Mark Holton | |
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Born | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | April 2, 1958
Years active | 1983–2008; 2017–present |
Mark Douglas Holton (born April 2, 1958) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Francis Buxton in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), Chubby in the Teen Wolf film series, Ozzie Jones in the Leprechaun film series, and for his portrayal of serial killer John Wayne Gacy in Gacy (2003).
Holton was born in Oklahoma City. He graduated from Okmulgee High School in 1976. He attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Holton's professional breakthrough came with the role of Francis Buxton, Pee-wee Herman's nemesis in the blockbuster comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). [1] [2] He found further fame as high school basketball player Chubby in the werewolf comedies Teen Wolf (1985), and Teen Wolf Too (1987). [3] [4] His mainstream visibility grew with supporting roles in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), A League of Their Own (1992), My Life (1993), and Little Giants (1994). [5]
Holton has been equally prolific in television, performing in episodes of The Young and the Restless , Seinfeld , MacGyver , Sledge Hammer! , Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , NCIS , and NYPD Blue . He also makes an appearance in the Ramones' music video for "Something to Believe In".
Following his cameo appearance in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000), Holton refocused his attention on independent film and television projects. His first leading film role came through the direct-to-video horror Gacy (2003), in which he portrayed notorious serial killer and sex offender John Wayne Gacy.
Holton retired from performing in the late 2000s. [6] He made a comeback with a second portrayal of B.M. Fahrtz in Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job? (2017). He returned to film acting in the made-for-television movie Leprechaun Returns (2018), a direct sequel to the original cult comedy horror Leprechaun (1993), reprising the role of Ozzie. [7] He is set to appear in the horror thriller film, Stream.
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1983 | What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon | Guy | Craig Mitchell Robert Clarke | |
1984 | Webster | Various | Joel Zwick | TV series (2 episodes) |
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Francis Buxton | Tim Burton | |
Teen Wolf | Chubby | Rod Daniel | ||
1986 | My Chauffeur | Doughboy | David Beaird | |
Stoogemania | Curly's son | Chuck Workman | ||
Modern Girls | Boss | Jerry Kramer | ||
1987 | Teen Wolf Too | Chubby | Christopher Leitch | |
Under Cover | Denny | John Stockwell | ||
1988 | Sledge Hammer! | Governor's Aide | Dick Martin | TV series (1 episode) |
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Spectator | David Zucker | ||
1989 | Day by Day | Proprietor | Matthew Diamond | TV series (1 episode) |
Easy Wheels | Animal | David O'Malley | ||
1990 | Superboy | Johnny Casanova | David Nutter | TV series (1 episode) |
Grandpa | Alan Ruffier | |||
1991 | They Came from Outer Space | Frank | Dennis Donnelly | TV series (1 episode) |
MacGyver | A Guard | Mike Vejar | TV series (1 episode) | |
1992 | A League of Their Own | Older Stilwell | Penny Marshall | |
1993 | Leprechaun | Ozzie Jones | Mark Jones | |
Flying Blind | George | Stan Daniels | TV series (1 episode) | |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Alexander Woollcott | Syd Macartney | TV series (1 episode) | |
My Life | Sam | Bruce Joel Rubin | ||
1994 | Seinfeld | David | Tom Cherones | TV series (1 episode) |
Little Giants | Mr. Zolteck | Duwayne Dunham | ||
1995 | Rumpelstiltskin | Huge Man | Mark Jones (2) | |
1996 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Bolian | Kim Friedman | TV series (1 episode) |
1997 | Hijacking Hollywood | Officer | Neil Mandt | |
Sister, Sister | Conductor | Sheldon Epps | TV series (1 episode) | |
2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Potato | Des McAnuff | |
2001 | The Young and the Restless | Joe | TV series (2 episodes) | |
2003 | Gacy | John Wayne Gacy | Clive Saunders | |
NCIS | Sergeant Linn | Bradford May | TV series (1 episode) | |
2004 | NYPD Blue | Ned Applebaum | Jesse Bochco | TV series (1 episode) |
Rock Me Baby | Johnny Hot-Pants | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | TV series (1 episode) | |
Madhouse | Mr.Hansen | William Butler | ||
Return to Sender | Joe Charbonic | Bille August | ||
Quintuplets | Santa | Andy Cadiff | TV series (1 episode) | |
2006 | Hoboken Hollow | Weldon Brodrick | Glen Stephens | |
Dreamweaver | Death | Candance Gosch | ||
2007 | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Rob Ryan | James A. Contner | |
Days of Our Lives | Detective Morgan | TV series (1 episode) | ||
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | B.M. Fahrtz | Tim Heidecker Jonathan Krisel Eric Wareheim | TV series (1 episode) | |
2008 | The Thirst: Blood War | Earl | Tom Shell | |
2017 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job? | B.M. Fahrtz | Tim Heidecker Jonathan Krisel Eric Wareheim | TV special |
2018 | Leprechaun Returns | Ozzie Jones | Steven Kostanski | |
2024 | Stream | Oswald Hanson | Michael Leavy | [8] |
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