Richard Wharton (actor)

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Richard Wharton
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Born (1954-03-21) March 21, 1954 (age 71)
OccupationActor
Years active1986-present

Richard Wharton is an American actor.

Wharton began his career in 1986 in the film Running Scared . In 2012, he appeared as The Hippy in Seven Psychopaths . He has also had several guest roles on television shows like The Mentalist , CSI: Miami , Nip/Tuck , and others.

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Wharton is also a stage actor. In 1988, he appeared in Sam Shepard's play Seduced, at the Immediate Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. He was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his performance in that play.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Running Scared Punk
1987Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling MysteryPerpetratorTV movie
1989 Next of Kin Selkirk Gates
1990 Men Don't Leave Nick
1991 The Borrower Alien Pilot
1994The FenceHalfway House Clerk
1998March in Windy CityTheoTV movie
2001 Herman U.S.A. Vern
2004 Dragon Storm Remmegar
2005 The New Partridge Family Tattoo Parlor Owner
2005 Path of Destruction Dr. Van OwenTV movie
2006The KeyTony, The WaiterShort film
2007 What We Do Is Secret Whiskey Manager
2010TypeADr. RorkeShort film
2011PsychosisProfessor MontanaShort film
2011 Sound of My Voice Klaus
2012Edge of SalvationAlfred
2012 Seven Psychopaths The Hippy
2013Autumn WandererDad
2013 Thor: The Dark World Asylum Patient
2018Art PrisonChester GreggsTV movie
2020 The Nowhere Inn Uncle

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesReferences
1987 Father Dowling Mysteries PerpetratorEpisode: "Fatal Confession"
2000 Charmed ProfessorEpisode: "Animal Pragmatism"
2000 Will & Grace GeraldEpisode: "Sweet (and Sour) Charity"
2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer HomeownerEpisodes: "Bargaining" (Parts 1 and 2)
2002 Haunted Ray2 episodes
2002 Star Trek: Enterprise JossenEpisode: "The Seventh"
2003 Carnivale TownieEpisode: "Insomnia"
2002-2004 The Drew Carey Show Construction Worker
Gerald
2 episodes
2004 Deadwood Cowboy Outside BunkhouseEpisode: "Bullock Returns to the Camp"
2004 Drake & Josh HoboEpisode: "Mean Teacher"
2004 Grounded for Life CustomerEpisode: "Mystery Dance"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kenny ValdezEpisode: "Committed"
2005 Six Feet Under Dove ManEpisode: "Singing for Our Lives"
2005 The Comeback FredoEpisode: "Valerie Stands Out on the Red Carpet"
2006 Crossing Jordan PawnbrokerEpisode: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
2006 How I Met Your Mother Art ProfessorEpisode: "The Scorpion and the Toad"
2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip PhotographerEpisode: "The Harriet Dinner: Part I"
2007 Numb3rs Homeless ManEpisode: "Thirteen"
2007 Nip/Tuck Repo ManEpisode: "Carly Summers"
2008-2009 The Young and the Restless Pawn Broker7 episodes [1]
2009 Dirty Sexy Money RajaEpisode: "The Facts"
2009 10 Things I Hate About You Cab DriverEpisode: "Won't Get Fooled Again"
2011 The Mentalist ManEpisode: "Bloodhounds"
2011 CSI: Miami Alligator PeteEpisode: "Hunting Ground"
2011 Torchwood Dr. Paul BellEpisode: "Miracle Day: Rendition"
2012 Rob MasseurEpisode: "Romantic Weekend"
2012 Common Law Vince WestEpisode: "Pilot"
2012 Bones Homeless Man #1Episode: "The Partners in the Divorce"
2012-2014GuidesHobo Joe6 episodes
2013 Ray Donovan Group LeaderEpisode: "A Mouth Is a Mouth"
2014 Newsreaders Daniel SalterEpisode: "F- Dancing, Are You Decent?"
2015 Mike & Molly Homeless GuyEpisode: "Buy the Book"
2015 Rizzoli & Isles Old HippieEpisode: "Fake It 'Til You Make It"
2016 Major Crimes The AdmiralEpisode: "Present Tense"
2016 Roadies Hippie GuyEpisode: Friends and Family"
2016 NCIS Squeegee ManEpisode: "Privileged Information"
2017 Girlboss Burt Coyote3 episodes
2018 Criminal Minds M.E. Darryl SuttonEpisode: "Mixed Signals"
2018UnCorkedMelvinMain role
2019 The Affair Funeral DirectorEpisode: "Episode #5.1"
2019 The Politician Thomas3 episodes
2019 Silicon Valley Man in Pied Piper Ad #2Episode: Exit Event"
2021 Mixed-ish Shaman Dave Sr.Episode: "Livin' on a Prayer"
2021 All American Vegas PriestEpisode: "Roll the Dice"
2021 Hacks BillEpisode: "There Is No Line"
2021 I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson RonEpisode: "I need a wet paper towel."
2022 Days of Our Lives Dr. Rolf2022 and after [2] [3]

References

  1. Di Lauro, Janet (July 25, 2022). "7 Things to Know About DAYS Star Richard Wharton". Soap Hub. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. Lynne, Amanda (July 18, 2022). "Why Days Of Our Lives' Dr. Rolf Is Getting A Brand-New Face". The List.
  3. Simms, Richard (July 15, 2022). "Days of Our Lives Recasts Notorious Big Bad With Former Young & Restless Actor". Soaps.com.