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J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Birthday: 1943-09-28 | Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   James Thomas Patrick "J. T." Walsh (September 28, 1943 – February 27, 1998) was an American character actor. He appeared in many well-known films, including Nixon, Hoffa, A Few Good Men, Backdraft, Miracle on 34th Street and Breakdown. Walsh was known for his roles as "quietly sinister white-collar sleazeballs" (quote from Leonard Maltin) in numerous feature films, and was described as "everybody's favorite scumbag" by Playboy magazine. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. T. Walsh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1999
Hidden Agenda

as    Jonathan Zanuck

1998
Pleasantville

as    Big Bob

1998
The Negotiator

as    Insp. Terence Niebaum

1997
Hope

as    Ray Percy

1997
Breakdown

as    Warren 'Red' Barr

1996
Persons Unknown

as    Cake

1996
Sling Blade

as    Charles Bushman

1996
Crime of the Century

as    Col. Norman Schwarzkopf

1996
Dark Skies

as    Frank Bach

1996
Gang in Blue

as    Lt. William Eyler

1996
The Little Death

as    Ted Hannon

1995
The Babysitter

as    Harry Tucker

1995
Black Day Blue Night

as    Lt. John Quinn

1994
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

as    Charles Bushman

1994
Miracle on 34th Street

as    Ed Collins

1994
The Last Seduction

as    Frank Griffith

1994
Blue Chips

as    Happy

1994
The Client

as    Jason McThune

1994
Silent Fall

as    Sheriff Mitch Rivers

1994
Red Rock West

as    Wayne Brown

1993
Sniper

as    Beckett's Senior Officer

1993
Needful Things

as    Danforth 'Buster' Keeton III

1993
Morning Glory

as    Sheriff Reese Goodloe

1992
Hoffa

as    Frank Fitzsimmons

1992
A Few Good Men

as    Lt. Col. Matthew A. Markinson

1991
Backdraft

as    Alderman Marty Swayzak

1991
Iron Maze

as    Jack Ruhle

1991
Defenseless

as    Steven Seldes

1990
The Russia House

as    Colonel Quinn