Chelcie Ross | |
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| Born | Chelcie Claude Ross October 26, 1942 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Chelcie Claude Ross (born October 26, 1942) is an American character actor, most known for Above the Law , Major League , Basic Instinct , Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey , Hoosiers , Rudy , Trouble with the Curve and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs .
Raised in Pemberton Township, New Jersey, Ross graduated in 1960 from Pemberton Township High School and played baseball at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State Bobcats baseball). [1]
Ross served in Vietnam as an officer in the United States Air Force where he was awarded a Bronze Star, before leaving the service in 1970. Ross later earned an MFA from the Dallas Theater Center.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Keep My Grave Open | Kevin | |
| 1981 | On the Right Track | Customer | |
| 1983 | The Big Score | Hoffa | |
| The Last Leaf | Constable | Short | |
| 1986 | One More Saturday Night | Mr. Lundahl | |
| Hoosiers | George Walker | ||
| 1987 | The Untouchables | Reporter | |
| 1988 | Above the Law | Nelson Fox | |
| 1989 | Major League | Eddie Harris | |
| The Package | General Hopkins | ||
| 1990 | The Long Walk Home | Martin | |
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Colonel Oats | |
| The Last Boy Scout | Senator Calvin Baynard | ||
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | Captain Talcott | |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Earl | |
| Rudy | Dan Devine | ||
| 1994 | Richie Rich | Ferguson | |
| 1996 | Chain Reaction | FBI Agent Ed Rafferty | |
| 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | Priest | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Senator Charlie Martin | |
| A Simple Plan | Sheriff Carl Jenkins | ||
| 1999 | Charming Billy | Raymond Starkman | |
| 2000 | The Gift | Kenneth King | |
| 2001 | Madison | Roger Epperson | |
| Novocaine | Mike | ||
| The Majestic | Avery Wyatt | ||
| 2002 | Waking Up in Reno | Fred Bush | |
| 2003 | Uncle Nino | Stewart | Uncredited |
| 2008 | The Express: The Ernie Davis Story | Lew Andreas | |
| 2009 | The Strip | Mr. Davis | |
| Horsemen | Police Chief Krupa | ||
| Drag Me to Hell | Leonard Dalton | ||
| Formosa Betrayed | Daltry | ||
| 2011 | The Dilemma | Thomas Fern | |
| Fertile Ground | Avery | ||
| The Last Rites of Joe May | Billy Tidrow | ||
| 2012 | At Any Price | Byron | |
| Trouble with the Curve | 'Smitty' Smith | ||
| 2015 | Consumed | Senator Bob McHenry | |
| 2017 | Cowboy Drifter | Mortician | |
| New Money | Boyd Tisdale | ||
| 2018 | Imperfections | 'Lil Pop' | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Trapper | Segment: "The Mortal Remains" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Awakening Land | Billy Harbison | TV miniseries |
| 1979 | Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter | 'Buck' Harkness | TV film |
| 1981 | The Children Nobody Wanted | Ralph | |
| 1987 | Night of Courage | Lieutenant Beiber | |
| Jack and Mike | Polaski | "Till Death Do Us Part" | |
| Sable | Mr. Wylie | "Evangelist" | |
| 1990 | Elvis | Bill Kenney | "Grand Ole Opry" |
| Tales from the Crypt | George Yates | "Four-Sided Triangle" | |
| Rainbow Drive | Tom Cutler | TV film | |
| Gabriel's Fire | Captain Jack O'Neil | "Pilot", "To Catch a Con: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| Dallas | Dr. Wykoff | 3 episodes | |
| 1991 | Equal Justice | Coach Nichols | "The Devil His Due" |
| 1992 | The Burden of Proof | Dr. Nate Cawley | TV miniseries |
| Legacy of Lies | Phil MacFarlane | TV film | |
| 1994 | Against Their Will: Women in Prison | Warden Henley | |
| 1994–95 | Christy | Ben Pentland | Recurring role |
| 1996 | Evil Has a Face | McGarrell | TV film |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | FBI Agent Tom Strickler | "The Day of the Rope" |
| Early Edition | Nick Harper | "Dad" | |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Simon McKinley | "Last Tango in Hartford" |
| 2000 | Once and Again | Warren Wyler | "Ozymandias 2.0" |
| 2001 | King of the Hill | Councilman Fred Ebberd (voice) | "It's Not Easy Being Green" |
| Snap Decision | Detective John Collins | TV film | |
| 2003 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Reverend Stevens | "Robert's Wedding" |
| Cold Case | Henry Phillips | "A Time to Hate" | |
| 2004 | JAG | Dr. Mallory | "A Girl's Best Friend" |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Bishop McMorrow | "Pilot" |
| 2006 | A Little Thing Called Murder | Ken Kimes Sr. | TV film |
| 2007 | My Name Is Earl | Mr. White | "Get a Real Job", "The Trial" |
| 2009 | The Beast | Alan Posner | "Infected" |
| Mad Men | Conrad 'Connie' Hilton | Recurring role | |
| 2010, 2017 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Harper Avery | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Wesley Habeck | "Hunting Ground" |
| 2012 | Boss | Royczyk | "Backflash", "The Conversation" |
| The Mob Doctor | Seamus O'Connell | "Game Changers" | |
| Scandal | Harold Pierce | "Defiance" | |
| 2014 | NCIS | Joseph Hanlon | "Crescent City: Part 2" |
| 2015–2016 | Chicago P.D. | Robert Platt | "Turn the Light Off", "All Cylinders Firing" |
| 2019–2020 | Billions | Robert Beaufort | "Infinite Game" |
| 2022 | Super Pumped | David Bonderman | Recurring role |
In 2008, Ross played Beverly Weston in the National Theatre production of August: Osage County . [2]