Mark Pinter

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Mark Pinter
Born (1950-03-07) March 7, 1950 (age 74)
Education Iowa State University (BA)
Wayne State University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present
Spouses
(m. 19862010)
Jenie Dahlmann
(m. 2017)
Children6
Relatives Carson Daly (son-in-law)

Mark Pinter (born March 7, 1950) is an American actor best known for his numerous roles in daytime soap operas.

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Early life and education

Pinter was born in Decorah, Iowa. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre arts from Iowa State University and a Master of Fine Arts from the Hilberry Theatre at Wayne State University. [1]

Career

Acting

Often cast as a villain, Pinter has been a contract player on such shows as Love of Life , Guiding Light , As the World Turns , Loving , and All My Children . His most famous role was that of crooked politician Grant Harrison on Another World (1991–99), for which he won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Villain in 1996. [2]

In addition to his work in daytime television, Pinter has guest-starred on numerous primetime television series such as Law & Order and performed extensively on regional theatre stages across the country. He has also appeared in Norman Jewison's Other People's Money and Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky . He has starred in the independent films Season of Youth and The Eden Myth .

A classically trained stage actor, Pinter has enjoyed numerous roles on renowned stages across the country including The Arena Stage in Washington, DC and The Old Globe Theater in San Diego, CA, and The York Theater Company off Broadway. Most recently, he played Avery Brundage in the world premiere production of Kemp Power's play The Nineteenth at The Old Globe Theater.

Directing

Pinter made his directorial debut in 2003 when he directed the world premiere of Jonathan Bell's Portraits at the Union Square Theatre in New York. The play starred Roberta Maxwell and Dana Reeve.

Personal life

Pinter has six biological children and three step-children. His daughter, Siri, is married to television and radio host Carson Daly. [3] Pinter was married to fellow soap opera star Colleen Zenk from 1986 to 2010. In 2017, he married Jenie Dahlmann who serves as co-CEO and Chief Marketing and Communications officer for Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, WI. They reside in Madison.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Other People's Money Bart
1999The Eden MythEdward Speck
2001 Vanilla Sky Carlton Kaller

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Go West, Young GirlLieutenantTelevision film
1978 Barnaby Jones MarkEpisode: "A Dangerous Affair"
1978 Crash Stretcher BearerTelevision film
1980–1981 Secrets of Midland Heights Calvin Richardson11 episodes
1980 Love of Life Dr. Tom Crawford2 episodes
1980 The Love Boat Hud HansonEpisode: "Target Gopher/The Major's Wife/

Strange Honeymoon/The Oilman Cometh"

1981 Hart to Hart Chris BarberEpisode: "Blue Chip Murder"
1981 Charlie's Angels Ted MarkhamEpisode: "Angel on a Roll"
1981 Behind the Screen Karl MadisonTelevision film
1982–1983 Guiding Light Mark Evans7 episodes
1984–1987 As the World Turns Brian McColl39 episodes
1988–1989 Loving Dan Hollister9 episodes
1990 Hunter Ken DelwinEpisode: "Sudden Withdrawal"
1991–1999 Another World Grant Harrison /

Spencer Harrison

177 episodes
1999 Law & Order Raymond QuinnEpisode: "Sundown"
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jordan OwensEpisode: "Secrets"
2001–2002 All My Children Roger Smythe8 episodes
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent James TownsendEpisode: "Ill-Bred"
2008 Cold Case Hayden ChapinEpisode: "Ghost of My Child"
2008–2010 General Hospital Agent Thomas Rayner41 episodes
2010 FutureStates SenatorEpisode: "Play"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Sebastian RennerEpisode: "Absolution"
2013 The Young and the Restless Marcus Wheeler22 episodes
2014 Mad Men Irwin PodolskyEpisode: "Time Zones"
2016 Grace and Frankie JerryEpisode: "The Test"
2018 Reverie Male BoardmemberEpisode: "Point of Origin"
2020 Narcos: Mexico John Bell2 episodes

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References

  1. "Mark Pinter" Retrieved 2 June 2015
  2. "About the Actors | Mark Pinter | The Young and the Restless on Soap Central". soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. Picard, Caroline (2020-03-27). "Carson Daly Reveals the Emotional Meaning Behind His New Daughter's Name". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 2021-08-11.