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Trey Wilson (I) (1948–1989)

Actor

Houston born character actor who was at his best playing rural, authoritarian type roles, usually in comedic productions. He was really starting to hit his straps in feature films when Wilson unfortunately succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage only days away from his 41st birthday. Probably best remembered as fast talking... See full bio »

Born:

Donald Yearnsley Wilson III
in Houston, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 40) in New York City, New York, USA
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1990 Law & Order (TV series)
Eddie Cosmatos
– Everybody's Favorite Bagman (1990) … Eddie Cosmatos
 
1989 Welcome Home
Colonel Barnes
 
1989 Great Balls of Fire!
Sam Phillips
 
1989 Miss Firecracker
Benjamin Drapper
 
1988 Twins
Beetroot McKinley
 
1988 Married to the Mob
Regional Director Franklin
 
1988 Bull Durham
Skip
 
1988 Crime Story (TV series)
Sheriff Bo Cray
– Brothel Wars (1988) … Sheriff Bo Cray
 
1988 The House on Carroll Street
Lieutenant Sloan
 
1987 End of the Line
Sheriff Maxie Howell
 
1987 Raising Arizona
Nathan Arizona
 
1987 The Equalizer (TV series)
Peter Marstand
– A Place to Stay (1987) … Peter Marstand
 
1986-1987 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Jack Weller / Terry Vogel
– Trial and Error (1987) … Terry Vogel
– Rage (1986) … Jack Weller
 
1986 F/X
Lt. Murdoch
 
1985 Marie
FBI Agent
 
1985 The Protector
Truck Driver
 
1985 Robert Kennedy & His Times (TV mini-series)
Jimmy Hoffa
 
1985 Scandal Sheet (TV movie)
Paul Brown
 
1984 A Soldier's Story
Colonel Nivens
 
1984 Places in the Heart
Texas Voice #3 (voice)
 
1983 Kennedy (TV mini-series)
Kenneth O'Donnell
 
1983 The News Is the News (TV series)
 
1982 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Shorty Rollins
– Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now (1982) … Shorty Rollins
 
1981 Another World (TV series)
Stu Massey
– Episode #1.4361 (1981) … Stu Massey
 
1980 Big Blonde (TV movie)
The Playboy
 
1980 Three-Way Weekend
Creep (as Dan Diego)
 
1978 The Lord of the Rings
 
1978 Dallas (TV series)
Johnnie
– Survival (1978) … Johnnie
 
1978 Vampire Hookers
Terry Wayne
 
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series)
Rich
– Reunion in Terror (1978) … Rich
 
1977 Three Warriors
Chuck
 
1976 Drive-In
Gifford
 
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1991 The Silence of the Lambs (dedicated to)
 
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1988 American Tongues (documentary)
Narrrator
 

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End of the Line -- Two railroad workers from Clifford, Ark. become heroes when they hijack a locomotive to protest the closing of the local railroad company. Twins -- A physically perfect, but innocent, man goes in search of his twin brother, who is a short small-time crook. Raising Arizona -- When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintupelets, their lives get more complicated than they anticipated.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1983) Music video: Appeared (as "the father") in Pat Benatar's video "Love Is a Battlefield".

Alternate Names:

Dan Diego
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Best remembered roles were that of Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa in the TV miniseries Robert Kennedy & His Times; Nathan Arizona, the father of a kidnapped quintuplet in Raising Arizona; and as Joe Riggins, the minor league baseball manager in Kevin Costner's Bull Durham. See more »

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