Larry Poindexter

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Larry Poindexter
Born (1959-12-16) December 16, 1959 (age 64)
Dallas, Texas, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
SpouseCarol Kritzer (m. 2002)
Children2

Larry Poindexter (born December 16, 1959) is an American actor and singer.

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Early life

Poindexter was born in Dallas, Texas on December 16, 1959.

Career

He may be best known for his role in 2003's S.W.A.T. , in which he played by-the-book LAPD Captain Tom Fuller, who went head to head with Samuel L. Jackson's character "Hondo".

Daytime audiences know him best from ABC soap opera General Hospital as Asher Thomas. He played Asher from June 3, 2005, until August 8, 2005, when his character was shot and killed by Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) after he murdered A.J. Quartermaine (Billy Warlock) and Rachel Adair (Amy Grabow). His Asher Thomas character was controversial, as his backstory was a retcon of Jason and A.J.'s history. He was a recurring character on season 3 of JAG , as the doomed lawyer/love interest (Dalton Lowne) of Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (Catherine Bell), who falls prey to another man obsessed with Mac. He appeared in the soap operas Santa Barbara , Days of Our Lives , and was a frequent guest on the MTV show Just Say Julie . He appeared on such primetime shows as Quantum Leap , How I Met Your Mother , and Friends . He appeared in Blade: The Series as FBI agent Ray Collins.

Poindexter was lead singer for the Alt-Country band The High Lonesome in the 1990s. Their album Feel Free To Do So was released in 1995.

Personal life

His father, H. R. Poindexter, is a Tony award-winning light and set designer. His wife is Carol Kritzer, a casting director, whom he married in 2002. The couple have twin sons.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Going Berserk Claudell
1984 Toy Soldiers Trevor
1986 Invaders from Mars Marine #3
1987 Number One with a Bullet Preppy Guy
1987 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation Sergeant Charlie McDonald
1988Blue MoviesCliff
1989 Warm Summer Rain Steve
1990 Night Eyes Bard Goldstein
1992 The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them Carrie's Date
1995The Skateboard Kid IIAnnouncer
1995SorceressLarry Barnes
1995Virtual CombatEmployee
1995Body Chemistry 4: Full ExposureSimon MitchellVideo
1996Dead of NightKeane
1997 Strategic Command Jack Haynes
1997 Steel Sharks Dobbins
1997Time Under FireCole
1998 The White Raven Lieutenant Kreister
1999Angels, Baby!Hamilton
1999Valerie FlakeCliff Lambert
1999 Judgment Day JeffVideo
2000IntrepidFirst Officer 'Lazo' Lazaro
2000CoverageReisenkempShort film
2001AblazeAndrew Thomas
2001Thy Neighbor's WifeChris Stewart
2002StrandedNickVideo
2003 S.W.A.T. Captain Tom FullerFeature Film
2006Entity: NineBowman
2006Mojave Phone BoothDarrell
2006 Material Girls Sol
2008 Ninja Cheerleaders Detective Harris
2009 17 Again Dean
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1982A New Day in EdenGreg LewisEpisode: "1.1"
1983 Thursday's Child MalcolmTV movie
1983 CHiPs Mark Anthony Harlington IIIEpisode: "Fun House"
1983 Happy Days Erik SandlerEpisode: "Affairs of the Heart"
1983 The Facts of Life KenEpisode: "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can"
1984 Days of Our Lives Ben WelchTV series
1984 Hotel DanEpisode: "Outsiders"
1985 The Paper Chase UnknownEpisode: "The Big D"
1985 Crazy Like a Fox UnknownEpisode: "Fox in 3/4 Time"
1985 Silver Spoons Matt HendersonEpisode: "A Magnificent Obsession"
1986 Growing Pains AndreEpisode: "The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver"
1986 The Twilight Zone Milo TrentEpisode: "Cold Reading"
1986 Santa Barbara Justin Moore9 episodes
1987 Karen's Song JerryEpisode: "Aloha Oe"
1987 Sledge Hammer! Teddy OvermanEpisode: "Big Nazi on Campus"
1987–1988 Duet Cooper Hayden22 episodes
1988NightingalesToddTV movie
1989 Just Say Julie Various RolesTV series
1989 Quantum Leap Captain Tony LaMottEpisode: "Genesis: Part 1"
1989 Tour of Duty CPT PalmerEpisode: "Sealed with a Kiss"
1990 ALF Sergeant ArmstrongEpisode: "Consider Me Gone"
1990 She'll Take Romance Mike HellerTV movie
1992PassionataAlan SpencerTV movie
1992Dangerous CurvesGordon PiersonxEpisode: "In the Name of Love"
1993 Melrose Place Danny BakerEpisodes: "Single White Sister" and "Peanut Butter and Jealousy"
1993 Murphy Brown KevinEpisode: "To Market, to Market"
1993 Harry and the Hendersons Ian WilsonEpisode: "Beauty and the Beast"
1993Incredi-GirlUnknownTV movie
1994 Hot Line UnknownEpisode: "Payback"
1994Black SheepAlex P. KeatonTV movie
1994 Sisters Matt KirshnerEpisode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Water"
1994 Ellen DonEpisode: "So Funny"
1994 Party of Five George LewisEpisode: "Good Sports"
1994 Silk Stalkings Wayne ThorntonEpisode: "Vengeance"
1995Kissing MirandaGilbert 'Gib' NashTV movie
1995 Friends Fireman DaveEpisode: "The One with the Candy Hearts"
1995-1998 Weird Science Agent Scolder / Lieutenant Pommafritte / DoctorEpisodes: "Fly Boy", "Stalag 16", "Night of the Swingin' Steves" & "Genie Junior"
1995–1996 Hope and Gloria Jeffrey4 episodes
1995–1996 New York Daze Henry22 episodes
1996 Kirk Guy DunhamEpisode: "The Love Letter"
1996 The Naked Truth DoctorEpisode: "The Bubble Show"
1996 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Dr. Maxwell DeterEpisodes: "Forget Me Not" and "Oedipus Wrecks"
1996 The John Larroquette Show Dr. TimEpisode: "A Night to Remmeber"
1996 Party of Five Professor Tom 'T.J.' DigmanEpisode: "Mixed Signals"
1996 Pacific Blue Jeff WeingardEpisode: "Point Blank"
1997 Spy Game JacksonEpisode: "What, Micah Worry?"
1997RewindMikeTV series
1997–1998 JAG Dalton Lowne7 episodes
1998 Style & Substance Dax ChandlerEpisode: "No Soap, Romeo"
1999 Early Edition Addison PrestonEpisode: "Two to Tangle"
1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane ColinEpisode: "Run, Man Ray, Run"
1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Joey YoungTV movie
1999 Becker Jordan BrewsterEpisode: "My Boyfriend's Back"
1999 Snoops KevinEpisode: "The Heartless Bitch"
2000The Sullivan SistersHeathTV series
2000 Popular Harold BeanEpisode: "Ch-Ch-Changes"
2000Chicken Soup for the SoulWalter VanderbiltEpisode: "Destiny in a Bottle"
2000 V.I.P. Oliver KingEpisode: "Loh-Down Dirty Shame"
2001 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ElliotEpisode: "Do You See What I See?"
2001 Family Law Assistant Attorney General KaminsEpisode: "Clemency"
2001 FreakyLinks Dex CrawfordEpisode: "Subject: The Final Word"
2001 The Tick ManEpisode: "The License"
2002 The Agency UnknownEpisode: "The Enemy Within"
2002FireheartHarvey WardTelevision movie
2002 Roswell Colonel GriffinEpisode: "Crash"
2002 Push, Nevada Well Dressed Man #35 episodes
2003 The Division Chris ConklinEpisodes: "Diagnosis" and "Acts of Betrayal"
2004 Nip/Tuck Mr. KintnerEpisode: "Joel Gideon"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Fire Investigator Jack ClarkeEpisode: "Bad Words"
2004 Judging Amy Attorney George CantonEpisode: "Legacy"
2004 Will & Grace Dan FallonEpisode: "The Newlydreads"
2004 NYPD Blue Barrett GoodenEpisodes: "My Dinner with Andy" and "I Like Ike"
2005 General Hospital Dr. Asher ThomasTV series
2005 Bones Senator BethlehemEpisode: "Pilot"
2005 CSI: NY Dr. Stanley ThatcherEpisode: "Grand Murder at Central Station"
2006 Las Vegas Mr. BurkeEpisode: "The Bitch Is Back"
2006 Jake in Progress RogerEpisode: "PB & J"
2006 Crossing Jordan Mr. O'RileyEpisode: "Mysterious Ways"
2006 Standoff Congressman Carl CunninghamEpisode: "Pilot"
2006 Blade: The Series Agent Ray Collins8 episodes
2007 Eyes Daniel WeissEpisode: "Karma"
2007 Life Warren GibneyEpisode: "Pilot: Merit Badge"
2007 Big Shots Nick DawkinsEpisode: "Greatest Amerimart Hero"
2007 Weeds FiremanEpisode: "Go"
2007 Without a Trace Richard LudlowEpisode: "One Wrong Move"
2008 Valentine JerryEpisode: "Act Naturally"
2008 CSI: Miami Leonard McBrideEpisode: "Bombshell"
2008-2010 Notes from the Underbelly DoctorEpisodes: "The List" & "Baby on Board"
2008-2010 Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Pilot / Frank, The Pilot / MitchEpisodes: "1.1", "1.3", "2.2" & "3.2"
2009Jack and Janet Save the PlanetRobertTV movie
2010 How I Met Your Mother Joe DonovanEpisode: "Perfect Week"
2010 Supernatural Pastor David GideonEpisode: "99 Problems"
2010 Miami Medical HenryEpisode: "What Lies Beneath"
2010–2011 The Hard Times of RJ Berger Rick Berger20 episodes
2011 Californication ProsecutorEpisode: "The Trial"
Episode: "...And Justice for All"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Dr. Byron SluckeyEpisode: "We Don't Need Another Hero"
2011 Drop Dead Diva Dr. PremingerEpisode: "You Bet Your Life"
2011-2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation District Attorney Claude MelvoyEpisodes: "Targets of Obsession" & Episode: "Altered Stakes"
2012Imaginary FriendDuaneTV movie
2012 Franklin & Bash Carter DunlapEpisode: "650 to SLC"
2012SupermomsUnknownTV series
2013 Hawaii Five-0 Lee BennerEpisode: "Kupu'eu"
2014 Days of Our Lives Father LouisTV series
2014 Castle Detective McBrideEpisode: "Bad Santa"
2014 Scandal Mr. MorganEpisode: "Like Father, Like Daughter"
2016 Bunk'd GeraldEpisode: "Xander Says Goodbye"
2016 Major Crimes Amanda's FatherEpisode: "Present Tense"
2016 Secrets and Lies Mark PetersonEpisode: "The Parent"
2017 Outcast Peter2 episodes
2017 K.C. Undercover ForemanEpisode: "Under Construction"
2017 Ten Days in the Valley Male OfficerEpisode: "Day 7: Breaking the Story"
2018 Heathers Mr. KellyEpisode: "I'm a No-Rust-Build-Up Nan Myself"
2019 S.W.A.T. Sergeant BoyerEpisode: "Day of Dread"
2019 NCIS Dr. BermanEpisode: "Daughters"

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