Jeff Caster

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Jeff Caster
Born(1958-08-11)August 11, 1958
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
DiedJanuary 3, 2015(2015-01-03) (aged 56)
Occupation actor
SpouseKathleen Caster
Website http://www.jeffcaster.com/

Jeff Caster (11 August 1958 - 3 January 2015) is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in many films and television series in both Europe and Australia. [1] His film appearances include in Running Scared (2006), and his noteworthy TV appearances are in Frank Herbert's Dune (2000), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) and Death Row (2001). [2]

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Caster has lived in Germany since 1995. He has founded two actors groups in Germany: The Re-Actors Studio, and Hamburg's English Alternative Theater (H.E.A.T.). He is the son of John and Marjorie Caster. He is married to Kathleen Caster and they have two children. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Terror in the Mall TruckdriverTV movie, Uncredited
2000 Frank Herbert's Dune Linger Bewt1 episode
2001 Death Row Gefängnisdirektor / WardenTV movie
2001 Anne Frank: The Whole Story Lammert HartogTV Mini-Series
2001 Investigating Sex Carpenter #2
2001 Prufstand VII PointsmanDocudrama
2002 Joe and Max Businessman at Dempsey'sTV movie
2003 In Search of an Impotent Man  [ de ]Kunde
2003 Luther Matthew
2005Die HitlerkantateAmerikanischer Produzent
2006 Running Scared chef
2009ShutMike Finn
2011The Ultimate SuperHero BlogCaptain Impact
2012Kunduz: The Incident at Hadji GhafurMiller(final film role)

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References

  1. "Jeff Caster 2011". Jeffcaster.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  2. "Film and TV Credits". Jeffcaster.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  3. "Jeff Caster : Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05. "Jeff Caster". IMDb Pro. Retrieved 2022-03-28.