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Eric Allan Kramer | |
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| Born | March 26, 1962 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | Eric Allen Kramer Eric Kramer |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Father | Roger Kramer |
Eric Allan Kramer (born March 26, 1962) is an American actor. He is known to television audiences for his roles as Scott Miller on AMC's Lodge 49 , Dave Rogers on The Hughleys , and Bob Duncan on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie . He was the first actor to play the Marvel Comics superhero Thor in live-action, in the made-for-television film The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988). He also appeared as Iron Mike Wilcox in the 2019 video game Days Gone .
Kramer was born March 26, 1962, [1] in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His father, Roger Kramer (1939–2023), [2] [3] was a professional football tackle and a two-time CFL All-Star. [4] [5] He has a younger sister named Lisa (b. 1965). [6]
Kramer attended the BFA program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, which led to acting in the theater and some television and film roles, as well as a career in fight choreography. [7]
In 1987, Kramer made his acting debut in television film The Gunfighters . He also starred in the 1990 film Quest for the Mighty Sword, [8] replacing previous lead actor Miles O'Keeffe. He played Thor in NBC's television film The Incredible Hulk Returns and a Russian baseball player in the television movie The Comrades of Summer. Among Kramer's more notable roles have been Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights , Bear in American Wedding , and Boris, bodyguard to producer Lee Donowitz, in True Romance . He has also appeared in a number of notable television series, including Mad About You , Two and a Half Men , Wizards of Waverly Place , NCIS , Growing Pains , Cheers , Empty Nest , Blossom , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , NewsRadio , JAG , Roseanne , Murder, She Wrote , Seinfeld , That '70s Show , Ellen , Monk , Jack and Bobby , Phil of the Future , How I Met Your Mother , The King of Queens , My Name Is Earl , and Will and Grace (where he was in the same episode as his Good Luck Charlie wife Leigh-Allyn Baker). Kramer was also a series regular on the sitcom Bob as Whitey van de Bunt (1993) and the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys as Dave Rogers. [9]
Kramer continues to work on the stage as a member of the Antaeus Classical Rep Company in Los Angeles and received an Ovatti Award nomination for his role in The Wood Demon. He also co-starred as Bob Duncan on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie . He also played Link's dad in the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Quest for the Mighty Sword | Ator | Direct-to-video |
| 1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Little John | |
| True Romance | Boris | ||
| 1994 | Road to Saddle River | Dieter | |
| The Crazysitter | Elliot | ||
| 1996 | High School High | Hulk | |
| 2003 | American Wedding | Bear | |
| 2006 | Grilled | Irving | |
| 2009 | Flying By | Steve | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? | Ragnar Danneskjöld | |
| Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | John Doyle | ||
| 2015 | LA Apocalypse | Sergeant Wade | |
| 2016 | 8989 Redstone | Daryl Masters | |
| Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel | Moon | ||
| 2017 | Pitching Tents | Bruce | [10] |
| 2023 | Alarmed | Larry Tench |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | The Gunfighters | Luke Collins | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Incredible Hulk Returns | Thor | TV movie [11] |
| Murder, She Wrote | Gunnar Tilstrom | Episode: "Snow White, Blood Red" | |
| 1989 | Roseanne | Bobo | Episode: "Dan's Birthday Bash" |
| Growing Pains | Tony | Episode: "Feet of Clay" | |
| Cheers | Rudy | Episode: "The Two Faces of Norm" | |
| 1990 | Doctor Doctor | Dr. Destruction | Episode: "Family Affair" (credited as Eric Allen Kramer) |
| 1990–1991 | Down Home | Drew McCrorey | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 1991–1994 | Empty Nest | Apartment Manager / Sven / Sam | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Ray Miller | Episode: "His Honor's Offer" |
| Anything But Love | Actor | Episode: "Angst for the Memories" | |
| Wings | Biker | Episode: "Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy" | |
| Seinfeld | Biker | Episode: "The Keys" | |
| 1993 | Bob | Whitey van de Bunt | 3 episodes |
| Johnny Bago | Tipper Donovan | Episode: "Johnny's Golden Shaft" | |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Jack "The Jackhammer" Mills | Episode: "Gloves Off" |
| Blossom | Wildman Boyette | Episode: "The Game You Play Tomorrow" | |
| Renegade | Terry Houston | Episode: "Muscle Beach" | |
| 1995 | Ellen | Detective Gil Ryan | Episode: "Guns 'N Ellen" |
| Platypus Man | Doug Monroe | Episode: "Sweet Denial" | |
| A Whole New Ballgame | Tommy | Episode: "Twisted" | |
| Hope and Gloria | Issac | 3 episodes | |
| The Home Court | Nick Kaofis | Episode: "The Cheesehead Stands Alone" | |
| Dweebs | Helmut | Episode: "The Crush Show" | |
| 1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Drull | 2 episodes |
| Nash Bridges | Lyle | Episode: "Leo's Big Score" | |
| NewsRadio | Ted Chambers | Episode: "The Trainer" | |
| 1997 | Mad About You | Skippy (Orderly #2) | Episode: "The Penis" |
| JAG | Colonel | Episode: "Force Recon" | |
| Men Behaving Badly | Husband | Episode: "It's Good to Be Dead" | |
| Rough Riders | Henry Bardshar | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Mr. Loudon | Episode: "One on One" | |
| Malcolm & Eddie | Mike McGinley | 3 episodes | |
| Alright Already | Matt | Episodes: "Again with Mah Johngg" | |
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Lt. Derrick Williams | Episode: "House Party" |
| Dharma and Greg | Officer Davis | Episode: "Dharma and Greg's First Romantic Valentine's Day Weekend" | |
| Caroline in the City | Olaf | Episode: "Caroline and the Cabby" | |
| Murphy Brown | Wally Tuttle | Episode: "Second Time Around" | |
| Arli$$ | Chet | Episode: "Whatever It Takes" | |
| 1998–2002 | The Hughleys | Dave Rogers | Main role |
| 2001 | Surviving Gilligan's Island | Alan Hale, Jr. | TV docudrama |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Bill | Episode: "The Last Thing You Want Is to Wind Up with a Hump" |
| The O.C. | Soccer Coach | Episode: "The Heights" | |
| 2004 | That 70s Show | Stuart Sutcliffe | Episode: "Sally Simpson" |
| Phil of the Future | Coach Buchinksy | Episode: "Future Jock" | |
| Oliver Beene | Krazy King | Episode: "The King and I" | |
| 2005 | The King of Queens | Luke | Episode: "Pour Judgement" |
| Jack & Bobby | Officer Burke | Episode: "And Justice for All" | |
| Will & Grace | Barry | Episode: "Sour Balls" | |
| 2005 | Cuts | Brian | Episode: "Wife Swap" |
| 2005, 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Vic "The Eagle" Patterson / Deputy Sheriff | Episodes: "Hollywood Brass" and "The Descent of a Man" |
| 2006 | Rodney | Paul | Episode: "Sleepover" |
| Monk | Darrell Cain | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut" | |
| How I Met Your Mother | Bob Rorschach | Episode: "Milk" | |
| 2007 | Big Shots | Eddie Jenowski | Episodes: "The Way We Weren't" |
| 2008 | Hollywood Residential | Pete | 8 episodes |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | Coach Gunderson | Episode: "Alex in the Middle" | |
| 2009 | My Name is Earl | Jim | Episode: "Friends with Benefits" |
| Maneater | Jones Merrifield | 2 episodes | |
| 2010–2014 | Good Luck Charlie | Bob Duncan | Main role, 97 episodes; also directed 2 episodes [12] |
| 2010 | Huge | Cliff / Trent's dad | 2 episodes |
| Full Nelson | Erik the Viking | ||
| 2011 | Jessie | Jack | Episode: "One Day Wonders" |
| NCIS | Phillip Ekkerly | Episode: "Thirst" | |
| Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | Bob Duncan | Disney Channel Original Movie [13] | |
| 2013 | Jessie | Bob Duncan | Episode: "Good Luck Jessie" |
| 2013–2014 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Homeland Security Special Agent Tom Panetti | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Thundermans | Mike Evilman | Episodes: "Meet the Evilmans", "Evil Never Sleeps" [14] |
| Bones | Eric Simms | Episode: "The Putter in the Rough" | |
| 2015–2016 | Mike & Molly | Officer Seely | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | The Librarians | Olafsson | Episode: "And the Reunion of Evil" |
| Guidance | Principal John Decost | 9 episodes | |
| Shooter | Paul Helling | Episode: "Danger Close" | |
| 2018 | Mom | Earl | Episode: "Cottage Cheese and a Weird Buzz" |
| 2018–2019 | Lodge 49 | Scott Miller | Main role [15] |
| 2019 | On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Carroll Wilkes | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Sydney to the Max | Coach Carlock | Episode: "Father of the Bribe" |
| 9-1-1 | Kendall's Dad | Episode: "Pinned" | |
| Fuller House | Kurt | Episode: "Something Borrowed" | |
| Good Luck Charlie: Reunion 2020 | Himself | TV special [16] [17] [18] | |
| 2020–2021 | Side Hustle | Briles | 3 episodes [19] |
| 2021 | Big Shot | Jerry | Episode: "Everything to Me" |
| Colin in Black & White | Basketball Coach | Episode: "Cornrows" | |
| 2022 | The Neighborhood | Barry | Episode: "Welcome to the Quinceañera" |
| The Conners | Bobo | Episode: "Two More Years and a Stolen Rose" | |
| Station 19 | Randall | Episode: "The Road You Didn't Take" | |
| 2023 | CSI: Vegas | Mr. Auerbach | Episode: "Ashes Ashes" [20] |
| 2024 | The Really Loud House | Buford | Episode: "The Odyssey" [21] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Days Gone | Iron Mike Wilcox (voice) [22] | Also motion capture |
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