Biff Yeager

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Biff Yeager
Born (1942-10-24) October 24, 1942 (age 80)
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1957–present

Biff Yeager is an American actor. He has appeared in many TV series including Gilmore Girls .

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Career

Yeager has appeared in such TV shows as Star Trek: The Next Generation , The Wonder Years , and Scrubs . He played Lieutenant Commander Argyle in Star Trek: The Next Generation , [1] [2] the gym teacher in Seinfeld , [3] maintenance worker George in Parks and Recreation , [4] Bob in Bunheads [5] and Tom, the local contractor in Gilmore Girls . [6] [7]

His film credits include Black Samurai (1977), Repo Man (1984), Prime Risk (1985), Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985), Savage Dawn (1985), Sid and Nancy (1986), Straight to Hell (1987), Walker (1987), Banzai Runner (1987), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Another You (1991), Headless Body in Topless Bar (1995), Best Men (1997), Paris (2003) and White Oleander (2002).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957 Jet Pilot Bit PartUncredited
1974 Dynamite Brothers Moustached Thug
1974 So Evil, My Sister Bill
1975Jessi's GirlsLink
1976 Black Samurai D.R.A.G.O.N. Agent Pines
1977Uncle Tom's CabinLegree's Man
1982 Frances Motorcycle Cop
1983 Stryker BiffUncredited
1984 Repo Man Agent B
1985 Girls Just Want to Have Fun Mr. Malene
1985 Prime Risk Policeman #1
1985 Echo Park Jailer
1985 Jagged Edge Reporter
1985 School Spirit Cop in Station
1985Savage DawnBiff
1986 The Ladies Club Bailiff
1986 Sid and Nancy Detective
1987 Banzai Runner Graham
1987Straight to Hell ReturnsFrank McMahon
1987 Walker Rudler
1988Dead Man WalkingSecurity Man
1988Hollow GateAndy
1989 Night Life Paramedic #1
1989Ghost WriterOfficer #1
1990The Gumshoe KidCaptain Billings
1990 Another 48 Hrs. County Sheriff
1990American BornRyan
1990 Edward Scissorhands George
1991 F/X2 Police Sergeant
1991 Another You Benziger
1992 Roadside Prophets Bartender
1992 Batman Returns Security #2
1993 Ed and His Dead Mother Cop #2
1994 Floundering Dad
1994Dirty MoneyTommy
1994 The Glass Shield Investigating Officer
1994 Ed Wood Rude Boss
1995 Headless Body in Topless Bar Joe
1996 The Winner Philip's Father
1997 Best Men Mayor Boar
2001Boys KlubCoach Baxter
2002 White Oleander Judge
2003 Paris Detective Bill Baker
2004Em & MeDeputy Roth
2008 Winged Creatures Neighbor #2
2009 Repo Chick Golf Course Guard
2010 Hesher CounselorUncredited
2010Mob RulesStrip Club Patron
2017 Suburbicon Mr. Karger

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977Nowhere to HideCo-PilotTelevision film
1977 The Girl Called Hatter Fox Cabbie
1978 The President's Mistress
1982 Two of a Kind Gas Attendant
1982–1987 Cagney & Lacey Artie Lamotta / Buffet Customer3 episodes
1982, 1990 Dallas Politician #12 episodes
1983 CHiPs Delivery ManEpisode: "Day of the Robot"
1983 The Fall Guy SheriffEpisode: "Happy Trails"
1983 Blood Feud Teamster #1Television film
1983 T. J. Hooker Factory WorkerEpisode: "Payday Pirates"
1983 Buffalo Bill Fire Chief SchmidkeEpisode: "Buffalo Bill and the Movies"
1983Emergency RoomMr. HawkinsTelevision film
1983–1985 Hill Street Blues Bascomb / Cop Referee4 episodes
1983–1990 Knots Landing Various roles5 episodes
1984 The Jerk, Too Security Guard #1Television film
1984 Hardcastle and McCormick Artie the DoormanEpisode: "Mr. Hardcastle Goes to Washington"
1984 AfterMASH PatientEpisode: "Calling Doctor Habibi"
1984, 1992 Night Court Bartender / Bailiff2 episodes
1985 Street Hawk Supermarket DriverEpisode: "Pilot"
1985 Not My Kid ParentTelevision film
1985 Riptide WorkmanEpisode: "Boz Busters"
1985 Highway to Heaven Coach2 episodes
1985 Knight Rider Capt. Tom O'MallyEpisode: "Knight Strike"
1985The Steel Collar ManTruck Driver #1Television film
1985 Hunter WilcherEpisode: "Million Dollar Misunderstanding"
1985 The Twilight Zone Adult Jack WheeldonEpisode: "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty"
1985, 1995 Murder, She Wrote Todd Hawkins / Cop2 episodes
1986 Annihilator FBI Agent #1Television film
1986 The Last Precinct The ManEpisode: "I Want My Mummy"
1987, 1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation Argyle2 episodes
1988 Matlock TedEpisode: "The Fisherman"
1988 CBS Schoolbreak Special Walt SherenEpisode: "Gambler"
1989Alien NationManTelevision film
1989, 1990 The Wonder Years Ned / Man2 episodes
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story FBI Forensics Man3 episodes
1990 Freddy's Nightmares Jake JohnsonEpisode: "Prisoner of Love"
1990Just LifeRally CopTelevision film
1990The Man Who Invented Edward ScissorhandsDad
1990Close EncountersMan in his Fifties
1991Sins of the MotherMarket Manager
1991Aftermath: A Test of LoveNelson Zenner
1991 Father Dowling Mysteries Security GuardEpisode: "The Consulting Detective Mystery"
1991 The New Lassie WorkerEpisode: "No Pets Allowed"
1991 Life Goes On Fire InspectorEpisode: "Toast"
1991 Reasonable Doubts HartungEpisode: "Hard Bargains"
1991 Seinfeld Mr. HeymanEpisode: "The Library"
1991 Empty Nest BusinessmanEpisode: "My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble"
1991–1993 The Young and the Restless Mel / Doorman3 episodes
1992 The Golden Girls BellboyEpisode: "The Commitments"
1992 Sisters FiremanEpisode: "The Four Elements"
1992 Bodies of Evidence Mitch Fallon / Red Tie2 episodes
1992 Room for Two Security Guard
1992 Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style Vincent JensenTelevision film
1992 Homefront BuyerEpisode: "First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage"
1993 Shaky Ground Customer #2Episode: "The Scarlet Letter"
1993Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyMarshallTelevision film
1993 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Wrecking Ball OperatorEpisode: "The Last Summer"
1994 Melrose Place AuctioneerEpisode: "Love, Mancini Style"
1994 Married... with Children ManEpisode: "Assault and Batteries"
1996 ABC Afterschool Special Mr. CalderEpisode: "Too Soon for Jeff"
1996 Martin PolicemanEpisode: "Boo's in the House"
1999 Tracey Takes On... Building SuperEpisode: "Erotica"
2000 Little Richard Farm HandTelevision film
2000 Judging Amy Hal ChernoffEpisode: "The Wee Hours"
2000 Rude Awakening BurtEpisode: "Judging Billie"
2001–2005 Gilmore Girls Tom13 episodes
2002, 2004 Scrubs Pathologist / Dr. Walch2 episodes
2011 Shameless BillyEpisode: "Three Boys"
2011 Parks and Recreation George / Lenny3 episodes
2012 Scandal NormEpisode: "White Hats Off"
2012 The Mindy Project Rink EmployeeEpisode: "Josh and Mindy's Christmas Party"
2012, 2013 Bunheads Bob2 episodes
2014 Hart of Dixie Animal WranglerEpisode: "Ring of Fire"
2014 Sequestered Port SecurityEpisode: "Proof of Life"
2016 Preacher Pappy2 episodes
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life TomEpisode: "Summer"
2017–2018 Walk the Prank Mr. Borkman9 episodes
2018 Legion Thinking Man #2Episode: "Chapter 14"
2019 Baskets DuaneEpisode: "Affirmations"
2021 Rutherford Falls CalEpisode: "Pilot"

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