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Jeff Doucette | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Doucette November 25, 1947 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen Kelley (1988–1999) (divorced) Saba Moor-Doucette (2003–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Jeffrey Doucette (born November 25, 1947) is an American actor.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was the second of eight children born to Elizabeth "Betty" (née Andres) and William "Bill" Doucette.
Doucette graduated from Marquette University High School in the mid-1960s. After high school, he attended Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, where he became the first Theater Major at the university. After his undergraduate studies, Doucette enrolled in the graduate school at Northern Illinois University, seeking an additional theater degree.
In 1974, Doucette moved to Chicago, joining The Second City improv theater. During his time at Second City, Doucette met his future comedy partner, Ernst Emling, and formed the comedy duo Jeff and Ernst. Under the guidance of improv teacher Del Close, the pair were quickly signed by the William Morris Agency and began to tour the U.S. with folk singer Bob Gibson, eventually opening in larger venues for acts including Barry Manilow and The Spinners.
In 1976, Doucette and Emling moved to Los Angeles, joining the ranks of a burgeoning group of young comics, including Freddie Prinze, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, Michael Keaton, Jim Varney, and Andy Kaufman. After many appearances on variety and talk shows, the pair made their first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1977.[ citation needed ]
To date, Doucette has appeared in over 92 films and television series, including Splash , All The Way , [1] The Dentist 2 , Desperate Housewives , Weird Science , Newhart , Alien Nation , Townies , Dog With A Blog , 3rd Rock from the Sun , ER , That '70s Show and Beverly Hills 90210 . He has been a voice artist in many television commercials and cartoons. [2] [3]
Doucette was the main antagonist in the Bollywood film Hisss and appeared in the Disney World attraction Cranium Command.
In television commercials, Doucette has portrayed Benjamin Franklin in ads for Chevrolet Volt: Quicken Loans; Ballpark's Finest Hot Dogs; and El Monterrey breakfast foods. He also made a special appearance as Franklin on Mike & Molly .
Doucette is also a writer and director, having written two plays: Big Head Women, a science-fiction comedy; and Without Annette, an improvisational comedy written with actress and writer Hope Juber and published by Playscripts, Inc. in 2015.
In 1991, Doucette received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Lead Performance for "Rage, or I'll Be Home For Christmas" at the Alliance Theater in Burbank.[ citation needed ] In 2014, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH). [4]
Doucette and his wife, Saba, are licensed spiritual practitioners in the United Centers for Spiritual Living; they are active as teachers, counselors and teen and 'tween group leaders. His Life Play seminars and workshops focus on improvisation as a path for spiritual and self-discovery.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Comedy Company | Red | |
| 1978 | Fairy Tales | Jack | |
| 1983 | Love Letters | Hippy | |
| 1984 | Splash | Junior | |
| 1986 | The Best of Times | Olin | |
| 1988 | Portrait of a White Marriage | Darryl Spencer | |
| 1988 | Two Idiots in Hollywood | Taylor Dup | |
| 1990 | Syngenor | David Greenwait | |
| 1992 | Mom and Dad Save the World | Captain Destroyer | |
| 1994 | Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg | Ed Francis | |
| 1994 | Midnight Runaround | Orvis | |
| 1994 | Someone She Knows | Deputy Olsen | |
| 1994 | Across the Moon | Mean Guard | |
| 1995 | Zero Tolerance | Cop | |
| 1996 | Access Denied | Sheriff | |
| 1997 | The Rage | Dr. Arnold | |
| 1998 | The Dentist 2 | Jeremy Wilkes | |
| 1998 | Babylon 5: The River of Souls | 2nd Man | |
| 2000 | Bedazzled | Desk Sergeant | |
| 2002 | The Mangler 2 | Janitor Bob | |
| 2003 | Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman | Wally | |
| 2005 | Little Athens | Mr. Carson | |
| 2006 | Karla | Burroughs' Partner | |
| 2008 | Parasomnia | Detective Conroy | |
| 2010 | Hiss | George States | |
| 2013 | Diamond on Vinyl | George | |
| 2013 | Somebody Marry Me | Rabbi Greenberg | |
| 2013 | Continuing Fred | Vern | |
| 2015 | Earthfall | Farmer | |
| 2015 | A Kind of Magic | Jason Tate | |
| 2016 | All the Way | Senator Jim Eastland | |
| 2019 | In Vino | Maurice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough | Lyle | Episode: "Dark Horse" |
| 1981 | Bosom Buddies | Franklyn Royce | Episode: "How Great Thou Art" |
| 1981 | One Day at a Time | Waiter, Robert | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Vincent | Episode: "Weed Wars" |
| 1984 | Falcon Crest | J.C. Fillmore | Episode: "Little Boy Blue" |
| 1984–1988 | Newhart | Harley Estin | 16 episodes |
| 1984 | Domestic Life | Vic Curtis | Episode: "Showdown at Walla Walla" |
| 1984 | AfterMASH | Wolfe | Episode: "Ward Is Hell" |
| 1984 | The A-Team | Malcolm Jones | Episode: "Breakout!" |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Dave Ratchett | Episode: "Another Song for Christmas" |
| 1984 | E/R | Ambulance Driver, Bert the Paramedic | 6 episodes |
| 1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Marshall Waters | Episode: "Who Says It's Fair: Part 2" |
| 1986 | Hill Street Blues | Chick Turner | Episode: "Iced Coffey" |
| 1986 | Hunter | Vaughn | Episode: "Overnight Sensation" |
| 1987 | Sledge Hammer! | Bartender | Episode: "Haven't Gun, Will Travel" |
| 1988 | Punky Brewster | Animal Control Officer Nichols | Episode: "Bad Dog" |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Episode: "Some Kinda Woman" | |
| 1989 | Night Court | Dr. Dumont | Episode: "From Snoop to Nuts" |
| 1989–1990 | Alien Nation | Burns | 14 episodes |
| 1989 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Fred Wozniak | Episode: "SuperGrant" |
| 1990 | ALF | Scooter | Episode: "Hungry Like the Wolf" |
| 1990 | They Came from Outer Space | Sheriff Meecham | Episode: "The Beauty Contest" |
| 1990–1991 | Coach | Floyd, Hal | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Harry and the Hendersons | Officer Perth | 2 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Empty Nest | Desk Clerk, Sam | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | The New Adam-12 | Jack Lowdan | Episode: "Homeless in America" |
| 1991 | Morton & Hayes | Crook | Episode: "Home Buddies" |
| 1992 | Davis Rules | Eddie | Episode: "Ferry Tale" |
| 1992 | Delta | Deke, Gene | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Hudge | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Coach Kelly | Episode: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams" |
| 1994 | Dream On | Todd | Episode: "Where There's Smoke, You're Fired" |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Sheriff Hyde | Episode: "Bad Luck Betty" |
| 1994–1997 | Weird Science | Al Wallace, Number One, Red Brick Wallace | 8 episodes |
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Larkowski | Episode: "24 Hours" |
| 1994 | Women of the House | Moving Man #1 | Episode: "Miss Sugarbaker Goes to Washington" |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Repairman | Episode: "Aftershocks" |
| 1995 | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Truck Stop Waiter | Episode: "Never on the Road Again" |
| 1995 | Courthouse | Episode: "Injustice for All" | |
| 1995–1996 | Unhappily Ever After | Coach | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | The Home Court | Mr. Sidowski | Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon" |
| 1996 | Murphy Brown | George Turner | Episode: "The Bus Stops Here" |
| 1996 | Crossroads Café | Mr. Clayborne | Episode: "Winds of Change" |
| 1996 | Murphy Brown | George Turner | Episode: "The Bus Stops Here" |
| 1996 | Townies | Steve Baker | 6 episodes |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Candlestick: Detective | Episode: "Candlestick" |
| 1997 | The Drew Carey Show | The Police Marshall | Episode: "A Very, Very, Very Fine House" |
| 1998 | Family Matters | Phil | Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" |
| 1998 | Sleepwalkers | Detective Burke | Episode: "Counting Sheep" |
| 1998 | Caroline in the City | Duane | Episode: "Caroline and the Drycleaner" |
| 1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Chet | 3 episodes |
| 1999–2005 | JAG | Senator Jim, Senior Chief Petty Officer Harvey Shenburg | 3 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | That '70s Show | Dale | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Shasta McNasty | Twinkles the Clown | Episode: "Play Dead, Clown" |
| 2000 | The District | Landlord | Episode: "Surveillance" |
| 2000 | Yes, Dear | Gino | Episode: "Greg's Big Day" |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher | Jerry Kramer | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Family Law | Mr. Linden | Episode: "Clemency" |
| 2001 | The Tick | Bus Driver | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002 | That '80s Show | Gus | Episode: "My Dead Friend" |
| 2004–2010 | Desperate Housewives | Father Crowley | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Carnivàle | Bill McKechnie | Episode: "Lincoln Highway, UT" |
| 2005–2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Warren Sterman | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Larry Papas 2005 | Episode: "Creatures of the Night" |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Nate | Episode: "Burning Man" |
| 2005 | Invasion | Bob Hemming | Episode: "The Dredge" |
| 2006 | Crossing Jordan | Mr. Nicholson | Episode: "Thin Ice" |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds | Coroner | Episode: "Jones" |
| 2007 | Entourage | Jeff Doucette | Episode: "Malibooty" |
| 2009 | Castle | Super | Episode: "When the Bough Breaks" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Store Manager | Episode: "Meet Jane Doe" |
| 2010 | Better Off Ted | Mr. Krebs | Episode: "Change We Can't Believe In" |
| 2010 | Sons of Tucson | Homeless Man | Episode: "The Debate Trip" |
| 2011 | Zeke and Luther | Harrison Gilroy | Episode: "Bro'd Trip" |
| 2012 | Fred: The Show | Bert | Episode: "A Visit from Grandma" |
| 2012 | Good Luck Charlie | Mr. Willard | Episode: "Baby's First Vacation" |
| 2012 | Weeds | Cop | Episode: "Only Judy Can Judge" |
| 2012–2015 | Dog with a Blog | Phil Trummer | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Scandal | Warden | Episode: "Truth or Consequences" |
| 2013 | Shameless | Uncle Matt | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Franklin & Bash | DA Harrison Gingold | Episode: "Good Lovin'" |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Mr. Langshaw | Episode: "Involuntary" |
| 2014 | Lab Rats | Bank Rep | Episode: "No Going Back" |
| 2014 | Glee | NY Times Critic | Episode: "Opening Night" |
| 2014 | Kickin' It | Old Fisherman | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Anger Management | Louie | Episode: "Charlie and the Epic Relationship Fail" |
| 2015 | Mike & Molly | Ben Franklin | Episode: "Hack to the Future" |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie | Homer | Episode: "The Funeral" |
| 2015 | True Detective | Jeweler | Episode: "Other Lives" |
| 2015 | Documentary Now! | Gordo | Episode: "Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee Part 1" |
| 2015 | How to Get Away with Murder | George Danvers | Episode: "It's Called the Octopus" |
| 2016 | Girl Meets World | Mr. Norton | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Colony | John Schultz | Episode: "Free Radicals" |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here | Tom | Episode: "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" |
| 2018 | Driven | Teddy | Episode: "Part 1" |
| 2019 | I'm Dying Up Here | Leonard Gilmartin | Episode: "The Pillars of Creation" |
| 2019 | Dealbreakers | Joe | Episode: "Cowboy Joe" |
| 2021 | Gaslit | Senator Sam Ervin | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | American Horror Stories | TBA | Episode: "Necro" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Possum | [2] |
| 2016 | The Wild Life | Mal, Pango | [2] |
| 2017 | The Son of Bigfoot | Fat Dan, Tim, Tech Support Operator | Direct-to-DVD [2] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cow and Chicken | Fat Farmer, Goat | Episode: "I Am Vampire" [2] |
| 2000 | God, the Devil and Bob | Smeck | 13 episodes |
| 2002 | The Zeta Project | Sheriff | Episode: "Ro's Gift" [2] |
| 2006 | Ben 10 | Thumbskull | 2 episodes [2] |
| 2008 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Glenn Wakeman | Episode: "Never Say Uncle" |
| 2008 | Random! Cartoons | Ivan the Unbearable, Olaf | Episode: "Ivan the Unbearable" [2] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | SEALs | [2] |
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