John Pleshette

Known For

The Truman Show Network Executive

(1998)

Knots Landing Richard Avery

(1979-1992)

Rocky II Director

(1979)

Magnum, P.I. Steve Elliott

(1985)

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Actor (92 credits)

2016 The Wandering Day (Video)
C S Longacre

2013 Mistresses (TV Series)
Judge Kavanaugh

- When One Door Closes... (2013) ... Judge Kavanaugh

2013 Happily Divorced (TV Series)
Rabbi

- I Object! (2013) ... Rabbi

2012 American Horror Story (TV Series)
Committee Chairman

- The Coat Hanger (2012) ... Committee Chairman

2011 Law & Order: LA (TV Series)
Judge

- Reseda (2011) ... Judge

2010 Kosher Pig (TV Movie)
Paul Cohen

2009 Gentlemen Broncos
Merve

2008 Eli Stone (TV Series)
Judge Nettles

- Two Ministers (2008) ... Judge Nettles

2007 Sex and Breakfast
Older Man in Elevator

2006-2007 The Nine (TV Series)
Mr. Kates

- Confessions (2007) ... Mr. Kates

- Outsiders (2006) ... Mr. Kates

2005 NCIS (TV Series)
Tom Crawley

- Model Behavior (2005) ... Tom Crawley

2005 Line of Fire (TV Series)

- Born to Run (2005)

2004 JAG (TV Series)
Prosecutor Joe Wilson

- Camp Delta (2004) ... Prosecutor Joe Wilson

2004 Helter Skelter (TV Movie)
Mr. Krenwikle

2004 The Sopranos (TV Series)
Dr. Ira Fried

- All Happy Families (2004) ... Dr. Ira Fried

2003 The Failures
Pricipal Holbrook

2003 Detonator
Stuart Newman

2002 For the People (TV Series)
Dr. Goodwin

- Come Blow Your Whistle (2002) ... Dr. Goodwin

2001 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series)
Therapist

- The Thong (2001) ... Therapist

2001 James Dean (TV Movie)
Billy Rose

2001 NYPD Blue (TV Series)
Gerald Holzman, Esq.

- Thumb Enchanted Evening (2001) ... Gerald Holzman, Esq.

1999 Good vs Evil (TV Series)
Wallace Augur

- Cliffhanger (1999) ... Wallace Augur

1998 Arli$$ (TV Series)
Orson

- My Job Is to Get Jobs (1998) ... Orson

1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series)
Auggie Sterling / Augustus Hancock Sterling II

- A New Leaf: Part 2 (1998) ... Auggie Sterling

- A New Leaf: Part 1 (1998) ... Augustus Hancock Sterling II

1998 The Truman Show
Network Executive

1998 The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV Movie)
Secretary of State William Henry Seward

1998 The Practice (TV Series)
Attorney for Mr. Feldman

- Trees in the Forest (1998) ... Attorney for Mr. Feldman

1998 The Pretender (TV Series)
Sean Flanagan

- A Stand-Up Guy (1998) ... Sean Flanagan

1997 Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (TV Mini-Series)
Gary Blondo

- Episode #1.4 (1997) ... Gary Blondo

- Episode #1.3 (1997) ... Gary Blondo

- Episode #1.5 (1997) ... Gary Blondo

- Episode #1.2 (1997) ... Gary Blondo

- Episode #1.6 (1997) ... Gary Blondo

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1997 The Curse of Inferno
Mr. Wizzard

1997 ER (TV Series)
Stuart

- Ambush (1997) ... Stuart (voice)

1995-1997 Murder One (TV Series)
Gary Blondo

- Chapter Seventeen, Year Two (1997) ... Gary Blondo

- Chapter Eighteen, Year Two (1997) ... Gary Blondo

- Chapter Sixteen, Year Two (1997) ... Gary Blondo

- Chapter Fifteen, Year Two (1997) ... Gary Blondo

- Chapter Thirteen, Year Two (1997) ... Gary Blondo

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1997 Party of Five (TV Series)
Professor Conklin

- I Declare (1997) ... Professor Conklin

1996 The Sentinel (TV Series)
Brother Christopher

- Vow of Silence (1996) ... Brother Christopher

1996 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)
Dr. John Foster

- Murder in the Dark (1996) ... Dr. John Foster

1995 Born to Be Wild
Donald Carr

1994-1995 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series)
Dr. Emil Hamilton

- The Return of the Prankster (1995) ... Dr. Emil Hamilton

- That Old Gang of Mine (1994) ... Dr. Emil Hamilton

1994 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series)
Detective Simpson

- The Washington Affair: Part 2 (1994) ... Detective Simpson

- The Washington Affair: Part 1 (1994) ... Detective Simpson

1993 Eye of the Stranger
Joe

1993 Percy & Thunder (TV Movie)
Bill Slocum

1993 The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series)
Leo

- Larry's Agent (1993) ... Leo

1993 Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (TV Movie)
Neil Woodman

1991-1993 Civil Wars (TV Series)
Al Noonan

- Captain Kangaroo Court (1993) ... Al Noonan

- The Naked and the Wed (1992) ... Al Noonan

- Whippet 'Til It Breaks (1992) ... Al Noonan

- The Pound and the Fury (1991) ... Al Noonan

1992 The Wonder Years (TV Series)
Charlie Barrett

- Let Nothing You Dismay (1992) ... Charlie Barrett

- The Test (1992) ... Charlie Barrett

1992 Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (TV Movie)

1991 Lies of the Twins (TV Movie)

1991 Deadly Game (TV Movie)
Charley Sloan

1990-1991 L.A. Law (TV Series)
Mark Kumpel

- On the Toad Again (1991) ... Mark Kumpel

- The Last Gasp (1990) ... Mark Kumpel

1990 Beauty and the Beast (TV Series)
Jimmy Faber

- Legacies (1990) ... Jimmy Faber

- The Reckoning (1990) ... Jimmy Faber

1990 Hunter (TV Series)
Ron Nieman

- Final Confession (1990) ... Ron Nieman

1990 Vietnam, Texas
Harold

1990 Murder in Paradise (TV Movie)
Wagner Thorne

1988 Paramedics
Doctor Lido

1987-1988 Highway to Heaven (TV Series)
Stanley / Charley Trapola

- Heaven Nose, Mister Smith (1988) ... Stanley

- All That Glitters (1987) ... Charley Trapola

1988 Shattered Innocence (TV Movie)
Mel Erman

1988 Windmills of the Gods (TV Mini-Series)
Eddie

- Episode #1.2 (1988) ... Eddie

- Episode #1.1 (1988) ... Eddie

1979-1987 Knots Landing (TV Series)
Richard Avery

- Noises Everywhere: Part 2 (1987) ... Richard Avery

- Noises Everywhere: Part 1 (1987) ... Richard Avery

- Willing Victims (1983) ... Richard Avery (credit only)

- The Burden of Proof (1983) ... Richard Avery

- The Fatal Blow (1983) ... Richard Avery

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1987 MacGyver (TV Series)
Lancer / Benson

- D. O. A.: MacGyver (1987) ... Lancer / Benson

1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Nicky Saperstein

- Stage Struck (1986) ... Nicky Saperstein

1986 Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (TV Movie)
David Elias

1984-1986 Simon & Simon (TV Series)
Dr. John Ashfield / Attorney Dorsey Pender

- D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1986) ... Dr. John Ashfield

- Under the Knife (1984) ... Attorney Dorsey Pender

1986 Welcome Home, Bobby (TV Movie)
John Hammill

1985 Malice in Wonderland (TV Movie)
Tommy Gallep

1985 Stormin' Home (TV Movie)
Al Singer

1985 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)
Steve Elliott

- Compulsion (1985) ... Steve Elliott

1985 MacGruder and Loud (TV Series)
Malcolm Skeat

- Pilot (1985) ... Malcolm Skeat

1984 Micki + Maude
Hap Ludlow

1984 Burning Rage (TV Movie)
Frank Vandenberg

1983 Whiz Kids (TV Series)
Richard Chapman

- Red Star Rising (1983) ... Richard Chapman

1982 The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV Movie)
Jeff McNulty

1981 S.O.B.
Capitol Studios Vice-President

1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV Series)
Bill Kingman

- The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder (1980) ... Bill Kingman

1980 Once Upon a Family (TV Movie)
Willie Hedges

1979 Rocky II
Director

1978 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
Danny Green / Jackie Tetuska / Julius 'Jay' Rockfelt

- Black Mirror: Part 2 (1978) ... Danny Green / Jackie Tetuska

- Black Mirror: Part 1 (1978) ... Danny Green

- Dwarf in a Helium Hat (1978) ... Julius 'Jay' Rockfelt

1978 The Users (TV Movie)
Kip Nathan

1978 House Calls
Theatrical agent

1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (TV Movie)
Lee Harvey Oswald

1977 The Feather and Father Gang (TV Series)
Schecter

- The Judas Bug (1977) ... Schecter

1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series)
Carl Fry

- The Flickering Torch Mystery (1977) ... Carl Fry

1977 Seventh Avenue (TV Mini-Series)
Marty Cass

- Episode #1.3 (1977) ... Marty Cass

- Episode #1.2 (1977) ... Marty Cass

- Episode #1.1 (1977) ... Marty Cass

1976 Bell, Book and Candle (TV Movie)
Nicky

1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series)
Hugh Boswell

- Episode #1.130 (1976) ... Hugh Boswell (credit only)

- Episode #1.129 (1976) ... Hugh Boswell (uncredited)

- Episode #1.128 (1976) ... Hugh Boswell (uncredited)

- Episode #1.125 (1976) ... Hugh Boswell

- Episode #1.124 (1976) ... Hugh Boswell (uncredited)

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1975 Doctors' Hospital (TV Series)
Dr. Danvers

1974 Kojak (TV Series)
Resident

- You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler (1974) ... Resident (as John Pleshett)

1973 The Doctors (TV Series)
Joe Hilligan

- Episode #1.2607 (1973) ... Joe Hilligan (uncredited)

1972 Irish Whiskey Rebellion
Kinch

1972 Parades
Murray

1970 End of the Road
Finkle

1967 Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle (Short)
Bruce

1967 Coronet Blue (TV Series)
Dan

- Faces (1967) ... Dan

1964 The Patty Duke Show (TV Series)
Pete

- Simon Says (1964) ... Pete

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Writer (3 credits)

1985 Dynasty (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)

- The Ball (1985) ... (teleplay)

1980-1982 Knots Landing (TV Series) (written by - 8 episodes)

- Daniel (1982) ... (written by)

- A Brand New Day (1982) ... (written by)

- Night (1982) ... (written by)

- Secrets (1981) ... (written by)

- The Vigil (1981) ... (written by)

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1976 The Million Dollar Rip-Off (TV Movie) (based on a screenplay by)

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Director (2 credits)

1997 The Presto Brothers

1983-1991 Knots Landing (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Simmer (1991)

- Twice Victim (1989)

- Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1989)

- Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Lead Pipe (1989)

- Homecoming (1983)

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Self (1 credit)

2002 Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Suzanne Pleshette (2002) ... Himself

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Archive footage (4 credits)

2005 Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (TV Movie documentary)
Richard Avery (uncredited)

2000 The Pretender (TV Series)
Sean Flanagan

- Ghosts from the Past (2000) ... Sean Flanagan (uncredited)

1993 The Knots Landing Block Party (TV Special documentary)
Richard Avery (uncredited)

1992 Knots Landing (TV Series)
Richard Avery

- Fair Warning (1992) ... Richard Avery

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: Jimmy Shine. Written by Murray Schisgal. Music by John Sebastian. Lyrics by John Sebastian [earliest Broadway credit]. Scenic Design by Edward Burbridge. Directed by Donald Driver. Brooks Atkinson Theatre: 5 Dec 1968- 26 Apr 1969 (161 performances + 20 previews). Cast: Dustin Hoffman (as "Jimmy Shine"), Barbara Cason (as "Miss ... See more »