Spenser: For Hire
ABC (ended 1988)
Cast & Crew
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Robert Urich
Spenser
Robert grew up in Toronto, Ohio, where his athletic ability led to a four year football scholarship at Florida State University. There he earned a B.A. in Communications. He later received an M.A. at Michigan State University and then joined WGN radio in Chicago as a sales account representative. He then briefly appeared as a TV weatherman. His big break came from Burt Reynolds in 1972 when he played Burt's younger brother in a stage production of "The Rainmaker". Burt brought him to California and let him stay in his home there until he got his acting break. He was starring in the TV series "The Lazarus Man" (1996) when he was diagnosed with cancer, which caused the cancellation of the series. The cancer went into remission after treatment and he resumed acting again with his role as Captain Jim Kennedy III on "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" (1998).moreless -
Avery Brooks
Hawk
For a man without any hair, Avery Brooks certainly wears a lot of hats. Stage, screen and television actor; director; jazz and opera singer; college professor; film narrator; civil rights activist; Avery Brooks excels at every career path he has chosen. Born in Evansville, Indiana, he and his family moved to Gary, Indiana, when Avery was eight years old. His father, Samuel, worked as a machinist and as a singer in the choir of CBS radio's "Wings over Jordan" choir from 1937 to 1948. His mother, Eva, was a pianist and a choir director and his uncle, Samuel, was a member of the "Delta Rhythm Boys". It's no surprise that Avery took to singing at an early age being surrounded by so much musical talent. As he developed his deep, baritone voice, Avery sang with musical acts like Butch Morris, Lester Bowie, Jon Hendricks and James Spaulding. As an accomplished pianist, he feels as though the music he plays is a spiritual gift from God. In his own words, he feels that "Everybody is playing or listening to this black cal music is the highest form of performance on the earth--from God, to you, through you, to your ear". Avery Brooks enrolled to Indiana University and Oberlin College. He later received his BA and his MFA from Rutgers University in 1976, making him the first African American to achieve this at Rutgers. He later used that distinction to inspire other African Americans to pursue their goals in acting and directing by becoming a tenured professor of theatre at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. In addition, he had also taught at his alma-mater of Oberlin College as well as at Case Western Reserve University. For over three decades, Professor Brooks has helped to hone the skills of thousands of actors and theatre professionals. Not being one to ignore the axiom "practice what you preach", Brooks continued to perform on stage himself as he was teaching future generations to do the same. He had received critical acclaim in the play "Paul Robeson" in which he played the title role. His portrayal of the famed singer, actor and civil right leader reflected all of Avery's passions as well. He performed the one-man play for several years at the Westwood Playhouse in Los Angeles, at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. His stage career continued quite successfully afterwards, playing the lead role in Shakespeare's "Othello" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as well as Anthony Davis' "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X". Although he had seen considerable success on stage, his exposure to the television audiences was limited. After having only been on television playing the title role in PBS's Solomon Northup's Odyssey and a bit part in Finnegan Begin Again, he was cast to play the tight-lipped and menacing tough guy "Hawk" in the new ABC crime drama, Spenser: For Hire opposite lead actor, Robert Urich. Avery's character became so popular among fans of the show that a spin-off was created for him: A Man Called Hawk. The spinoff only lasted half a season, but Avery was called back to play Hawk in a number of Spenser: For Hire movies of the week. The exposure that the role gave him drew the attention of Rick Berman, who had been auditioning actors for the newest addition to the Star Trek universe, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Originally, Berman wanted to cast Siddig El Fadil as Commander Benjamin Sisko after seeing him in A Dangerous Man. However, when he saw Siddig without the beard he had worn in that film, he realized just how young he was. He kept Siddig on to play Dr. Julian Bashir, but the hunt for a commander was still on. When Avery came in to audition, he was motivated by the idea of being connected with a show that had broken so many barriers for African Americans in the 1960s (With Lt. Uhura being a black female officer in the original show when any two of those three conditions were considered unthinkable at the time). He wanted to be the first African American commander in Star Trek history. Despite competing with nearly 100 other actors of various ethnicities, Avery came out on top with the most impressive performance. When working out the character with Berman, he did not want his character to be anything like Kirk or Picard. They were explorers and diplomats (with the emphasis of each characteristic differing between the two men). He wanted Benjamin Sisko to be a builder. Since his command would have him remaining in one place, his goal would be to develop a community from these diverse and varied species and personalities that haven't been trained to work together as a Starfleet crew would have been. As another departure from the commanders that preceded him, his character did not want to be where he was. He had just suffered a tragic personal loss and wanted nothing more than to resign his commission and fade into the background. Berman agreed and Benjamin Sisko was born. Throughout the seven year run of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Avery not only played the role of Sisko, but he had also directed several episodes of the show and he continued to teach his s at Rutgers. On occasion, he had conducted his by way of video link while still wearing his Starfleet uniform from the set. Like Bill Cosby before him, Avery Brooks wants to use every resource at his disposal to assure that the next generations of African Americans don't have to endure the burden of racism; that poverty is a result of a failure to educate the youth of the community and that young African American men should not have to go through life certain that they'll be killed or imprisoned before their 25th birthdays. Avery Brooks will try to educate the people about his heritage. "I grew up in the context of a black community where ideas such as dignity and integrity and proper behavior still existed," he told Martha Southgate during an interview for Essence magazine. "I thought that was the way the whole world was, and I will insist that, ultimately, that's the way it still is."moreless -
Barbara Stock
Susan
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Carolyn McCormick
Rita Fiore (1986-1987)
Carolyn trained at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater (ACT). She played in her first feature, the interesting science-fiction saga "Enemy Mine" while completing her graduate studies. She joined the company of the ACT for a time thereafter, but TV work picked up when she joined the cast of the detective series, "Spenser: For Hire", during its second season in 1986 to play Rita Fiori, feisty young assistant D.A. and romantic sparring partner for series star Robert Urich. Carolyn subsequently did regional stage work and played a recurring role as Minuet, a computer-generated ideal woman, on the popular science-fiction series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. Occasional feature work, as in "A Simple Twist of Fate", came her way, but Carolyn was primarily seen as intelligent police psychiatrist Elizabeth Olivet, another recurring role, on most of the series episodes of acclaimed "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit " from 1991 to 1997. In the fall of 1997, she moved on to become the unhappy wife of a police psychiatrist played by Robert Pastorelli in the short-lived Americanized version of "Cracker (1997)". Carolyn is married to Byron Jennings; mother of two children.moreless -
Richard Jaeckel
Lt. Martin Quirk (1985-1987)
A short, stocky and tough character actor in films for over fifty years, Richard Jaeckel has probably played just about every role possible. From juvenile deliquents, to astronauts, cops, soldiers, good guys, bad guys, scientist, lawyers and Western cowboys, Jaeckel has played it. Richard Jaeckel was born in 1926 in Long Island, New York and his family moved to California in the early 1940's. After attending Hollywood High School, his mother got him a job working at 20th Century Fox Studios as a delivery boy. Producers found themselves in need of a young man to play a role in an upcoming film they were shooting. Richard Jaeckel's boyish looks and blonde hair, made him notice to the producers and they had him take a screen test and immeditatly landed a key role in "Guadalcanal Diary". Although, acting didn't register with him at first, Jaeckel joined the US Navy. Upon his discharge, he returned to acting and was cast in the 1949 film "Sands of Iwo Jima" with John Wayne and Forrest Tucker. In 1971, Jaeckel was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for the strength of his funny, but tragic performance in Paul Newman's "Sometimes a Great Notion". Some of Richard Jaeckel's additional seventy film credits spanning over sixty years include "3:10 to Yuma", "Come Back, Little Sheba", "The Gallant Hours", "Cowboy", "Platium High School", "Town Without Pity", "The Dirty Dozen", "The Devil's Brigade", "Chisum", "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid", "Grizzly", "Twilight's Last Gleaming", "The Dark", "Airplane II", "Starman", "Black Moon Rising" and "The Delta Force 2". From 1991-1995, Jaeckel played Lt. Ben Edwards on the internationally hit TV series "Baywatch". Richard Jaeckel passed away in June of 1997 of an extended illness at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He was 70 years old.moreless -
Ron McLarty
Frank Belson
Ron McLarty was born on the 26th April 1947 in Providence, Rhode Island and now lives in New York city with wife, Kate Skinner. Ron had three children with his first wife, Diane Tesitor, to whom he was married for 30 years until her death in 2002. He is an award winning actor and playwright. Ron has appeared in many TV shows including The Practice and Law & Order. Ron was a regular star on Spenser: For Hire where he appeared as Sgt. Frank Belson. He has also appeared in many films and stage plays, and has directed some of his own plays.moreless -
Jeffrey DeMunn
Jacob Zelesky
Jeffrey DeMunn was born in Buffalo, New York to James and Violet Paulus DeMunn, who were both established actors. He graduated from Union College in 1969 and then spent two years at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre school in England. He has been in the feature films The Last Tenant (his debut), Ragtime, Frances, Turbulence, The X-Files, The Green Mile, The Majestic (which also had his son in a small part as the Western Union Man), and many others. On television, he has been seen in the miniseries "Storm of the Century" and "Night Sins" as well as the made-for-television movies "Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story," "Who Is Julia?," "Lincoln," "Swimming Upstream," and HBO's "Barbarians At The Gate," "Citizen X," and "Empire Falls." DeMunn has also made guest appearances on the series "Law & Order," "Hack," "Hill Street Blues," "Spencer For Hire," "Tribeca," "E.R.," "The Practice," and "The West Wing." On stage, DeMunn was seen in "The Comedians," "Bent," "A Prayer For My Daughter," "Spoils Of War," and "K2." He was nomated for and Emmy Award and won the CableACE award for his performance in "Citizen X," and won the Best Actor Tony Award for his performance in "K2." He has a son, Kevin, and a daughter, Heather.moreless -
Seth Green
Andy Chandler
Seth was born to Herbert, a mathematics teacher, and Barbara, an artist in Philadelphia, PA. The couple already had a daughter, Kaela also an actress. Seth and Kaela were raised in Overbrook Park, PA. It is said that a photograph of him being born was used in an ad campaign for natural childbirth, but Seth's mother has denied this rumor. Seth attended public school and played soccer. He decided to make acting his career at age six when he took part in a workshop in his hometown and after appearing in a summer camp performance of "Hello, Dolly!" Seth actually got his start in commercials as a child including a John Denver Album, Fruit Loops, Carl's Jr., Rally's (the origination of the catchphrase "Cha-Ching!" which still follows Seth around to this day), Wendy's, Jello Pudding Pops, Kodak, Hewlett Packard Printer, California Department of Health Services on Smoking and most recently the US Sci-Fi Channel. One of his commercials was with Sarah Michelle Gellar, when she was four years old.
He went on to appear in such illustrious telly as The X-Files, The Wonder Years, Beverly Hills 90210, Evening Shade, seaQuest DSV (as Wolfman, maybe a sign of things to come?) before his extended exposure on Buffy, the Vampire Slayer as Oz.
He has appeared in many movies including: Hotel New Hampshire, Radio Days (as a young Woody Allen), My Stepmother Is An Alien (as Alyson Hannigan's boyfriend, another omen?), Pump Up The Volume (with Juliet Landau also of Buffy fame), the 1992 movie version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (his scenes were cut), Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, Stonebrook, Idle Hands, Enemy Of The State, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Can't Hardly Wait.
Interestingly, Seth had a part in the movie version of Buffy - unfortunately, his part ended up on the cutting room floor, though a still photo of him (as a vampire) is on the back of the box of the US video release.
He graduated from Lamberton High School in 1991.
Though Seth has a very large list of credits, he didn't gain notoriety until Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Austin Powers came along.
Now he has less anonymity and a lot of fans to attest to it, from two distinctly separate groups eleven to seventeen-year-old girls and drug-dealers.
While his involvement with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie only goes back as far as the cutting room floor of 1992 he is apparently on the cover of the US video release.
In 1997 his return to the realm of Buffy came, it was not as grand as it would become: his contract was only for three episodes in Season Two (namely 'Inca Mummy Girl', 'Halloween' and 'What's My Line, Part One') as Oz, the first person to show an interest in Willow [Alyson Hannigan], but fairly early on it became apparent to Buffy creator Joss Whedon that Seth and Alyson got on well enough to make more of Oz and so he increased Oz's relevance to the story of 'What's My Line' and put him in Part Two (taking a bullet for Willow). Whedon wanted to give the characters besides Buffy [Sarah Michelle Gellar] more of a private life and Willow's love life had really only been explored with Xander [Nicholas Brendon]. Whedon wanted the audience to hate Oz for driving Willow and Xander apart and then love him. He wrote Oz into the big two part story of season two: 'Surprise' and 'Innocence' and gave him a scene with Willow where he tells her how he feels about her and it worked, Oz fans appeared all over. Oz was officially admitted into the Scooby Gang when he saw Buffy slay a vampire at The Bronze, helped steal a rocket launcher from the army and pick up immolated parts of a dead invincible demon. Not bad for a day's work.
Joss Whedon gave a copy of the next episode's script to Seth as a way to convince him to become a regular for the next season. It worked and Oz became the werewolf in 'Phases'. In 'Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered' he searched for Buffy after Amy [Elizabeth Anne Allen] turned her into a rat. In 'Passion' someone had to die and it was going to be Oz, but his signing up for the third season fortunately scuppered that and the unlucky honour fell to Jenny Calendar [Robia La Morte]. After his rodent recovery duties in 'Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered' he next appeared in the both parts of the two part Season Two finale 'Becoming, Part Two'. In the latter part of that Willow is in a coma and Xander, sitting at her bedside tells her he loves her, she wakes up and the first thing she says is "Oz?".
He made Entertainment Weekly's '1998 It List,' the magazine's annual pick of the hottest stars.
Oz naturally returned in Season Three in 'Anne' with a promotion to series regular and as part of the Buffy-absent slaying. In 'Dead Man's Party' and 'Faith, Hope & Trick' he is an integral part of the Scooby Gang. The next episode 'Beauty And The Beasts' starts as an Oz feature episode, but becomes a reminder of who Angel [David Boreanaz] is. For the remainder of the season Oz fulfils two roles: Willow's boyfriend and 'boy-in-a-band'. This is primarily due to the sheer amount of screen time devoted to new slayer Faith [Eliza Dushku]. That said he is still great in every scene in which he appears, highlights include 'Band Candy', 'Lover's Walk', 'The Wish', 'Amends', 'The Zeppo', 'Dopplegangland', 'Choices' and 'Earshot'. He becomes increasing under-utilized as the season progresses until 'Graduation Day, Part One and Two' where he has some of his best scenes all year.
Having decided to leave Buffy for a further career in movies Seth handed in his noticed and agreed to appear in the beginning of Season Four. In 'The Freshman' the gang (minus Angel and Cordelia [Charisma Carpenter], who have left for LA and their' own show: Angel) relocate to UC Sunnydale. In 'Living Conditions' Oz spots Veruca [Paige Moss] on campus and is strangely attracted to her (all in a split second). 'The Harsh Light of Day' and it's Angel crossover 'In The Dark' gave Oz double duties as he took the Gem of Amarra retrieved from Spike [James Marsters] and gave it to Angel and then helped Cordelia & Doyle [Glenn Quinn] save the day. In 'Fear, Itself' the gang get to feel the worst fears coming true two of which: Oz losing control of the wolf within and Willow losing Oz would come true two episodes later. Oz is almost infatuated with Veruca all through 'Beer Bad' and discovers that she is a werewolf like him in 'Wild At Heart' and they attack Prof. Walsh [Lindsay Crouse]have sex in wolf form. Realising he has no control over his wolf side he flees Sunnydale and Willow.
When he left to make the thriller 'Knockaround Guys' (with John Malkovich and Barry Pepper) it was not known if he was going to return. It was expected that he would and in a regular role, those with expectations were half right: he did return in 'New Moon Rising' but only as a guest star. Oz claims to have found a cure for his condition and doesn't change on the night of a full moon and he and Willow seem likely to be back together until Willow tells Buffy that she and Tara [Amber Benson] are involved. Oz meets Tara and is enraged and transforms into wolf form warning her to "Run". He is caught by The Initiative and almost killed by Riley [Marc Blucas] because he mistakenly thought Oz was the demon that attacked co - soldier Graham [Bailey Chase]. When Riley realises that it is Oz he attempts to help him escape risking a court martial at the hands of Col. McNamara [Conor O'Farrell] and held in the brig. Willow, Buffy, Xander and Spike attempt to break both of them out with the help of Giles, Anya [Emma Caulfield] and albeit unwittingly Adam [George Hertzberg]. Oz suspects that it is Willow that brings out the wolf in him and leaves again, Willow professes her love to Tara.
He also appears in the season finale, 'Restless' in Willow's dream as a metaphor for her life with him being different to her life with Tara. Only time will tell whether he will return to Buffy or in fact Angel. The rumours say yes, but then they always do. Don't they?
As for the future, Seth is apparently not interested in directing, but he would like to produce, as well as keep acting. He and his best friends Breckin Meyer and Ryan Phillippe have an office where they peruse scripts, and they are aiming to produce films together.
Next on the horizon the dark comedy Scorned. The film, which is based on an idea from Seth and his childhood-friend-turned-screenwriter Hugh Sterbakov, centres on a young engaged couple whose romance takes an ugly turn when they head to college; the affair becomes a grudge match, and the pair's dorm turns into a war zone.moreless -
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Emily
Sarah began her acting career at age 4 when she was discovered by an agent while eating in a local restaurant. Three weeks later she was on the set of her first film, An Invasion of Privacy. This chance discovery was to lead to a professional career which has lasted 24 of her 28 years of life. In addition to having been one of the two regular hostesses of the TV talk show, "Girl Talk," Sarah is a veteran of TV, film, and stage. She has appeared with Matthew Broderick and Eric Stoltz in "The Widow Claire" at the Circle in the Square theater, and had a feature film open in which she co-starred with Sally Kirkland and Robert Lupone. She has appeared on Spenser: For Hire, Love, Sidney, The David Letterman Show and The Regis Philbin Show. She has done over 100 commercials and is a Wilhelmina Model. She has also appeared in Crossbow which she filmed in France and Switzerland. Sarah played Molly in the original cast of Neil Simon's Jake's Women and young Jacqueline Bouvier in the award winning NBC mini-series A Woman Named Jackie. Sarah started to gain a small, but loyal, fanbase when she played the lead role of Sydney Rutledge in the teen soap opera, Swan's Crossing.
On February 24th 1993, Sarah Michelle began work on the set of All My Children. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1994 and, although she lost, she was nominated again in 1995 and won in the Younger Leading Actress category. Although she had given the producers 6 months notice of her decision to leave the show, she made her decision public the day after the Emmy win. After 2 years, Sarah left the set of AMC and moved to California to seek new fame in films or TV.
In 1996, Sarah was picked as the lead of a new series called Buffy the Vampire Slayer based on the movie by the same name. Warner Brothers bought 13 episodes of the show, and although ratings of the pilot were the highest ever of any of the WB lineup, it ranked 100th out of 107 programs in the Nielson ratings. Warner Brothers renewed the show for another 22 episodes which began airing September 15th, 1997.
In June of 1997, Sarah finished shooting I Know What You Did Last Summer which stars her and Jennifer Love Hewitt as teens who try to cover up a hit and run. It was released on October 17th and became number one that weekend, earning a profit in just two days. Shortly after filming IKWYDLS, Sarah flew down to Atlanta, GA to film Scream 2, which had the largest December opening of a film and made more money in it's first weekend than the other top 9 films combined.
Sarah next took a break from the horror genre to film Cruel Intentions, Simply Irresistible and Harvard Man.
On March 10, 1998, Sarah won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award in the Best Supporting Actress - Horror category for her role in I Know What You Did Last Summer.
On August 12th, 1999, Sarah signed a contract with Maybelline to become the first celebrity spokeswoman since Lynda Carter in the late 70's, and can be seen in television and print advertising for the makeup company.
The new millennium has been very favorable to Sarah so far. In 2000, she won a few awards given out by the Teen Choice Awards and the MTV Movie awards.
2001 proved to be a great year for her personal and professional lives. First, she earned a nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama category in the Golden Globe Awards. Then she became engaged to Freddie Prinze Jr. on her birthday in April. The Teen Choice Awards also honored Sarah that summer with an Extraordinary Achievement Award.
In 2002, Scooby Doo, the movie Sarah co-starred in with Freddie, Matt Lillard and Linda Cardellini, became a summer blockbuster earning a whopping $250 million worldwide. In June she co-hosted the MTV Movie Awards, which became the highest rated in the show's history. This year also marked the most memorable occasion in her personal life. On September 1, 2002, Sarah and Freddie exchanged their marriage vows in a private ceremony in Mexico. In October, Sarah was honored with a Woman of The Year Award by Glamour Magazine during their Annual Women of The Year Awards.
In 2003, after 7 successful seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", Sarah Michelle Gellar called it quits. She then focused on several projects, including Scooby Doo 2 and The Grudge, both of which were released in 2004. Sarah has decided to move on to movies but still looks back fondly on her years on Buffy. She had hoped to guest star on the spin-off Angel when her schedule cleared up, but the cancellation of that show in 2004 prevented it.
Sarah also enjoys rollerblading, ice skating, water skiing, and occasionally goes cliff diving. She was a competitive figure skater for 3 years and was ranked 3rd in the New York Sate regional competition. She has taken 5 years of Tae Kwon Do and is active in physical fitness. Sarah is an only child and considers herself a workaholic. She attended high school at Professional Children's School in New York and graduated two years early with a 4.0.In 2011, Sarah returned to television on the CW series, Ringer. Sarah is not only serving as the main lead for the series, but is also one of three executive producers on the show.
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Anthony Stewart Head
Security Guard
Anthony Stewart Head was born on February 20th 1954 in Camden,(UK). His mother is actress Helen Shingler, and his father is Seafield Head, a producer and the founder of "Verity Films". His elder brother, Murray, is also an actor. His life companion is Sarah Fisher. Sarah and Anthony met when he was 28 and she was 18. Anthony and Sarah have two daughters; Emily Rose (born 1989) and Daisy May (born 1991). Anthony was the Herald in the "Jackdaw of Rheims" at six, and the Emperor in the "Emperor's New Clothes" at seven. In junior high school he participated in house drama competitions and won three years running. while in school he used to write plays. After high school, he worked for his father's company for a year as an assisting editor. Head originally wanted a career in music, and so he attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, where he stayed until 1976. Like many actors, he started his career on stage. His debut was as Jesus in "Godspell" in London's West End. He really got his fame from a series of commercials for "Gold Blend coffee". This was a career booster, but now he was labeled as "a smooth talking, romantic leading man". After his commercial hit, he decided to try his luck in the USA. He moved to Los Angeles and struggled for some time, not being able to get any TV jobs, until he landed the role as Oliver Sampson in the science fiction series VR5. He also managed to land the role as Giles in the series Buffy The Vampire Slayer. In what free time he had from Buffy, Head was working on a Gothic musical. Anthony chose to become a recurring character in Buffy's sixth season, so that he could spend more time in England. Head has appeared in many British television shows since then, such as the BBC's MI5 drama, Little Britain and Manchild.moreless -
Michael Mantell
William Wright
B.F.A. from the Pratt Institute of the Arts Trained with the Uta Hagen Company Theater Appearances: The 1989 Lincoln Center production of "The Tenth Man" directed by Ulu Grobard (as the Rabbi). The American Shakespeare Festival production of "The Taming of the Shrew" directed by Zoe Caldwell.moreless -
Marg Helgenberger
Nancy Kettering
Mary Margaret Helgenberger was born on November 16th, 1958 to Kay Snyder and Hugh Helgenberger. She grew up in a farming town in Nebraska along with her older sister named Ann and younger brother Curt. She attended North Bend Central High School, where she played the french horn in their marching band. Marg began her college education at Kearney State College, then transferred to Northwestern University in Chicago where she majored in speech and drama. While acting in school production The Taming of the Shrew, she was discovered by a talent scout for the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope. After finishing college Marg joined the show in 1982, where she stayed until 1986. While working on Ryan's Hope Marg met her future husband Alan Rosenberg, who she married in 1989. On October 21st, 1990, their only son, Hugh Howard Rosenberg (named after Marg's father) was born.
In 1988, Marg was cast in another ABC show, the primetime drama China Beach, which she starred in throughout its 4-season run until 1991. In 1989, Marg made her film debut with a role in After Midnight, in which her real-life husband Alan Rosenberg played a man trying to murder her.
Throughout the 1990s Marg had guest roles on several TV shows and appeared in a number of movies, including Species and Species II. Then in 2000 she landed the starring role of Catherine Willows on CBS's top-notch drama CSI, where she has been ever since. Marg separated from her husband Alan Rosenberg (who at that time was the president of the Screen Actors Guild) in 2008. She filed for divorce the following year on December 21st, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason, and their marriage was officially ended on February 10th, 2010.moreless -
Paul Guilfoyle
Ross Bates
He graduated from Yale in 1977 after majoring in Economics. Studied at the prestigious Actor's Studio (which he is also a member of) before building up a substantial theatrical reputation on and off Broadway, including 12 years with the Theatre Company of Boston, appearances in David Rabe's The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel with Al Pacino and in David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross. His first film was the not-so-popular tank 'Howard the Duck', but Paul has since become one of the industries leading character actors specializing in shady lawyers, crooked cops and gangsters. Among his many films include, 'Final Analysis' 1992, 'Striptease' 1996, 'L.A Confidential' 1997, 'Air Force One' 1997, 'Primary Colours' 1998, 'The Negotiator' 1998, and most recently 'Session 9' 2001. He is currently a regular cast member of the hit CBS series 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' where he plays Captain Jim Brass. Paul is also a longtime resident of New York.moreless -
David Hyde Pierce
O'Neill
David was born in Saratoga Springs, New York on April 3rd, 1959. In high school, he received the Yaddo Medal as best dramatic arts student upon graduation in 1977. Pierce then went to Yale and graduated with a double major in English and theater arts. In 1981, he went to New York City and quickly got a job selling ties in Bloomingdale's while continuing his studies in acting. He landed his first professional acting job in Beyond Therapy on Broadway, followed by stints off-Broadway and in regional theater. Between 1983 and 1985, he worked in various productions at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before returning to appear in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet. He interrupted his stage work for a role in his first feature film, Bright Lights, Big City (1988), before departing on a tour of the Soviet Union and Japan in The Cherry Orchard from 1988 to 1989. David's big break came when he appeared on Broadway for six months in The Heidi Chronicles peers. More feature roles followed in such films as Little Man Tate and The Fisher King (both in 1991). But it was after the filming of Sleepless in Seattle (1993) that Pierce got his biggest break. He received his initial interview with the creators of Frasier (1993) due to his close resemblance to Kelsey Grammer. After the interview, the part of Dr. Niles Crane was written for him. Prior to Frasier, David starred in the former series The Powers That Be (1992), in which he portrayed Theodore Van Horn, a chronically depressed and suicidal United States congressman. His additional television credits include guest-starring roles on the series Spenser: For Hire, Caroline in the City, The Outer Limits and The Simpsons. David is the co-chairman of the Alzheimer's Association for which he works tirelessly to raise funds and awareness of the condition. (DHP's beloved grandfather and other relatives died from the condition) In March 1999, he was honored by The Alzheimer's Association for all his devoted work with them over the past few years with a dinner in his honour in Los Angeles. While not on set, David enjoys playing piano (he is also an accomplished organist), being with his dog, and skiing.moreless -
Laura San Giacomo
Guest Star
Laura San Giacomo is an Italian American actress from New Jersey. She is well remembered for her role as Kit De Luca in the 1990 film Pretty Woman. Laura is the former star of the TV series Just Shoot Me and is currently married to Matt Adler. She was married to Cameron Dye with one child, Mason.moreless -
Laura San Giacomo
Sharon
Laura San Giacomo is an Italian American actress from New Jersey. She is well remembered for her role as Kit De Luca in the 1990 film Pretty Woman. Laura is the former star of the TV series Just Shoot Me and is currently married to Matt Adler. She was married to Cameron Dye with one child, Mason.moreless -
David Schramm
Guest Star
I'm sure that you all know David Schramm as Roy Biggins on the NBC sitcom, Wings. But did you also know that he studied at Juilliard along with Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone and David Ogden Stiers, all members of the first acting class established by John Houseman. Schramm was the founding member of "The Acting Company" and made his Broadway debut Bedroom Farce. He also appeared on Another World and has guest starred on numerous television series. In addition, he has had leading roles in The Time Of Your Life and the musical, The Cradle Will Rock, both for PBS. In 1983 Schramm played Robert McNamara in Kennedy miniseries (NBC). In 1989 he appeared in feature films Let It Ride and Johnny Handsome. Then in 1990 he had his television series debut as a regular, playing the father of Tess (Sandra Bullock) in the short-lived NBC sitcom Working Girl. Following that, David pleased us all by playing Roy Biggins on the NBC sitcom Wings until 1997, when the show ended.moreless -
Tony Shalhoub
Dr. Hambrecht
Fleeing religious persecution in Lebanon, Tony's parents settled in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where Tony was born. Tony attended Yale University, and graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 1977. He began acting in small roles in films such as Longtime Companion,Honeymoon In Vegas, Searching For Bobby Fischer, and most memorably in the Bill Murray vehicle Quick Change. This led to a recurring role on the sitcom Wings. He continued acting in films, including Men In Black, Gattaca, and 'Galaxy Quest. He directed and starred in the restaurant film Big Night. He rose to prominence as the fussy, obsessive titular character in the television series Monk. In 1992, Tony married actress Brooke Adams. They have two daughters, Josie and Sophie.moreless -
John Spencer
Joe Moran
John was born in December 1946 in New York, to Mildred, a waitress, and John Speshock, a truck driver. He is of Irish and Ukranian descent. At 16 he attended the Professional Children's School in New York, and later Fairleigh Dickinson University, but did not finish his degree. His TV work began in The Patty Duke Show, but is best known to audiences for his roles on LA Law and The West Wing. John passed away in December 2005, just a few days before his 59th birthday, and his death was tastefully included in The West Wing. He lived with his long-time girl friend, actress-choreographer Patricia Mariano up until his death.moreless -
Eriq La Salle
Jeffrey Miller
La Salle is one of four children. He has a B.F.A. Degree in theatre from New York University. In adition, he studied two years at Juillard. La Salle acted in many plays on and off brodway. His big break came when he played "Mike Rivers" in the soap opera One Life to Live in 1968. Following that he moved to LA and began acting on television.moreless -
Deborah Rush
Megan Farrell
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Caroline Lagerfelt
Governess
Caroline Lagerfelt was born in Paris, France in 1947 into nobility. Her father was a Swedish Baron and his job as a ambassador had her traveling all over Europe as a child. After finishing college in Europe she moved to the United States to pursue her love of acting. Caroline then started acting on the dinner theater circuit which then lead to roles on and off Broadway. She also has had many film and TV roles most notably as Inger Dominguez on Nash Bridges from 1996 to 2001.moreless -
Andrea Thompson
Martha Prince
Andrea Thompson is a versatile woman with a career that has extended to modeling, acting, journalism, and voice work. She was born in the USA in the state of Ohio in 1959, and moved to Australia when she was six years old. She has four siblings, and is very independent.
She traveled for five years after graduating from high school at 16. Eventually, she landed in New York city where she pursued modeling and took acting lessons at Strasberg Studio and the Herbert Bergdorf Studios.
Early successes in her career include "Delirious" with John Candy, Oliver Stone's "Wall Street," the television series "Falcon Crest," for which she was bestowed a Soap Opera Digest award.
In 1987, she married Davod Guc. They divorced in 1990.
Her son Alec was born in 1992.
Andrea moved to to Los Angeles, where she played Talia Winters in the space science fiction TV series "Babylon 5."
In 1995 she married co-star Jerry Doyle who played Security Chief Michael Garibadi on B5. They divorced in 1997.
She left Babylon 5 to join the cast of "JAG" as Commander Krennick. The feature film "A Gun, A Car, A Blonde" followed as did a guest-star role in the HBO series "Arli$$," and a role in the feature "The Lost Valley."
She went on to portray Detective Jill Kirkendall on "NYPD Blue." This became one of her two most memorable roles besides Talia on B5. To research the role she accompanied detectives from both the Son of Sam and Zodiac murder cases. The research proved valuable, combined with her hard work and long days, and Andrea was a success on the show.
Unfortunately, she became a victim of a stalker, and in December 1998 her stalker, Italian designer Gianluigi Assenato, was sentenced to two years in prison and subsequent deportation. The event was a factor in her becoming a strong advocate for victims.
The hours on "NYPD Blue" were long and eventually Andrea announced she would be leaving the show. She wanted to spend more time with her son and pursue a journalism career. She moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and started as a reporter for KRQE-TV. A position followed as an anchor at CNN Headline News.
Recent work includes a role on "Medical Investigation" as Dr. Lois McCarthy, a role on "24" as Dr. Nicole Duncan, a role on "Touching Evil" as Justine Hazelton and a reprise on "JAG" as Alison Krennick. Her voice work has included the animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" playing "Zita".moreless -
Jimmy Smits
Hector Valdes
Jimmy was born in 1955 to a Surinamese father and Puerto Rican mother. His father was a silk screen plant manager and his mother was a nurse. He was two older sisters. From his days at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, he enjoyed acting. His family did not traditionally go far in education, and when he fathered a child at 19 and married young, things looked bleak. However, he went on to study drama at Brooklyn College, graduating in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts and Theatre degree. He also earned a BA and an MA (Cornell University). With small roles in shows like Miami Vice, he got his big break in 1986 in LA Law, and followed it up with an award-winning stint in NYPD Blue. He divorced Barbara after 8 years in 1983. Together they have two children (Taina (b. 1973) and Joaquin (b. 1983)), and has been with Wanda de Jesus since 1985. Jimmy's career has gone from strength to strength with small screen success in The West Wing and big screen appearances the Prequels to Star Wars.moreless -
Tim Guinee
Kevin Moran
A middle child among three brothers and two sisters, Tim Guinee was born in Los Angeles and spent his childhood in Illinois, Texas and New York. Young Guinee was torn between forestry and acting for a career, but his parents' support during his college years inspired him to follow his acting dream. Guinee has appeared in a parade of roles in films such as "Courage Under Fire," "How to Make an American Quilt," and two Oliver Stone projects, "The Doors" and "Heaven and Earth." Guinee most recently appeared opposite James Woods in "John Carpenter's Vampires" and he just completed production on an independent film, "Young Girl and the Monsoon," co-starring one of his best friends, Terry Kinney ("Oz"). His career in television has been equally successful. He recently appeared in the critically acclaimed hit mini-series "Brave New World," based on the Aldous Huxley classic. Guinee starred opposite Wesley Snipes in the ACE- winning HBO anthology series "Vietnam War Stories" and he joined Sam Shepard, Stockard Channing, Mary Stuart Masterson and Jean Stapleton in the Showtime telefilm "Lilydale," based on an autobiographical play by award winning writer Horton Foote. "Lilydale" is especially dear to Guinee: while working on it, he met his wife, Daisy Foote, the playwright's daughter. Guinee's theatrical credits include the off-Broadway production of "Displaced Persons" and the 1996 premiere of Eric Bogosian's "Suburbia" at the Lincoln Center. He recently directed his first short film, "Java Man," a comedy about the ultimate cofee-holic. Guinee aims to make his feature film directorial debut with the first of two movies currently in pre-production, one of which is written by Daisy Foote.moreless -
Zack Ward
Hummer
Actor Zack Ward made his big screen debut in the 1983 classic A Christmas Story, as bully "Scut Farkus". Unlike most child stars, Zack has never stopped acting, never hit a dry spell in his career, and (as his says) "never knocked over a convenience store." The son of voice actress, Pamela Hyatt, Ward is a star not afraid to voice his opinion, no matter how against the norm it might be.moreless -
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Ellen Foley
Ruth
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Jude Ciccolella
Gus Sloan
Jude Ciccolella has become a very successful American actor. He got a Master of Fine Arts degree at Temple University and since has done numerous projects both in television and film, and is also an accomplished musician. He has had roles in films such as The Terminal, Sin City, and The Shawshank Redemption. Jude is probably best known for his role as Mike Novick on 24. He has also had great roles in television shows such as ER, NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Everybody Hates Chris and NCIS. He has been married to his wife, Sylva since 1997 and they currently live together in Los Angeles.moreless -
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