Dabney Coleman
Dabney Wharton Coleman ( born January 3, 1932 in Austin, Texas ) is an American actor.
Life
Coleman studied from 1949 at the Virginia Military Institute and then law at the University of Texas at Austin. He made his debut as an actor in the mid-1960s and worked in the following years, first in single episodes of the TV series The Fugitive, Bonanza, The Invaders and Columbo with.
In the comedy ... Why we do not bring the boss? he was back in 1980 alongside Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton can be seen in the male lead. He starred in the comedy Tootsie (1982 ) Dustin Hoffman alongside the role of television and film director in the thriller WarGames (1983 ) on the side of Matthew Broderick Dr. McKittrick. In the comedy The Man With One Red Shoe (1985 ) he appeared alongside Tom Hanks. In the comedy Dragnet (1987 ), he starred with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. For the lead role in the television film Silenced damned (1987 ), in which he played opposite Peter Coyote and Liam Neeson, he won an Emmy Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
In the comedy The the Heart Is (1990 ), he starred opposite Uma Thurman one of the lead roles and was in Em @ il for you (1998) Nelson Fox, the father of Joe Fox, Tom Hanks showed. From 2001 to 2004 he was in the television series The Guardian - see saver with heart as a lawyer and owner of Burton Fallin Fallin Associates law firm. In four episodes of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire (2009/2010), he plays the role of Commodore Louis Kaestner.
Coleman was married to Ann Courtney Harrell, in the years 1961 to 1983 to actress Jean Hale. During the years 1957-1959 He has three children from his second marriage.