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Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Born January 3, 1932 · Austin, Texas, USA

Dabney Wharton Coleman (January 3, 1932 – May 16, 2024) was an American actor. Coleman's best known films include 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1981), Tootsie (1982), WarGames (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), You've Got Mail (1998), Inspector Gadget (1999), Recess: School's Out (2001), Moonlight Mile (2002), and Rules Don't Apply (2016). Coleman's television roles included the title characters of Buffalo Bill (1983–1984) and The Slap Maxwell Story (1987–1988), as well as Burton Fallin on The Guardian (2001–2004), the voice of Principal Peter Prickly on Recess (1997–2001), and Louis "The Commodore" Kaestner on Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011). He won one Primetime Emmy Award from six nominations and one Golden Globe Award from three nominations. Coleman was a character actor with roles in well over 60 films and television programs to his credit. He trained with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City from 1958 to 1960. Coleman made his Broadway debut in the short-lived A Call on Kuprin in 1961. In a 1964 episode of Kraft Suspense Theatre titled "The Threatening Eye", Coleman played private investigator William Gunther. Two years later, he played Dr. Leon Bessemer with Bonnie Scott as his wife Judy, neighbors and friends of the protagonist in Season 1 of That Girl, episode 3, "Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night". Noted for his moustache which he grew in 1973, he appeared in the sitcom wearing horn-rimmed glasses and with no facial hair. Other early roles in his career included a U.S. Olympic skiing team coach in Downhill Racer (1969), a high-ranking fire chief in The Towering Inferno (1974), and a wealthy Westerner in Bite the Bullet (1975). He portrayed an FBI agent in Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975).

Movies

You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

6.71998
Stuart Little

Stuart Little

Stuart Little

6.11999
WarGames

WarGames

WarGames

7.11983
The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

7.01974
Midway

Midway

Midway

6.61976
Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

4.51999
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.31993
Tootsie

Tootsie

Tootsie

7.21982
Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

6.62001
Nine to Five

Nine to Five

Nine to Five

6.91980
On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

7.31981
The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan

6.61984
Domino

Domino

Domino

5.92005
The Man with One Red Shoe

The Man with One Red Shoe

The Man with One Red Shoe

5.71985
Dragnet

Dragnet

Dragnet

6.01987
Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

5.91969
Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

5.51993
Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

5.82016
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

6.62003
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

6.32002
Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

6.81977
This Property Is Condemned

This Property Is Condemned

This Property Is Condemned

6.51966
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

6.42003
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

6.01987
Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

5.21988
Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

6.41975
Short Time

Short Time

Short Time

6.51990
Recess: All Growed Down

Recess: All Growed Down

Recess: All Growed Down

6.52003
Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger

6.41984
Young Doctors in Love

Young Doctors in Love

Young Doctors in Love

5.31982
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

6.81985
Clifford

Clifford

Clifford

5.11994
The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

6.41968
The Trouble with Girls

The Trouble with Girls

The Trouble with Girls

4.91969
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

6.32001
Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

6.21990
Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

6.51980
There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

5.51992
The Dove

The Dove

The Dove

6.71974
The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

7.11965
North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

6.71979
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

6.81990
The Other Side of the Mountain

The Other Side of the Mountain

The Other Side of the Mountain

6.31975
When She Was Bad...

When She Was Bad...

When She Was Bad...

5.01979
Modern Problems

Modern Problems

Modern Problems

5.41981
The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

6.31973
Exiled

Exiled

Exiled

5.91998
How to Beat the High Cost of Living

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

5.21980
I Love My Wife

I Love My Wife

I Love My Wife

3.51970
Moving Target

Moving Target

Moving Target

0.01973
A Witch's Way of Love

A Witch's Way of Love

A Witch's Way of Love

5.21997
Bad Ronald

Bad Ronald

Bad Ronald

6.41974
Giving It Up

Giving It Up

Giving It Up

4.21999
My Date with the President's Daughter

My Date with the President's Daughter

My Date with the President's Daughter

6.91998
Target Earth

Target Earth

Target Earth

4.41998
Cinderella Liberty

Cinderella Liberty

Cinderella Liberty

6.71973
Pray TV

Pray TV

Pray TV

5.51980
Kiss My Act

Kiss My Act

Kiss My Act

6.02001
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

8.01987
Char·ac·ter

Char·ac·ter

Char·ac·ter

4.02012
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped

In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped

In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped

5.31995
The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell

6.01970
Dying Room Only

Dying Room Only

Dying Room Only

6.61973
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

5.61980
Meet the Applegates

Meet the Applegates

Meet the Applegates

5.61990
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

7.51975
Black Fist

Black Fist

Black Fist

4.41977
The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

0.01978
Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

5.01988
Callie & Son

Callie & Son

Callie & Son

6.81981
More Than Friends

More Than Friends

More Than Friends

10.01978
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

6.51987
Judicial Consent

Judicial Consent

Judicial Consent

5.61994

TV Shows

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.91975
Columbo

Columbo

Columbo

8.11971
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.31977
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.71970
Bonanza

Bonanza

Bonanza

7.51959
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.01944
Ironside

Ironside

Ironside

6.91967
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

6.51958
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.41963
Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

8.02010
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.91962
Mannix

Mannix

Mannix

6.81967
Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

7.52013
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

7.51976
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

5.71961
Cannon

Cannon

Cannon

6.71971
The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun

6.31967
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

7.81965
The Guardian

The Guardian

The Guardian

7.12001
Naked City

Naked City

Naked City

5.71958
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.61965
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

5.91961
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

7.01973
Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

5.32010
Medical Center

Medical Center

Medical Center

6.41969
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

7.31976
The Invaders

The Invaders

The Invaders

6.91967
Recess

Recess

Recess

7.71997
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.81963
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

7.11965
Room 222

Room 222

Room 222

6.11969
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.51963
Kojak

Kojak

Kojak

7.21973
Hazel

Hazel

Hazel

6.81961
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

7.01972
That Girl

That Girl

That Girl

6.21966
McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

7.01971
Switch

Switch

Switch

6.61975
Police Story

Police Story

Police Story

7.01973
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.31995
The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus

7.71994
12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

7.21964
Petrocelli

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

7.21974
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

6.11968
For the People

For the People

For the People

7.32018
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.51971
Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

7.71967
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

8.31963
The Zeta Project

The Zeta Project

The Zeta Project

7.52001
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

5.21969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

4.81969
Search

Search

Search

7.11972
Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

6.71970
Dan August

Dan August

Dan August

7.21970
The Manhunter

The Manhunter

The Manhunter

7.01974
Medical Story

Medical Story

Medical Story

5.01975
Banyon

Banyon

Banyon

8.01972
Heartland

Heartland

Heartland

6.52007
Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

6.81965
Madman of the People

Madman of the People

Madman of the People

6.51994
Fernwood 2 Night

Fernwood 2 Night

Fernwood 2 Night

6.11977
Kraft Mystery Theatre

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Kraft Mystery Theatre

7.31961
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

6.71983
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.21996
Fresno

Fresno

Fresno

6.71986
Forever Fernwood

Forever Fernwood

Forever Fernwood

5.01977
Courting Alex

Courting Alex

Courting Alex

5.82006
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

0.01975
Sons and Daughters

Sons and Daughters

Sons and Daughters

9.01974
Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

7.11978
The Slap Maxwell Story

The Slap Maxwell Story

The Slap Maxwell Story

4.01987
Baby M

Baby M

Baby M

7.01988
Apple Pie

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

7.51978

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