Actor

Dabney Coleman

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).

Notable work

6.1
Stuart Little (1999)
as Dr. Beechwood
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Frank Hager
6.7
You've Got Mail (1998)
as Nelson Fox
8.3
Yellowstone (2018)
as John Dutton Sr.
7.6
NCIS (2003)
as Army Corporal John Sydney
7.1
WarGames (1983)
as McKittrick
7.2
Tootsie (1982)
as Ron Carlisle
4.5
Inspector Gadget (1999)
as Chief Quimby
5.9
Domino (2005)
as Drake Bishop
8
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
as Commodore Louis Kaestner
7
The Towering Inferno (1974)
as Deputy Chief #1
7.5
Ray Donovan (2013)
as Mr. Price

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