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John Getz

John Getz

Acting October 15, 1946 (80 years old) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.

Biography

​John Getz (born October 15, 1946) is an American actor. Getz dropped out of college to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. While working in a winery, he helped found the Theater Company in Napa County, California. His location in the grape-growing Napa Valley led to Getz's television debut in a made-for-television horror film Killer Bees. Killer Bees starred Gloria Swanson, Craig Stevens, Kate Jackson, and Edward Albert. Getz then moved to New York City, where he became active in local theater while doing an 18-month stint as Neil Johnson on the soap opera Another World. Getz appeared in The Happy Hooker and followed up with several other roles before starring in the Coen Brothers' neo-noir thriller Blood Simple. He played the doomed lover of a married woman (Frances McDormand) who woefully misinterprets his increasingly complex circumstances. Getz also appeared in The Fly and The Fly II as Stathis Borans, a science magazine editor who pays a heavy price for his curiosity. Also in 1989, he played a Marine Corps Major in Born on the Fourth of July. In 1991, Getz appeared as the unpleasant boyfriend of professional women in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Curly Sue. In 1990, Getz appeared as a crime boss in the Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez spoof Men At Work. In 1994, he appeared in the film Playmaker, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Rubin. In 2007, he had a role in David Fincher's film Zodiac. Also in 2007, he appeared in Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's documentary film Nanking as George Ashmore Fitch, head of the local YMCA and administrative director of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone. Getz also had a role in Fincher's film The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook. He appeared in the suspense thriller Elevator as a Wall Street executive trapped in an elevator with a group of strangers, one of whom has a bomb. Written and produced by Marc Rosenberg and directed by Stig Svendsen, Elevator was released in July 2012. He appeared in Trumbo (2015) as director Sam Wood. Through the decades, Getz has guest-starred in many television series, including Barney Miller and Three's Company, where he played Lee Tripper, brother of Jack Tripper. He has guest-starred in How I Met Your Mother, Prison Break, The King of Queens and Private Practice, and had recurring roles in Homeland, Timeless and Bosch. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Getz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 58

The Social Network 7.4

The Social Network

as Sy

2010
Zodiac 7.5

Zodiac

as Templeton Peck

2007
The Fly 7.5

The Fly

as Stathis Borans

1986
Superhero Movie 5.3

Superhero Movie

as Lunatic Editor

2008
Born on the Fourth of July 7.0

Born on the Fourth of July

as Marine Major - Vietnam

1989
Blood Simple 7.2

Blood Simple

as Ray

1985
Jobs 6.1

Jobs

as Paul Jobs

2013
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 6.2

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

as Gus

1991
The Fly II 5.7

The Fly II

as Stathis Borans

1989
Trumbo 7.2

Trumbo

as Sam Wood

2015
Curly Sue 6.4

Curly Sue

as Walker McCormick

1991
The Sentinel 6.1

The Sentinel

as Film Crew (uncredited)

1977
Certain Women 6.0

Certain Women

as Sheriff Rowles

2016
The Dead Don't Hurt 6.5

The Dead Don't Hurt

as Reverend Simpson

2024
Men at Work 5.7

Men at Work

as Maxwell Potterdam III

1990
The Perfect Guy 5.7

The Perfect Guy

as Renkin

2015
Body at Brighton Rock 5.0

Body at Brighton Rock

as Sheriff

2019
Tattoo 5.0

Tattoo

as Buddy

1981
Mojave Moon 4.9

Mojave Moon

as Police Officer

1996
Thief of Hearts 5.5

Thief of Hearts

as Ray Davis

1984
Elevator 4.9

Elevator

as Henry Barton

2013
The Late Shift 6.4

The Late Shift

as Brandon Tartikoff

1996
The Happy Hooker 3.9

The Happy Hooker

as Trout Fisherman

1975
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story 6.5

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story

as Doug Hulin

1993
A Day Without a Mexican 5.9

A Day Without a Mexican

as Senator Abercombie

2004
Nanking 7.1

Nanking

as George Fitch

2007
Some Girl 5.1

Some Girl

as Claire's Father

1998
Killer Bees 4.4

Killer Bees

as Attendant

1974
A Friend's Betrayal 5.6

A Friend's Betrayal

as Dennis Hewitt

1996
Zenon: The Zequel 5.6

Zenon: The Zequel

as General Hammond

2001
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder 5.8

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder

as Dan

2005
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly 8.0

Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly

as Self

2005
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? 7.5

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?

as Self / Sy

2011
Hard Four 4.9

Hard Four

as Blazedell Woodruff

2007
Playmaker 5.9

Playmaker

as Eddie

1994
Hunger Point 4.3

Hunger Point

as David Hunter

2003
Held for Ransom 5.1

Held for Ransom

as Mr. Kirkland

2000
Kent State 6.0

Kent State

as Prof. Ted Arnold

1981
A Passion to Kill 4.4

A Passion to Kill

as Jerry

1994
Not in Front of the Children 7.5

Not in Front of the Children

as Dr. Paul Adams

1982
Police Story: Burnout 7.0

Police Story: Burnout

as Sgt. Jack Leland

1988
A Line in the Sand 7.0

A Line in the Sand

as Captain McClenon

2008
Muggable Mary: Street Cop 8.5

Muggable Mary: Street Cop

as Dan Waters

1982
I Want to Go Home 7.0

I Want to Go Home

as Thomas Sanders

1985
Living 'til the End 5.5

Living 'til the End

as Mr. Hines

2005
Brampton's Own 4.3

Brampton's Own

as Bart

2018
In My Daughter's Name 7.0

In My Daughter's Name

as Michael Elias

1992
Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses

Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses

as Maurice Perrin

2006
Concrete Beat 6.0

Concrete Beat

as Mickey Thompson

1984
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

as Bernard Moss

2013
Betrayal of Trust 6.5

Betrayal of Trust

as Curt

1994
Majority Rule 6.0

Majority Rule

as Paul Taylor

1992
Fortunes of War 4.2

Fortunes of War

as Franklin Hewitt

1994
Painted Hero 5.3

Painted Hero

as Sheriff Acuff

1997
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter 9.0

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter

as Lester Dederow

1981
Untamed Love 5.9

Untamed Love

as Dan

1994
Awake to Danger 6.8

Awake to Danger

as Steve Murdock

1995
Desperate Acts of Magic 4.6

Desperate Acts of Magic

as Don Tarzia

2013

TV Shows 80

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Vincent Albers

1999
Criminal Minds 8.3

Criminal Minds

as Andrew Kane

2005
How I Met Your Mother 8.1

How I Met Your Mother

as Bob Hewitt

2005
American Horror Story 8.1

American Horror Story

as Mr. St. Pierre Vanderbilt

2011
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Michael Breyers

2005
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Walter Kane

2003
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Captain Thomas Butler

2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Richard Zeigler

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Bill Harvey

2000
Bones 8.2

Bones

as Steven Frank

2005
The Last of Us 8.4

The Last of Us

as Dr. Edelstein

2023
Prison Break 8.1

Prison Break

as Dr. Roger Knowlton

2005
CSI: Miami 7.7

CSI: Miami

as George Risher

2002
Castle 8.0

Castle

as Gustavo Bauer

2009
The Pitt 8.7

The Pitt

as Lloyd Wilkins

2025
NCIS: Los Angeles 7.5

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Senator Lockhart

2009
Better Call Saul 8.7

Better Call Saul

as Chairman

2015
Homeland 7.6

Homeland

as Joe Crocker

2011
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as Mark B. Sellner

1999
JAG 7.3

JAG

as Adm. Harrison Spencer

1995
Medium 7.5

Medium

as Stuart McCallister

2005
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Jonas Cole

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Kyle Kimball

1984
The King of Queens 7.2

The King of Queens

as Mr. Dugan

1998
Mad Men 8.1

Mad Men

as Dr. Eric Stone

2007
Scandal 7.2

Scandal

as Patrick Keating

2012
Without a Trace 7.2

Without a Trace

as Mr. Garrett

2002
Ghost Whisperer 8.1

Ghost Whisperer

as Rudy Wharton

2005
Bosch 7.9

Bosch

as Bradley Walker

2015
How to Get Away with Murder 7.8

How to Get Away with Murder

as David Dolan

2014
Cold Case 7.7

Cold Case

as Bill Simmons

2003
Las Vegas 7.0

Las Vegas

as Freddie Smith

2003
According to Jim 6.5

According to Jim

as Frank

2001
Private Practice 7.5

Private Practice

as Mr. Kent

2007
Barney Miller 7.4

Barney Miller

as William McKuen

1975
Three's Company 7.6

Three's Company

as Lee Tripper

1977
Doom Patrol 7.5

Doom Patrol

as Paul Trainor

2019
Murphy Brown 6.5

Murphy Brown

1988
Grace and Frankie 7.7

Grace and Frankie

as John

2015
Nikita 7.3

Nikita

as Senator Ed Chappell

2010
The Guardian 7.0

The Guardian

as Wendell Rapke

2001
ABC Afterschool Special 6.5

ABC Afterschool Special

as Thomas Sanders

1972
Timeless 7.2

Timeless

as Benjamin Cahill

2016
Providence 6.7

Providence

as Dr. Sullivan

1999
Transparent 6.4

Transparent

as Donald

2014
Halt and Catch Fire 7.9

Halt and Catch Fire

as Joe MacMillan, Sr.

2014
Shark 6.7

Shark

as Judge Nicholas

2006
Wonder Woman 7.0

Wonder Woman

as Christian Harrison

1975
Close to Home 5.9

Close to Home

as Maurice Hardecker

2005
Joan of Arcadia 7.4

Joan of Arcadia

as D.A. Gabe Fellowes

2003
Touch 6.6

Touch

as Henry Williams

2012
Brilliant Minds 7.3

Brilliant Minds

as Dr. Doug Adler

2024
Ned & Stacey 7.2

Ned & Stacey

as Les McDowall

1995
Another World 5.5

Another World

1964
A Man on the Inside 7.4

A Man on the Inside

as Elliott Haverhill

2024
Reservation Dogs 7.9

Reservation Dogs

as James Minor

2021
Dirty John 6.8

Dirty John

as Dwight

2018
Dirty John 6.8

Dirty John

as Doug Layton

2018
Alaska Daily 7.3

Alaska Daily

as Conrad Pritchard

2022
Day Break 7.4

Day Break

as Judge Tobias Booth

2006
Fatal Attraction 6.2

Fatal Attraction

as Warren

2023
Ghosted 6.4

Ghosted

as Director Romslo

2017
Eleventh Hour 6.6

Eleventh Hour

as William Gregory

2008
Bad Teacher 5.6

Bad Teacher

as Howard

2014
Wanted 7.4

Wanted

as Mr. Salinger

2005
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans 9.0

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

as Roy Buchanan

1994
Big Shots 6.5

Big Shots

as Walter Storrs

2007
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 5.5

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1996
Swingtown 5.5

Swingtown

2008
MacGruder and Loud 5.3

MacGruder and Loud

as Malcom MacGruder

1985
On Our Own 6.0

On Our Own

as Tom Ericson

1977
The Andros Targets 7.0

The Andros Targets

as Dan Bridger

1977
Trust Me 6.1

Trust Me

as Peter Derby

2009
Police Story

Police Story

as Sgt. Jack Leland

1988
A Woman Called Moses 7.0

A Woman Called Moses

as Stewart

1978
Maggie 9.3

Maggie

as Dr. Arthur Day

1998
Rafferty 7.5

Rafferty

as Dr. Daniel Gentry

1977
Loose Change 10.0

Loose Change

as John Campbell

1978
Mariah 5.0

Mariah

1987
Maggie Briggs 9.0

Maggie Briggs

1984

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