David St. James | |
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Born | David Francis Jones September 4, 1947 |
Alma mater | University of Georgia, Officer Candidate School |
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Years active | 1992–present |
David Francis St. James (born September 4, 1947) is an American character actor [1] [2] and comedian.
In 1992, St. James began his acting career with an appearance in the film Man Trouble . St. James is best known for his recurring roles on multiple television series, including iCarly , General Hospital , Beverly Hills, 90210 , The Neighbors , Big Love , Monk , Preacher , The West Wing , and Frasier . [3] [4] [2] St. James appears on The West Wing as Congressman Darren Gibson and on iCarly as Mr. Howard, a mean teacher who hates his students and wife. He also appeared in Creative Differences as Dick. He has appeared in nearly 100 movies and has had many roles on television and in commercials. [3] [5] St. James is also known for his role as Admiral Broden in Space: Above and Beyond and Bob Garland in Donnie Darko .
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1993 | Man Trouble | Admissions Clerk | |
Monolith | Attendant | ||
1994 | Direct Hit | Technician | Direct-to-video |
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | News Director | ||
1995 | Forget Paris | Airline Official | |
Drifting School | Josh Hoffman | ||
1996 | Black Sheep | Motorcycle Cop | |
Where Truth Lies | Van Ness | ||
1997 | Alien Resurrection | Dr. Dan Sprague (Surgeon) | |
1999 | My Favourite Martian | Prescott | |
Desert Thunder | Gen. Norris | ||
2000 | Bounce | Judge | |
Bobby's Whore | Father Cribbish | ||
2001 | Donnie Darko | Bob Garland | |
Tomcats | Priest | ||
2002 | Angels Don't Sleep Here | Charlie | |
2003 | S.W.A.T. | Polish Hostage | |
2004 | Conversations | Kurt | Short film |
The Speeding Ticket | The Officer | Short film | |
2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Cameron McGee | |
Black Dawn | Julius Macabe | Also known as Foreigner 2: Black Dawn Direct-to-video | |
2007 | Evan Almighty | Committee Member | |
2008 | Boob Jobs & Jesus | Jack | Voice Short film |
2009 | The Revenant | Mourner | |
Diamond Confidential | Chief Kennard | Short film | |
2010 | Creative Differences | Dick | |
2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Old NASA Scientist | |
Harley's Hill | Potter | Short film | |
2013 | The Smile Man | Doctor | Short film |
2017 | #RealityHigh | Alfred | |
TBA | Reason | Officer Dan | Short film |
TBA | Agents of Project Blue Book | Ex-President Dwight Einsenhower | Post-production |
TBA | Meet John Doe | D.B. Bert Hansen | Pre-production |
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1992 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Tony Love | 3 episodes |
1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Polygraph Technician | Season 1 episode 2: "Strange Visitor (From Another Planet)" |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Harrison | 2 episodes | |
1994 | NYPD Blue | Line Up #6 | Season 1 episode 16: "A Sudden Fish" |
Step by Step | Dr. Weltman | Season 3 episode 20: "Feeling Forty" | |
ER | Kaplan | Season 1 episode 10: "Blizzard" | |
1995 | On Our Own | Contractor #2 | Episode 20: "The Boarder" |
Family Matters | Joey | Season 6 episode 19: "My Bodyguard" | |
White Dwarf | King Joist's Royal Guard | TV movie | |
California Dreams | Mr. Lippin | Season 4 episode 1: "Two Too Much" | |
ABC Afterschool Special | Coach Slocum | Season 24 episode 1: "Fast Forward" | |
Too Something | Also known as New York Daze Episode 14: "The Car" | ||
Murphy Brown | Informant | Season 8 episode 8: "Bad Company" | |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | Hitman #1 | Season 6 episode 10: "One Wedding and a Funeral" | |
Seinfeld | Doctor | Season 7 episode 7: "The Secret Code" | |
The Invaders | Wood's Lawyer | Season 1 episode 2: "Part II" | |
1995–2004 | The Drew Carey Show | Owen / Carpool Guy #1 | 2 episodes |
1996 | Melrose Place | Jack | Season 4 episode 26: "Triumph of the Bill" |
Space: Above and Beyond | Adm. Broden | 4 episodes | |
Crime of the Century | Albert Osborn Jr. | TV movie | |
Coach | Maître d' | Season 9 episode 4: "Isn't It Romantic?" | |
1997 | NewsRadio | Lawyer | Season episode 14: "Complaint Box" |
Murder One | Lawyer | Season 2 episode 17: "Chapter Seventeen, Year Two" | |
Living Single | Maitre d' | Season 5 episode 3: "High Anxiety" | |
Chicago Hope | Dr. Arnold Throop | Season 4 episode 3: "Brain Salad Surgery" | |
Alien Avengers II | Warden | TV movie | |
Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Banning, Ropa's Lawyer | Episode 9: "A Penny Saved" | |
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer | Miniseries | ||
1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Harvey Block | Also known as Strange Truth: Fact or Fiction Season 2 episode 12: "Merry-Go-Round, Red Eyed Creature, Used Car Salesman, Surveillance Camera & Graffiti (A Touch of Evil special)" - Segment: "Graffiti" |
Winchell | Miami Reporter #4 | TV movie | |
For Your Love | Dr. Burgess | Season 2 episode 10: "The Runaround" | |
DiResta | King of England | Episode 9: "The Kid" | |
2000 | Will & Grace | Smitty | Season 2 episode 10: "Tea and a Total Lack of Sympathy" |
Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Story | TV movie | ||
City of Angels | Barton | Episode 11: "When Worlds Colitis" | |
The Hughleys | Mr. Leeks | Season 2 episode 20: "Body Double" | |
All That | Season 7 episode 7: "Kenan Thompson/LFO" | ||
Resurrection Blvd. | Blevins | Season 1 episode 7: "Dos Padres" | |
Rude Awakening | Doctor | Season 3 episode 13: "Telltale Heart" | |
The Michael Richards Show | Judge | Episode 6: "It's Only Personal" | |
2001 | Just Shoot Me! | Doctor Ajay | Season 5 episode 13: "The Proposal: Part 2" |
Providence | Waiter #1 | Season 3 episode 22: "Falling" | |
Dead Last | Bureaucrat #1 | Episode 5: "The Mulravian Candidate" | |
The Amanda Show | Principal Flange | Episode 33 | |
Off Centre | Hooded Guy | Season 1 episode 7: "Swing Time" | |
Alias | Mr. Franco | Season 1 episode 9: "Mea Culpa" | |
2001–2005 | The West Wing | Congressman Darren Gibson, R-MI / Rep. Darren Gibson, R-MI | 3 episodes |
2002 | My Sister's Keeper | George Chapman | TV movie |
2003 | Frasier | Admissions Officer | Season 10 episode 22: "Fathers and Sons" |
2004 | The Stones | "Romancing the Stones" | |
The Bernie Mac Show | Headmaster | Season 3 episode 13: "It's Mac-ademic" | |
General Hospital | Stuart Mest | 2 episodes | |
2005 | Cuts | The Butler | Season 2 episode 6: "Reverse The Curse" |
2006 | Scrubs | Mr. Sommers | Season 5 episode 15: "My Extra Mile" |
2006–2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Mr. Phillips / Thomas | 2 episodes |
2007 | Monk | Edward Stilson | Season 5 episode 12: "Mr. Monk Is at Your Service" |
2008 | Las Vegas | Chapel Owner | Season 5 episode 15: "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast" |
2008–2012 | iCarly | Mr. Howard | 6 episodes |
2009 | Lincoln Heights | Tom Crawford | Season 4 episode 10: "Lucky" |
2011 | Big Love | Rod | Season 5 episode 7: "Til Death Do Us Part" |
iParty with Victorious | Mr. Howard | TV movie | |
2012 | The Neighbors | The Minister | Season 1 episode 10: "Juan of the Dead" |
2012–2015 | Community | Professor Albrecht | 2 episodes |
2013 | 1600 Penn | Klaus | Episode 4: "Meet the Parent" |
2015 | Shameless | Pastor | Season 5 episode 2: "I'm the Liver" |
A S K | Malic | Episode: "What Could Be the Harm" | |
2017 | Powerless | Prince Evillo | Episode 2: "Wayne Dream Team" |
Trial & Error: Mystery Now | William Martin | ||
Preacher | Archbishop of Canterbury | Season 2 episode 10: "Dirty Little Secret" | |
2018 | American Housewife | Maitre d' | Season 2 episode 13: "The Anniversary" |
Here and Now | Professor Rubin | Season 1 episode 5: "From Sun Up to Sun Down" | |
This Is Us | Doctor | Season 3 episode 4: "Vietnam" | |
2019 | Schooled | Mr. Scudamore | Season 1 episode 6: "Rock for Jocks" |
Good Trouble | Jack Taylor | Season 2 episode 10: "A Very Coterie Christmas" | |
2020 | Perry Mason | Dr. Bundy / Doctor Bundy | 3 episodes |
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