Louis Herthum

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Louis Herthum
BornJuly 5, 1956 (1956-07-05) (age 67)
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1978–present

Louis Herthum (born July 5, 1956) is an American actor and producer. Herthum has worked as a stage, television, and film actor, and he has also appeared in national television commercials. He is best known for his recurring role as Dep. Andy Broom on Murder, She Wrote and Peter Abernathy in the HBO television series Westworld .

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Early life

Herthum was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1]

Career

Acting

Herthum started his career as an actor in 1978, performing in local theater, local and regional TV commercials and print advertisements. In 1991, after years of being an unfamiliar actor, he joined the cast of Murder, She Wrote ; he played Deputy Andy Broom in 25 episodes of the show's final five seasons (1991–96). [2] Before he played Broom, he played two other unrelated characters, beginning in 1989, his first television roles. He remained close to Angela Lansbury until her death in 2022. In 2015, he said in an interview that he saw her steal the show in the play, Blithe Spirit, at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 89. [3]

He has appeared in such television series as CSI , CSI: Miami , CSI: NY , NCIS , Criminal Minds , True Blood (joining the cast in 2011 [4] for 7 of its 5th season's episodes), JAG , [1] The Mentalist , Men of a Certain Age , True Detective , Treme , Breaking Bad , and The Gates . [2] He appears in two ongoing television series during 2016. He plays Omar on the Netflix series Longmire , [5] [6] and Peter Abernathy, a host (robot) on the HBO series Westworld . [1] After appearing in a recurring role in the first season of Westworld, Herthum was promoted to main cast in the second season. [7] In June 2021, he joined the main cast on the Amazon Prime Video series The Peripheral . [8]

His film credits include In the Electric Mist , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , I Love You Phillip Morris , American Inquisition , The Open Road , Tekken , 12 Rounds , Seconds Apart and The Last Exorcism . [2]

Producing

In March 1996, after completing his final episode of Murder, She Wrote, Herthum turned his attention to film production and returned to his hometown of Baton Rouge to produce Favorite Son, his first feature film. [9] Since then, his Baton Rouge-based production company, Ransack Films, has produced five feature films, one feature-length documentary (The Season Before Spring) and one short film ("The Grapevine"). [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 The Toy Man in BoxUncredited
1997Favorite SonLucas Beauchamp
2001The GhostBrowner
2002 Now You Know Customer
2005The Rain MakersArt
2006 Road House 2 Deputy Garland HendricksDirect-to-video
2006Red RidgeNess
2006NolaGannon
2007 Pride Coach Logan - 1964
2007 The Mist ColonelUncredited
2008Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev SerpentAlan CadeDirect-to-video
2008 American Violet Officer Smith
2008 Mutants Griff Theriot
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Man at Caroline's Party
2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Doctor
2009 In the Electric Mist Doobie Patout
2009 12 Rounds BEP Employee
2009 The Open Road Surgeon
2010 Wrong Side of Town BriggsDirect-to-video
2010 Tekken Tekken Police Officer #2
2010 The Last Exorcism Louis Sweetzer
2010Circle of PainWillyDirect-to-video
2011 Seconds Apart Owen Trimble
2012 Cheesecake Casserole Howard
2013Inventing AdamAdam's Father
2013 The Last Exorcism Part II Louis
2014 Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? Wesley Mouch
2015 Truth Bill Hollowell
2017Be AfraidChief Martin Collins
2018 I Still See You Dr. Martin Steiner
2018 The Possession of Hannah Grace Man / Killer / Grainger
2018 City of Lies City Attorney Stone

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Beulah Land Party Guest / Wounded Rebel Soldier2 episodes
1984 Louisiana Fellow studentTelevision film
1989 Hardball MargolisEpisode: "Which Witch Is Witch?"
1989–1996 Murder, She Wrote Various roles25 episodes
1990 Grand Slam Court Room Security OfficerTelevision film
1991 Columbo TechnicianEpisode: "Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"
1995 Vanishing Son LloydEpisode: "Birds of Paradise"
1996The Tomorrow ManAir Force OfficerTelevision film; uncredited
1998 Vengeance Unlimited Conner Gulch2 episodes
2001, 2003 JAG Communications Officer / Capt. Gilbert
2006 For One Night Sheriff TaylorTelevision film
2007 The Riches Trooper YardleyEpisode: "Pilot"
2007 Ruffian Dr. HarthillTelevision film
2008 Racing for Time Ralph Connelly
2008 K-Ville Michael ShanleyEpisode: "Game Night"
2008 Living Proof Dr. BanksTelevision film
2009 Men of a Certain Age Coach FordEpisode: "Mind's Eye"
2010 Treme Sheriff Don BabineauxEpisode: "Right Place, Wrong Time"
2010 Breaking Bad RealtorEpisode: "Full Measure"
2010 The Gates Simon Ford2 episodes
2010Cigarettes & NylonsDavid HunkeyTelevision film
2010 The Defenders Joe RodgersEpisode: "Nevada v. Rodgers"
2010 Journey to Promethea AriTelevision film
2011 The Mentalist Chief Arnold NailEpisode: "Red Alert"
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Detective Lucas MartinEpisode: "The List"
2011 Criminal Minds Chief TheirsEpisode: "Hanley Waters"
2011 NCIS Ernest McCormickEpisode: "Restless"
2011 CSI: Miami Grant WyattEpisode: "Blown Away"
2012 True Blood JD7 episodes
2012 CSI: NY Capt. Curtis SmithEpisode: "Reignited"
2012–2016 Longmire Omar8 episodes
2013 Revenge Agent GentryEpisode: "Truth: Part 2"
2014 Sleepy Hollow General George Washington Episode: "The Indispensable Man"
2014 True Detective Terry GuidryEpisode: "Haunted Houses"
2014 Stalker Jimmy LambertEpisode: "Manhunt"
2015 Justified Detective WillitsEpisode: "Fugitive Number One"
2016 The Night Stalker JedTelevision film
2016–2018 Westworld Peter Abernathy10 episodes
2017 Training Day Henry HollisterEpisode: "Blurred Lines"
2017 Downward Dog Wade2 episodes
2017 Narcos Senator ToyleEpisode: "Follow the Money"
2017 Law & Order True Crime Sgt. EdmondsEpisode: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 1"
2017, 2018 Chicago Med Pat Halstead2 episodes
2018 Electric Dreams SupervisorEpisode: "Kill All Others"
2018 Hawaii Five-0 CIA Agent Matt HarlowEpisode: "He Lokomaika'i Ka Manu O Kaiona"
2018 Lucifer Lt. John DeckerEpisode: "Once Upon a Time"
2018 Chicago Fire Pat HalsteadEpisode: "Going to War"
2019 What/If Foster9 episodes
2020 FBI: Most Wanted Blake WilsonEpisode: "Getaway"
2020 Dirty John Jack EarleyEpisode: "Perception Is Reality"
2020–2021 All Rise Sheriff Wayne McCarthy5 episodes
2021–present Home Before Dark Sheriff Frank Briggs Sr.12 episodes
2021 Hacks Dennis2 episodes
2022-present The Peripheral Corbell Pickett8 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 DmC: Devil May Cry Mundus / Bob BarbasVoice

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