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Joel Gretsch

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Biography

Television sci-fi icon Joel Gretsch was born, in a small town in Minnesota, to parents Russ and Barb. He has one sister, Jane, and…more

Born

12/20/1963, Albany, Minnesota, USA

Birth Name

Joel James Gretsch

Gender

Male

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Star (3)

Role
- V (2009)
  Father Jack Landry
  - S 2: Ep 10 Mother's Day
    3/15/11
  - S 2: Ep 9 Devil in a Blue Dress
    3/8/11
  - S 2: Ep 8 Uneasy Lies the Head
    3/1/11
  - S 2: Ep 7 Birth Pangs
    2/22/11
  - S 2: Ep 6 Siege
    2/15/11
  - + 17 More Credits
- The 4400
  Tom Baldwin
  - S 4: Ep 13 The Great Leap Forward
    9/16/07
  - S 4: Ep 12 Tiny Machines
    9/9/07
  - S 4: Ep 11 Ghost in the Machine
    8/26/07
  - S 4: Ep 10 One of Us
    8/19/07
  - S 4: Ep 9 Daddy's Little Girl
    8/12/07
  - + 39 More Credits
- Taken
  Owen Crawford
  - S 1: Ep 9 John
    12/12/02
  - S 1: Ep 4 Acid Tests
    12/5/02
  - S 1: Ep 3 High Hopes
    12/4/02
  - S 1: Ep 2 Jacob and Jesse
    12/3/02
  - S 1: Ep 1 Beyond the Sky
    12/2/02
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- The Playboy Club
  Jimmy Wallace
  - S 1: Ep 3 A Matter of Simple Duplicity
    10/3/11
- Women's Murder Club
  Pete Raynor
Guest Star (20)

Role
- NCIS
  NCIS Special Agent Stan Burley
  - S 9: Ep 22 Playing With Fire
    5/1/12
  - S 1: Ep 6 High Seas
    11/4/03
- In Plain Sight
  Major Lucas Provo
  - S 4: Ep 11 Provo-Cation
    7/24/11
- United States of Tara
  Dr. Holden
  - S 1: Ep 12 Miracle
    4/5/09
  - S 1: Ep 11 Snow
    3/29/09
- Burn Notice
  Scott Chandler
  - S 2: Ep 12 Seek and Destroy
    2/5/09
- Women's Murder Club
  Pete Raynor
  - S 1: Ep 13 Never Tell
    5/13/08
  - S 1: Ep 12 And the Truth Will (Sometimes) Set You Free
    5/6/08
  - S 1: Ep 11 Father's Day
    4/29/08
- Journeyman
  Frank Vasser
  - S 1: Ep 11 Home by Another Way
    12/10/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Legend of Dylan McCleen
    10/22/07
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Jason Raines
  - S 6: Ep 3 Siren Call
    10/3/06
- CSI: NY
  Dr. Keith Beaumont
  - S 2: Ep 18 Live or Let Die
    3/29/06
- CSI: Miami
  John Walker
  - S 2: Ep 4 Death Grip
    10/13/03
- Pacific Blue
  Mark Lewis
  - S 4: Ep 20 Trust
    4/11/99
- Silk Stalkings
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 18 Where & When
    3/28/99
- JAG
  Chief Corpsman Hodge
  - S 4: Ep 16 Silent Service
    2/23/99
- Renegade
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 15 Swm Seeks Vctm
    1/27/97
- Friends
  Fireman Ed
  - S 1: Ep 14 The One with the Candy Hearts
    2/9/95
- Melrose Place
  Mitch Sheridan
  - S 3: Ep 6 No Strings Attached
    10/17/94
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class
  Mr. Hartley
  - S 2: Ep 11 Tommy the Tenor
    10/15/94
- Married... With Children
  Johnny
  - S 7: Ep 14 It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
    1/24/93
- Camp Wilder
  Dorfman's guest
  - S 1: Ep 9 Something Wilder
    11/13/92
- Freshman Dorm
  Hunk
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    8/11/92
- DEA (1990)
  Stephen
  - S 1: Ep 7 MethLab
    10/26/90

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By Zennith Geisler, Feb 20, 2011

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Trivia
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- In 2009, Joel appeared in the movies, Push, Shrink, and Saving Grace B. Jones.
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- Gretsch, who portrayed golf legend Bobby Jones in the film The Legend of Bagger Vance, used to play golf in high school but stopped for 15 years. He began again when he became an actor.
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- Both Joel and his The 4400 co-star, Patrick Flueger, are from Minnesota.
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- (on having William Shatner as a father-in-law) Joel Gretsch: I never had that moment where you have that big epiphany like, 'Oh my goodness!' I mean, I always knew Bill was famous. He's just happy I'm working. It's always, are you working? Great! Pass the salt and pepper.'
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- (about taking on another sci-fi role with "The 4400) Joel Gretsch: I thought, 'Wow, it's not me talking to a green screen all the time. I can actually care.' Usually it's the emotion that connects me to something, when I can care about a relationship to somebody
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- Joel Gretsch: The combination of golf and acting has been the greatest gift I've ever had, literally. It allows me to be a part of charity events, to give back.
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