Clayton Rohner

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Clayton Rohner
Born
Clayton Montague Rohner

(1957-08-05) August 5, 1957 (age 68)
Alma mater Whitman College
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

Clayton Montague Rohner [1] (born August 5, 1957) is an American actor. He made his film debut in the comedy Just One of the Guys (1985), and had subsequent roles in the horror films April Fool's Day (1986), Bat 21 (1988), I, Madman (1989), and The Relic (1997). He had a recurring role on the television series Murder One (1996–1997) and Day Break (2006–2007). In 2017, Rohner guest-starred on the series Ozark .

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Biography

Rohner was born August 5, 1957 [2] [3] in Palo Alto, California and raised in Los Angeles. [4] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from Whitman College, [4] where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

He is known for his role as Rick Morehouse in the 1985 comedy movie Just One of the Guys . [5] He also starred in the 1986 film Modern Girls as Clifford and Bruno X. He is a main character in the 1994 film Caroline at Midnight . Other credits include the films April Fool's Day , Destroyer , The Relic , and The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) . Clayton starred in the short-lived science fiction series E.A.R.T.H. Force and G vs E , and in the 2005 film Formosa .

Rohner appeared on the TV series Murder One as Detective Vince Biggio from 1996 to 1997. His television guest appearances include Miami Vice , Beverly Hills, 90210 , Charmed , Crossing Jordan , Angel , and Weeds . In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Too Short a Season," Rohner played the elderly Starfleet Admiral Mark Jameson, who administers an alien medicine to himself and rapidly de-ages; his wife was played by Marsha Hunt. Director Rob Bowman later noted that working with Rohner on the episode was "a real treat," adding that the two spent extensive time off-camera developing the character of Jameson. [6] Rohner also appeared in the award-winning series Into the West and The X-Files (season 6, episode 8). He also appeared in the TV role of Jared Pryor in the short-lived ABC midseason replacement Day Break .

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Just One of the Guys Rick Morehouse
1986 April Fool's Day Chaz
Modern Girls Clifford / Bruno X
1987 P.I. Private Investigations Joey Bradley
1988 Destroyer David Harris
Bat*21 Sgt. Harley Rumbaugh
Deadly IntentScottDirect-to-Video
1989 I, Madman Richard
Nightwish Jack
1992The Naked TargetAdam Kent
1994 Caroline at Midnight Jack Lynch
1996 Naked Souls Jerry
1997 The Relic Det. Hollingsworth
1998 Where's Marlowe? Sonny 'Beep' Collins
Sometimes They Come Back... for More Captain Sam CageDirect-to-Video
1999The Big DayZack
2003 Coronado Arnet McClure
2005 Formosa Ted GregoryAlso known as: Social Guidance
2008The Essence of DeppDick Rico
2009 Shrink Dr. McBurney
2013 Jobs Financial Expert
From Above Mr. SheltonAlso known as: Chasing Shakespeare
Black AsylumBenShort
Eat Spirit EatDwight
2014Under the Hollywood SignPhil
Blood Ransom Rich White Guy
2015 The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) Dr. Jones
Prep SchoolDr. Swanson
2016I Was a Teenage WereskunkHarold
Honeyglue Doctor Colson
2017Daisy WinterBill Sr
2018We Are BoatsRobert
2019MopeDad
2020The Goose That Laid the Golden EggBarry Naliboff
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981–1983 Hill Street Blues Shamrock / Gawker / Juvenile4 episodes
1982 Desperate Lives MonteTV movie
1983 T.J. Hooker Richie1 Episode, The Fast Lane
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. Jeff LangfordTV movie
1986 Miami Vice Timmy Davis1 Episode, Yankee Dollar
1987 The Hitchhiker Harry Deakon1 Episode, Doctor's Orders
L.A. Law Patrick Boyd1 Episode, Rohner vs. Gradinger
1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation Admiral Mark Jameson1 Episode, Too Short a Season
Police Story: Monster ManorOfficer Gene PardonalesTV movie
1990Snow KillDennisTV movie
E.A.R.T.H. Force Carl Dana1 Episode, Episode #1.1
1994 Beverly Hills, 90210 Dr. Fox1 Episode, The Dreams of Dylan McKay
1995 NYPD Blue Earl Padzik1 Episode, The Bookie and the Kooky Cookie
1996–1997 Murder One Detective Vince Biggio18 episodes
1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial KillerDetective Vince BiggioTV mini-series
1998Little Girl Fly AwayDetective Tom PyneTV movie
L.A. Doctors Warren Spillman2 episodes
1999 The X-Files Daryl Mootz1 Episode, The Rain King
WWE Raw Chandler Smythe1 Episode, Episode #7.40
1999–2000 G vs E Chandler Smythe22 episodes
2000 Charmed Drazi1 Episode, Heartbreak City
Border PatrolCal NewmanTV movie
2001 Jack & Jill Dante3 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Forest Ranger1 Episode, You've Got Male
2002 Angel Lee DeMarco1 Episode, The House Always Wins
2003 Crossing Jordan Henry Ross1 Episode, Conspiracy
2004 Jake 2.0 Alex Brandt1 Episode, Dead Man Walking
2005 Into the West James Strobridge1 Episode, Hell on Wheels
Weeds Coach Dad1 Episode, You Can't Miss the Bear
2006 Bones Wayne Kellogg1 Episode, The Skull in the Desert
2006–2007 Day Break Jared Pryor5 episodes
2007MarloweTV film
2009 ER Roger Anderson1 Episode, And in the End...
The Mentalist Asher MacLean1 Episode, Blood Brothers
Dollhouse Dollhouse Client2 episodes
Castle John McGinnis1 Episode, Famous Last Words
2010 Burn Notice Nick Madison1 Episode, Breach of Faith
2011Borderline MurderDr. Victor SparksTV movie
2013 Justified Man at the Party1 Episode, Money Trap
2014Jack's JacuzeJackTV mini-series
2016Assistant Living ShowMontgomery MalcolmTV movie
2017 Ozark Hanson Sr.1 Episode, Sugarwood
StitchersRudy Grant1 Episode, Dreamland
SuperHighBruce7 episodes

References

  1. "Clayton Rohner". Blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020.
  2. "The Birth of Clayton Rohner". California Birth Index . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. "Clayton Rohner". AllMovie . Archived from the original on March 31, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "An Interview with Clayton Rohner". April Fool's Day (Blu-ray interview short). Scream Factory. 2020.
  5. Blum, David (10 June 1985). Hollywood's Brat Pack, New York (magazine) , at p. 47 (discussion of Rohner as a Brat Pack-aspirant in the 1985 article which coined that term)
  6. Gross, Edward (January 1990). ""Rob Bowman - Director of a Dozen"". The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 10. Starlog Press.