Steve Guttenberg on screen and stage

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Steve Guttenberg
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Guttenberg in October 2013
Born
Steven Robert Guttenberg

(1958-08-24) August 24, 1958 (age 65)
Years active1977present

Steve Guttenberg is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for his lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Cocoon , Police Academy , Three Men and a Baby , Diner , The Bedroom Window , Three Men and a Little Lady , The Big Green , and Short Circuit .

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1977 Rollercoaster MessengerUncredited
The Chicken Chronicles David KesslerCredited as Steven Guttenberg [1]
1978 The Boys from Brazil Barry Kohler [2]
1979 Players Rusty [3]
1980 Can't Stop the Music Jack Morell [4]
1982 Diner Edward 'Eddie' Simmons [5]
1983 The Man Who Wasn't There Sam Cooper [6]
1984 Police Academy Carey Mahoney [7]
1985 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment [8]
Cocoon Jack Bonner [9]
Bad Medicine Jeff Marx [10]
1986 Police Academy 3: Back in Training Sergeant Carey Mahoney [11]
Short Circuit Newton Crosby [12]
1987 The Bedroom Window Terry Lamdbert [13]
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Carey Mahoney [14]
Amazon Women on the Moon JerryCredited as Steven Guttenberg [15]
Surrender Marty [16]
Three Men and a Baby Michael Kellam [17]
1988 High Spirits Jack Crawford [18]
Cocoon: The Return Jack Bonner [19]
1990 Don't Tell Her It's Me Gus Kubicek [20]
Three Men and a Little Lady Michael Kellam [21]
1995 The Big Green Sheriff Tom Palmer [22]
Home for the Holidays Walter Wedman [23]
It Takes Two Roger Callaway [24]
1997 Zeus and Roxanne Terry Barnett [25]
Casper: A Spirited Beginning Tim Carson Direct-to-video
Tower of Terror Buzzy Crocker Television film
1998AirborneBill McNeil
Overdrive Matt Stricker
Home Team Mr. Butler
2002 P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! Jimmy ZooleAlso director, producer, and writer [26]
2003The StrangerThe StrangerShort film
2005Domino OneCasey
2006 Mojave Phone Booth Barry [27]
2008JacksonBusinessman
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous Sidney Green
2009Fatal RescueJacob Jones
Shannon's Rainbow Ed
The Gold RetrieversWade Black
Heidi 4 Paws SebastianVoice
Help Me, Help YouSteve
Cornered! Morty
2010 Ay Lav Yu Christopher
DuckwallsMickey BeasnShort film
2011 A Novel Romance Nate ShepardAlso executive producer [28]
2012Highway to HellJJDirect-to-video
I Heart Shakey Stubbs
Making ChangeTraftonAlso executive producer
2013Quick to DuckMickey Beans
2014 Affluenza Philip Miller
At the Top of the Pyramid Principal Dickson
2015A Man Before His TimeNarratorDocumentary; voice
Running on EmpathyShort film
2016Lookin' UpEdgar
Alternative Universe: A Rescue MissionVerstag
2017Ay Lav Yu TuuChristopher
Chasing the BluesDan McKenna
After PartyAlan
2018Miss ArizonaGary
BiggerLouis Weider
Lez Bomb Mike [29]
Hangover in Death ValleyJJDirect-to-video
2019HeckleRay Kelly
Trauma Center Dr. Jones
2020 Rifkin's Festival Jake
Original GangsterJean-Baptiste Philippe
Roe v. Wade Justice Powell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1977 Something for Joey Mike CappellettiTelevision film
1979 Family PhilipEpisode: "An Apple for the Teacher"
Billy Billy Fisher8 episodes
1980To Race the WindHarold KrentsTelevision film
Magic NightHimself
1981 Miracle on Ice Jim Craig [30]
1982 No Soap, Radio Roger5 episodes
1983 The Day After Stephen KleinTelevision film; credited as Steven Guttenberg [31]
1984The FerretSam ValentiTelevision film
1986 Tall Tales & Legends Pecos Bill Episode: "Pecos Bill"
Saturday Night Live Himself (Host)Episode: "Steve Guttenberg/The Pretenders"
1988 CBS Schoolbreak Special Executive producer (episode: "Gangs")
1990 The Joan Rivers Show Himself (Guest)Episode: "9.18.1990"
1991 48th Golden Globe Awards Himself (Host)TV special
1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special Tom HardgroveAlso director
Episode: "Love Off Limits"
1997 The Wonderful World of Disney Buzzy CrockerEpisode: "Tower of Terror"
2004 Rocket Power Billie JoeVoice, episode: "Island of the Menehune"
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus NickTelevision film
2005 The Poseidon Adventure Richard Clarke
Meet the Santas Nick
2005–2006 Veronica Mars Woody Goodman 8 episodes
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Clay Darren, Sr.Episode: "Courtship"
2008 Dancing with the Stars Himself (Contestant)7 episodes (season 6)
According to Jim HimselfEpisode: "Two for the Money"
2010 Party Down Episode: "Steve Guttenberg's Birthday"
2012 Watch What Happens: Live Himself (Guest)Episode: "Steven Guttenberg/Joey Lawrence"
2015 Sons of Liberty Jack BonnerMiniseries
Episode: "A Dangerous Game"
Community MauryEpisode: "Intro to Recycled Cinema"
The Mysteries of Laura HimselfEpisode: "The Mystery of the Deceased Documentarian"
2015 Lavalantula Colton WestTelevision film [32]
2016 Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens [33]
2 Lava 2 Lantula! [34]
2017The Other F WordProfessor George Mueller2 episodes
Ballers Wayne Hastings, Jr.8 episodes
2018Paper EmpireSaulEpisode: "#1.1"
2019–2021, 2023 The Goldbergs Dr. Katman7 episodes
2019 Schooled 1 episode
2020 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Himself1 episode
Into the DarkDon1 episode
2021Paper EmpireSaul2 episodes
2023How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy StoryDaniel BrophyTelevision film [35]

Music videos

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1989"Liberian Girl"Himselfartist: Michael Jackson [36]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent UnknownVoice

Dancing with the Stars

Season 6 performances

Week#Dance / SongJudge's scoresResultRef.
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot / "(Up a) Lazy River"666No Elimination
2 Mambo / "I Got a Girl"655Safe
3 Tango / "Jalousie"777Eliminated

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1990 Prelude to a Kiss Helen Hayes Theatre
1990 The Boys Next Door Jack Palmer Comedy Theatre in London, England
1990Furthest From the Sun
2011-2012 Relatively Speaking Jerry Spector

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