Richard Cox (actor)

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Richard Cox
Born (1948-05-06) May 6, 1948 (age 75)
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present

Richard Cox (born May 6, 1948) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Stuart Richards in the film Cruising and Max Frazier on Ghostwriter .[ citation needed ] He was nominated for Broadway's 1979 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for Platinum .[ citation needed ]

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Career

Cox performed on Broadway with Ingrid Bergman in Captain Brassbound's Conversion before going to Hollywood in 1975 with the national company of Grease .[ citation needed ]

He appeared with Al Pacino in Cruising (1980) and Looking for Richard (1996). Other film credits include Seizure (1974), Between the Lines (1977), Sanford and Son (1975), King of the Mountain (1981), Hellhole (1985), The Vindicator (1986), Zombie High (1987) and Radio Free Albemuth (2010).[ citation needed ]

He can also be seen playing a terrorist fighting for independence in the Star Trek episode "The High Ground" (1990).[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 Seizure Gerald
1977 Between the Lines Stuart Wheeler
1980 Cruising Stuart Richards
1981 King of the Mountain Roger
1983 Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? Customer At Cafe
1985 Hellhole Ron
1986 The Vindicator Alex Whyte
1987 Zombie High Philo
1987 Street Justice Sam Chandler
1989The OasisPaul
1996 Looking for Richard Self / Lord Catesby
1997A Hero's ClimbStoreman
2001BesottedRaymond
2002Outta TimeTaylor
2002 Storm Watch Richard Clark
2003Missing BrendanSean Calden
2005Barry DingleLevinowsky
2008The Toe TacticStalker Timmy
2010 Radio Free Albemuth Dr. Weinberg
2011 Wilde Salomé Robbie Ross

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Sunshine LevisEpisode: "Buy the Book"
1975 Sanford and Son Hippie KidEpisode: "The Sanford Arms"
1975 Baretta Detective Josephson / Pogo2 episodes
1976 The Adams Chronicles Col. William Stephens SmithEpisode: "Chapter IV: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain"
1976–1977 Executive Suite Mark Desmond18 episodes
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? JoshEpisode: "Reunion in Terror"
1979 The Rockford Files Kenny SpectorEpisode: "Love Is the Word"
1980 Stone Peter WardEpisode: "Just a Little Blow Between Friends"
1980Camp GrizzlyNickTelevision film
1982Alice at the Palace Caterpillar / Mad Hatter
1982 Remington Steele Tony DinaldoEpisode: "Etched in Steele"
1983 Simon & Simon Duke DwyerEpisode: "What's in a Gnome?"
1983 Magnum, P.I. RandyEpisode: "The Big Blow"
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Malcolm BurlingEpisode: "Life of the Party"
1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents BenEpisode: "Four O'Clock"
1986 Slow Burn Tommy WalshTelevision film
1987 Hunter Carl RemickEpisode: "Crossfire"
1987 The Bronx Zoo Charlie Turner4 episodes
1987 Murder, She Wrote Clay McCloudEpisode: "Witness for the Defense"
1987Once AgainJagTelevision film
1988 Shattered Innocence Brad Pullman
1988 Tanner '88 David Seidelman7 episodes
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse SearlesEpisode: "Mad Avenue"
1988Unholy MatrimonyIrvin DymondTelevision film
1988 Midnight Caller Mike BarnesEpisode: "After It Happened"
1989 Peaceable Kingdom Frank EverettEpisode: "Aardvark"
1989 Freddy's Nightmares JerryEpisode: "Heartbreak Hotel"
1989 Designing Women BarringerEpisode: "Manhunt"
1989 L.A. Law Curtis HaberEpisode: "Lie Down and Deliver"
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation Kyril FinnEpisode: "The High Ground"
1990 WIOU Jimi SlavinEpisode: "Diamond Dogs"
1991–1992 Loving Gifford Bowman124 episodes
1992–1994 Ghostwriter Max Frazier13 episodes
1993 Law & Order Steven GreggEpisode: "Right to Counsel"
1995 Young at Heart MarcoTelevision film
1995 Legend Flintridge CaineEpisode: "Custer's Next to Last Stand"
1997 Millennium Alistair 'Al' PepperEpisode: "Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions"
1997 Guiding Light David Jacobs / Richard Jacobs2 episodes
1997–1998 The Visitor Asst. Director Grushaw4 episodes
1998 The Net Jericho DenainEpisode: "Harvest"
2000 Nash Bridges Norman CraftEpisode: "Heist"
2000 Diagnosis: Murder Administrator ZanuckEpisode: "A Resting Place"
2000 The X-Files Daniel BrimleyEpisode: "Brand X"
2000 The Huntress Adam KirkmanEpisode: "Bad Boys & Why We Love Them"
2000 American Tragedy Alan Dershowitz Television film
2000 The Fugitive Al GreenlawEpisode: "Liar's Poker"
2001 The Practice Attorney Stuart Miller
2002 Titus Dr. FranklinEpisode: "The Session"
2003 Dragnet Alex Von LoyEpisode: "The Artful Dodger"
2003 ER Rick MathersEpisode: "Shifts Happen"
2003 Veritas: The Quest Cosimo MediciEpisode: "The Lost Codex"
2004 JAG Mr. HandyEpisode: "A Girl's Best Friend"
2004 Without a Trace Father Gavin CavanaghEpisode: "Risen"
2005 Threshold Capt. Hank ManciniEpisode: "Blood of the Children"
2005 Numbers Edward BarretEpisode: "Calculated Risk"
2005 Cold Case Clifton ColemanEpisode: "Start-Up"
2006 Crossing Jordan Clark CredleEpisode: "Code of Ethics"
2006 The Closer Michael HensonEpisode: "Out of Focus"
2006 Close to Home Henry BrooksEpisode: "Legacy"
2007 Raines Richard BillingsEpisode: "Closure"
2007 Bones Atty. Leonard HuntzingerEpisode: "Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van"
2007 Moonlight Richard HaggansEpisode: "Fleur De Lis"
2008Blank SlateSenator Davis WilmontTelevision film
2008 Leverage Charles DufortEpisode: "The Homecoming Job"
2009 Southland David MilliardEpisode: "Westside"
2011 CSI: Miami Judge Ebersol2 episodes
2012 The Mentalist Brother JosefEpisode: "Ruddy Cheeks"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Dr. Roy HaleEpisode: "History"
2013 Franklin & Bash Greg HarrellEpisode: "Freck"
2013–2014 Alpha House Graydon Talbot10 episodes
2015A Mother BetrayedHarryTelevision film
2015 The Librarians Prospero4 episodes
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life FranklinEpisode: "Winter"
2019 Grey's Anatomy Marvin ReedEpisode: "I Walk The Line"
2020NovelmoreTindercloakEpisode: "Family Ties"

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