Robert Blanche

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Robert Blanche
Born
Robert Clinton Blanche

March 30, 1962
DiedJanuary 3, 2020 (aged 57)
OccupationActor

Robert Clinton Blanche (March 30, 1962 – January 3, 2020) [1] was an American film and television actor.

Contents

Early life

Blanche was born in Pomona, California, and raised in Oregon. [2]

Career

Beginning his film and television career in 1994, Blanche appeared in over seventy film and television projects. Among other works, [3] he recurred in a guest-starring role as Lt. Bonanno (and later Capt. Det. Bonanno) on three seasons of the TNT series Leverage . He recurred in the role of Sgt. Franco on NBC's Grimm . [4] [5]

Personal Life

Blanche was married to Christine Blanche and had five daughters. [6]

Death

Blanche suffered a long battle with lung disease and underwent a lung transplant in 2018. He died from complications of the disease in 2020. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Imaginary Crimes Policeman #1Uncredited
1997 Total Reality Policeman
1998 Zero Effect Paramedic #1
1998InconceivableFred
2000 Men of Honor Shore Patrolman
2002Twelve City BlocksBilly
2002Murderous CamouflageGimp
2003 The Hunted CrumleyUncredited
2003 The Job Nightclub Guy
2003The Skin HorseBob Ano
2004 Dandelion Sheriff Teft
2004Shooting NickNickAlso writer and producer
2004Two FistedVincent
2004 What the Bleep Do We Know!? Bob
2004Loser's LoungeKirby
2004 The Dust Factory Ryan Flynn Sr.
2004Coming Up EasyStep Father
2005 Thumbsucker 'The Line' - Partner
2005The HeaterDr. Ted Berger
2005Good TeethBroker
2005 Say Uncle Phil
2006 What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole Bob
2006 Punk Love Dick
2006 World Trade Center WTC Desk Officer Massi
2006 Raising Flagg Matt Durwood
2008Come Hell or HighwaterGriff
2009 Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling Massey
2009The Hitmen Diaries: Charlie ValentineWiseass
2009 The Perfect Game Bridgeport CoachUncredited
2010 Extraordinary Measures Armed Guard
2010ForgeMr. Boyes
2011BucksvilleLt. Col. Frank Gartner
2011Wake Before I DieThomas Schmidt
2011American DisciplesLiam Mahony
2012 Gone Officer JohnsonUncredited
2012HopeMark Zeimer
2013ForeclosedDeputy Dolan
2014 Bullet Tarvis
2014 Something Wicked John
2015The A-ListMr. Bruner
2016UndeservedWoody
2017The Two DogsBilly Bastard
2017Tomorrow, MaybeLloyd HayekAlso writer and producer
2019American BrothersLiam Mahoney
2020 The Brain That Wouldn't Die Detective Mancini
TBAYou Can't WinCy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Dead By Sunset BailiffEpisode #1.2
1995, 1996 Nowhere Man Security Guard / Chauffeur2 episodes
1998 Significant Others Crew MemberEpisode: "The Shoot"
1998 Ally McBeal OfficerEpisode: "Happy Trails"
1999Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby StoryRory LipsonTelevision film
1999Where the Truth LiesStu Varga
1999 Switched at Birth Dr. Nerenberg
2001 Boston Public OfficerEpisode: "Chapter Fifteen"
2001 Resurrection Blvd. Officer HicksEpisode: "La agonia y el extasis"
2002 Rose Red Mr. George Wheaton2 episodes
2005 Medium Robert PulaskiEpisode: "In Sickness and Adultery"
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Detective JonesEpisode: "Gun Fever"
2005 NCIS Brett WillisEpisode: "Silver War"
2006 ER Detective MilneEpisode: "If Not Now"
2006 Monk Union Vice PresidentEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Ray BillingsEpisode: "The Underneath"
2007 Without a Trace Det. Lou ChambersEpisode: "Baggage"
2009 Crash Tommy VanderbeckEpisode: "Can't Explain"
2009–2011 Leverage Patrick Bonanno6 episodes
2010A Walk in My ShoesAlexTelevision film
2010Nick Bradley Might Be an AlcoholicJerry
2011 Zombie Apocalypse Brockton
2012 Grimm Sgt. Franco34 episodes
2013, 2018 Portlandia Various roles2 episodes
2014 Perception Dan BukowskiEpisode: "Curveball"
2014 Bermuda Tentacles Captain Dave WilliamsTelevision film
2014Grimm: MeltdownSgt. Franco4 episodes
2015 Rizzoli & Isles Dana SloweyEpisode: "In Plain View"
2015StormageddonAgent GatesTelevision film
2015Runestone: Sizzle ReelStyrkarr NaeskunungrEpisode: "Beyond the Edges of the World"
2016 Z Nation John J. LannisterEpisode: "Election Day"
2017Number OneGinoEpisode #1.1

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