Philip Casnoff | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | August 3, 1949
Nationality | American |
Education | Central High School (1967) |
Alma mater | Wesleyan University (B.A., 1971) |
Occupation | Actor • director |
Years active | 1978-present |
Known for | Television • film • theater |
Spouse | Roxanne Hart (m. 1984) |
Children | 2 |
Philip Casnoff (born August 3, 1949) is an American actor, known for his roles in TV series and on Broadway. [1] [2] [3] [4] He has also been a director.
Philip L. Casnoff was born on August 3, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated in the 226th Class from Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1967. [5] Casnoff attended and graduated in 1971 from Wesleyan University.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Message from Space | Aaron | film debut |
1980 | Gorp | Bergman | |
1980 | Christmas Evil | Ricardo Bauma | |
1992 | Jersey Girl | Mitchell | |
1994 | Saints and Sinners | Detective Battaglia | |
1994 | Temptation | Michael Reddick | |
1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Kennedy | |
2006 | Material Girls | Victor Marchetta | |
2010 | Mineville | Mr. Johnson | also Associate Producer |
2011 | Grace Face | Steve | Short Film |
2013 | Sex & Marriage | Rosen | Direct-to-Video |
2015 | Ted 2 | Playstation Owner | uncredited |
Sight Unseen | Rusty Sampson | ||
2016 | Harvey's Dream | — | Short Film Nominated – Sanford International Film Festival Award for Best Acting Duo (shared with Roxanna Hart ) |
2017 | The Post | Chalmers Roberts | |
2023 | Rachel Hendrix | Jerry Rorty |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | American Playhouse | unknown | Episode: "King of America" |
The Renegades | Dancer | Television Movie | |
Remington Steele | Ben Pearson | Episode: "License to Steele" Credited as Philip Sanoff | |
1983 | The Hamptons | David Landau | Episode: "#1.1" |
1984 | George Washington | Lafayette | Television Miniseries Episode: "#1.1" |
ABC Afterschool Special | Harvey Schmidt | Episode: "Out of Step" | |
The Edge of Night | Brian Murdock | ||
Tales from the Darkside | Chris Wood | Episode: "Slippage" | |
1985 | Crazy Like a Fox | Gino | Episode: "Bum Tip" |
1985 | North and South: Book I | Major Elkanah Bent | Television Miniseries (8 Episodes) |
1986 | North and South: Book II | ||
1987 | Hands of a Stranger | Marty Loftus | Television Movie |
1988 | The Red Spider | Detective Patrick Shaunessy | Television Movie |
1990 | One Life to Live | Rob Riviera | |
1991 | Ironclads | Lieutenant Guilford | Television Movie |
Red Wind | Charlie Lapidus | Television Movie | |
1992 | Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | Television Miniseries (4 Episodes) Nominated – American Television Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television |
1994 | North and South: Book III | Elkanah Bent | Television Miniseries (3 Episodes) |
1994–1995 | Under Suspicion | Internal Affairs Detective James Vitelli | Series Regular (18 Episodes) |
1995 | Sisters | Jack Chambers | 3 Episodes |
Zoya | Simon Hirsch | Television Movie | |
Chicago Hope | Paul Accosta | Episode: "Christmas Truce" | |
1996 | Special Report: Journey to Mars | Nick Van Pelt | Television Movie |
The Nanny | Cantor Gary Isaacs | Episode: "The Cantor Show" Performer: "Bayom Hahu" and "Change My Mind" | |
Wings | Eric | Episode: "Too Beautiful for You" | |
Promise Land | Bill Carter | Episode: "Little Girl Lost" | |
1997 | Little Girls in Pretty Boxes | Greg Radkin | Television Movie |
The Hunger | William Cobb | Episode: "Necros" | |
1998 | Blood in Her Hands | Richard Davis | Television Movie |
Players | John Fellowes | Episode: "Con-spiracy" | |
Tempting Fate | Richard Davis | Television Movie | |
Chameleon | Cortez, IBI Chief | Television Movie | |
The Defenders: Taking the First | John Walker | Television Movie | |
ER | Dr. Dan Litvak | Episode: "Masquerade" | |
1999 | Fantasy Island | unknown | Episode: "Innocent" |
The Practice | Danny Rogers | Episode: "Of Human Bondage" | |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Harris | Episode: "Livegirls.now" | |
Diagnosis Murder | Grant Connor | Episode: The Seven Deadly Sins" | |
1999–2000 | Oz | Nikolai Stanislofsky | Recurring Role (13 Episodes) |
2000 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | unknown | Episode: "14 Steps/Damaged Goods/Ballerina Dreams" |
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Mackey, Dusin's Boss | Television Movie | |
For All Time | Al Glasser | Television Movie | |
2000–2005 | Strong Medicine | Chief of Staff Dr. Robert Jackson | Recurring Role (108 Episodes) Director (8 Episodes) |
2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ilya Korska | Episode: "Pixies" |
2002 | The President's Man: A Line in the Sand | Jack Santon | Television Movie |
Frasier | Dr. Bernard Gadston | Episode: "War of the Words" | |
Law & Order | Bill Talbot | Episode: "Slaughter" | |
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Assistant District Attorney Nick Forster | Episode: "The Line" |
2005–2006 | Monk | — | Director (2 Episodes) |
2006 | Without a Trace | Donald Clarence | Episode: "Candy" |
Numb3rs | Maurice Connors | Episode: "Longshot" | |
2007 | Crossing Jordan | Dr. Sanchez | Episode: "Sleeping Beauty" |
2008 | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Lance Saxon | Television Movie |
2009–2010 | Dollhouse | Clive Ambrose | 3 Episodes |
2010 | Criminal Minds | James Stanworth | Episode: "25 to Life" |
2011 | Law & Order: LA | Bo | Episode: "Zuma Canyon" |
Field of Vision | Kenny McFarland | Television Movie | |
The Whole Truth | unknown | Episode: "The End" | |
2011–2012 | NCIS | Sean Latham | 2 Episodes |
2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jonah Clyborn | Episode: "Seeing Red" |
Franklin & Bash | Gleen Friedman | Episode: "Viper" | |
Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Mel Barnett | Episode: "Going, Going, Gone" | |
2013 | Lucky 7 | Charlie | 2 Episodes |
2014 | Perception | Gordon Williams | Episode: "Obsession" |
2015 | Scream Queens | Steven Munsch | Episode: "Beware of Young Girls" |
2016 | Elementary | Jack McGill | Episode: "To Catch a Predator Predator" |
2017 | Homeland | Christopher | Episode: "America First" |
Chicago P.D. | Mr. Dowd | Episode: "Grassing for Salvation" | |
One Mississippi | Ezra Weiss | Web Series (2 Episodes) | |
2018 | Madam Secretary | Judge Nathan Mayfield | Episode: "Family Separation: Part 1" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972–1980 | Grease | Teen Angel (replacement) | Royal Theatre 20 Performances |
1976 | Rockabye Hamlet | Hamlet / Laertes (standby) | Minskoff Theatre 7 Performances |
1988 | Chess | Frederick "Freddie" Trumper, The American | Broadway – Imperial Theatre 68 Performances Theatre World Award for Best Actor |
1988–1989 | The Devil's Disciple | unknown role (replaced Richard Dudgeon) | Circle in the Square Theatre |
1990 | Shogun: The Musical | John Blackthorne | Broadway – Marquis Theatre 72 Performances |
2007 | Chicago | Billy Flynn (replacement) | Richard Rodgers Theatre |
Year | Title | Album |
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1988 | "Freddie's Entrance" | Chess |
"Argument" (with Judy Kuhn) | ||
"The American and Florence" (with Judy Kuhn ) | ||
"One Night in Bangkok" (and Ensemble) | ||
"Who'd Ever Think It?" | ||
"Winning" (with Dennis Parlato ) | ||
"Freddie Goes Metal" | ||
"Pity the Child" | ||
"Endgame" (with Paul Harman, Kurt Johns, Kip Niven, David Carroll and Ensemble) |
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