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Biography

Amandes was born the sixth of 11 children in the small town of Richmond, Illinois. A self-described "theater jock", Amandes began acting at an…more

Born

3/9/1959, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Tom Amandes

Gender

Male

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Star (5)

Role
- Everwood
  Dr. Harold Abbott Jr.
  - S 4: Ep 22 Foreverwood (2)
    6/5/06
  - S 4: Ep 21 Foreverwood (1)
    6/5/06
  - S 4: Ep 20 Goodbye, Love
    5/29/06
  - S 4: Ep 19 Reckoning
    5/22/06
  - S 4: Ep 18 Enjoy the Ride
    5/15/06
  - + 84 More Credits
- From the Earth to the Moon
  Astronaut Jack Schmitt
  - S 1: Ep 4 1968
    4/12/98
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1995)
  Steve Rutledge
  - S 1: Ep 6 Just a Dream
    11/7/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 Losing It
    10/31/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 New Guy in Town
    10/17/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 Wedding Dates
    10/10/95
  - S 1: Ep 2 Nothing But the Truth
    9/26/95
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Untouchables (1993)
  Eliot Ness
  - S 2: Ep 24 Death and Taxes (2)
    5/22/94
  - S 2: Ep 23 Death and Taxes (1)
    5/15/94
  - S 2: Ep 22 Bury My Heart at Starved Rock
    5/8/94
  - S 2: Ep 21 Apocalypse in Chicago
    5/1/94
  - S 2: Ep 20 Omerta
    4/24/94
  - + 37 More Credits
- This Might Hurt
  Dr. Mitch Malinow
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Parenthood
  Dr. Pelikan
  - S 1: Ep 2 Man Versus Possum
    3/9/10
- Eli Stone
  Martin Posner
  - S 2: Ep 12 Tailspin
    7/4/09
  - S 2: Ep 4 Should I Stay or Should I Go?
    11/11/08
  - S 2: Ep 3 Unwritten
    10/28/08
  - S 2: Ep 2 Grace
    10/21/08
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Path
    10/14/08
  - + 6 More Credits
Guest Star (40)

Role
- Fairly Legal
  Mitch
  - S 2: Ep 4 Shine a Light
    4/6/12
- Against the Wall
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 8 Memories We Fear
    9/25/11
- Leverage
  Robert Livingston
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Queen's Gambit Job
    8/28/11
- No Ordinary Family
  Dr. Robert Allen
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/28/10
- The Good Guys
  Dr. Brad Kalfuss
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    5/19/10
- Big Love
  State Rep. Roy Colburn
  - S 4: Ep 5 Sins of the Father
    2/7/10
  - S 4: Ep 4 The Mighty and Strong
    1/31/10
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Greater Good
    1/17/10
- The Deep End
  Don Branford
  - S 1: Ep 2 Where There's Smoke
    1/28/10
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    1/20/10
- Eastwick
  Pastor Dunn
  - S 1: Ep 6 Bonfire and Betrayal
    10/28/09
  - S 1: Ep 3 Madams and Madames
    10/7/09
- Grey's Anatomy
  Charlie Waller
  - S 6: Ep 4 Tainted Obligation
    10/8/09
- Greek
  Jack Reed
  - S 3: Ep 2 Our Fathers
    9/7/09
- Boston Legal
  Attorney Jeremy Hollis
  - S 5: Ep 11 Juiced
    12/1/08
- Private Practice
  Charlie Jensen
  - S 2: Ep 2 Equal and Opposite
    10/8/08
- The Riches
  H.L.
  - S 2: Ep 3 Field of Dreams
    4/1/08
- Women's Murder Club
  D.A. Pratt
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Past Comes Back to Haunt You
    11/16/07
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
  Bert
  - S 6: Ep 4 The Lefty Call
    9/30/07
- Numb3rs
  Lawrence Dryden
  - S 3: Ep 10 Brutus
    11/24/06
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 43 Anne Heche/Tom Amandes
    11/16/05
- The Guardian
  Dr. Thomas Reed
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Beginning
    5/21/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Home
    12/18/01
- JAG
  Commander Flagler
  - S 7: Ep 24 Enemy Below (2)
    5/21/02
- Spin City
  Julian Wheeler
  - S 6: Ep 10 Fight Flub
    11/20/01
  - S 6: Ep 5 Yet Another Stakeout
    10/16/01
- The Guardian
  Dr. Tomas Reed
  - S 1: Ep 2 Reunion
    10/2/01
- Spin City
  Wheeler
  - S 6: Ep 2 A Tree Falls in Manhattan (2)
    9/25/01
- The Guardian
  Dr.Thomas Reed
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/25/01
- JAG
  Cmdr. Flagler
  - S 6: Ep 15 Iron Coffin
    2/20/01
  - S 4: Ep 16 Silent Service
    2/23/99
- NYPD Blue
  David Jessup
  - S 8: Ep 6 Writing Wrongs
    2/13/01
- The Practice
  Robert Wakefield
  - S 5: Ep 4 Appeal and Denial
    10/29/00
- Family Law
  Lawrence Cameron
  - S 2: Ep 2 One Mistake
    10/9/00
- The King of Queens
  Les Fisker
  - S 3: Ep 2 Roast Chicken
    10/9/00
- Any Day Now
  Mr. Shackleford
  - S 3: Ep 6 Nothing Personal
    9/3/00
- Just Shoot Me!
  Matthew 'Matt' Bentley
  - S 3: Ep 13 Lies & Dolls
    2/2/99
- ER
  David Gardner
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Miracle Worker
    12/17/98
- 7 Days
  General Wayne Starker
  - S 1: Ep 7 Doppleganger (2)
    11/11/98
  - S 1: Ep 6 Doppleganger (1)
    11/4/98
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Russ Schmitt
  - S 6: Ep 7 Beverly's Secret
    4/26/98
- Michael Hayes
  Brock
  - S 1: Ep 2 Pilot
    9/23/97
- Promised Land
  Fred Mooster
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Hostage
    10/8/96
- Sisters
  Martin
  - S 5: Ep 20 Word of Honor
    4/8/95
  - S 5: Ep 18 Sleeping with the Devil
    3/4/95
- Murphy Brown
  David Wofford
  - S 7: Ep 2 Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
    9/26/94
- Roseanne
  doctor
- Sable
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Hunt
    11/14/87
- Everwood
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 0 In Search Of Everwood
Director (3)

Role
- Hart of Dixie
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 14 Aliens & Aliases
    2/13/12
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Undead & The Unsaid
    11/7/11
- Brothers & Sisters
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 11 A Father Dreams
    1/4/09
- Everwood
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 5 Connect Four
    10/27/05
  - S 3: Ep 15 Surprise
    2/14/05

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- His other film credits include If Someone Had Known, Down Will Come Baby, When Good Ghouls Go Bad, Live From Baghdad, and Dirty Deeds.
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- The shows Tom used to watch when he was a kid included The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, Gilligan's Island and I Dream of Jeannie.
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- Tom's theatrical debut was in the stage play called Translations.
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- Tom: Parenting is a pretty complex thing, and in most of the roles I've played, it's greatly simplified. Of all the skills I've tried to learn over my life, parenting has probably been the most -- difficult, and it really is an ongoing thing.
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- Tom (on being away from LA) You're further away from the buzz, which gets to be -- like static after a while.
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- Tom: (on "Everwood"'s treatment of difficult family situations) What I've learned is that that's just a hallmark of the quality of the writing on this show. They will take the time to let something like that develop and they're not afraid to just go right at it.
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