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Born September 18, 1941, in Independence, KS; son of Harry W. (in sales) andMary M. (maiden name, Farrell) Bamman; married Emily Mann (a writer and director), August 12, 1981 (divorced); children: Nicholas. Addresses: Agent: Peter Strain and Associates, 5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1812, Los Angeles,CA 90036.

 

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, writer, translator

Birth Details

September 18, 1941

Independence, Kansas, United States

Famous Works

 

CREDITS

Film Appearances

Himself, Lightning Over Water (documentary; also known as Nick's Film--Lightning over Water and Nick's Movie), Image Entertainment, 1980

Mr. Sloan, Old Enough, Midwest Films, 1984

Mr. Stevens, Hiding Out (also known as Adult Education), DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987

Art Thomas, The Secret of My Success, Universal, 1987

Tourist, Cocktail, Buena Vista, 1988

Brian Nevins, True Believer (also known as Fighting Justice), Columbia, 1989

Buddy, Pink Cadillac, Warner Bros., 1989

Inspector McNamara, Bloodhounds of Broadway, Columbia, 1989

Ed Tallent, Desperate Hours, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990

Uncle Frank McCallister, Home Alone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990

Doctor Judalon, Lorenzo's Oil, Universal, 1992

Ray Court, The Bodyguard, Warner Bros., 1992

Uncle Frank McCallister, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (also known as Home Alone II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992

Arthur Everson, Married to It, Orion, 1993

Viscott, The Puppet Masters (also known as Robert A. Heinlein's"The Puppet Masters"), Buena Vista, 1994

(Uncredited) CIA man, The Long Kiss Goodnight, New Line Cinema, 1996

Ted Rabinowitz, Great Expectations, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998

Cross-Eyed, 1999

Father John Insomnic, Superstar, Paramount, 1999

Mr. Pine, Two Family House, Lions Gate Films, 2000

Edward "Ed" Youngerman, Passion of Mind, Paramount Classics, 2000

Don, Urbania, Lions Gate Films, 2000

Mayor Geminelli, Double Whammy, Lions Gate Films, 2001

Mr. Vales, Born Loser (short film), Freeze Our Productions/Hippo Motion, 2001

Father, Abbie Down East (short film), 2002

Herman Grimes, Runaway Jury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003

Butler, The Cookout, Lions Gate Films, 2004

Albert, Around the Bend, Warner Independent Pictures, 2004

Stage Appearances

(Stage debut) Fag, The Rivals, Edgecliff Theatre, Cincinnati, OH,1965

(New York debut) March Hare and White Knight, Alice in Wonderland,Virginia Theatre, 1970

Trigorin, The Seagull, New York Shakespeare Festival, Martinson Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1975

Our Late Night, New York Shakespeare Festival, Martinson Hall, Public Theatre, 1975

Alice in Wonderland, New York Shakespeare Festival, Martinson Hall, Public Theatre, 1975

Gower, Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre,Public Theatre, New York City, 1976

Standby for several characters, The Cherry Orchard, New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1977

Mr. Hollingsford, first man passing, and Giorgio, Museum, New YorkShakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1978

As You Like It, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1980

Thomas, The Recruiting Officer, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1981

Dr. Relling, The Wild Duck, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1981

Understudy, The Good Parts, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1982

Title role, Macbeth, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cincinnati, 1982

Rip Van Winkle or "The Works," Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven,CT, 1982

Buckingham, King Richard III, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1983

Jack, All Night Long, Second Stage Theatre, McGinn/Cazale Theatre,New York City, 1984

Inspector Bertozzo, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1984

Thomas F. Norman, Execution of Justice, Virginia Theatre, 1986, then Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1986

Torvald Helmer, A Doll's House, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford,CT, 1987

Arnolphe, The School for Wives, Hartford Stage Company, 1988

Eddie's Father/Jerry, Road, Annex, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City, 1988

Harpagon, The Miser, Hartford Stage Company, 1989

Orgon, Tartuffe, Hartford Stage Company, 1993

Ilya Ilyich Telyegin (Waffles), Uncle Vanya, Circle in the SquareUptown, New York City, 1995

Richard M. Nixon, Nixon's Nixon, Manhattan Class Company, WestsideTheatre Downstairs, New York City, 1996

Dr. Conrad Bruckner, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, City Center Theatre, New York City, 2000

Nelson Winship, Black Sheep, Barrington Stage Company, Consolati Performing Arts Center, Sheffield, MA, 2002

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, National Actors Theatre, MichaelSchimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University, New York City, 2002

Shakespeare, Moses, and Joe Papp, Round House Theatre, 2003

Mrs. Farnsworth, Flea Theatre, New York City, 2004

Charles, The Clean House, Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 2004-2005

Bartolome de Las Casas, The Controversy of Valladolid, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City,2005

Appeared in title role, Peer Gynt, Guthrie Theatre; also appearedin Endgame, Manhattan Project, New York City; in off-Broadway productions of The Master and Margarita and Troilus and Cressida; as Judge Brock, Hedda Gabler, La Jolla, CA; in Lady from the Sea, Boston, MA, and The Thousandth Night (solo show), Delaware Theatre Center; and in He and She, Johnny on the Spot, and Oedipus Rex.

Television Appearances

Series

Captain Elia Walker, Swans Crossing, syndicated, 1991

Miniseries

Mark Lockwood, Love, Lies, and Murder, NBC, 1991

Judge Brooks, Murder in the Heartland (also known as Starkweather: Murder in the Heartland), ABC, 1993

Paul Wentworth, Benjamin Franklin, PBS, 2002

Movies

Father John Cronin, Concealed Enemies, PBS, 1984

Artie, Sentimental Journey, 1984

George Whitman, Brass (also known as Police Brass), CBS, 1985

Assistant U.S. attorney, Courage (also known as Mother Courage), CBS, 1986

Phil Thomas, Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (also known asHunt for the Night Stalker and Trackdown), NBC, 1989

Warburton, Kojak: None So Blind (also known as None So Blind), ABC, 1990

Peter Orr, The Chase, NBC, 1991

Gruenwald, The 10 Million Dollar Getaway, USA Network, 1991

Psychiatrist, The Confession, Cinemax, 1999

Howard Weston, Second Honeymoon, CBS, 2001

Episodic

Laurence Denning, "And Give Up Show Biz?," Spenser: For Hire, 1986

Gerry McNeeley, "Ground Zero," Crime Story, 1987

William Reed, "Child's Play," Spenser: For Hire, 1987

Nelson, "Passing the Bar," A Man Called Hawk, 1989

Judge Gates, "The Beverly Hills Hangers," L.A. Law, 1991

Lieutenant Kennedy, "The Blue Wall," Law & Order, NBC, 1991

"Past Imperfect," New York News, 1995

Dean Pollard, "Guardian," Law & Order, NBC, 1995

Senator Norton Wylie, The Monroes, ABC, 1995

Stan Gillum, "I.D.," Law & Order, NBC, 1996

Dr. Martin, Cosby, CBS, 1996

Dr. Bradford, "Davy Jones," The Single Guy, 1996

Stan Gillum, "Burden," Law & Order, NBC, 1998

Shrink, "Three's a Crowd," Sex and the City, HBO, 1998

Carl Hicks, New York Undercover, Fox, 1998

Stan Gillum, "Panic," Law & Order, NBC, 2000

Craig Prince, "Wrong Is Right," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC, 2000

Stan Gillum, "Ego," Law & Order, NBC, 2001

Attorney Shaeffer, "Deception," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC, 2002

Judge Thomas Everton, "Gaijin," Law & Order, NBC, 2004

Doctor, "Butterfly," Rescue Me, FX Channel, 2004

Other

Malouf, Saigon, Thames (England), 1985

Equal Justice, 1990

Reverend Ford, Loving, 1991

WRITINGS

Plays

A Thousand Nights and a Night, Theatre of the Open Eye, NY, 1978

Ecco!, Portland Stage Company, Portland, ME, 1983

(Author of English text) Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House, translatedfrom Norwegian by Irene B. Berman, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1987

(Translator; with Berman) Ibsen, Peer Gynt, Hartford Stage Company, 1989

(Translator; with Berman) Ibsen, The Wild Duck, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1990-91

(Translator; with Berman) Ibsen, The Master Builder, Hartford Stage Company, 1991

Also translator (with Berman) of Ibsen's plays Hedda Gabler and Lady from the Sea.

 

 

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