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Biography

Timothy Busfield was born in Lansing Michigan. His mother, Jean was the director for Michigan State University Press, and his father, Roger once taught…more

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6/12/1957, Lansing, Michigan, USA

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Star (7)

Role
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  Cal Shanley
  - S 1: Ep 22 What Kind Of Day Has It Been
    6/28/07
  - S 1: Ep 21 K & R (3)
    6/21/07
  - S 1: Ep 20 K & R (2)
    6/14/07
  - S 1: Ep 19 K & R (1)
    6/7/07
  - S 1: Ep 18 Breaking News
    5/31/07
  - + 16 More Credits
- Retrosexual: The '80s
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hotties
    11/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Turn Ons
    11/18/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Taboos
    11/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Teen Sex
    11/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sex Sells
    11/14/04
- thirtysomething
  Elliot Francis Weston
  - S 4: Ep 24 Inside thirtysomething Seminar
    7/16/01
  - S 4: Ep 23 California
    5/28/91
  - S 4: Ep 22 Melissa in Wonderland
    5/21/91
  - S 4: Ep 21 A Stop at Willoughby
    5/14/91
  - S 4: Ep 20 Hopeless
    5/7/91
  - + 81 More Credits
- Champs
  Tom McManus
  - S 1: Ep 9 Home Alone
    8/7/96
  - S 1: Ep 8 Two of a Kind
    7/31/96
  - S 1: Ep 7 To Be There or Not to Be There
    7/24/96
  - S 1: Ep 6 Live and Let Breathe
    7/17/96
  - S 1: Ep 5 We'll Never Have Paris
    7/10/96
  - + 7 More Credits
- Byrds of Paradise
  Sam Byrd
  - S 1: Ep 12 He Hawai'i Kakou I Ka Pu'uwai
    6/23/94
  - S 1: Ep 11 Hair Today, Gone to Maui
    6/16/94
  - S 1: Ep 10 Kimo the Magnificent
    5/5/94
  - S 1: Ep 9 Back in the Saddle
    4/28/94
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Bottle Show
    4/21/94
  - + 8 More Credits
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Dr. John 'J.T.' McIntyre (1984-1986)
  - S 7: Ep 19 The Elusive Butterfly
    9/4/86
  - S 7: Ep 18 Strange Bedfellows
    8/28/86
  - S 7: Ep 17 Research and Destroy
    8/21/86
  - S 7: Ep 16 Self-Diagnosis
    8/14/86
  - S 7: Ep 15 The Curmudgeon
    3/18/86
  - + 63 More Credits
- Reggie
  Mark Potter
  - S 1: Ep 6 Once a Father
    9/1/83
  - S 1: Ep 5 It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want to
    8/25/83
  - S 1: Ep 4 Reggie's Warning
    8/18/83
  - S 1: Ep 3 That's Life
    8/11/83
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Seduction of Reggie
    8/4/83
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The West Wing
  Danny Concannon
  - S 7: Ep 21 Institutional Memory
    5/7/06
  - S 7: Ep 18 Requiem
    4/16/06
  - S 7: Ep 11 Internal Displacement
    1/15/06
  - S 7: Ep 1 The Ticket
    9/25/05
  - S 5: Ep 1 7A WF 83429
    9/24/03
  - + 23 More Credits
Guest Star (26)

Role
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  School district HR representative
  - S 61: Ep 1 Beyond the Blackboard
    4/24/12
- Blue Bloods
  Charles Bynes
  - S 2: Ep 13 Leap of Faith
    2/10/12
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Daniel Carter
  - S 13: Ep 7 Russian Brides
    11/9/11
- Outlaw
  District Attorney Mereta
  - S 1: Ep 5 In Re: Tracy Vidalin
    10/16/10
- Law & Order
  Ray Backlund
  - S 20: Ep 15 Brilliant Disguise
    3/8/10
- Entourage
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 4 Running on E
    8/2/09
- Canada AM
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 19 September 25, 2006
    9/25/06
- Entourage
  Timothy Busfield
  - S 2: Ep 11 Blue Balls Lagoon
    8/14/05
- Without a Trace
  Ed Felder
  - S 3: Ep 10 Malone v. Malone
    12/9/04
  - S 3: Ep 3 Light Years
    10/14/04
  - S 3: Ep 1 In the Dark
    9/23/04
- Celebrity Poker Showdown
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Tournament 2 Game 2
    6/3/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Tournament 1 Game 2
    12/9/03
- Ed
  Lloyd Stevens
  - S 4: Ep 16 Best Wishes
    1/30/04
  - S 3: Ep 9 Makeovers
    12/11/02
  - S 2: Ep 17 Lloyd
    4/3/02
- thirtysomething
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 24 Inside thirtysomething Seminar
    7/16/01
- Tracey Takes On...
  Businessman #2
  - S 2: Ep 8 Food
    3/12/97
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Spy
  - S 3: Ep 17 Seconds
    2/25/96
- The Outer Limits
  Dr. John Hoffman
  - S 1: Ep 11 Under the Bed
    5/26/95
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 97 Show #1681
    9/4/92
  - S 9: Ep 45 Show #1312
    5/25/90
  - S 8: Ep 61 Show #1146
    5/19/89
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 141 May 11, 1992
    5/11/92
  - S 2: Ep 110 March 2, 1990
    3/2/90
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 186 July 10, 1990
    7/10/90
  - S 1: Ep 48 November 9, 1989
    11/9/89
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 194 May 31, 1990
    5/31/90
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 115 Show #4042
    9/22/89
  - S 27: Ep 13 Show #3940
    3/13/89
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 20 Steve Martin/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    5/20/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 82 May 4, 1989
    5/4/89
- Matlock
  Adam Gardner
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Rat Pack
    1/20/87
- Family Ties
  Young Matt
  - S 5: Ep 4 My Back Pages
    10/16/86
- Hotel
  Robert Bianca
  - S 3: Ep 3 Imperfect Union
    10/9/85
- Family Ties
  Doug
  - S 3: Ep 8 Best Man
    11/15/84
  - S 3: Ep 2 Little Man on Campus
    10/4/84
Writer (1)

Role
- American Dreams
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 3 Another Saturday Night
    10/12/03
Director (31)

Role
- Franklin & Bash
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 2 Viper
    6/12/12
- The Client List
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 Try, Try Again
    5/6/12
- Psych
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 12 Shawn and the Real Girl
    3/14/12
- Against the Wall
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 Obsessed and Unwanted
    9/4/11
- Damages
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 6 Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew
    8/17/11
  - S 4: Ep 4 Next One's on Me, Blondie
    8/3/11
  - S 3: Ep 12 You Were His Little Monkey
    4/12/10
  - S 3: Ep 6 Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck
    3/1/10
  - S 1: Ep 10 Sort of Like a Family
    10/2/07
- The Glades
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 10 Swamp Thing
    8/14/11
  - S 2: Ep 5 Dirty Little Secrets
    7/10/11
  - S 1: Ep 3 A Perfect Storm
    7/25/10
- Love Bites
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Sky High
    6/23/11
- The Defenders
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 Las Vegas v. Johnson
    11/3/10
- No Ordinary Family
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 No Ordinary Quake
    10/26/10
- Outlaw
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 2 In Re: Officer Daniel Hale
    9/24/10
- The Deep End
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 3 To Have and to Hold
    2/4/10
  - S 1: Ep 2 Where There's Smoke
    1/28/10
- White Collar
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Flip of the Coin
    11/13/09
- Lie To Me
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 4 Honey
    10/19/09
- Lipstick Jungle
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 11 Chapter Eighteen: Indecent Exposure
    12/12/08
  - S 2: Ep 9 Chapter Sixteen: Thanksgiving
    11/21/08
  - S 2: Ep 4 Chapter Eleven: The F-Word
    10/22/08
  - S 2: Ep 1 Chapter Eight: Pandora's Box
    9/24/08
  - S 1: Ep 7 Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome
    3/20/08
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Ex List
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    10/3/08
- Canterbury's Law
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 Trade-Off
    4/11/08
- Las Vegas
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 4 Head Games
    10/12/07
  - S 5: Ep 2 Shrink Rap
    9/28/07
  - S 1: Ep 23 Always Faithful
    5/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 21 Family Jewels
    4/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 18 Nevada State
    3/15/04
  - + 3 More Credits
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 21 K & R (3)
    6/21/07
  - S 1: Ep 19 K & R (1)
    6/7/07
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Harriet Dinner (1)
    1/29/07
  - S 1: Ep 8 Nevada Day (2)
    11/13/06
  - S 1: Ep 7 Nevada Day (1)
    11/6/06
  - + 1 More Credits
- Without a Trace
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 20 More Than This
    4/20/06
  - S 4: Ep 17 Check Your Head
    3/9/06
  - S 4: Ep 12 Patient X
    1/19/06
  - S 4: Ep 3 From the Ashes
    10/13/05
  - S 3: Ep 18 Transitions
    3/31/05
  - + 3 More Credits
- Summerland
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 To Thine Own Self Be True
    7/6/04
- Good Girls Don't
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 My Best Friend Is a Big Fat Slut
    6/4/04
- Joan of Arcadia
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 Jump
    1/9/04
- Miss Match
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 Bad Judgment
    12/5/03
- The Lyon's Den
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/28/03
- Ed
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Movie
    4/4/03
  - S 3: Ep 18 Business As Usual
    3/5/03
  - S 3: Ep 11 Frankie
    1/8/03
  - S 3: Ep 4 Charlotte and Wilbur
    10/16/02
  - S 3: Ep 1 Human Nature
    9/25/02
  - + 4 More Credits
- That's Life
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 13 Momento
    1/26/02
- Lizzie McGuire
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 13 Come Fly with Me
    6/1/01
- First Years
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 This Life
    5/15/01
  - S 1: Ep 3 There's No Place Like Homo
    4/3/01
  - S 1: Ep 2 ... And Then You Die
    3/27/01
- Sports Night
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 21 La Forza Del Destino
    5/9/00
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Local Weather
    3/7/00
- thirtysomething
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 21 A Stop at Willoughby
    5/14/91
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Difference Between Men and Women
    2/26/91
  - S 3: Ep 16 Her Cup Runneth Over
    2/20/90
- Danny
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Forget About Your Boss
Co-Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Without a Trace
  Co-Executive Producer
  - S 4: Ep 24 Crossroads
    5/18/06
  - S 4: Ep 23 White Balance
    5/11/06
  - S 4: Ep 22 Requiem
    5/4/06
  - S 4: Ep 21 Shattered
    4/27/06
  - S 4: Ep 20 More Than This
    4/20/06
  - + 8 More Credits
Producer (1)

Role
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 22 What Kind Of Day Has It Been
    6/28/07
Creative Consultant (1)

Role
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  Creative Consultant
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Christmas Show
    12/4/06
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Option Period
    11/20/06
  - S 1: Ep 8 Nevada Day (2)
    11/13/06
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Focus Group
    10/2/06
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Cold Open
    9/25/06
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Lipstick Jungle
  Executive Producer
  - S 2: Ep 11 Chapter Eighteen: Indecent Exposure
    12/12/08
  - S 2: Ep 10 Chapter Seventeen: Bye, Bye Baby
    12/5/08
  - S 2: Ep 9 Chapter Sixteen: Thanksgiving
    11/21/08
  - S 2: Ep 8 Chapter Fifteen: Sisterhood of the Traveling Prada
    11/14/08
  - S 2: Ep 7 Chapter Fourteen: Let the Games Begin
    11/7/08
  - + 13 More Credits

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- Timothy's Broadway work includes Brighton Beach Memoirs, in the mid 1980s, and A Few Good Men in 1990, where he played Lt. Daniel A. Kaffee.
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- When he auditioned for the part of Elliot in thirtysomething, Tim, who was 29 then, grew a beard to make himself look older.
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- Tim's favorite episode in thirtysomething is "Therapy". His least favorite was the one with Gary's funeral.
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- Timothy: Show me an actor who isn't willing to not be likable all the time and I'll show you an actor that's going to screw up the production, whatever it is.
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- Timothy: My personality has always been to be the class clown. I'm not overly ambitious.
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- Timothy: (on learning directing from Marshall and Ed in "thirtysomething") We all learned about film and story telling from them. I took much away from my time on the show, but nothing greater than learning to direct. I've always had a good relationship with actors and they tend to trust my direction.
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