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Richard Cox (actor)

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Richard Cox
Born (1948-05-06) May 6, 1948 (age 76)
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present

Richard Cox (born May 6, 1948) is an American theater, film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Stuart Richards in the film Cruising and Max Frazier on Ghostwriter.[citation needed] He was nominated for Broadway's 1979 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for Platinum.[1][2]

Personal life and education

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Richard Cox, who's full name is Richard Cox Zuckerman, was born on May 6, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is the only child of Gabe Zuckerman and Roseanna Cox, both of whom were professional dancers. He first took stage at the age of eight with his mother at the Petersburg Players Professional Theatre in Peterborough, New Hampshire, who frequently performed there. Cox cited it as the spark that got him interested in the theatre and still considers himself a member of the institution.[3] Cox trained at the American Repertory Theater when he was young.[4] Cox then went on to study at Yale, dual majoring in drama and anthropology.

He was previously married to fellow actor, Joanna Heimbold in February of 1994 until they later had their marriage annulled after 11 days.[5] He then went on to marry Sarah Butcher in 1997 and have two children.[6][better source needed]

Career

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Cox performed on Broadway with Ingrid Bergman in Captain Brassbound's Conversion before going to Hollywood in 1975 with the national company of Grease.[citation needed]

He appeared with Al Pacino in Cruising (1980) and Looking for Richard (1996).[1][7] Other film credits include Seizure (1974), Between the Lines (1977), Sanford and Son (1975), King of the Mountain (1981), Hellhole (1985), The Vindicator (1986), Zombie High (1987) and Radio Free Albemuth (2010).[citation needed]

He played a terrorist fighting for independence in the Star Trek episode "The High Ground" (1990).[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1974 Seizure Gerald
1977 Between the Lines Stuart Wheeler
1980 Cruising Stuart Richards[1][8]
1981 King of the Mountain Roger
1983 Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? Customer At Cafe
1985 Hellhole Ron
1986 The Vindicator Alex Whyte
1987 Zombie High Philo
1987 Street Justice Sam Chandler
1989 The Oasis Paul
1996 Looking for Richard Self / Lord Catesby[7]
1997 A Hero's Climb Storeman
2001 Besotted Raymond
2002 Outta Time Taylor
2002 Storm Watch Richard Clark
2003 Missing Brendan Sean Calden
2005 Barry Dingle Levinowsky
2008 The Toe Tactic Stalker Timmy
2010 Radio Free Albemuth Dr. Weinberg
2011 Wilde Salomé Robbie Ross

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1975 Sunshine Levis Episode: "Buy the Book"
1975 Sanford and Son Hippie Kid Episode: "The Sanford Arms"
1975 Baretta Detective Josephson / Pogo 2 episodes
1976 The Adams Chronicles Col. William Stephens Smith Episode: "Chapter IV: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain"
1976–1977 Executive Suite Mark Desmond 18 episodes
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Josh Episode: "Reunion in Terror"
1979 The Rockford Files Kenny Spector Episode: "Love Is the Word"
1980 Stone Peter Ward Episode: "Just a Little Blow Between Friends"
1980 Camp Grizzly Nick Television film
1982 Alice at the Palace Caterpillar / Mad Hatter
1982 Remington Steele Tony Dinaldo Episode: "Etched in Steele"
1983 Simon & Simon Duke Dwyer Episode: "What's in a Gnome?"
1983 Magnum, P.I. Randy Episode: "The Big Blow"
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Malcolm Burling Episode: "Life of the Party"
1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ben Episode: "Four O'Clock"
1986 Slow Burn Tommy Walsh Television film
1987 Hunter Carl Remick Episode: "Crossfire"
1987 The Bronx Zoo Charlie Turner 4 episodes
1987 Murder, She Wrote Clay McCloud Episode: "Witness for the Defense"
1987 Once Again Jag Television film
1988 Shattered Innocence Brad Pullman
1988 Tanner '88 David Seidelman 7 episodes
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse Searles Episode: "Mad Avenue"
1988 Unholy Matrimony Irvin Dymond Television film
1988 Midnight Caller Mike Barnes Episode: "After It Happened"
1989 Peaceable Kingdom Frank Everett Episode: "Aardvark"
1989 Freddy's Nightmares Jerry Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel"
1989 Designing Women Barringer Episode: "Manhunt"
1989 L.A. Law Curtis Haber Episode: "Lie Down and Deliver"
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation Kyril Finn Episode: "The High Ground"
1990 WIOU Jimi Slavin Episode: "Diamond Dogs"
1991–1992 Loving Gifford Bowman 124 episodes
1992–1994 Ghostwriter Max Frazier 13 episodes
1993 Law & Order Steven Gregg Episode: "Right to Counsel"
1995 Young at Heart Marco Television film
1995 Legend Flintridge Caine Episode: "Custer's Next to Last Stand"
1997 Millennium Alistair 'Al' Pepper Episode: "Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions"
1997 Guiding Light David Jacobs / Richard Jacobs 2 episodes
1997–1998 The Visitor Asst. Director Grushaw 4 episodes
1998 The Net Jericho Denain Episode: "Harvest"
2000 Nash Bridges Norman Craft Episode: "Heist"
2000 Diagnosis: Murder Administrator Zanuck Episode: "A Resting Place"
2000 The X-Files Daniel Brimley Episode: "Brand X"
2000 The Huntress Adam Kirkman Episode: "Bad Boys & Why We Love Them"
2000 American Tragedy Alan Dershowitz Television film
2000 The Fugitive Al Greenlaw Episode: "Liar's Poker"
2001 The Practice Attorney Stuart Miller
2002 Titus Dr. Franklin Episode: "The Session"
2003 Dragnet Alex Von Loy Episode: "The Artful Dodger"
2003 ER Rick Mathers Episode: "Shifts Happen"
2003 Veritas: The Quest Cosimo Medici Episode: "The Lost Codex"
2004 JAG Mr. Handy Episode: "A Girl's Best Friend"
2004 Without a Trace Father Gavin Cavanagh Episode: "Risen"
2005 Threshold Capt. Hank Mancini Episode: "Blood of the Children"
2005 Numbers Edward Barret Episode: "Calculated Risk"
2005 Cold Case Clifton Coleman Episode: "Start-Up"
2006 Crossing Jordan Clark Credle Episode: "Code of Ethics"
2006 The Closer Michael Henson Episode: "Out of Focus"
2006 Close to Home Henry Brooks Episode: "Legacy"
2007 Raines Richard Billings Episode: "Closure"
2007 Bones Atty. Leonard Huntzinger Episode: "Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van"
2007 Moonlight Richard Haggans Episode: "Fleur De Lis"
2008 Blank Slate Senator Davis Wilmont Television film
2008 Leverage Charles Dufort Episode: "The Homecoming Job"
2009 Southland David Milliard Episode: "Westside"
2011 CSI: Miami Judge Ebersol 2 episodes
2012 The Mentalist Brother Josef Episode: "Ruddy Cheeks"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Dr. Roy Hale Episode: "History"
2013 Franklin & Bash Greg Harrell Episode: "Freck"
2013–2014 Alpha House Graydon Talbot 10 episodes
2015 A Mother Betrayed Harry Television film
2015 The Librarians Prospero 4 episodes
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Franklin Episode: "Winter"
2019 Grey's Anatomy Marvin Reed Episode: "I Walk The Line"
2020 Novelmore Tindercloak Episode: "Family Ties"

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Writer
1990 What a Man Weighs Haseltine Second Stage Theater Sherry Kramer[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ercolani, E.; Stiglegger, M. (2020). Cruising. Devil's Advocates. Liverpool University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-80034-607-9. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ Guernsey, O.L.; Hirschfeld, A. (1979). The Best Plays of 1978-1979. Burns Mantle theater yearbook. Dodd, Mead. ISBN 978-0-396-07723-7. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Richard Cox | Peterborough Player since 1956". Peterborough Players. July 7, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Kakutani, Michiko (27 November 1982). "Brustein's Troupe Faces a Season of Uncertainty". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Richard Cox and Joanna Heimbold". Who's Dated Who. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Richard Cox". IMDb.
  7. ^ a b Grobel, L.; Pacino, A. (2008). Al Pacino: The Authorized Biography. Simon & Schuster UK. ISBN 978-1-84739-583-2. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  8. ^ Horn, C. (2023). The Lost Decade: Altman, Coppola, Friedkin and the Hollywood Renaissance Auteur in the 1980s. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-5013-9447-8. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ Simon, John (4 June 1990). "So, La, Ti, Mo'". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. p. 74. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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