Bruce Weitz
Bruce Weitz | |
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 Weitz at theBig Apple Conventionin Manhattan, 2009 | |
| Born | Bruce Peter Weitz May 27, 1943 Norwalk, Connecticut,U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Known for | Sgt. Michael Belker –Hill Street Blues |
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| Children | 1 |
Bruce Peter Weitz(born May 27, 1943) is an American actor known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the TV seriesHill Street Blues,which ran from 1981 until 1987.[1]For his role in the series, he received six nominations forEmmy Awardsand two forGolden Globe Awards,winning the 1984 Emmy forOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Weitz was born on May 27, 1943, in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Sybil (née Rubel), a homemaker, and Joseph Weitz, who owned a liquor store.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Weitz appeared in the filmsDeep Impact,[1]Half Past Dead[1]andEl Cortez.[1]His guest appearances on television includeNYPD Blue,Quincy,Midnight Caller,Sisters,Superman: The Animated SeriesasBruno Mannheim,JAG,The X-Files,The West Wing,andHighlander: The Series.Weitz portrayedAnthony ZaccharaonGeneral Hospitalfrom 2007 to 2012.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Weitz married actressCecilia Hartin 1971; they divorced in 1980.[4]Weitz has been married to Vivian Davis since 1986; they have one son. In 2001, Weitz was named honorary mayor ofReseda, Los Angeles.
Selected filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Columbo | Cook | Episode: "A Case of Immunity"; uncredited |
| 1976 | Ryan's Hope | Benjamin Levine | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Quincy, M.E. | Boyd | Episode: "The Hero Syndrome" |
| 1978 | Happy Days | Robert Clark | Episode: "Kid Stuff" |
| 1981 | Death of a Centerfold | Paul Snider | Television film |
| 1981–1987 | Hill Street Blues | Mick Belker | Main cast (142 episodes) |
| 1987–1988 | Mama's Boy | Jake McCaskey | 6 episodes |
| 1989 | A Deadly Silence | Detective McCready | Television film |
| 1989 | A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story | Burton Weinstein | Television film |
| 1989 | Midnight Caller | Ed Adderly | Episode: "Mercy Me" |
| 1990 | Rainbow Drive | Dan Crawford | Television film |
| 1991–1992 | Anything but Love | Mike Urbanek | 27 episodes |
| 1994 | Highlander: The Series | Tommy Sullivan | Episode: "The Fighter" |
| 1994 | Duckman | Mad Bomber (voice) | Episode: "I, Duckman" |
| 1994 | The Byrds of Paradise | Murray Rubenstein | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Lyle Bolton / Lock-Up(voice) | Episode: "Lock-Up"[5] |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Martin Snell | Episode: "Church of Metropolis" |
| 1995 | The X-Files | Moe Bocks | Episode: "Irresistible" |
| 1995 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Luxor, Porg (voice) | 2 episodes[5] |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Max Franklin | Episode: "Twice Dead" |
| 1995 | Her Hidden Truth | Ricky Levine | Television film |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Lawrence Curry | Episode: "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" |
| 1996–1998 | Superman: The Animated Series | Bruno Mannheim(voice) | 4 episodes[5] |
| 1999 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald | Blather (voice) | Episode: "The Legend of Grimace Island"[5] |
| 2002 | Third Watch | Uncle Mike | Episode: "Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Days" |
| 2002–2003 | Judging Amy | Martin | 5 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | The Guardian | Jake's Father | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | ER | Alderman John Bright | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | The Practice | Robert Webb | Episode: "Rape Shield" |
| 2004 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Wes Kenner | Episode: "The Mentor" |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Edward Levangie | Episode: "If Tomorrow Never Comes" |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Tobias Northrop | Episode: "Lost Boys" |
| 2006 | Though None Go with Me | Will Bishop | Television film |
| 2007 | Dexter | Lenny Asher | Episode: "Morning Comes" |
| 2007–2012 | General Hospital | Anthony Zacchara | 234 episodes |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Leon Slocomb | Episode: "The Happy Place" |
| 2013 | The Young and the Restless | Barry | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | For All Mankind | William Waverly | Episode: "Don't Be Cruel" |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Voice on Tape | |
| 1994 | The Liars' Club | Jack | |
| 1995 | Prehysteria! 3 | Hal McGregor | |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Stuart Caley | |
| 2001 | Mach 2 | Phil Jefferson | |
| 2002 | Half Past Dead | Lester McKenna | |
| 2004 | Dinocroc | Dr. Campell | |
| 2007 | The Dukes | Toulio | |
| 2008 | Triloquist | Dummy (voice) | |
| 2008 | My Apocalypse | Jack Savage | |
| 2009 | Imps* | Larry |
References
[edit]- ^abcdJason Buchanan (2014)."Bruce Weitz".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-05-14.
- ^Contemporary Newsmakers: Cumulation.Gale.1985. p. 389.ISBN9780810322011.
Full name, Bruce Peter Weitz; born May 27, 1943, in Norwalk, Conn.
- ^"Happy birthday to Norwalk's Bruce Weitz".The Daily Voice.27 May 2016.RetrievedApril 7,2023.
- ^TV Guide (1983)
- ^abcd"Bruce Weitz (visual voices guide)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedJuly 1,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
External links
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Categories:
- 1943 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American male actors
- Actors from Norwalk, Connecticut
- American male film actors
- American male soap opera actors
- American male television actors
- Jewish American male actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Connecticut
- Mayors of places in California
- Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners
- People from Reseda, Los Angeles