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:
- 70
- 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 | Sacred Cargo | Father Stanislav | 1996-08-13 |
| Movie | The Little Death | Ted Hannon | 1996-03-26 |
| Movie | Executive Decision | Senator Mavros | 1996-03-15 |
| Movie | Sling Blade | Charles Bushman | 1996-08-30 |
| Movie | Crime of the Century | Col. Norman Schwarzkopf | 1996-09-14 |
| Movie | Persons Unknown | Cake | 1996-12-27 |
| Movie | Gang in Blue | Lt. William Eyler | 1996-09-08 |
| Series | Dark Skies | Frank Bach | 1996-09-21 |
| Movie | Dark Skies | Capt. Frank Bach | 1996-09-21 |
| Movie | Black Day Blue Night | Lt. John Quinn | 1995-10-01 |
| Movie | The Babysitter | Harry Tucker | 1995-10-17 |
| Movie | Outbreak | Chief of Staff (uncredited) | 1995-03-10 |
| Movie | Charlie's Ghost Story | Darryl | 1995-12-13 |
| Movie | The Low Life | Mike Sr | 1995-11-01 |
| Movie | Nixon | John Ehrlichman | 1995-12-22 |
| Movie | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Charles Bushman | 1994-03-26 |
| Movie | Blue Chips | Happy | 1994-02-18 |
| Movie | The Client | Jason McThune | 1994-07-20 |
| Movie | The Last Seduction | Frank Griffith | 1994-05-26 |
| 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 | Red Rock West | Wayne Brown | 1993-05-14 |
| Movie | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Desk Clerk | 1993-02-04 |
| Movie | The American Clock | 1993-01-02 | |
| Movie | Needful Things | Danforth 'Buster' Keeton III | 1993-08-27 |
| Movie | Sniper | Beckett's Senior Officer | 1993-01-29 |
| Series | The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
| Movie | Partners | "Grave Squad" Lawyer | 1993-11-12 |
| Movie | Morning Glory | Sheriff Reese Goodloe | 1993-09-17 |
| Series | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1993-09-12 |
| 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 | Defenseless | Steven Seldes | 1991-08-23 |
| Movie | True Identity | Houston | 1991-08-23 |
| Movie | Iron Maze | Jack Ruhle | 1991-11-01 |
| Movie | Crazy People | Drucker | 1990-04-13 |
| Movie | The Grifters | Cole | 1990-08-08 |
| Movie | Why Me? | Francis Mahoney | 1990-02-08 |
| 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 | House of Games | The Businessman | 1987-10-11 |
| Movie | Tin Men | Wing | 1987-03-06 |
| Movie | Good Morning, Vietnam | Sgt. Major Dickerson | 1987-12-23 |
| Movie | Power | Jerome Cade | 1986-01-31 |
| Movie | Hannah and Her Sisters | Ed Smythe | 1986-02-07 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
| Movie | Hard Choices | Deputy Anderson | 1985-01-24 |
| Movie | Right to Kill? | Maj. Eckworth | 1985-05-22 |
| Series | The Equalizer | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Movie | The Beniker Gang | Principal Stoddard | 1984-11-02 |
| Movie | Eddie Macon's Run | Man in Bar | 1983-03-23 |
| Movie | Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number | 1983-05-22 | |
| Series | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | 1982-10-24 |