J. T. Walsh

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-09-28 (55 years old)

Deathday

1998-02-27

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

J. T. Walsh

Biography

James Thomas Patrick 'J.T.' Walsh (September 28, 1943 - February 27, 1998) was a highly talented American actor. He had a successful career in film, television, and theater, known for his versatility and ability to play a wide range of characters. Before becoming an actor, he worked as a stagehand and set builder. He made his on-screen debut in the early 1980s and quickly gained recognition for his convincing performances, often portraying authority figures or antagonists. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, his career took off with notable roles in films like Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), A Few Good Men (1992), and Sling Blade (1996). He ha...

Acting

1992

A Few Good Men

as Lt. Col. Matthew A. Markinson

1990

The Russia House

as Colonel Quinn

1997

Breakdown

as Warren 'Red' Barr

1994

1987

Good Morning, Vietnam

as Sgt. Major Dickerson

1990

Misery

as State Trooper Sherman Douglas (uncredited)

1996

Executive Decision

as Senator Mavros

1993

Needful Things

as Danforth 'Buster' Keeton III

1998

Pleasantville

as Big Bob

1988

Tequila Sunrise

as DEA Agent Hal McGuire

1992

Hoffa

as Frank Fitzsimmons

1994

The Client

as Jason McThune

1993

Red Rock West

as Wayne Brown

1991

Backdraft

as Alderman Marty Swayzak

1995

Nixon

as John Ehrlichman

1989

Dad

as Dr. Santana

1990

Narrow Margin

as Michael Tarlow

1994

The Last Seduction

as Frank Griffith

1993

Sniper

as Beckett's Senior Officer

1996

Sling Blade

as Charles Bushman

1998

The Negotiator

as Insp. Terence Niebaum

1987

House of Games

as The Businessman

1994

1991

Defenseless

as Steven Seldes

1995

The Babysitter

as Harry Tucker

1989

The Big Picture

as Allen Habel

1990

Crazy People

as Drucker

1994

Silent Fall

as Sheriff Mitch Rivers

1990

1991

Iron Maze

as Jack Ruhle

1995

Black Day Blue Night

as Lt. John Quinn

1994

Blue Chips

as Happy

1996

1991

True Identity

as Houston

1989

Wired

as Bob Woodward

1996

Gang in Blue

as Lt. William Eyler

1990

Why Me?

as Francis Mahoney

1984

The Beniker Gang

as Principal Stoddard

1992

The Prom

as Grover Dean

1996

Crime of the Century

as Col. Norman Schwarzkopf

1996

Dark Skies

as Capt. Frank Bach

1999

Hidden Agenda

as Jonathan Zanuck

1992

Contact

as Radio Lieutenant

1996

The Little Death

as Ted Hannon

1985

Hard Choices

as Deputy Anderson

1985

Right to Kill?

as Maj. Eckworth

1993

Morning Glory

as Sheriff Reese Goodloe

1994

Star Struck

as Greer

1986

1995

The Low Life

as Mike Sr

1992

In the Shadow of a Killer

as Insp. Leo Kemeny

1988

Things Change

as Hotel Manager

1983

Eddie Macon's Run

as Man in Bar

1993

Partners

as "Grave Squad" Lawyer

1997

Hope

as Ray Percy

1995

Outbreak

as Chief of Staff (uncredited)

1986

Power

as Jerome Cade

1987

Tin Men

as Wing

1996

Sacred Cargo

as Father Stanislav

Production

1999

Hidden Agenda

as In Memory Of

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