 |
Tom Amandes | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1959 Richmond, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | DePaul University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Nancy Everhard (present) |
| Children | 3 |
Thomas Amandes (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor. His best-known role to date is that of Eliot Ness in the 1990s television series The Untouchables; he also played Geena Davis' boyfriend in The Long Kiss Goodnight , and Abraham Lincoln in the 2013 film Saving Lincoln .
Amandes was born the sixth of 11 children in Richmond, Illinois. [1] Amandes began acting at an early age, performing at home with his siblings and starring in school productions. He graduated in 1977 from Crystal Lake Central High School. In 1981, after graduating from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University, Amandes set out to apprentice on the Chicago stage.
A turning point in Amandes' career was being cast as Eliot Ness in the television series The Untouchables . He went on to star in The Pursuit of Happiness with Brad Garrett and Larry Miller. Amandes co-starred in the TV drama Everwood from 2002 to 2006. Other television credits include recurring roles on The Guardian , JAG , Spin City , Sisters and From the Earth to the Moon , in which Amandes portrayed Astronaut Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt. Amandes has guest-starred on Roseanne , The Practice , The King of Queens , Just Shoot Me! , ER , Seven Days , The Larry Sanders Show , Greek , Chicago Fire , The Good Guys , NUMB3RS , "Perry Mason", and Private Practice .
During his summer hiatus, Amandes wrapped production on the comedy Dirty Deeds . He has appeared in the films Brokedown Palace , Second Chances , Straight Talk , and Billboard Dad . Amandes appeared in the HBO film Live From Baghdad .
Amandes appeared in the fourth season of Arrow as cyber-criminal Noah Kuttler/the Calculator.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Hal | |
| 1998 | Second Chances | Ben Taylor | |
| 1998 | Billboard Dad | Maxwell Tyler | Video |
| 1999 | Brokedown Palace | Doug Davis | |
| 2005 | Dirty Deeds | Lester Fuchs | |
| 2006 | Bonneville | Bill Packard | |
| 2011 | Lucky | Jonathan | |
| 2013 | Saving Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | |
| 2013 | Imagine | Dr. Arlen | Short |
| 2017 | The Bachelors | David Wilkes | |
| 2018 | A Million Little Pieces | Dr. Baker |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Overexposed | Asst. D.A. Mallery | TV film |
| 1993–94 | The Untouchables | Eliot Ness | Main role |
| 1994 | Murphy Brown | David Wofford | Episode: "Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?" |
| 1994 | Because Mommy Works | Eric Donovan | TV film |
| 1995 | Sisters | Martin | Episodes: "Sleeping with the Devil", "Word of Honor" |
| 1995 | If Someone Had Known | Paul Chambers | TV film |
| 1995 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Steve Rutledge | Main role |
| 1996–97 | Promised Land | Fred Mooster | Episodes: "The Hostage", "Mooster's Revenge" |
| 1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | Russ Schmitt | Episode: "Beverly's Secret" |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Jack Schmitt | TV miniseries |
| 1998 | Seven Days | Gen. Wayne Starker | Episodes: "Doppleganger: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1998 | ER | David Gardner | Episode: "The Miracle Worker" |
| 1999 | Just Shoot Me! | Matt Bentley | Episode: "Lies & Dolls" |
| 1999 | Down Will Come Baby | Marcus Garr | TV film |
| 1999 | If You Believe | Tom Weller | TV film |
| 1999–2002 | JAG | Cmdr. John Flagler | Episodes: "Silent Service", "The Iron Coffin", "Enemy Below" |
| 2000 | The King of Queens | Les Fisker | Episode: "Roast Chicken" |
| 2000 | Family Law | Lawrence Cameron | Episode: "One Mistake" |
| 2000 | The Practice | Robert Wakefield | Episode: "Appeal and Denial" |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | David Jessup | Episode: "Writing Wrongs" |
| 2001 | When Good Ghouls Go Bad | James Walker | TV film |
| 2001 | Spin City | Julian Wheeler | Episodes: "A Tree Falls in Manhattan", "Yet Another Stakeout", "Fight Flub" |
| 2001–2002 | The Guardian | Dr. Thomas Reed | Episodes: "Pilot", "Reunion", "Home", "The Beginning" |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | Joe Erlichman | TV film |
| 2002–2006 | Everwood | Dr. Harold Abbott | Main role |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Lawrence Dryden | Episode: "Brutus" |
| 2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Bert | Episode: "The Lefty Call" |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club | D.A. Pratt | Episode: "The Past Comes Back to Haunt You" |
| 2008 | Private Practice | Charlie Jensen | Episode: "Equal & Justice" |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | A.A.G. Jeremy Hollis | Episodes: "The Mighty Rogues", "Juiced" |
| 2008–2009 | Eli Stone | Martin Posner | Recurring role |
| 2009 | Greek | Jack Reed | Episode: "Our Fathers" |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Tom Waller | Episode: "Tainted Obligation" |
| 2009 | Eastwick | Pastor Dunn | Episodes: "Madams and Madames", "Bonfire and Betrayal" |
| 2009 | This Might Hurt | Dr. Mitch Malinow | TV film |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Don Branford | Episodes: "Pilot", "Where There's Smoke" |
| 2010 | Big Love | Roy Colburn | Episodes: "The Greater Good", "The Mighty and Strong", "Sins of the Father" |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Dr. Kalfuss | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Dr. Allen | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010–2014 | Parenthood | Dr. Pelikan | Recurring role (seasons 1 & 5), guest (season 2) |
| 2011 | Leverage | Livingston | Episode: "The Queen's Gambit Job" |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | Mitch Rhinehart | Episode: "Shine a Light" |
| 2012–2014, 2018 | Scandal | Samuel Reston | Recurring role (seasons 2–3), guest (season 7) |
| 2013 | Cult | Gary Fisher | Episode: "You're Next" |
| 2013 | 1600 Penn | Bernard | Episode: "Dinner, Bath, Puzzle" |
| 2013 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Mr. Harkin | Episodes: "Paris...", "Monday June..." |
| 2013 | Castle | Aaron Stokes | Episode: "Number One Fan" |
| 2015 | Mom | Richard | Episode: "Mashed Potatoes and a Little Nitrous" |
| 2015 | Revenge | Lawrence Stamberg | Episodes: "Plea", "Two Graves" |
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | Det. Ryan Wheeler | Episodes: "2112", "Sharp Elbows", "When Tortoises Fly", "Short and Fat" |
| 2016 | The Detour | Dr. Rob | Episodes: "The B&B", "The Wedding", "The Track" |
| 2016 | Better Things | Drexel | Episode: "Alarms" |
| 2016 | Timeless | Mark Felt | Episode: "The Watergate Tape" |
| 2016–2017 | Arrow | Noah Kuttler / The Calculator | Guest role (seasons 4 & 6) |
| 2016–2018 | The Magicians | Daniel Quinn | Episodes: "Homecoming", "The Cock Barrens", "The Losses of Magic" |
| 2017 | A Neighbor's Deception | Gerald Dixon | TV film |
| 2017 | Good Behavior | Asher | Episode: "Stay Beautiful" |
| 2017 | ctrl alt delete | Greg | Episode: "Philippa" |
| 2019 | Unbelievable | Bruce Bronstein | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Perfect Harmony | Luke | Episode: "Merry Jaxmas" |
| 2020 | Criminal Minds | Dr. Sebastian Hurst | Episode: "Under the Skin" |
| 2023 | Perry Mason | Judge Durkin | Recurring role (seasons 2) |
Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago. He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked for their incorruptibility. The release of his memoir The Untouchables, months after his death, launched several screen portrayals establishing a posthumous fame for Ness as an incorruptible crime fighter.
Robert Stack was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice and commanding presence, he appeared in over forty feature films. He starred in the ABC television series The Untouchables (1959–1963), for which he won the 1960 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series, and later hosted/narrated the true-crime series Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2002). He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Written on the Wind (1956). Later in his career, Stack was known for his deadpan comedy roles that lampooned his dramatic on-screen persona, most notably as Captain Rex Kramer in Airplane! (1980).
The Untouchables is an American crime drama produced by Desilu Productions that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the ABC television network. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it fictionalizes the experiences of Ness as a Prohibition agent fighting crime in Chicago in the 1930s with the help of a special team of agents handpicked for their courage, moral character and incorruptibility, nicknamed the Untouchables. The book was later made into a celebrated film in 1987 and a second, less-successful TV series in 1993.
Patricia Davies Clarkson is an American actress. She has starred in numerous leading and supporting roles in a variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film studio productions. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Tony Award.
Nicholas Lea is a Canadian actor known for his portrayal of Alex Krycek on The X-Files and of Tom Foss on Kyle XY.
Jon Seda is an American actor. Seda was an amateur boxer who auditioned for and was given a role in the 1992 boxing film Gladiator. He played the role of Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in the movie Selena, and portrayed U.S. Marine John Basilone, recipient of the Medal of Honor, in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's The Pacific. On television, he had roles as Detective Antonio Dawson in NBC's Chicago P.D., and as Paul Falsone in NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street.
Murray Hamilton was an American stage, screen and television character actor who appeared in such films as Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler, The Graduate, Jaws and The Amityville Horror.
Horacio Paul Picerni was an American actor in film and television, perhaps best known today in the role of Federal Agent Lee Hobson, second-in-command to Robert Stack's Eliot Ness, in the ABC hit television series, The Untouchables.
Chris Bauer is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, Survivor's Remorse,The Deuce and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. He has also appeared on Broadway, as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, and has originated roles in plays by David Mamet, John Patrick Shanley and Jez Butterworth.
The Untouchables is a 1987 American crime film directed by Brian De Palma, produced by Art Linson, and written by David Mamet. It stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery, in the third collaboration between De Palma and De Niro, following 1968's Greetings and 1970's Hi, Mom!. Set in Chicago in 1930, the film follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone to justice during Prohibition.
The Untouchables is an autobiographical memoir by Eliot Ness co-written with Oscar Fraley, published in 1957. The book deals with the experiences of Ness, who was a federal agent in the Bureau of Prohibition, as he fought crime in Chicago in the late 1920s and early 1930s with the help of a special team of agents handpicked for their incorruptibility, nicknamed The Untouchables.
Amy Lynn Carlson is an American actress known for her roles as Linda Reagan in the CBS police procedural Blue Bloods, Alex Taylor on the NBC drama Third Watch, and Josie Watts in the NBC daytime soap opera Another World.
The Untouchables is an American crime drama series that aired for two seasons in syndication, from January 1993 to May 1994. The series portrayed work of the real life Untouchables federal investigative squad in Prohibition-era Chicago and its efforts against Al Capone's attempts to profit from the market in bootleg liquor.
Bruce Gordon was an American actor best known for playing gangster Frank Nitti in the ABC television series The Untouchables. His acting career ranged over a half century and included stage, movies, and a varied number of roles on the small screen.
William Jennings Gardner was an American football player, coach, and law-enforcement agent. While working as a Prohibition agent in Chicago, Illinois, Gardner served with Eliot Ness's "Untouchables," a group of hand-picked federal agents who, from 1930 to 1932, sought to put an end to Al Capone's illegal empire. Although Gardner was only involved with the group for a short period of time, he would be prominently mentioned in Ness's memoir of the investigation, The Untouchables, and inspire a recurring character in the 1959 television series based upon that book.
Oscar Fraley was an American sports writer and author, perhaps best known, with Eliot Ness, as the co-author of the American memoir The Untouchables.
Nancy Everhard is an American former actress. She became known for her roles in the films DeepStar Six (1989) and The Punisher (1989). She also appeared in television series such as Reasonable Doubts (1991–1993), The Untouchables (1993–1994), and Everwood (2002–2004).
Untouchable or Untouchables may refer to:
The Scarface Mob is an American feature film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Robert Stack. It consists of the pilot episodes for the TV series The Untouchables (1959) that originally screened as a two-part installment of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse on April 20 and 27 1959. The episodes were cut together and released theatrically as a stand-alone feature outside America in 1959 and inside the US in 1962.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
