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Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Acting January 3, 1932 (92 years old) May 16, 2024 Austin, Texas, USA

Biography

Dabney Wharton Coleman (January 3, 1932 – May 16, 2024) was an American actor. Coleman's best known films include 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1981), Tootsie (1982), WarGames (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), You've Got Mail (1998), Inspector Gadget (1999), Recess: School's Out (2001), Moonlight Mile (2002), and Rules Don't Apply (2016). Coleman's television roles included the title characters of Buffalo Bill (1983–1984) and The Slap Maxwell Story (1987–1988), as well as Burton Fallin on The Guardian (2001–2004), the voice of Principal Peter Prickly on Recess (1997–2001), and Louis "The Commodore" Kaestner on Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011). He won one Primetime Emmy Award from six nominations and one Golden Globe Award from three nominations. Coleman was a character actor with roles in well over 60 films and television programs to his credit. He trained with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City from 1958 to 1960. Coleman made his Broadway debut in the short-lived A Call on Kuprin in 1961. In a 1964 episode of Kraft Suspense Theatre titled "The Threatening Eye", Coleman played private investigator William Gunther. Two years later, he played Dr. Leon Bessemer with Bonnie Scott as his wife Judy, neighbors and friends of the protagonist in Season 1 of That Girl, episode 3, "Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night". Noted for his moustache which he grew in 1973, he appeared in the sitcom wearing horn-rimmed glasses and with no facial hair. Other early roles in his career included a U.S. Olympic skiing team coach in Downhill Racer (1969), a high-ranking fire chief in The Towering Inferno (1974), and a wealthy Westerner in Bite the Bullet (1975). He portrayed an FBI agent in Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975).

Movies 94

You've Got Mail 6.7

You've Got Mail

as Nelson Fox

1998
WarGames 7.1

WarGames

as McKittrick

1983
Stuart Little 6.1

Stuart Little

as Dr. Beechwood

1999
Midway 6.6

Midway

as Captain Murray Arnold

1976
The Towering Inferno 7.0

The Towering Inferno

as Deputy Chief #1

1974
Tootsie 7.2

Tootsie

as Ron Carlisle

1982
The Beverly Hillbillies 6.3

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Milburn Drysdale

1993
Domino 5.9

Domino

as Drake Bishop

2005
Inspector Gadget 4.5

Inspector Gadget

as Chief Quimby

1999
Nine to Five 7.0

Nine to Five

as Franklin M. Hart Jr.

1980
Rules Don't Apply 5.8

Rules Don't Apply

as Raymond Holliday

2016
Recess: School's Out 6.6

Recess: School's Out

as Principal Peter Prickly (voice)

2001
The Muppets Take Manhattan 6.6

The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Martin Price

1984
On Golden Pond 7.3

On Golden Pond

as Bill Ray

1981
The Man with One Red Shoe 5.7

The Man with One Red Shoe

as Cooper

1985
Dragnet 6.0

Dragnet

as Jerry Caesar

1987
Where the Red Fern Grows 6.6

Where the Red Fern Grows

as Grandpa

2003
Rolling Thunder 6.8

Rolling Thunder

as Maxwell

1977
This Property Is Condemned 6.5

This Property Is Condemned

as Salesman

1966
Young Doctors in Love 5.3

Young Doctors in Love

as Dr. Joseph Prang

1982
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade 6.6

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

as Principal Prickly (voice)

2003
Clifford 5.2

Clifford

as Gerald Ellis

1994
Moonlight Mile 6.3

Moonlight Mile

as Mike Mulcahey

2002
My Date with the President's Daughter 6.9

My Date with the President's Daughter

as George Richmond

1998
Cloak & Dagger 6.3

Cloak & Dagger

as Jack Flack / Hal Osborne

1984
The Scalphunters 6.4

The Scalphunters

as Jed

1968
Bite the Bullet 6.4

Bite the Bullet

as Jack Parker

1975
Amos & Andrew 5.5

Amos & Andrew

as Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver

1993
Recess: All Growed Down 6.5

Recess: All Growed Down

as Principal Prickley (voice)

2003
Downhill Racer 6.0

Downhill Racer

as Mayo

1969
How to Beat the High Cost of Living 5.4

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

as Jack Heintzel

1980
The Other Side of the Mountain 6.3

The Other Side of the Mountain

as Dave McCoy

1975
Meet the Applegates 5.5

Meet the Applegates

as Aunt Bea

1990
The Trouble with Girls 4.9

The Trouble with Girls

as Harrison Wilby

1969
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street 6.3

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

as Principal Peter Prickly

2001
Melvin and Howard 6.5

Melvin and Howard

as Judge Keith Hayes

1980
The Slender Thread 7.1

The Slender Thread

as Charlie

1965
Night of 100 Stars II 6.8

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

1985
North Dallas Forty 6.7

North Dallas Forty

as Emmett Hunter

1979
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 6.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

1987
The Brotherhood of the Bell 6.0

The Brotherhood of the Bell

as Agent Shepard

1970
Where the Heart Is 6.2

Where the Heart Is

as Stewart McBain

1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson 6.8

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as Self

1990
Bad Ronald 6.3

Bad Ronald

as Mr. Wood

1974
Hot to Trot 5.2

Hot to Trot

as Walter Sawyer

1988
Exiled 5.9

Exiled

as Lieutenant Kevin Stolper

1998
Target Earth 4.4

Target Earth

as Senator Ben Arnold

1998
There Goes the Neighborhood 5.5

There Goes the Neighborhood

as Jeffrey Babitt

1992
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped 5.2

In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped

as Arthur Milo

1995
Cinderella Liberty 6.7

Cinderella Liberty

as Executive Officer

1973
A Witch's Way of Love 5.2

A Witch's Way of Love

as Joel

1997
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 6.6

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as Dabney Coleman

1986
Maybe Baby 5.0

Maybe Baby

as Hal

1988
Modern Problems 5.4

Modern Problems

as Mark Winslow

1981
When She Was Bad... 5.0

When She Was Bad...

as Jack Wilson

1979
The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

as George Bates

1978
The Dove 6.7

The Dove

as Charles Huntley

1974
The President's Plane Is Missing 6.3

The President's Plane Is Missing

as Sen. Bert Haines

1973
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale 4.0

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

as John Kennedy

2000
Nothing Personal 5.5

Nothing Personal

as Dickerson

1980
Short Time 6.5

Short Time

as Burt Simpson

1990
Giving It Up 4.1

Giving It Up

as Johnathan Gallant

1999
Hard Four 4.9

Hard Four

as Spray Loomis

2007
I Love My Wife 3.5

I Love My Wife

as Frank Donnelly

1970
Char·ac·ter 4.0

Char·ac·ter

as Self

2012
The Making of Midway 9.0

The Making of Midway

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins

Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins

as Self

2022
Callie & Son 6.7

Callie & Son

as Randall Bordeaux

1981
Still Working 9 to 5 10.0

Still Working 9 to 5

as Self

2022
More Than Friends 8.0

More Than Friends

as Joshua 'Josh' Harrington

1978
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 9.3

Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20

as Franklin M. Hart Jr (archive footage)

2026
Pray TV 5.5

Pray TV

as Marvin Fleece

1980
Plaza Suite 8.0

Plaza Suite

as Jesse Kiplinger

1987
Never Forget 5.3

Never Forget

as William Cox

1991
Judicial Consent 5.5

Judicial Consent

as Charles Mayron

1994
Viva Knievel! 4.0

Viva Knievel!

as Ralph Thompson

1977
Kiss Me... Kill Me 6.8

Kiss Me... Kill Me

as Capt. Logan

1976
Devil's Food 7.0

Devil's Food

as Seymour Kecker

1996
Sworn to Silence 7.0

Sworn to Silence

as Martin Costigan

1987
Savage! 5.5

Savage!

as Ted Seligson

1973
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor 2.0

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

as Rick Bessett

1980
Maneaters Are Loose! 10.0

Maneaters Are Loose!

as McCallum

1978
Dying Room Only 6.6

Dying Room Only

as Bob Mitchell

1973
Taken 5.0

Taken

as Ethan Grover

1999
Black Fist 4.3

Black Fist

as Heineken

1977
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story 6.5

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

as Ed Sigel

1987
Murrow 5.5

Murrow

as William Paley

1986
Lincoln 7.3

Lincoln

as Stephen A. Douglas (voice)

1992
Returning Home 6.5

Returning Home

as Al Stephenson

1975
The Climb 6.1

The Climb

as Mack

2002
Must Be Santa 3.5

Must Be Santa

1999
Kiss My Act 6.0

Kiss My Act

as Henry

2001
House of Evil 7.5

House of Evil

1974
Moving Target

Moving Target

as Morty Raskin

1973

TV Shows 106

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Frank Hager

1999
Columbo 8.1

Columbo

as Hugh Creighton

1971
Columbo 8.1

Columbo

as Detective Murray

1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as John Sydney

2003
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Yellowstone 8.3

Yellowstone

as John Dutton Sr.

2018
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Clyde

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Ivar Peterson

1959
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Van Milner

1977
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

as Daniel Leary

1967
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Mannix 6.9

Mannix

as Ralph Stoner

1967
Mannix 6.9

Mannix

as Howard Graham

1967
Boardwalk Empire 8.0

Boardwalk Empire

as Commodore Louis Kaestner

2010
The Fugitive 7.3

The Fugitive

as Floyd

1963
The Fugitive 7.3

The Fugitive

as Sergeant Keith

1963
The Fugitive 7.3

The Fugitive

as Officer George Graham

1963
The Fugitive 7.3

The Fugitive

as Steve

1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Tom Esterow

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sgt. Lou Snyder

1962
Quincy, M.E. 7.5

Quincy, M.E.

as Dr. Burt Travers

1976
Quincy, M.E. 7.5

Quincy, M.E.

as Officer Peter O'Neil

1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 7.3

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

as Merle Jeeter

1976
Ray Donovan 7.5

Ray Donovan

as Mr. Price

2013
I Dream of Jeannie 7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

as George Webb

1965
I Dream of Jeannie 7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

as Captain Yardley

1965
The Donna Reed Show 6.5

The Donna Reed Show

as Rallye Master

1958
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 7.7

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Congressman Phil Whitman

1970
Dr. Kildare 5.7

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. David Kirkson

1961
Naked City 5.7

Naked City

as Resident

1958
Cannon 6.8

Cannon

1971
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Sergeant Harry King

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Stanley Rivkin

1963
Recess 7.8

Recess

as Principal Peter Prickly (voice)

1997
Ben Casey 5.9

Ben Casey

1961
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Ira Barker

1965
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Allen Clarke

1965
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Stanley Leonard

1965
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Sam Langlin

1965
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Ty Williams

1965
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Mr. Jamison

1965
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Barnes

1965
Barnaby Jones 7.0

Barnaby Jones

as George Clark

1973
Barnaby Jones 7.0

Barnaby Jones

as Ted Sayers

1973
Barnaby Jones 7.0

Barnaby Jones

as Brad Adamson

1973
Barnaby Jones 7.0

Barnaby Jones

as Paul Cleveland

1973
Medical Center 6.4

Medical Center

1969
The Guardian 7.0

The Guardian

as Burton Fallin

2001
That Girl 6.2

That Girl

1966
That Girl 6.2

That Girl

as Dr. Leon Bessemer

1966
Hazel 6.8

Hazel

as Les Swanton

1961
Run for Your Life 7.1

Run for Your Life

as Fred Palmer

1965
Kojak 7.3

Kojak

as Alex Linden

1973
The Invaders 6.9

The Invaders

as Capt. Mitchell Ross

1967
The Invaders 6.9

The Invaders

as John Carter

1967
Pound Puppies 5.3

Pound Puppies

as Mayor (voice)

2010
The Outer Limits 7.8

The Outer Limits

as Dr. Williams

1963
The Outer Limits 7.8

The Outer Limits

as James Custer

1963
The Outer Limits 7.8

The Outer Limits

as Lt. Rupert Lawrence Howard (uncredited)

1963
The Magic School Bus 7.6

The Magic School Bus

as Horace Scope (voice)

1994
Switch 6.6

Switch

as C.C. Owens

1975
12 O'Clock High 7.2

12 O'Clock High

as Captain Wilson

1964
12 O'Clock High 7.2

12 O'Clock High

as Captain Robbins

1964
Room 222 6.1

Room 222

1969
The Streets of San Francisco 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

as George Todd

1972
The Streets of San Francisco 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

as Andrew Horvath, Sr.

1972
Kraft Suspense Theatre 6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as William Gunther

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre 6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Alvin Piper

1963
The Flying Nun 6.3

The Flying Nun

as Sub. Captain

1967
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Monsieur Fox (voice)

1995
The Mod Squad 6.1

The Mod Squad

as John

1968
Police Story 7.0

Police Story

1973
McMillan & Wife 6.9

McMillan & Wife

as Hansen

1971
McMillan & Wife 6.9

McMillan & Wife

as Walter Jennings

1971
Petrocelli 7.2

Petrocelli

as Willy Morgan

1974
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law 6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Frank Wellmam

1971
Judd, for the Defense 7.7

Judd, for the Defense

1967
Arrest and Trial 8.2

Arrest and Trial

as Wayne Holton

1963
Nanny and the Professor 6.7

Nanny and the Professor

as Detective Robinson

1970
The Zeta Project 7.5

The Zeta Project

2001
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 4.8

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Dr. Goldstone

1969
For the People 7.2

For the People

as Donald

2018
Then Came Bronson 5.2

Then Came Bronson

as Dr. Ron Carlisle

1969
Dan August 7.2

Dan August

as Rick Bessett

1970
Buffalo Bill 6.5

Buffalo Bill

as Bill Bittinger

1983
Please Don't Eat the Daisies 6.8

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as Clark

1965
Fernwood 2 Night 6.4

Fernwood 2 Night

as Mayor Merle Jeeter

1977
The Manhunter 7.0

The Manhunter

1974
Medical Story 5.0

Medical Story

as Blair

1975
Forever Fernwood 5.0

Forever Fernwood

1977
Banyon 8.0

Banyon

as Ralph Hubbard

1972
Kraft Mystery Theatre 7.2

Kraft Mystery Theatre

1961
Heartland 6.5

Heartland

as Dr. Bart Jacobs

2007
Madman of the People 6.3

Madman of the People

as Jack 'Madman' Buckner

1994
The Slap Maxwell Story 4.0

The Slap Maxwell Story

as 'Slap' Maxwell

1987
E! True Hollywood Story 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
Courting Alex 5.8

Courting Alex

as Jack Atwell

2006
Diff'rent Strokes 7.1

Diff'rent Strokes

1978
Fresno 6.7

Fresno

as Tyler Cane

1986
Sons and Daughters 9.0

Sons and Daughters

1974
Search 7.1

Search

1972
Drexell's Class 6.3

Drexell's Class

1991
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

as Paul Mathison

1975
Baby M 7.0

Baby M

as Gary Skoloff

1988
Apple Pie 7.5

Apple Pie

as Fast Eddie Murtaugh

1978

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