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Jerry Wasserman | |
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Born | (1945-11-02) November 2, 1945 (age 79) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Jerry Wasserman (born November 2, 1945) is an American professor and film and television actor.
Wasserman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was a professor of English and Theatre at the University of British Columbia. He was also a frequent co-star of Don S. Davis. At Cornell University, he received a doctorate in English literature.
Edited works
- Modern Canadian Plays (1985)
- Spectacle of Empire: Marc Lescarbot’s Theatre of Neptune in New France (2006)
- Theatre and AutoBiography: Writing and Performing Lives in Theory and Practice (2006) (with Sherrill Grace)
Filmography
Actor | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
1984 | Low Visibility | Dr. Korona | |
1985 | Blackout (TV movie) | Motel Clerk | |
1986 | Spot Marks the X (TV movie) | Elvis | |
The Christmas Star (TV movie) | Desk Sergeant | ||
Danger Bay 1986–1989 (TV series) | Len / Mark Shapiro / 'Redd' | ||
1987 | Stingray (TV series) | Head Marshal | |
Stone Fox (TV movie) | Carson | ||
Hands of a Stranger (TV movie) | Hotel Employee | ||
Airwolf (TV series) | Ackroyd / Valdez | ||
Assault and Matrimony (TV movie) | Desk Clerk | ||
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (TV series) | Number Two | ||
21 Jump Street (TV series) | Assistant District Attorney Brabeck / Anderson / Knoller / Sergeant Crenshaw | ||
Wiseguy (TV series) 1987–1990 (TV series) | Max / Burt / Monique's Friend | ||
1988 | MacGyver 1988–1990 (TV series) | Falco / Maddox / Nick Milani | |
Deadly Pursuit | FBI Agent | ||
J.J. Starbuck (TV series) | Jean Claude | ||
The Red Spider (TV movie) | Velch | ||
The Accused | Plea Bargain Lawyer | ||
1989 | Quarantine | Senator Ford | |
The Fly II | Simms | ||
The Penthouse (TV movie) | Unknown | ||
Unsub (TV series) | Magnus | ||
Top of the Hill (TV series) | Dr. Eisenberg | ||
Cold Front | Cooper | ||
Look Who's Talking | 'Mr. Anal' | ||
Bordertown 1989–1990 (TV series) | Hank Jefferies / Timmins / Whiskey Wagon Guard | ||
1990 | Sky High (TV movie) | Ralph | |
Booker (TV series) | Lieutenant Goodman | ||
Short Time | Cop | ||
Neon Rider 1990–1993 (TV series) | Detective Hepburn / Mr. Amberson / Patrick | ||
1991 | The Black Stallion (TV show) (TV series) | Dr. Harrison | |
Fly by Night (TV series) | Nick Sconto | ||
Run | Halloran's Lieutenant | ||
Scene of the Crime (TV series) | Unknown | ||
Broken Badges (TV series) | Attorney | ||
Mystery Date | Detective Al Condon | ||
Palace Guard (TV series) | Grant Dillon | ||
1992 | Still Not Quite Human (TV movie) | Man Tourist | |
Crow's Nest | Detective Ray Quinlan | ||
Stay Tuned | Cop | ||
Shame (TV movie) | Tom Rainey | ||
The Heights (TV series) | Jimmy Bandisi | ||
1993 | Alive | Co-Pilot Dante Lagurara | |
The Hat Squad (TV series) | Tony 'Tony D.' | ||
Miracle on Interstate 880 (TV movie) | Dr. Scott | ||
When a Stranger Calls Back (TV movie) | Detective Brauer | ||
Sherlock Holmes Returns (TV movie) | Lieutenant Civita | ||
Final Appeal (TV movie) | Miguel | ||
Cobra (TV series) | Calgrove | ||
Other Women's Children (TV movie) | Randy Gross | ||
The Only Way Out (TV movie) | Brock | ||
Madison (TV series) 1993–1997 (TV series) | Don Novak | ||
1994 | Max | Attorney Lawrence | |
Trust in Me | Kanzer | ||
Birdland (TV series) | Shalimar | ||
Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges (TV movie) | Dr. Parmel | ||
Heart of a Child (TV movie) | Cardiologist | ||
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story (TV movie) | Max | ||
Roommates (TV movie) | ICU Doctor | ||
Double Cross | First Detective | ||
The Disappearance of Vonnie (TV movie) | Lieutenant Vigo | ||
Nowhere to Hide (TV movie) | Unknown | ||
Beyond Betrayal (TV movie) | Detective | ||
M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV series) | Detective Paul Warren | ||
The X-Files (TV series) | Dr. John Grago / Dr. Plith | ||
1995 | Red Scorpion 2 | Steinberg | |
Robin's Hoods (TV series) | Detective Conroy | ||
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 (TV movie) | Archer's Attorney | ||
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (TV movie) | Carl Perkins | ||
Crying Freeman | Chief Randall | ||
Cyberjack | Neil Jervis | ||
When the Vows Break (TV movie) | Mr. Morley | ||
The Outer Limits (TV series) | Dr. Silcase / Gunther Van Owen / William Talbot | ||
1996 | When Friendship Kills (TV movie) | E.R. Doctor | |
Profit (TV series) | Dr. Wenner | ||
She Woke Up Pregnant (TV movie) | Judge Arnold Rolfe | ||
Malicious | Detective #1 | ||
Mask of Death | Tony Lopata | ||
Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV series) | Dr. Patterson | ||
Maternal Instincts | Detective Jack Kramer | ||
Two (TV series) | Unknown | ||
Diana Kilmury Teamster (TV movie) | Les | ||
Gone in a Heartbeat (TV movie) | Mr. Ross | ||
The Sentinel (TV series) | Brad's Lawyer / Killibrew | ||
1997 | Contagious | Detective Barnes | |
Their Second Chance (TV movie) | Gordon | ||
Dad's Week Off (TV movie) | Detective | ||
Wounded | Dr. Sam Cohen | ||
High Stakes (TV movie) | Unknown | ||
Intensity (TV movie) | Head of The Hospital | ||
The Diary of Evelyn Lau (TV movie) | Man On Dock | ||
Kitchen Party | Les Sr. | ||
Police Academy: The Series (TV series) | Vic DiMozo | ||
Mr. Magoo | Javier | ||
1998 | Outrage (TV movie) | Officer Dan McRyan | |
Dirty | Repoman | ||
Circle of Deceit (TV movie) | Leo Pappas | ||
Viper (TV series) (TV series) | Philip Leech | ||
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (TV movie) | Fisher | ||
One Hot Summer Night (TV movie) | Judge Block | ||
Golf Punks | Joe | ||
Cold Squad (TV series) | Inspector Vince Schneider | ||
Stargate SG-1 1998–2004 (TV series) | Chief Of Staff / Whitlow | ||
1999 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (TV series) | Judge Paul Morrison | |
Beggars and Choosers (TV series) | Irwin | ||
A Cooler Climate (TV movie) | Leo | ||
Evolution's Child (TV movie) | Agent Edmunds | ||
So Weird 1999–2000 (TV series) | Club Manager / James Garr | ||
First Wave 1999–2000 (TV series) | Dr. Markowitz / Sammy 'The Horse' Kozack | ||
2000 | Call of the Wild (TV series) | Theobold 'Soapy' Smith | |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV series) | Sonny | ||
Christina's House | Sheriff Mark Sklar | ||
Scorn (TV movie) | Swirski | ||
Hollywood Off-Ramp (TV series) | Unknown | ||
The Operative | Urquhart | ||
2001 | The Heart Department (TV movie) | Doctor #4 | |
Touched by a Killer | Mitch Clarke | ||
Head Over Heels (TV mini-series) | FBI Captain Vince | ||
Mysterious Ways 2001–2002 (TV series) | Detective Cobb | ||
2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Wall Street Man | |
Dark Angel (TV series) | Dr. George | ||
L.A. Law: The Movie (TV movie) | Ron Gervin | ||
Taken (TV mini-series) | Surgeon | ||
Smallville 2002–2005 (TV series) | Dr. Yaeger Scanlan | ||
2003 | The Dead Zone (TV series) | Sam Baker | |
First to Die | Lieutenant Roth | ||
Little Brother of War | Hank O'Connor | ||
2005 | The Survivors Club (TV movie) | 'Fitz' Fitzpatrick | |
Tru Calling (TV series) | Marlon | ||
I, Robot | Baldez | ||
Young Blades (TV series) | Oliver Cromwell | ||
Bob the Butler | Detective Alvarez | ||
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy' (TV movie) | Frank | ||
The Long Weekend | Gordon Lanson | ||
2004 | Reunion (TV series) | Investigator | |
Severed: Forest of the Dead | John | ||
FBI: Negotiator (TV movie) | FBI Agent Jon Di Carlo | ||
2006 | A Little Thing Called Murder (TV movie) | Jack Reynolds | |
Flight 93 (TV movie) | Mickey Rothenberg | ||
Final Days of Planet Earth (TV movie) | Markley | ||
Family in Hiding (TV movie) | Cloninger | ||
The Butterfly Effect 2 | Alberto Fuentes | ||
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (TV movie) | Howard Leeds | ||
Trapped Ashes | Dr. Stengel | ||
The Entrance | Rapist | ||
Black Christmas | Medical Examiner | ||
2007 | The Last Mimzy | Utilities Commissioner | |
Crossing | Gerry Casteronova | ||
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) | Cabott | ||
Unthinkable (TV movie) | Ed Callahan | ||
Write & Wrong (TV movie) | Marty Rosen | ||
2008 | Blonde and Blonder | Chief Fitzgerald | |
NYC: Tornado Terror (TV movie) | Mayor Leonardo | ||
Supernatural (U.S. TV series) | Coroner | ||
2009 | Memory Lanes (TV movie) | Earl Corvair | |
Alien Trespass | Sam | ||
Watchmen | Detective Fine | ||
Sight Unseen (TV movie) | Detective Richard Walker | ||
A Dangerous Man (video) | Sergeant Ritchie | ||
2010 | Paradox | Hillman | |
Sins of the Mother (TV movie) | Carl | ||
2011 | Doomsday Prophecy (TV movie) | Sam Lovell | |
Everything and Everyone | William | ||
2016 | The Flash | President of The United States | Episode: Invasion! |
2023 | The Last of Us | Abe | Episode: When You're Lost in the Darkness |
References
- "Jerry Wasserman's Biography at UBC". faculty.arts.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- Loiselle, André (1995). "Jerry Wasserman, ed. Modern Canadian Plays". Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada. 16 (1).
- Goldie, Terry (1986). ""Modern Canadian Plays" ed. Jerry Wasserman (Book Review)". Australasian Drama Studies (8): 113.
- Wallace, Robert (1989). "Richard Perkyns, ed. Major Plays of the Canadian Theatre, 1934-1984; Richard Plant, ed. Modern Canadian Drama; Jerry Wasserman, ed. Modern Canadian Plays". Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada. 10 (2).
- Parker, Brian (1986). "Major Plays of the Canadian Drama, 1934-1984 ed. by Richard Perkyns, and: The Penguin Book of Modern Canadian Drama, Volume I ed. by Richard Plant, and: Modern Canadian Plays ed. by Jerry Wasserman (review)". Modern Drama. 29 (1): 151–154. doi:10.1353/mdr.1986.0000. S2CID 162766277.
- Wagner, Anton (2006). "Jerry Wasserman, ed. Spectacle of Empire: Marc Lescarbot's Theatre of Neptune in New France". Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada. 31 (1): 98–100. doi:10.3138/tric.31.1.98.
- Stephenson, Jenn (2010). "Sherrill Grace and Jerry Wasserman, eds. Theatre and AutoBiography: Writing and Performing Lives in Theory and Practice". Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada. 31 (2).
- Dwyer, Troy (2007). "Theatre and Autobiography: Writing and Performing Lives in Theory and Practice, and: 1001 Beds: Performances, Essays, and Travels". Theatre Journal. 59 (2): 332–333. doi:10.1353/tj.2007.0116. S2CID 191335016.