Raymond Forchion

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Raymond Forchion
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Raymond Forchion
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Occupation(s)Actor, writer, producer, director
Years active1977–present

Raymond Forchion is an American actor, writer, producer, and director who has appeared on film, television and stage. Aside from several pilots and TV movies, he has co-starred on series such as Burn Notice , Numb3rs , Star Trek: The Next Generation , Femme Fatales , Southland , Will & Grace , The Golden Girls , Wiseguy and In the Heat of the Night . He has had recurring roles on General Hospital and Miami Vice . His film credits include Flight of the Navigator (1986), Point Break (1991) and Masterblaster (1987).

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Directors and actors he has worked with include: Ron Howard, Katherine Bigelow, Randal Kleiser, Burt Reynolds, Johnny Depp, Joshua Logan, Curtis Hanson, Keanu Reeves, Franco Zeffirelli, Cliff Robertson, James Burrows, Joe Roth, Tobe Hooper, Jay Roach, Robert Ellis Miller and others. Forchion has starred in nearly 100 commercials. In addition to playing O. J. Simpson in the award-winning CBS miniseries, American Tragedy , he co-starred in HBO's Emmy-winning movie about the 2000 election, Recount , with Kevin Spacey, Tom Wilkinson, Ed Begley Jr., and Laura Dern.

In 2007, Forchion produced Confessions of a Thug , a hip-hop musical film starring Daron Fordham, in which an educated street hustler re-examines his life. It won Best Direction from the San Diego Black Film Festival and was an official selection of the Urbanworld/Vibe Film Festival in New York. In 1992, he was a producer of Last Breeze of Summer, which was made at the American Film Institute and garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short. The Horrible Dr. Bones, from Forchion's original screenplay, is available in stores now from Full Moon Releasing.

Forchion is a recipient of the 1999 Team Player Award from the Black Hollywood Education Resource Center, a lifetime achievement for service to the film industry.

Personal life

Forchion was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, and raised in Moorestown Township, New Jersey. Later, he moved to Miami, Florida, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Hot Stuff Holdup Man #1
1980 The Pilot Advertising Personnel
Island ClawsJean
1981 The Funhouse Man in Tent ShowUncredited
Nobody's Perfekt Army Officer
Freddie of the JungleAfrican WarriorUncredited
1983 Cat and Dog Angry Man
Blue Skies Again Jimmy
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 Tar Worker
1985 The Mean Season Newsroom ReporterUncredited
Private Resort Bartender
1986 Flight of the Navigator Detective Banks
Whoops Apocalypse Conference Guard
1987 Masterblaster Lincoln Shakir
Revenge of the Nerds II Policeman
1988 Mac and Me Police Officer #1
1991 Point Break Neighbor
True Identity Burly Cop
2001No Turning BackHospital Cop
2002Are You a Serial Killer?JuiceShort
2005 Confessions of a Thug HimselfAlso producer
2013Island SongsDetectiveShort
2013Pastor ShirleyMr. Titan
2014Last WritesDoctorShort
2016NeronMoll
2017Destruction Los AngelesFire Marshall
2018Lost FareGardener
2019Faith, Hope and LoveCity Worker Joe
2021WizardreamN/A
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 The African Queen African VillagerTV movie, uncredited
1979Jennifer's JourneyStreet Guy1 episode
1980Angel CityMigrant WorkerTV movie
The Wild and the Free Habibu
¿Qué pasa, U.S.A.? Mike DonahueEpisode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"
1983Feel the HeatDetectivePilot
1984–1986 Miami Vice Don/ O'Hara4 episodes
1986Intimate StrangersCorey WellsTV movie
Charley HannahN/A
1987 Wiseguy Cecil DemontEpisode :"Loose Cannon"
1988 Bustin' Loose Cop1 episode
Moonlighting Crime Scene CopEpisode :"And the Flesh Was Made Word"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Lt. Ben PrietoEpisode: "Skin of Evil"
HemmingwayWillard4 episodes
1991 In the Heat of the Night Wallace FannoyEpisode :"Just A Country Boy"
Bad Attitudes CohnTV movie
Us Warden Turner
1992 The Golden Girls Professor BradleyEpisode :"Question and Answers"
1994Smart KidsDadTV movie
In a Split SecondFather
1995–1996 Ellen Smitty / Customer #22 episodes
1999 City Guys Mr. WashingtonEpisode :"Alley Oops"
2000 American Tragedy O.J Simpson TV movie
Will & Grace ClaytonEpisode :"Low in the Mid-Eighties"
2008 Recount Jeff RobinsonTV movie
General Hospital Coast Guard OfficerEpisode #1.11681
2010 Numb3rs Wayne PetersenEpisode: "Scratch"
2012 Southland CarterEpisode: "Community"
Burn Notice Butch McCallEpisode: "Split Decision"
Femme Fatales Judge AldrichEpisode: "Hell Hath No Furies"
2013 Grey's Anatomy MinisterEpisode: "Things We Said Today"
2014Taylor'd ProblemsMr. JohnsonEpisode: "Guess Who's Coming for Dinner ?"
Franklin & Bash Male Board Member #5Episode: "Falcon's Nest"
Scandal Judge LancasterEpisode: "An Innocent Man"
2015 Shameless MinisterEpisode: "I'm the Liver"
The AdversariesJudge Haywood DempseyTV movie
20162 Lava 2 Lantula !Hal
Fresh Off the Boat Ted2 episodes
2017 Insecure Uncle JesseEpisode: "Hella Open"
2018 Goliath Mayor Peter AndersonEpisode: "Who's Gabriel"
Snowfall Rushed CustomerEpisode: "Serpiente"
Into the Dark HankEpisode: "The Body"
Almost PerfectDetective GeorgeTV movie
Station 19 MinisterEpisode: "Last Day on Earth"
2019 S.W.A.T MarcusEpisode: "Funny Money"
Good Trouble Pastor Thurston2 episodes
2020 Better Things Settlement OfficerEpisode: "Father's Day"
2021A Christmas Family ReunionTerrenceTV movie
2023LegacyTommyEpisode: "Afternath"

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