Kenneth Tigar

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Kenneth Tigar
Born
Kenneth Leslie Tigar

(1942-09-24) September 24, 1942 (age 81)
Occupation(s)Actor, translator
Years active1975–present

Kenneth Tigar (born September 24, 1942) is an American actor, primarily on American television, and translator.

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Life

Kenneth Leslie Tigar was born into a Jewish family in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and raised in the Greater Boston Area. [1] [2]

He received his BA and Ph.D. in German literature from Harvard University. As an undergraduate, he was active in theater as both an actor and a director. He spent a year at the University of Göttingen and performed in Vienna and other European cities. [3]

Career

Tigar made his film debut in The Happy Hooker (1975). He went on to play Mr. Raymaker in Just One of the Guys (1985) and Professor Swivet in 18 Again! (1988). Tigar's later film roles include playing a bomb squad leader in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Weil in Primal Fear (1996), a lawyer in Conspiracy Theory (1997), and a brief but pivotal part as a German resister to Loki in The Avengers (2012).

He has appeared in numerous television shows, including starring as the short-tempered Captain Jensen in L.A. Heat from 1997 to 1999, appearing in a total of 47 episodes. He guest-starred in two episodes of Cheers , playing different characters – "The Boys in the Bar" in Season 1 as a gay character called Fred, and later in Season 4's "Don Juan Is Hell", as a professor of Diane's. [4] He also played Dr. Gordon on Dallas , Sid Sidlevich (Maggie's boss) on Growing Pains , Fritz Heath on Dynasty , Dr. Keinholz on ER , and Walter Doyle on House of Cards , [5] among many other roles.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 The Happy Hooker SteveScreen debut
1978 The Gypsy Warriors SS Captain Schullman
1981 Gangster Wars Thomas E. Dewey
1985 Just One of the Guys Mr. Raymaker
Creator Pavlo
1987 Jake's M.O. Sol Godlman
1988 18 Again! Professor Swivet
Phantasm II Father Meyers
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 Becker (bomb squad leader)
The Runnin' Kind Stan Shank
1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Becker (bomb squad leader)
1993 My Life Dr. Califano
Snapdragon Captain
1995 Jade Corporate Man
RageHarry
1996 Cadillac Ranch Clown(as Ken Tigar)
Primal Fear Weil
Riot Harry Johansen
1997 Little Bigfoot Largo
Conspiracy Theory Lawyer
Hollywood Safari Sheriff Todd
A Thousand Acres Doctor
The Underground Tim Scully
2000 Blessed Art ThouRobert
2005 Time of Fear Coroner
2012 The Avengers Old German Man
2014 The UnionEarl
2015 Hell's HeartFather Francis

Television works (selected)

YearProductionRoleNotes
1976 The Adams Chronicles Secretary TV miniseries, 1 episode
19761981 Barney Miller

Stefan Koepeknie / Elliot Porter / Fletcher / Jesus Christ / Philip Pollock (6 episodes, 1976–1981)


1977 Man from Atlantis Dr. Miller Simon3 episodes
The Waltons Clem Beal
1978 Actor The FarmerTV movie
1978 Charlie's Angels DannerEpisode: "Antique Angels"
1978 Kaz Verdict in Department 12
1978 The Rock Rainbow JimTV movie
1978 The Rockford Files Jerry SimpsonEpisode: "Local Man Eaten by Newspaper"
1979 Project U.F.O. Ron DenbyEpisode: "Sighting 4024: The Scoutmaster Incident"
1979 Barnaby Jones Gavin BrewsterEpisode: "Fatal Overture"
1979 The Golden Gate Murders Father O'BrienTV movie
1980 Love, Natalie The GuestTV movie
1980 Eight Is Enough Mr. WhitneyEpisode: "Jeremy"
1980 The Babysitter Tom MontgomeryTV movie
1981 CHiPs WebbEpisode: "Finders Keepers"
The Gangster Chronicles Thomas E. Dewey13 episodes
Nero Wolfe Morty BarbageEpisode: "The Blue Ribbon Hostage"
Park Place HammondEpisode: "Crazy Judge"
The Big Black Pill TrotterTV movie
WKRP in Cincinnati Dr. HunnisettEpisode: "Frog Story"
1982 Pray TV ParkerTV movie
1982 Bosom Buddies SpinkusEpisode: "Hildy's Dirt Nap"
1982 The Facts of Life Mr. GarfieldEpisode: "Daddy's Girl"
1983 Knight Rider Dr. KemplerEpisode: "Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death"
1983 Missing Pieces Alan RosenusTV movie
1983 Special Bulletin Dr. Abraham SczrsmaTV movie
1983 Thursday's Child Bill RichardsonTV movie
19831984 Hart to Hart Baldwin / Harold Ashby2 episodes
19831985 Cheers Fred / Dr. Lowell Greenspon2 episodes
19831986 Hill Street Blues Randolph Scripps2 episodes
1984 Fatal Vision PathologistTV movie
1985 Simon & Simon Larry Trowbridge2 episodes
Night Court Mr. Slotkin1 episode - "The Hostage"
1986 Magnum, P.I. Milton CollinsEpisode: "Death and Taxes"
Hunter Judge Calvin TylerEpisode: "True Confessions"
Webster Mr. TerryEpisode: "A Test of Character"
19861993 L.A. Law Clarence O'Malley
1987 The Betty Ford Story Dr. LukashTV movie
Dallas Dr. Gordon4 episodes
Night Court Gus Melman1 episode - "Her Honor, Part 4"
Highway To Heaven Mr. Meyers1 episode - "Normal People"
19871989 Growing Pains Sid Sidlevich6 episodes
1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation Margan (uncredited)1 episode - "Symbiosis"
19881989 Dynasty Fritz Heath5 episodes
1989 Who's the Boss? Mr. TimmonsEpisode: "In Sam We Trust"
1990 Newhart "Mom" - Game store owner1 episode
1992 Quantum Leap Ben Steiner
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Dr. Samuel Platt1 episode - Pilot
1995 Beverly Hills, 90210 Mr. Warren
1996 Murder, She Wrote Dave Pittman
1997 Star Trek: Voyager Dammar
1997 Sunset Beach Dr. Anthony Moulton2 episodes
1998 ER Dr. Keinholz2 episodes
1998 Route 9 Bank ManagerTV movie
1999 The X-Files Dr. Plant1 episode - "S.R. 819"
1999 The West Wing Congressman Gladman
1999 L.A. Heat Captain Jensen
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Terrence Winthrop1 episode - "Privilege"
20082009 Fringe Johan Lennoxspeaking German
2010 Boardwalk Empire Doctor Lissenger (Dentist)
2011 Nurse Jackie Dentist
2012 Elementary Philip Armistead [6]
20132018 House of Cards Walter Doyle [7] 4 episodes
20132014 Alpha House Senator Paul Mower [8] 4 episodes
2016 Madam Secretary Scientist1 episode - "On the Clock"
20162019 The Man In The High Castle Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler 13 episodes
2017 Blindspot Sean Clark [9]
2018–2022 Bull Judge Javonovich2 episodes
2020, 2023 Hunters Heinz Richter2 episodes - "In the Belly of the Whale"; "The Trial of Adolf Hitler"
2021 Evil WinstonEpisode: "S Is for Silence" [10]
2024 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective (ret.) Ed McCluskey1 episode - "Marauder"

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