Full Name | Bruce Weitz |
Net Worth | $7 Million |
Date Of Birth | May 27, 1943 |
Place Of Birth | Norwalk, Connecticut, USA |
Occupation | Actor |
Profession | Actor |
Education | Carnegie Mellon University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Vivian Davis, Cecilia Hart |
Parents | Alvin Weitz, Sybil Weitz Rubel |
Nicknames | Bruce Weitz, Weitz, Bruce |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0919361 |
Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, TV Land Favorite "Casual Friday" Cop ... |
Movies | Half Past Dead, Deep Impact, Dinocroc, Though None Go with Me, Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story, Mach 2, Joe and Max, The Dukes, Coyote Summer, Prehysteria!, Her Hidden Truth, Triloquist, No Place to Hide, Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story, El Cortez, Leona Helmsley: The... |
TV Shows | The Byrds of Paradise, Anything but Love, Hill Street Blues, Mama's Boy |
Star Sign | Gemini |
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1 | He made guest appearances on both Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) and Superman (1996). |
2 | Made his Broadway debut understudying the roles of sons Happy and Biff in the George C. Scott production of "Death of a Salesman" (1976). |
3 | Father's name was Alvin and mother Sybil Weitz. |
4 | Trained at both Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater and Louisville's Actor's Theater after earning graduate and undergraduate degrees from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (MFA, 1966), |
5 | Best known for his scruffy, quirky-acting role as undercover cop Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the 1980s TV series Hill Street Blues (1981) who tended to call all criminals "hairball," and whose canine instincts had him habitually growling, biting offenders and barking at other dogs. |
6 | Attended Carnegie-Mellon University |
7 | Honorary mayor of Reseda, California, USA. [2001] |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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ER | 2003 | TV Series | Alderman John Bright |
Doc | 2003 | TV Series | Gunny |
No Place Like Home | 2002 | | Dalrymple |
Half Past Dead | 2002 | | Lester McKenna |
Third Watch | 2002 | TV Series | Uncle Mike |
Joe and Max | 2002 | TV Movie | Mike Jacobs |
Facing the Enemy | 2001 | | Lt. Carl Runyon |
Shot | 2001/II | | Earl |
The Weber Show | 2001 | TV Series | Art Blankey |
Once and Again | 2001 | TV Series | Captain Patterson |
Bull | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Edward Rufo |
Mach 2 | 2001 | | Phil Jefferson |
Walker, Texas Ranger | 2000 | TV Series | Captain Ryder |
The West Wing | 2000 | TV Series | Senate Majority Leader |
Chicken Soup for the Soul | 2000 | TV Series | Mr. Fineman |
Gut Feeling | 1999 | | |
Rocket Power | 1999 | TV Series | Longboarder |
Velocity Trap | 1999 | | Capt. 'Turd' Fenner, FED 397 aka Atlantic |
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of Grimace Island | 1999 | Video short | Blather (voice) |
Fool's Gold | 1998 | | Sheriff Matson |
Memorial Day | 1998 | | Jules / #1 |
The Landlady | 1998 | | Pepper McAllen |
Due South | 1998 | TV Series | Huck Bogart |
Deep Impact | 1998 | | Stuart Caley |
Profiler | 1998 | TV Series | Bill Porter |
Superman | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Bruno 'Ugly' Mannheim |
Shattered Illusions | 1998 | | Henry |
One Hell of a Guy | 1998 | | Eddie |
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story | 1997 | TV Movie | Ron O'Brien |
Coyote Summer | 1996 | | Snapper |
NYPD Blue | 1996 | TV Series | Lawrence Curry |
Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 | 1996 | TV Movie | Lt. Dominick Caroselli |
Sisters | 1996 | TV Series | Pug Finnegan |
Cybill | 1996 | TV Series | Officer Bart Coleman |
Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie | 1996 | TV Movie | Detective McAdams |
The Legend of the Ruby Silver | 1996 | TV Movie | Bill McLean |
Cops n Roberts | 1995 | | |
Mixed Blessings | 1995 | TV Movie | Doctor |
Her Hidden Truth | 1995 | TV Movie | Lt. Ricky Levine |
Prehysteria! 3 | 1995 | Video | Hal MacGregor |
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | 1995 | TV Series | Luxor / Porg |
Murder, She Wrote | 1995 | TV Series | Dr. Max Franklin |
The O.J. Simpson Story | 1995 | TV Movie | Robert Shapiro |
Sweet Justice | 1995 | TV Series | Hargrove |
The X-Files | 1995 | TV Series | Agent Bocks |
Batman: The Animated Series | 1994 | TV Series | Lock-Up Lyle Bolton |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1994 | TV Series | Martin Snell |
Dream On | 1994 | TV Series | Policeman |
The Byrds of Paradise | 1994 | TV Series | Dr. Murray Rubinstein |
Windrunner | 1994 | | Coach Woodhouse |
Molly & Gina | 1994 | | Paymer |
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | 1994 | TV Series | Mad Bomber |
Highlander | 1994 | TV Series | Tommy Sullivan |
The Liars' Club | 1993 | | Jack |
Nick's Game | 1993 | TV Movie | Alex |
Civil Wars | 1993 | TV Series | Bernard Ryman |
No Place to Hide | 1992 | | Captain Nelson Silva |
Anything But Love | 1991-1992 | TV Series | Mike Urbanek |
Babe Ruth | 1991 | TV Movie | Miller Huggins |
Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean | 1990 | TV Movie | Joseph Lubin |
Rainbow Drive | 1990 | TV Movie | Dan Crawford |
The Ray Bradbury Theater | 1990 | TV Series | Albert Brock |
Fair Game | 1989 | TV Movie | Joe Maples |
The Hitchhiker | 1989 | TV Series | Ray |
Midnight Caller | 1989 | TV Series | Ed Adderly |
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story | 1989 | TV Movie | Burton Weinstein |
A Deadly Silence | 1989 | TV Movie | Det. McCready |
The Twilight Zone | 1989 | TV Series | Simon Foster |
Mama's Boy | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Jake McCaskey |
Matlock | 1987 | TV Series | Lt. Jim Manning |
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium | 1987 | TV Movie | Martini |
Hill Street Blues | 1981-1987 | TV Series | Sgt. Mick Belker |
A Reason to Live | 1985 | TV Movie | Bob Cousins |
Saturday Night Live | 1982 | TV Series | Sgt. Mick Belker |
Catalina C-Lab | 1982 | TV Movie | Dr. Matt Jennings |
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story | 1981 | TV Movie | Paul Snider |
Every Stray Dog and Kid | 1981 | TV Movie | |
Paris | 1979 | TV Series | Haggart |
The White Shadow | 1979 | TV Series | Joe Kelly |
Happy Days | 1978 | TV Series | Robert |
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | 1977 | | Voice on Tape |
Quincy M.E. | 1977 | TV Series | Boyd |
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People | 1977 | TV Series | |
Ryan's Hope | 1976 | TV Series | ADA Benjamin Levine |
Columbo | 1975 | TV Series | Cook |
The Young and the Restless | 2013 | TV Series | Barry |
General Hospital | 2007-2012 | TV Series | Anthony Zacchara Johnny Zacchara |
Lie to Me | 2010 | TV Series | Leo O'Sullivan |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2008 | TV Series | Leon Slocomb |
My Apocalypse | 2008/I | | Jack Savage |
Triloquist | 2008 | | Dummy (voice) |
Dexter | 2007 | TV Series | Lenny Asher |
The Metrosexual | 2007 | | Lou Bremer |
The Dukes | 2007 | | Toulio |
El Cortez | 2006 | | Popcorn |
Though None Go with Me | 2006 | TV Movie | Will Bishop |
Ghost Whisperer | 2005 | TV Series | Tobias Northrop |
Grey's Anatomy | 2005 | TV Series | Edward Levangie |
JAG | 1997-2004 | TV Series | Hank Olin / Chief Petty Officer Paul Bauwer |
Dinocroc | 2004 | | Dr. Campbell |
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | 2004 | TV Series | Wes Kenner |
The $cheme | 2003 | | Xavier Felix |
The Practice | 2003 | TV Series | D.A. Robert Webb |
Judging Amy | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Martin |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The History of Hill Street | 2011 | Video documentary | Himself |
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Entertainment Tonight Presents: Hill Street Blues - Behind the Badge | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
The Earth Day Special | 1990 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
Baby M | 1988 | TV Movie | Rick Whitehead |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Drama Program |
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporitng Actor in Drama Series |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
Star Search | 1984 | TV Series | Himself - Introducer |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1984 | TV Special | Himself |
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
The 10th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite TV Dramatic Program |
The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Battle of the Network Stars XIV | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - NBC Team Captain |
The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Battle of the Network Stars XII | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - NBC Team |
The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Overall New TV Program |
The Regis Philbin Show | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2005 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Favorite "Casual Friday" Cop | Hill Street Blues (1981) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Midnight Caller (1988) |
1988 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Baby M (1988) |
1986 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV | Hill Street Blues (1981) |
1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Hill Street Blues (1981) |
1985 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV | Hill Street Blues (1981) |
1985 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Hill Street Blues (1981) |
1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Hill Street Blues (1981) |
1982 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Hill Street Blues (1981) |
1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Hill Street Blues (1981) |