Biff Yeager | |
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Born | Frazier Park, California, U.S. | October 24, 1942
Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
Years active | 1957–present |
Biff Yeager is an American actor. He has appeared in many TV series including Gilmore Girls .
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).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1957 | Jet Pilot | Bit Part | Uncredited |
1974 | Dynamite Brothers | Moustached Thug | |
1974 | So Evil, My Sister | Bill | |
1975 | Jessi's Girls | Link | |
1976 | Black Samurai | D.R.A.G.O.N. Agent Pines | |
1977 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Legree's Man | |
1982 | Frances | Motorcycle Cop | |
1983 | Stryker | Biff | Uncredited |
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 | |
1985 | Savage Dawn | Biff | |
1986 | The Ladies Club | Bailiff | |
1986 | Sid and Nancy | Detective | |
1987 | Banzai Runner | Graham | |
1987 | Straight to Hell Returns | Frank McMahon | |
1987 | Walker | Rudler | |
1988 | Dead Man Walking | Security Man | |
1988 | Hollow Gate | Andy | |
1989 | Night Life | Paramedic #1 | |
1989 | Ghost Writer | Officer #1 | |
1990 | The Gumshoe Kid | Captain Billings | |
1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | County Sheriff | |
1990 | American Born | Ryan | |
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 | |
1994 | Dirty Money | Tommy | |
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 | |
2001 | Boys Klub | Coach Baxter | |
2002 | White Oleander | Judge | |
2003 | Paris | Detective Bill Baker | |
2004 | Em & Me | Deputy Roth | |
2008 | Winged Creatures | Neighbor #2 | |
2009 | Repo Chick | Golf Course Guard | |
2010 | Hesher | Counselor | Uncredited |
2010 | Mob Rules | Strip Club Patron | |
2017 | Suburbicon | Mr. Karger |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Nowhere to Hide | Co-Pilot | Television 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 Customer | 3 episodes |
1982, 1990 | Dallas | Politician #1 | 2 episodes |
1983 | CHiPs | Delivery Man | Episode: "Day of the Robot" |
1983 | The Fall Guy | Sheriff | Episode: "Happy Trails" |
1983 | Blood Feud | Teamster #1 | Television film |
1983 | T. J. Hooker | Factory Worker | Episode: "Payday Pirates" |
1983 | Buffalo Bill | Fire Chief Schmidke | Episode: "Buffalo Bill and the Movies" |
1983 | Emergency Room | Mr. Hawkins | Television film |
1983–1985 | Hill Street Blues | Bascomb / Cop Referee | 4 episodes |
1983–1990 | Knots Landing | Various roles | 5 episodes |
1984 | The Jerk, Too | Security Guard #1 | Television film |
1984 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Artie the Doorman | Episode: "Mr. Hardcastle Goes to Washington" |
1984 | AfterMASH | Patient | Episode: "Calling Doctor Habibi" |
1984, 1992 | Night Court | Bartender / Bailiff | 2 episodes |
1985 | Street Hawk | Supermarket Driver | Episode: "Pilot" |
1985 | Not My Kid | Parent | Television film |
1985 | Riptide | Workman | Episode: "Boz Busters" |
1985 | Highway to Heaven | Coach | 2 episodes |
1985 | Knight Rider | Capt. Tom O'Mally | Episode: "Knight Strike" |
1985 | The Steel Collar Man | Truck Driver #1 | Television film |
1985 | Hunter | Wilcher | Episode: "Million Dollar Misunderstanding" |
1985 | The Twilight Zone | Adult Jack Wheeldon | Episode: "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty" |
1985, 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Todd Hawkins / Cop | 2 episodes |
1986 | Annihilator | FBI Agent #1 | Television film |
1986 | The Last Precinct | The Man | Episode: "I Want My Mummy" |
1987, 1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Argyle | 2 episodes |
1988 | Matlock | Ted | Episode: "The Fisherman" |
1988 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Walt Sheren | Episode: "Gambler" |
1989 | Alien Nation | Man | Television film |
1989, 1990 | The Wonder Years | Ned / Man | 2 episodes |
1990 | Drug Wars: The Camarena Story | FBI Forensics Man | 3 episodes |
1990 | Freddy's Nightmares | Jake Johnson | Episode: "Prisoner of Love" |
1990 | Just Life | Rally Cop | Television film |
1990 | The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands | Dad | |
1990 | Close Encounters | Man in his Fifties | |
1991 | Sins of the Mother | Market Manager | |
1991 | Aftermath: A Test of Love | Nelson Zenner | |
1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Security Guard | Episode: "The Consulting Detective Mystery" |
1991 | The New Lassie | Worker | Episode: "No Pets Allowed" |
1991 | Life Goes On | Fire Inspector | Episode: "Toast" |
1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Hartung | Episode: "Hard Bargains" |
1991 | Seinfeld | Mr. Heyman | Episode: "The Library" |
1991 | Empty Nest | Businessman | Episode: "My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble" |
1991–1993 | The Young and the Restless | Mel / Doorman | 3 episodes |
1992 | The Golden Girls | Bellboy | Episode: "The Commitments" |
1992 | Sisters | Fireman | Episode: "The Four Elements" |
1992 | Bodies of Evidence | Mitch Fallon / Red Tie | 2 episodes |
1992 | Room for Two | Security Guard | |
1992 | Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style | Vincent Jensen | Television film |
1992 | Homefront | Buyer | Episode: "First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage" |
1993 | Shaky Ground | Customer #2 | Episode: "The Scarlet Letter" |
1993 | Bloodlines: Murder in the Family | Marshall | Television film |
1993 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Wrecking Ball Operator | Episode: "The Last Summer" |
1994 | Melrose Place | Auctioneer | Episode: "Love, Mancini Style" |
1994 | Married... with Children | Man | Episode: "Assault and Batteries" |
1996 | ABC Afterschool Special | Mr. Calder | Episode: "Too Soon for Jeff" |
1996 | Martin | Policeman | Episode: "Boo's in the House" |
1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Building Super | Episode: "Erotica" |
2000 | Little Richard | Farm Hand | Television film |
2000 | Judging Amy | Hal Chernoff | Episode: "The Wee Hours" |
2000 | Rude Awakening | Burt | Episode: "Judging Billie" |
2001–2005 | Gilmore Girls | Tom | 13 episodes |
2002, 2004 | Scrubs | Pathologist / Dr. Walch | 2 episodes |
2011 | Shameless | Billy | Episode: "Three Boys" |
2011 | Parks and Recreation | George / Lenny | 3 episodes |
2012 | Scandal | Norm | Episode: "White Hats Off" |
2012 | The Mindy Project | Rink Employee | Episode: "Josh and Mindy's Christmas Party" |
2012, 2013 | Bunheads | Bob | 2 episodes |
2014 | Hart of Dixie | Animal Wrangler | Episode: "Ring of Fire" |
2014 | Sequestered | Port Security | Episode: "Proof of Life" |
2016 | Preacher | Pappy | 2 episodes |
2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Tom | Episode: "Summer" |
2017–2018 | Walk the Prank | Mr. Borkman | 9 episodes |
2018 | Legion | Thinking Man #2 | Episode: "Chapter 14" |
2019 | Baskets | Duane | Episode: "Affirmations" |
2021 | Rutherford Falls | Cal | Episode: "Pilot" |
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