Steve Eastin

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Steve Eastin
Born (1948-06-22) June 22, 1948 (age 77)
Colorado, U.S.
Education University of Northern Colorado (BA)
Occupation(s)Actor, acting teacher

Steve Eastin (born June 22, 1948) [1] is an American actor, acting teacher and author. He has appeared in more than 300 television, film and stage roles throughout his career.

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Early life and education

Eastin was born in Colorado, where he began to study acting at the young age of six at his local theater. He received his Actor Equity card at age 16 when he performed in two musicals choreographed by Micheal Bennet. Later, he attended the University of Northern Colorado, where he appeared in several productions at the Little Theater of the Rockies, whose alumni include Nick Nolte. [2]

After college, Eastin received a fellowship to teach at the University of Arizona, where he appeared in his first SAG role opposite Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd . Eastin moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his acting career, enrolling in the Charles Conrad Studio upon arrival in 1974.

Career

While attending Charles' class, Eastin became interested in teaching acting as well. In 1991, he founded his own acting school, the Steve Eastin Studio. [3] The studio teaches what Eastin refers to as "Choiceless awareness", where the actors do not read into the script, nor prepare their "beats" or think about what or how they may read their lines.

Eastin is best known for appearing in such films as Field of Dreams (1989), Con Air (1997) and A Man Apart (2003). He played opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in two pivotal scenes in Catch Me if You Can (2002).

Eastin is also known for his numerous television appearances, including on Little House on the Prairie , CHiPS , T.J. Hooker , X-Files"", St. Elsewhere and L.A. Law .[ citation needed ]

Personal life

He is a descendant of the D'Estaing family of France.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Joe Kidd RiderUncredited
1980 Cloud Dancer Guy
1980 A Change of Seasons Lance
1981 The Devil and Max Devlin Larry Binder
1981 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker Tom Landers
1985 Gotcha! CIA Agent
1985 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Policeman
1987 The Hidden Agent Stadt
1989 Field of Dreams Eddie Cicotte
1993 Blood In Blood Out Hollenbeck Captain
1993 Robot Wars Boles
1993 Sliver Det. Phillip
1994 Wagons East Bartender
1994 The Scout Clubhouse Manager
1995 Last Man Standing Lt. Darnell SeagroveDirect-to-video
1996The SweeperRichard
1996 Ed Shark's Manager
1997 Con Air Guard Falzon
1998Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey HomeCavendish
1999Diplomatic SiegeBates
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Umpire
1999Stealth FighterCaptain Thomson
2000 Agent Red Captain Russert
2000PerilDetective MarksDirect-to-video
2002 Catch Me If You Can Paul Morgan
2003 A Man Apart Ty Frost
2003 Matchstick Men Mr. Schaffer
2003The Commission J. Edgar Hoover
2004 Shallow Ground Detective Russell
2005Crash LandingDetective Cobb
2006 When a Stranger Calls Detective Hines
2006 The Black Dahlia Detective
2007 Rails & Ties N.B. Garcia
2007Hollywood Dot ComShane
2008 The Coverup Chief Wilson
2009 Up in the Air Samuels
2011 All Things Fall Apart Coach Harper
2012Clean Ops the Chronicles of VThe Man
2013 Watercolor Postcards Morgan
2014 Locker 13 Doc Herman
2018 Warning Shot Marty
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Judge Pollock

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974Night GamesAirline OfficerTelevision film
1974–1976 Petrocelli Various roles7 episodes
1976 Wonder Woman JohnnyEpisode: "I Do, I Do"
1977 Little House on the Prairie Shell game barkerEpisode: "Meet Me at the Fair"
1977 Mulligan's Stew RangerEpisode: "Ah, Wilderness"
1977 The Waltons AirmanEpisode: "The Milestone"
1978 The Six Million Dollar Man RitterEpisode: "Walk a Deadly Wing"
1978 ABC Afterschool Special DoctorEpisode: "It's a Mile from Here to Glory"
1978Happily Ever AfterFirst WorkmanTelevision film
1978The Clone MasterHuberman
1979 Crisis in Mid-Air Jamieson
1979 CHiPs Peter DunslayEpisode: "Return of the Supercycle"
1980Trouble in High Timber CountryBob EstonTelevision film
1981The Patricia Neal StoryFrank Gilroy
1984 AfterMASH PatientEpisode: "Chief of Staff"
1984 T. J. Hooker Pete TebbettsEpisode: "Psychic Terror"
1984The Cowboy and the BallerinaFBI agentTelevision film
1984 St. Elsewhere Detective ThibideauxEpisode: "Breathless"
1984 Silence of the Heart Ed RintalTelevision film
1984, 1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Senator Castleton / Douglas Harriman2 episodes
1985 Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story Male ReporterTelevision film
1985Streets of JusticePublic Relations officer
1985 The A-Team TaylorEpisode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"
1985 Hill Street Blues Harry SteelEpisode: "What Are Friends for?"
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Police CaptainEpisode: "Prisoners"
1985–1989 Days of Our Lives Col. Alfred Jericho / Ralph / Construction Foreman45 episodes
1986 Crazy Like a Fox Kirk StonerEpisode: "Hearing Is Believing"
1986 The Colbys MahoneyEpisode: "The Turning Point"
1986 Acceptable Risk Jerry HaywoodTelevision film
1986 MacGyver TonyEpisode: "Twice Stung"
1987Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night LadiesMcFarlaneTelevision film
1987 Moonlighting Bakery ClerkEpisode: "Blonde on Blonde"
1987 Cagney & Lacey BartenderEpisode: "Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1"
1987 Starmania ForemanEpisode: "Starscape: Part 1"
1987 Buck James Robert Lee ConnorsEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
1988 The Hogan Family Plainclothes CopEpisode: "Animal House"
1989 Life Goes On Gary Scolassi3 episodes
1989 Desperado: Badlands Justice LedonTelevision film
1990 By Dawn's Early Light Smitty
1990 Falcon Crest Lieutenant ThayneEpisode: "Danny's Song"
1990 Nightmare on the 13th Floor Hotel DoormanTelevision film
1990 Matlock Steve MillerEpisode: "The Biker"
1990–1991 Equal Justice Detective Dankowski5 episodes
1991 The New Adam 12 Mr. HardenEpisode: "Crack House"
1991 FBI: The Untold Stories Fred HackmanEpisode: "Tony Kiritsis"
1991 Fallen Angels Wilson GreevesTelevision film
1992 Seinfeld Cop #1Episode: "The Ticket"
1993 Doogie Howser, M.D. Stage GuardEpisode: "You've Come a Long Way, Babysitter"
1993 Wings MurrayEpisode: "The Key to Alex"
1993 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Bob WilburTelevision film
1993 L.A. Law Attorney HammanEpisode: "Testing, Testing, 1... 2... 3... 4"
1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years The CoachEpisode: "Pilot"
1994Tonya & Nancy: The Inside StoryTed RaynorTelevision film
1994 Picket Fences Lt. Col. Joseph BrentEpisode: "The Bus Stops Here"
1994 The X-Files Sheriff MazeroskiEpisode: "Red Museum"
1995 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman DoormanEpisode: "Chi of Steel"
1995 ER LorenzoEpisode: "Make of Two Hearts"
1995 The Commish Chief Aaron DarrowEpisode: "In the Shadows of the Gallows"
1995, 1996 Diagnosis: Murder Russ Marsh / Coz the Bartender2 episodes
1996The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...Special Agent Millard WeeksTelevision film
1996 Murphy Brown Buchanan OperativeEpisode: "The Bus Stops Here"
1996Race Against Time: The Search for SarahBenTelevision film
1996 The Pretender Cedar Point SheriffEpisode: "To Serve and Protect"
1997 Sleeping with the Devil Wes DubrovichTelevision film
1997 Murder One DetectiveEpisode: "Chapter Thirteen, Year Two"
1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Mr. Stone2 episodes
1997 Melrose Place Detective SmithEpisode: "A Bump in the Night"
1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial KillerDetective6 episodes
1997, 1998 JAG Master Chief Petty Officer Max Sullivan2 episodes
1998 Ask Harriet JerryEpisode: "Turn Your Head & Kafka"
1999 Pensacola: Wings of Gold SheriffEpisode: "We Are Not Alone"
1999The '60sBig MaxMiniseries
1999 Profiler Leo CantrellEpisode: "Seduction"
1999Three SecretVinceTelevision film
2000 Judging Amy Ed DunsmoreEpisode: "Drawing the Line"
2000 Chicago Hope McNeil's Coxarthrosis PatientEpisode: "Thoughts of You"
2000 Felicity Fire Marshal HowardEpisode: "And to All a Good Night"
2001 Black Scorpion Warden Brickhouse4 episodes
2001 NYPD Blue Deputy Commissioner MuellerEpisode: "Johnny Got His Gold"
2001 The District Chief DarbyEpisode: "Tug of War"
2002, 2005 Gilmore Girls Sy2 episodes
2003 Without a Trace Lt. Col. Bull CarverEpisode: "Lam Li"
2003 The Guardian Ron HasseyEpisode: "Let God Sort 'Em Out"
2004 The Handler Colin FitzpatrickEpisode: "Wedding Party"
2006 Vanished Murphy ManningEpisode: "The Tunnel"
2007 Saving Grace Pody PopeEpisode: "And You Wonder Why I Lie"
2007BurnBernie StubbsTelevision film
2010 Cold Case Carl Welter '10Episode: "The Runaway Bunny"
2010 NCIS Frank SmithEpisode: "Borderland"
2010 Dexter Bill Bennett3 episodes
2012 In Plain Sight Cormac 'Sully' Sullivan2 episodes
2014 Legit DaveEpisode: "Loveline"
2017DipsticksJerryEpisode: "Debonair Bums"

References

  1. "Steve Eastin". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. "The Odyssey Scoop - Cast & Crew: Steve Eastin". www.odysseyscoop.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. "Steve Eastin Acting Studio In Burbank, CA". Mysite. Retrieved 2021-07-31.