Joseph Culp | |
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 Culp in Men Need Men (2019) | |
| Born | January 9, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | Lauren Culp |
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| Relatives | Bones (nephew) |
Joseph Culp (born January 9, 1963) is an American actor and director. He is the son of actor Robert Culp [1] and his second wife Nancy Ashe. He received his acting training at HB Studio [2] in New York City.
Culp appeared in a recurring role as Archie Whitman, the depression-era father of Jon Hamm's character Don Draper in the AMC series Mad Men . He was the first actor ever to play Doctor Doom in the first film version of Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four in the unreleased film, The Fantastic Four . He also narrated the film September 11-The New Pearl Harbor by Massimo Mazzucco. [3]
Culp also featured in the neo-noir detective video game L.A. Noire as Walter Robbins in the homicide case "The Studio Secretary Murder".
He co-founded the Walking-In-Your-Shoes technique with Joseph Cogswell, a body-mind approach. [4] [5] In 1992, he and Cogswell founded the Walking Theatre Group based in Los Angeles. [6]
He is the uncle of American rapper Bones.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Dream Lover | Danny | |
| 1988 | Iguana | Dominique | |
| 1991 | The Arrival | Max Page (young) | |
| 1994 | El jardín del Edén | Frank | |
| The Secret Life of Houses | David | ||
| The Fantastic Four | Victor Von Doom | Unreleased | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | TELMU Gold | |
| 1996 | Driven | Chiropractic Assistant | |
| 1997 | Firestorm | Richter | |
| 2000 | Innocents | Mike | |
| 2001 | Hunger | Charlie Pontus | |
| 2003 | Another Fish | Marcus | Short |
| Baadasssss! | Attorney | ||
| 2007 | Cyxork 7 | Max Schlau | |
| 2008 | Iskyss | James Arlington | |
| The Seekers | Nick | ||
| The Reflecting Pool | Paul Cooper | ||
| 2013 | Voice of Life | None | Short |
| 2016 | Welcome to the Men's Group | Michael | |
| Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel | Spade | ||
| 2017 | Abduction of Angie | Luke | |
| 2018 | The Empty House | Charles | Short |
| 2019 | Surge of Dawn | Spade | |
| 2024 | Outlaw Posse | Sheriff | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Greatest American Hero | Roberto Delvera | Episode: "Vanity, Says the Preacher" |
| 1984 | A Doctor's Story | Dr. Rick Stockwood | TV film |
| 1989 | Highway to Heaven | Paul | Episode: "The Inner Limits" |
| 1990 | Blue Bayou | Thomas Fortenot | TV film |
| Project: Tinman | Reitman | TV film | |
| 1993 | Full Eclipse | Det. Tom Davies | TV film |
| 1996 | Assault on Dome 4 | Chase Moran | TV film |
| 1997 | ER | Roger Alner | Episode: "You Bet Your Life" |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Raimus | Episode: "Honor Among Thieves" |
| 2006 | Wild Hearts | Cody McMichael | TV film |
| 2007–2009 | Mad Men | Archie Whitman | Guest role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2009 | Radio Needles | Bill Dawson | TV film |
| 2010 | House | Russ Smith | "Remorse" |
| 2012 | Blackout | Langdon | Episode: "Part 1" |
| 2013 | New Girl | Mick Jagger (voice) | Episode: "Virgins" |
| 2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Episode: "The New Deal" |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Walter Robbins |
| 2016 | The Technomancer | Anton Rogue |
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