J. T. Walsh
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Thomas Patrick "J. T." Walsh (September 28, 1943 – February 27, 1998) was an American character actor. He appeared in many well-known films, including Nixon, Hoffa, A Few Good Men, Backdraft, Miracle on 34th Street and Breakdown. Walsh was known for his roles as "quietly sinister white-collar sleazeballs" (quote from Leonard Maltin) in numerous feature films, and was described as "everybody's favorite scumbag" by Playboy magazine. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. T. Walsh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Sep 28, 1943 In San Francisco, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 62
- First Appeared:
- In the series Little Gloria... Happy at Last 1982-10-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hidden Agenda 1999-11-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hidden Agenda | Jonathan Zanuck | 1999-11-02 |
| Movie | The Negotiator | Insp. Terence Niebaum | 1998-07-29 |
| Movie | Pleasantville | Big Bob | 1998-09-17 |
| Movie | Breakdown | Warren 'Red' Barr | 1997-05-02 |
| Movie | Hope | Ray Percy | 1997-10-19 |
| Movie | Sling Blade | Charles Bushman | 1996-08-30 |
| Movie | The Little Death | Ted Hannon | 1996-03-26 |
| Movie | Executive Decision | Senator Mavros | 1996-03-15 |
| Movie | Gang in Blue | Lt. William Eyler | 1996-09-08 |
| Movie | Dark Skies | Capt. Frank Bach | 1996-09-21 |
| Movie | Persons Unknown | Cake | 1996-12-27 |
| Movie | Crime of the Century | Col. Norman Schwarzkopf | 1996-09-14 |
| Series | Dark Skies | Frank Bach | 1996-09-21 |
| Movie | Black Day Blue Night | Lt. John Quinn | 1995-10-01 |
| Movie | Outbreak | Chief of Staff (uncredited) | 1995-03-10 |
| Movie | The Babysitter | Harry Tucker | 1995-10-17 |
| Movie | Nixon | John Ehrlichman | 1995-12-22 |
| Movie | The Low Life | Mike Sr | 1995-11-01 |
| Movie | Charlie's Ghost Story | Darryl | 1995-12-13 |
| Movie | The Last Seduction | Frank Griffith | 1994-05-26 |
| Movie | Blue Chips | Happy | 1994-02-18 |
| Movie | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Charles Bushman | 1994-03-26 |
| Movie | The Client | Jason McThune | 1994-07-20 |
| Movie | Silent Fall | Sheriff Mitch Rivers | 1994-10-28 |
| Movie | Miracle on 34th Street | Ed Collins | 1994-11-18 |
| Movie | Star Struck | Greer | 1994-10-30 |
| Movie | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Desk Clerk | 1993-02-04 |
| Movie | The American Clock | 1993-01-02 | |
| Movie | Sniper | Beckett's Senior Officer | 1993-01-29 |
| Movie | Red Rock West | Wayne Brown | 1993-05-14 |
| Movie | Morning Glory | Sheriff Reese Goodloe | 1993-09-17 |
| Movie | Needful Things | Danforth 'Buster' Keeton III | 1993-08-27 |
| Movie | The Prom | Grover Dean | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | In the Shadow of a Killer | Insp. Leo Kemeny | 1992-04-27 |
| Movie | Contact | Radio Lieutenant | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Hoffa | Frank Fitzsimmons | 1992-12-25 |
| Movie | A Few Good Men | Lt. Col. Matthew A. Markinson | 1992-12-11 |
| Movie | Backdraft | Alderman Marty Swayzak | 1991-05-24 |
| Movie | True Identity | Houston | 1991-08-23 |
| Movie | Defenseless | Steven Seldes | 1991-08-23 |
| Movie | Iron Maze | Jack Ruhle | 1991-11-01 |
| Movie | Why Me? | Francis Mahoney | 1990-02-08 |
| Movie | The Grifters | Cole | 1990-08-08 |
| Movie | Crazy People | Drucker | 1990-04-13 |
| Movie | Narrow Margin | Michael Tarlow | 1990-09-21 |
| Movie | The Russia House | Colonel Quinn | 1990-12-21 |
| Movie | Misery | State Trooper Sherman Douglas (uncredited) | 1990-11-30 |
| Movie | Wired | Bob Woodward | 1989-08-25 |
| Movie | The Big Picture | Allen Habel | 1989-09-15 |
| Movie | Dad | Dr. Santana | 1989-10-27 |
| Movie | Things Change | Hotel Manager | 1988-10-21 |
| Movie | Tequila Sunrise | DEA Agent Hal McGuire | 1988-12-02 |
| Movie | Tin Men | Wing | 1987-03-06 |
| Movie | Good Morning, Vietnam | Sgt. Major Dickerson | 1987-12-23 |
| Movie | House of Games | The Businessman | 1987-10-11 |
| Movie | Power | Jerome Cade | 1986-01-31 |
| Movie | Hannah and Her Sisters | Ed Smythe | 1986-02-07 |
| Movie | Hard Choices | Deputy Anderson | 1985-01-24 |
| Movie | Right to Kill? | Maj. Eckworth | 1985-05-22 |
| Movie | The Beniker Gang | Principal Stoddard | 1984-11-02 |
| Movie | Eddie Macon's Run | Man in Bar | 1983-03-23 |
| Series | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | 1982-10-24 |