, 2011)
- Episode 2x10: Georgia Peaches (Nov 27, 2011)
- Episode 2x09: Battle of the Century (Nov 20, 2011)
- Episode 2x08: Two Boats and a Lifeguard (Nov 13, 2011)
- Episode 2x07: Peg of Old (Nov 6, 2011)
- Episode 2x06: The Age of Reason (Oct 30, 2011)
- Episode 2x05: Gimcrack & Bunkum (Oct 23, 2011)
- Episode 2x04: What Does the Bee Do? (Oct 16, 2011)
- Episode 2x03: A Dangerous Maid (Oct 9, 2011)
- Episode 2x02: Ourselves Alone (Oct 2, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: 21 (Sep 25, 2011)
- Episode 1x12: A Return to Normalcy (Dec 5, 2010)
- Episode 1x11: Paris Green (Nov 28, 2010)
- Episode 1x10: The Emerald City (Nov 21, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: Belle Femme (Nov 14, 2010)
- Episode 1x08: Hold Me in Paradise (Nov 7, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: Home (Oct 31, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: Family Limitation (Oct 24, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Nights in Ballygran (Oct 17, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Anastasia (Oct 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Broadway Limited (Oct 3, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: The Ivory Tower (Sep 26, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Boardwalk Empire (Sep 19, 2010)
Courting Alex (2006)
Starring as Bill Rose
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: A Moving Story (Aug 28, 2006)
- Episode 1x11: Alex Looks Out for Stephen (Aug 28, 2006)
- Episode 1x10: You Compete Me (Aug 21, 2006)
- Episode 1x09: The Perfect Couple (Aug 21, 2006)
- Episode 1x08: Big Client (Mar 29, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: The Mattress (Mar 22, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: Birthday (Mar 6, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: The Fix-Up (Feb 27, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: New Best Friend (Feb 13, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Girlfriend (Feb 6, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Is She Really Going Out with Him? (Jan 30, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: A Tale of Two Kisses (Jan 23, 2006)
The Guardian (2001)
Starring as Burton Fallin
(67 episodes)
- Episode 3x22: Antarctica (May 4, 2004)
- Episode 3x21: Blood In, Blood Out (Apr 27, 2004)
- Episode 3x20: The Vote (Apr 20, 2004)
- Episode 3x19: Remember (Apr 6, 2004)
- Episode 3x18: The Bachelor Party (Mar 9, 2004)
- Episode 3x17: The Watchers (Mar 2, 2004)
- Episode 3x16: Sparkle (Feb 24, 2004)
- Episode 3x15: Without Consent (Feb 17, 2004)
- Episode 3x14: All Is Mended (Feb 10, 2004)
- Episode 3x13: Amends (Jan 27, 2004)
- Episode 3x12: Beautiful Blue Mystic (Jan 13, 2004)
- Episode 3x11: Legacy (Jan 6, 2004)
- Episode 3x10: Swimming (Dec 16, 2003)
- Episode 3x09: Let God Sort 'Em Out (Nov 25, 2003)
- Episode 3x08: Believe (Nov 11, 2003)
- Episode 3x07: Hazel Park (Nov 4, 2003)
- Episode 3x06: Let's Spend the Night Together (Oct 28, 2003)
- Episode 3x05: Shame (Oct 21, 2003)
- Episode 3x04: The Father-Daughter Dance (Oct 14, 2003)
- Episode 3x03: The Line (Oct 7, 2003)
- Episode 3x02: Big Coal (Sep 30, 2003)
- Episode 3x01: Carnival (Sep 23, 2003)
- Episode 2x23: All the Rage (May 13, 2003)
- Episode 2x22: Sensitive Jackals (May 6, 2003)
- Episode 2x21: Burton & Ernie (Apr 29, 2003)
- Episode 2x20: What It Means to You (Apr 22, 2003)
- Episode 2x19: Back in the Ring (Apr 1, 2003)
- Episode 2x18: My Aim Is True (Mar 18, 2003)
- Episode 2x17: The Intersection (Feb 25, 2003)
- Episode 2x16: The Weight (Feb 18, 2003)
- Episode 2x15: Where You Are (Feb 11, 2003)
- Episode 2x14: Understand Your Man (Feb 4, 2003)
- Episode 2x13: Ambition (Jan 21, 2003)
- Episode 2x12: You Belong to Me (Jan 7, 2003)
- Episode 2x11: No Good Deed (Dec 17, 2002)
- Episode 2x10: Sacrifice (Dec 10, 2002)
- Episode 2x09: The Dark (Nov 26, 2002)
- Episode 2x08: The Neighborhood (Nov 19, 2002)
- Episode 2x07: The Innocent (Nov 12, 2002)
- Episode 2x06: The Living (Oct 29, 2002)
- Episode 2x05: Assuming the Position (Oct 22, 2002)
- Episode 2x04: The Next Life (Oct 15, 2002)
- Episode 2x03: The Dead (Oct 8, 2002)
- Episode 2x02: Monster (Oct 1, 2002)
- Episode 2x01: Testimony (Sep 24, 2002)
- Episode 1x22: The Beginning (May 21, 2002)
- Episode 1x21: The Chinese Wall (May 14, 2002)
- Episode 1x20: Shelter (May 7, 2002)
- Episode 1x19: Lawyers, Guns and Money (Apr 9, 2002)
- Episode 1x18: Mothers of the Disappeared (Mar 26, 2002)
- Episode 1x17: The Divide (Mar 12, 2002)
- Episode 1x16: Solidarity (Mar 5, 2002)
- Episode 1x15: In Loco Parentis (Feb 26, 2002)
- Episode 1x14: Family (Feb 5, 2002)
- Episode 1x13: Privilege (Jan 22, 2002)
- Episode 1x12: Causality (Jan 8, 2002)
- Episode 1x11: Home (Dec 18, 2001)
- Episode 1x10: Loyalites (Dec 11, 2001)
- Episode 1x09: The Funnies (Nov 27, 2001)
- Episode 1x08: Heart (Nov 20, 2001)
- Episode 1x07: Feeding Frenzy (Nov 6, 2001)
- Episode 1x06: Indian Summer (Oct 30, 2001)
- Episode 1x05: The Men from the Boys (Oct 23, 2001)
- Episode 1x04: Lolita? (Oct 16, 2001)
- Episode 1x03: Paternity (Oct 9, 2001)
- Episode 1x02: Reunion (Oct 2, 2001)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 25, 2001)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Frank Hagar
- Episode 10x13: Snatched (Feb 3, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
Madman of the People (1994)
Starring as Jack "Madman" Buckner
(16 episodes)
- Episode 1x16: The Madman and the Showgirl (Jun 17, 1995)
- Episode 1x15: Anytime, Anywhere (Jun 10, 1995)
- Episode 1x14: The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword (Jan 26, 1995)
- Episode 1x13: Truths My Father Told (Jan 12, 1995)
- Episode 1x12: Notes from the Underground (Jan 5, 1995)
- Episode 1x11: What a Big Mouth You Have, Grammy (Dec 29, 1994)
- Episode 1x10: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Christmas (Dec 15, 1994)
- Episode 1x09: Life Without Father (Dec 8, 1994)
- Episode 1x08: Jack Has Left the Building (Dec 1, 1994)
- Episode 1x07: Birthday in the Big House (Nov 3, 1994)
- Episode 1x06: The Jack Buckner Society (Oct 27, 1994)
- Episode 1x05: 'Till Death Do Us Part (Oct 20, 1994)
- Episode 1x04: Guys Just Wanna Have Fun (Oct 13, 1994)
- Episode 1x03: All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Mad Boy (Oct 6, 1994)
- Episode 1x02: Murder Most Fowl (Sep 29, 1994)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 22, 1994)
Drexell's Class (1991)
Starring as Otis Drexell
(18 episodes)
- Episode 1x18: The Resentments (Mar 5, 1992)
- Episode 1x17: Cruisin' (Feb 20, 1992)
- Episode 1x16: Till Death Do You Part (Feb 13, 1992)
- Episode 1x15: Ashes to Ashes (Feb 6, 1992)
- Episode 1x14: Beauty and the Beast (Jan 23, 1992)
- Episode 1x13: My Own Private Iowa (Jan 16, 1992)
- Episode 1x12: Silent Night, Holy Smokes (Dec 12, 1991)
- Episode 1x11: Bully For Otis (Dec 5, 1991)
- Episode 1x10: The Best Thanksgiving Ever (Nov 21, 1991)
- Episode 1x09: Down and Out at the Out 'n In (Nov 14, 1991)
- Episode 1x08: Driving Drexell Crazy (Nov 7, 1991)
- Episode 1x07: Best Halloween Ever (Oct 31, 1991)
- Episode 1x06: Viva Lost Wages (Oct 24, 1991)
- Episode 1x05: Convictions (Oct 17, 1991)
- Episode 1x04: Love Walked Right In and Swept Mr. Drexell Away (Oct 10, 1991)
- Episode 1x03: Misery Loves Drexell (Oct 3, 1991)
- Episode 1x02: Air Drexell (Sep 26, 1991)
- Episode 1x01: Otis' Last Day (Sep 19, 1991)
Law & Order (1990)
Guest starring as Lieutenant Kevin Stolper
- Episode S09 Special: Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (Nov 8, 1998)
Buffalo Bill (1983)
Starring as "Buffalo" Bill Bittinger
(26 episodes)
- Episode 2x14: Church of the Poisoned Mind (Mar 29, 1984)
- Episode 2x13: Have Yourself a Very Degrading Christmas (Mar 22, 1984)
- Episode 2x12: The Tap Dancer (Mar 15, 1984)
- Episode 2x11: A Hero (Mar 8, 1984)
- Episode 2x10: Buffalo Bill Versus the Kremlin (Mar 1, 1984)
- Episode 2x09: The Girl on the Jetty (Feb 23, 1984)
- Episode 2x08: The Big Freeze (Feb 16, 1984)
- Episode 2x07: Miss WBFL (Feb 9, 1984)
- Episode 2x06: Jo-Jo's Problem (2) (Feb 2, 1984)
- Episode 2x05: Jo-Jo's Problem (1) (Jan 26, 1984)
- Episode 2x04: Company Ink (Jan 19, 1984)
- Episode 2x03: The Interview (Jan 12, 1984)
- Episode 2x02: Jerry Lewis Week (Jan 5, 1984)
- Episode 2x01: Hit the Road, Newdell (Dec 22, 1983)
- Episode 1x12: Hackles (Aug 24, 1983)
- Episode 1x11: The Fan (Aug 17, 1983)
- Episode 1x10: True Love (Aug 10, 1983)
- Episode 1x09: Ratings (Aug 3, 1983)
- Episode 1x08: Below the Belt (Jul 27, 1983)
- Episode 1x07: Guess Who's Coming to Buffalo? (Jul 20, 1983)
- Episode 1x06: Wilkinson's Sword (Jul 13, 1983)
- Episode 1x05: Mrs. Buffalo Bill? (Jun 29, 1983)
- Episode 1x04: Buffalo Bill and the Movies (Jun 22, 1983)
- Episode 1x03: Woody Quits (Jun 15, 1983)
- Episode 1x02: Buffalo Beat (Jun 8, 1983)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 1, 1983)
Apple Pie (1978)
Starring as Fast Eddie Murtaugh
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: They Walk Among Us ()
- Episode 1x07: A Man from Ginger-Nell's Past ()
- Episode 1x06: Ginger-Nell Loses Her Touch ()
- Episode 1x05: The Tornado ()
- Episode 1x04: Rich Man, Poor Girl ()
- Episode 1x03: Ginger-Nell Goes Hollywood (Sep 30, 1978)
- Episode 1x02: Fast Eddie Slows Down (Sep 23, 1978)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot ()
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Van Milner
- Episode 2x13: El Kid / The Last Hundred Bucks / Isosceles Triangle (Dec 9, 1978)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Guest starring as Officer Peter O'Neil
- Episode 3x03: A Dead Man's Truth (Sep 30, 1977)
Bert D'Angelo Superstar (1976)
Guest starring as Lt. Lee Crawford
- Episode 1x04: The Brown Horse Connection (Mar 13, 1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Dabney Coleman
- Episode 13x03: Dabney Coleman / The Cars (Oct 31, 1987)
Switch (1975)
Guest starring as C.C. Owens
- Episode 1x18: One of Our Zeppelins Is Missing (Feb 10, 1976)
The Manhunter (1974)
Guest starring as Sheriff Stigman
- Episode 1x13: A.W.O.L. to Kill (Dec 11, 1974)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Guest starring as Brad Adamson
- Episode 8x07: Indoctrination in Evil (Nov 1, 1979)
Guest starring as Ted Sayers
- Episode 6x18: Final Judgment (Part 1) (Jan 26, 1978)
Guest starring as Paul Cleveland
- Episode 2x01: Blind Terror (Sep 16, 1973)
McMillan & Wife (1971)
Guest starring as Walter Jennings
- Episode 5x03: Aftershock (Nov 9, 1975)
Guest starring as Hansen
- Episode 3x06: Cross & Double Cross (Feb 17, 1974)
Cannon (1971)
Guest starring as Lt. Daggett
- Episode 3x09: Dead Lady's Tears (Nov 7, 1973)
Guest starring as Jack Sheffield
- Episode 5x17: The House of Cards (Jan 14, 1976)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Guest starring as Congressman Phil Whitman
- Episode 6x17: The Seminar (Jan 10, 1976)
Columbo (1968)
Guest starring as Detective Murray
- Episode 1973-03-25: Double Shock (Mar 25, 1973) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Hugh Creighton
- Episode 1991-04-29: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (Apr 29, 1991) [Special Guest Star]
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Howard Graham
- Episode 8x17: A Ransom for Yesterday (Feb 9, 1975)
Guest starring as Ralph Stoner
- Episode 6x05: Portrait of a Hero (Oct 15, 1972)
The Flying Nun (1967)
Guest starring as Sub. Captain
- Episode 1x01: The Flying Nun (Pilot) (Sep 7, 1967)
The Invaders (1967)
Guest starring as Captain Mitchell Ross
- Episode 1x10: The Innocent (Mar 14, 1967) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as John Carter
- Episode 2x02: The Saucer (Sep 12, 1967)
That Girl (1966)
Guest starring as Dr. Leon Bessamer
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x28: This Little Piggy Had a Ball (Mar 23, 1967)
- Episode 1x27: The Honeymoon Apartment (Mar 16, 1967)
- Episode 1x22: Paper Hats and Everything (Feb 9, 1967)
- Episode 1x14: Phantom of the Horse Opera (Dec 8, 1966)
- Episode 1x11: What's in a Name? (Nov 17, 1966)
- Episode 1x10: Break a Leg (Nov 10, 1966)
- Episode 1x08: Little Auction Annie (Oct 27, 1966)
- Episode 1x03: Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night (Sep 22, 1966)
The FBI (1965)
Guest starring as Sam Langlin
- Episode 5x07: Flight (Oct 26, 1969)
Guest starring as Allen Clarke
- Episode 1x15: The Hijackers (Dec 26, 1965)
Guest starring as Stanley Leonard
- Episode 2x20: The Conspirators (Feb 5, 1967)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Guest starring as Lt. George Webb
- Episode 1x07: Anybody Here Seen Jeannie? (Oct 30, 1965)
Guest starring as Capt. Yardley
- Episode 2x31: The Mod Party (Apr 24, 1967)
12 O'Clock High (1964)
Guest starring as Captain Robbins
- Episode 2x20: The Outsider (Jan 31, 1966)
Guest starring as Captain Wilson
- Episode 1x11: Here's to Courageous Cowards (Dec 4, 1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Guest starring as Stanley Rivkin
- Episode 1x22: A Slow Fade to Black (Mar 27, 1964)
Guest starring as Sergeant Harry King
- Episode 2x15: The Fliers (Feb 5, 1965)
The Fugitive (1963)
Guest starring as Floyd
- Episode 2x18: Nicest Fella You'd Ever Want to Meet (Jan 19, 1965)
The Outer Limits (1963)
Guest starring as James Custer
- Episode 2x08: Wolf 359 (Nov 7, 1964)
Guest starring as Dr. Williams
- Episode 1x15: The Mice (Jan 6, 1964)
Guest starring as Lt. Rupert Lawrence Howard
- Episode 1x22: Specimen: Unknown (Feb 24, 1964) [Uncredited]
Arrest and Trial (1963)
Guest starring as Wayne Holton
- Episode 1x10: The Quality of Justice (Nov 17, 1963)
Naked City (1958)
Guest starring as Resident
- Episode 2x12: Landscape with Dead Figures (Jan 18, 1961)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Guest starring as Rallye Master
- Episode 8x12: Rally Around the Girls, Boys (Dec 2, 1965)