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Jerry Hardin

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Jerry Hardin
A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.
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A highly engaging, charismatic, and reliable character actor with a long and distinguished career spanning half a century, Jerry Hardin has been gracing both the big and small screen, and stage, with many enjoyable performances, highlighted by a relaxed and pleasing Southern twang. Born November 20, 1929, in Dallas, Texas, where his father was a rancher, Hardin was raised outside the city, where he first began acting in school productions. This would lead to a scholarship to Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and a Fulbright scholarship to the Royal Academy for Dramatic Art in London. He had his first (uncredited) film role in the classic drive-in flick, Thunder Road (1958), starring Robert Mitchum, and, by 1961, had racked up an impressive amount of over 75 theatre credits. He became incredibly prolific in the 1970s, when his film career really took off, and he also started appearing regularly on TV series, including Gunsmoke (1955), Starsky and Hutch (1975), The Streets of San Francisco (1972), Little House on the Prairie (1974), The Rockford Files (1974), Miami Vice (1984), L.A. Law (1986), Melrose Place (1992), Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993). A particularly memorable performance, by Mr. Hardin in this medium, was that of Mark Twain in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He would also prove to be in high demand for film roles, appearing in the likes of Wolf Lake (1979), Heartland (1979), 1941 (1979), Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), Reds (1981), Missing (1982), Honkytonk Man (1982), Cujo (1983), The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), Warning Sign (1985), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986), The Hot Spot (1990), The Firm (1993), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Hidalgo (2004) and Are We There Yet? (2005). His performance as one of the subtly sinister senior partners in The Firm (1993) impressed The X-Files (1993) creator Chris Carter enough that Carter would create the character of "Deep Throat" with him in mind, and it's this role that is definitely one of Hardin's most famous. A noteworthy stage performance of his was in the play, "The Rainmaker", working alongside Jayne Atkinson, Woody Harrelson and David Aaron Baker.

Hardin's wife is actress and acting teacher Diane Hardin (her students have included Leonardo DiCaprio, Hilary Swank, Stephen Dorff, River Phoenix, Kellie Martin and Christopher Masterson), his daughter is actress Melora Hardin, and his son Shawn Hardin was chief operating officer, in-charge-of product, for NBC-1 in San Francisco.
BornNovember 20, 1929
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Brian Frishman and Jerry Hardin in The White Shadow (1978)
Jerry Hardin and Ann Wedgeworth in Filthy Rich (1982)
Jerry Hardin and Michael Lombard in Filthy Rich (1982)
Jerry Hardin and Ann Wedgeworth in Filthy Rich (1982)
Delta Burke, Maryedith Burrell, Dixie Carter, Jerry Hardin, Nedra Volz, and Ann Wedgeworth in Filthy Rich (1982)
Charles Frank and Jerry Hardin in Filthy Rich (1982)
Jerry Hardin and Peter Jason in Filthy Rich (1982)
Jerry Hardin, Michael Lombard, and Ann Wedgeworth in Filthy Rich (1982)
Dixie Carter, Charles Frank, Jerry Hardin, Michael Lombard, and William Utay in Filthy Rich (1982)
Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Charles Frank, Jerry Hardin, Michael Lombard, Nedra Volz, and Ann Wedgeworth in Filthy Rich (1982)
Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Charles Frank, Jerry Hardin, Michael Lombard, Nedra Volz, and Ann Wedgeworth in Filthy Rich (1982)
Dixie Carter and Jerry Hardin in Filthy Rich (1982)

Known for

Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
  • Pinstripe Lawyer
  • 1986
The Firm (1993)
The Firm
6.8
  • Royce McKnight
  • 1993
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
The X-Files
8.6
TV Series
  • Deep Throat
  • Deep Throat - Ronald
Cujo (1983)
Cujo
6.1
  • Masen
  • 1983

Credits

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  • Young Maverick
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1979–1980
  • At the End of the Santa Fe Trail
    • Mark Twain
    • Post-production
  • The Middle (2009)
    The Middle
    • Old Farmer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Melora Hardin, Gildart Jackson, and Allison Mack in You (2009)
    You
    • Rex
    • 2009
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    • Harry Hapgood '09
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Tom Sizemore and Sasha Alexander in The Last Lullaby (2008)
    The Last Lullaby
    • Martin Lennox
    • 2008
  • Outside a Dream
    • Michael Stevens
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Amanda Detmer in Extreme Dating (2005)
    Extreme Dating
    • Jake
    • 2005
  • Ice Cube, Aleisha Allen, and Philip Bolden in Are We There Yet? (2005)
    Are We There Yet?
    • Pharmacist
    • Clown
    • 2005
  • Crossing Jordan (2001)
    Crossing Jordan
    • Vernon Abbott
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo (2004)
    Hidalgo
    • Nate Salisbury
    • 2004
  • Jami Gertz, Mark Addy, Jennifer Irwin, Renee Olstead, Taylor Ball, and Soleil Borda in Still Standing (2002)
    Still Standing
    • Grinds
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)
    Nip/Tuck
    • Sumner Charles
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Burl's
    • Mr. Sally
    • Short
    • 2003
  • The Division (2001)
    The Division
    • Sam Hansen
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Kim Delaney, Kyle Secor, Rick Hoffman, Diana Maria Riva, and Tom Everett Scott in Philly (2001)
    Philly
    • Judge Samuel Prescott
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • First Monday (2002)
    First Monday
    • North Dakota Judge
    • TV Series
    • 2002

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  • Alternative names
    • Jerry Harden
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • November 20, 1929
    • Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Spouse
    • Diane HardinOctober 3, 1959 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Shawn Hardin
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Allstate Insurance
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article

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    He worked with Peter Coyote in Heartbreakers (1984). Coyote later played DA Jerry Hardin in Law & Order: LA (2010).

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