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| Born | November 2, 1945 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Jerry Wasserman (born November 2, 1945) is an American professor and film and television actor.
Wasserman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was a professor of English and Theatre at the University of British Columbia. [1] He was also a frequent co-star of Don S. Davis. At Cornell University, he received a doctorate in English literature.
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1984 | Low Visibility | Dr. Korona | |
| 1985 | Blackout (TV movie) | Motel Clerk | |
| 1986 | Spot Marks the X (TV movie) | Elvis | |
| The Christmas Star (TV movie) | Desk Sergeant | ||
| Danger Bay 1986–1989 (TV series) | Len / Mark Shapiro / 'Redd' | ||
| 1987 | Stingray (TV series) | Head Marshal | |
| Stone Fox (TV movie) | Carson | ||
| Hands of a Stranger (TV movie) | Hotel Employee | ||
| Airwolf (TV series) | Ackroyd / Valdez | ||
| Assault and Matrimony (TV movie) | Desk Clerk | ||
| The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (TV series) | Number Two | ||
| 21 Jump Street (TV series) | Assistant District Attorney Brabeck / Anderson / Knoller / Sergeant Crenshaw | ||
| Wiseguy (TV series) 1987–1990 (TV series) | Max / Burt / Monique's Friend | ||
| 1988 | MacGyver 1988–1990 (TV series) | Falco / Maddox / Nick Milani | |
| Deadly Pursuit | FBI Agent | ||
| J.J. Starbuck (TV series) | Jean Claude | ||
| The Red Spider (TV movie) | Velch | ||
| The Accused | Plea Bargain Lawyer | ||
| 1989 | Quarantine | Senator Ford | |
| The Fly II | Simms | ||
| The Penthouse (TV movie) | Unknown | ||
| Unsub (TV series) | Magnus | ||
| Top of the Hill (TV series) | Dr. Eisenberg | ||
| Cold Front | Cooper | ||
| Look Who's Talking | 'Mr. Anal' | ||
| Bordertown 1989–1990 (TV series) | Hank Jefferies / Timmins / Whiskey Wagon Guard | ||
| 1990 | Sky High (TV movie) | Ralph | |
| Booker (TV series) | Lieutenant Goodman | ||
| Short Time | Cop | ||
| Neon Rider 1990–1993 (TV series) | Detective Hepburn / Mr. Amberson / Patrick | ||
| 1991 | The Black Stallion (TV show) (TV series) | Dr. Harrison | |
| Fly by Night (TV series) | Nick Sconto | ||
| Run | Halloran's Lieutenant | ||
| Scene of the Crime (TV series) | Unknown | ||
| Broken Badges (TV series) | Attorney | ||
| Mystery Date | Detective Al Condon | ||
| Palace Guard (TV series) | Grant Dillon | ||
| 1992 | Still Not Quite Human (TV movie) | Man Tourist | |
| Crow's Nest | Detective Ray Quinlan | ||
| Stay Tuned | Cop | ||
| Shame (TV movie) | Tom Rainey | ||
| The Heights (TV series) | Jimmy Bandisi | ||
| 1993 | Alive | Co-Pilot Dante Lagurara | |
| The Hat Squad (TV series) | Tony 'Tony D.' | ||
| Miracle on Interstate 880 (TV movie) | Dr. Scott | ||
| When a Stranger Calls Back (TV movie) | Detective Brauer | ||
| Sherlock Holmes Returns (TV movie) | Lieutenant Civita | ||
| Final Appeal (TV movie) | Miguel | ||
| Cobra (TV series) | Calgrove | ||
| Other Women's Children (TV movie) | Randy Gross | ||
| The Only Way Out (TV movie) | Brock | ||
| Madison (TV series) 1993–1997 (TV series) | Don Novak | ||
| 1994 | Max | Attorney Lawrence | |
| Trust in Me | Kanzer | ||
| Birdland (TV series) | Shalimar | ||
| Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges (TV movie) | Dr. Parmel | ||
| Heart of a Child (TV movie) | Cardiologist | ||
| Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story (TV movie) | Max | ||
| Roommates (TV movie) | ICU Doctor | ||
| Double Cross | First Detective | ||
| The Disappearance of Vonnie (TV movie) | Lieutenant Vigo | ||
| Nowhere to Hide (TV movie) | Unknown | ||
| Beyond Betrayal (TV movie) | Detective | ||
| M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV series) | Detective Paul Warren | ||
| The X-Files (TV series) | Dr. John Grago / Dr. Plith | ||
| 1995 | Red Scorpion 2 | Steinberg | |
| Robin's Hoods (TV series) | Detective Conroy | ||
| Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 (TV movie) | Archer's Attorney | ||
| She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (TV movie) | Carl Perkins | ||
| Crying Freeman | Chief Randall | ||
| Cyberjack | Neil Jervis | ||
| When the Vows Break (TV movie) | Mr. Morley | ||
| The Outer Limits (TV series) | Dr. Silcase / Gunther Van Owen / William Talbot | ||
| 1996 | When Friendship Kills (TV movie) | E.R. Doctor | |
| Profit (TV series) | Dr. Wenner | ||
| She Woke Up Pregnant (TV movie) | Judge Arnold Rolfe | ||
| Malicious | Detective #1 | ||
| Mask of Death | Tony Lopata | ||
| Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV series) | Dr. Patterson | ||
| Maternal Instincts | Detective Jack Kramer | ||
| Two (TV series) | Unknown | ||
| Diana Kilmury Teamster (TV movie) | Les | ||
| Gone in a Heartbeat (TV movie) | Mr. Ross | ||
| The Sentinel (TV series) | Brad's Lawyer / Killibrew | ||
| 1997 | Contagious | Detective Barnes | |
| Their Second Chance (TV movie) | Gordon | ||
| Dad's Week Off (TV movie) | Detective | ||
| Wounded | Dr. Sam Cohen | ||
| High Stakes (TV movie) | Unknown | ||
| Intensity (TV movie) | Head of The Hospital | ||
| The Diary of Evelyn Lau (TV movie) | Man On Dock | ||
| Kitchen Party | Les Sr. | ||
| Police Academy: The Series (TV series) | Vic DiMozo | ||
| Mr. Magoo | Javier | ||
| 1998 | Outrage (TV movie) | Officer Dan McRyan | |
| Dirty | Repoman | ||
| Circle of Deceit (TV movie) | Leo Pappas | ||
| Viper (TV series) (TV series) | Philip Leech | ||
| Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (TV movie) | Fisher | ||
| One Hot Summer Night (TV movie) | Judge Block | ||
| Golf Punks | Joe | ||
| Cold Squad (TV series) | Inspector Vince Schneider | ||
| Stargate SG-1 1998–2004 (TV series) | Chief Of Staff / Whitlow | ||
| 1999 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (TV series) | Judge Paul Morrison | |
| Beggars and Choosers (TV series) | Irwin | ||
| A Cooler Climate (TV movie) | Leo | ||
| Evolution's Child (TV movie) | Agent Edmunds | ||
| So Weird 1999–2000 (TV series) | Club Manager / James Garr | ||
| First Wave 1999–2000 (TV series) | Dr. Markowitz / Sammy 'The Horse' Kozack | ||
| 2000 | Call of the Wild (TV series) | Theobold 'Soapy' Smith | |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV series) | Sonny | ||
| Christina's House | Sheriff Mark Sklar | ||
| Scorn (TV movie) | Swirski | ||
| Hollywood Off-Ramp (TV series) | Unknown | ||
| The Operative | Urquhart | ||
| 2001 | The Heart Department (TV movie) | Doctor #4 | |
| Touched by a Killer | Mitch Clarke | ||
| Head Over Heels (TV mini-series) | FBI Captain Vince | ||
| Mysterious Ways 2001–2002 (TV series) | Detective Cobb | ||
| 2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Wall Street Man | |
| Dark Angel (TV series) | Dr. George | ||
| L.A. Law: The Movie (TV movie) | Ron Gervin | ||
| Taken (TV mini-series) | Surgeon | ||
| Smallville 2002–2005 (TV series) | Dr. Yaeger Scanlan | ||
| 2003 | The Dead Zone (TV series) | Sam Baker | |
| First to Die | Lieutenant Roth | ||
| Little Brother of War | Hank O'Connor | ||
| 2005 | The Survivors Club (TV movie) | 'Fitz' Fitzpatrick | |
| Tru Calling (TV series) | Marlon | ||
| I, Robot | Baldez | ||
| Young Blades (TV series) | Oliver Cromwell | ||
| Bob the Butler | Detective Alvarez | ||
| Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy' (TV movie) | Frank | ||
| The Long Weekend | Gordon Lanson | ||
| 2004 | Reunion (TV series) | Investigator | |
| Severed: Forest of the Dead | John | ||
| FBI: Negotiator (TV movie) | FBI Agent Jon Di Carlo | ||
| 2006 | A Little Thing Called Murder (TV movie) | Jack Reynolds | |
| Flight 93 (TV movie) | Mickey Rothenberg | ||
| Final Days of Planet Earth (TV movie) | Markley | ||
| Family in Hiding (TV movie) | Cloninger | ||
| The Butterfly Effect 2 | Alberto Fuentes | ||
| Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (TV movie) | Howard Leeds | ||
| Trapped Ashes | Dr. Stengel | ||
| The Entrance | Rapist | ||
| Black Christmas | Medical Examiner | ||
| 2007 | The Last Mimzy | Utilities Commissioner | |
| Crossing | Gerry Casteronova | ||
| Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) | Cabott | ||
| Unthinkable (TV movie) | Ed Callahan | ||
| Write & Wrong (TV movie) | Marty Rosen | ||
| 2008 | Blonde and Blonder | Chief Fitzgerald | |
| NYC: Tornado Terror (TV movie) | Mayor Leonardo | ||
| Supernatural (U.S. TV series) | Coroner | ||
| 2009 | Memory Lanes (TV movie) | Earl Corvair | |
| Alien Trespass | Sam | ||
| Watchmen | Detective Fine | ||
| Sight Unseen (TV movie) | Detective Richard Walker | ||
| A Dangerous Man (video) | Sergeant Ritchie | ||
| 2010 | Paradox | Hillman | |
| Sins of the Mother (TV movie) | Carl | ||
| 2011 | Doomsday Prophecy (TV movie) | Sam Lovell | |
| Everything and Everyone | William | ||
| 2016 | The Flash | President of The United States | Episode: Invasion! |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | Abe | Episode: When You're Lost in the Darkness |
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