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Wolf Larson | |
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| Born | December 22, 1959 West Berlin, West Germany |
| Alma mater | Queen's University at Kingston, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MBA) [1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–2006 |
| Spouse | Carolyn J. Larson (m. 1998) |
Wolf Larson (born on December 22, 1959) is a German-Canadian former actor, screenwriter, and producer.
Larson was born in West Germany to Gunther and Ingeborg, [1] he has a younger sister. In his teens he worked as a waiter at the Chippendales nightclub.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1987 | Hard Ticket to Hawaii | J.J. Jackson | ||
| 1988 | Picasso Trigger | Jimmy-John | [2] | |
| 1990 | Mad About You | Jeff Clark | ||
| 1995 | Tracks of a Killer | Patrick Hausman | ||
| 1996 | Hostile Force | Tony Reineke | ||
| Expect No Mercy | Warbeck | |||
| 1999 | Crash and Byrnes | Jack "Crash" Riley | also screenplay | [3] |
| 2000 | Castlerock | Cade | ||
| 2001 | The Elite | Griffin | ||
| Just Can't Get Enough | — | executive producer only | ||
| 2002 | Shakedown | Agent Alec "Mac" MacKay |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1994 | Tarzán | Tarzan | [4] | |
| 1996 | Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs | Himself | TV special | |
| 1998 | C-Pop | Max "Jet" Ease | TV movie | |
| Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister | Will Stanton | TV movie | ||
| 1999 | L.A. Heat | Detective Chester "Chase" McDonald | ||
| 2001 | Avalanche Alley | Alex | TV movie | |
| 2004 | She Spies | Justin Decker | ||
| Creating America's Next Hit Television Show | Walter Montgomery #3 |
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