John Getz
Biography
John Getz (born October 15, 1946) is an American actor. Getz dropped out of college to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. While working in a winery, he helped found the Theater Company in Napa County, California. His location in the grape-growing Napa Valley led to Getz's television debut in a made-for-television horror film Killer Bees. Killer Bees starred Gloria Swanson, Craig Stevens, Kate Jackson, and Edward Albert. Getz then moved to New York City, where he became active in local theater while doing an 18-month stint as Neil Johnson on the soap opera Another World. Getz appeared in The Happy Hooker and followed up with several other roles before starring in the Coen Brothers' neo-noir thriller Blood Simple. He played the doomed lover of a married woman (Frances McDormand) who woefully misinterprets his increasingly complex circumstances. Getz also appeared in The Fly and The Fly II as Stathis Borans, a science magazine editor who pays a heavy price for his curiosity. Also in 1989, he played a Marine Corps Major in Born on the Fourth of July. In 1991, Getz appeared as the unpleasant boyfriend of professional women in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Curly Sue. In 1990, Getz appeared as a crime boss in the Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez spoof Men At Work. In 1994, he appeared in the film Playmaker, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Rubin. In 2007, he had a role in David Fincher's film Zodiac. Also in 2007, he appeared in Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's documentary film Nanking as George Ashmore Fitch, head of the local YMCA and administrative director of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone. Getz also had a role in Fincher's film The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook. He appeared in the suspense thriller Elevator as a Wall Street executive trapped in an elevator with a group of strangers, one of whom has a bomb. Written and produced by Marc Rosenberg and directed by Stig Svendsen, Elevator was released in July 2012. He appeared in Trumbo (2015) as director Sam Wood. Through the decades, Getz has guest-starred in many television series, including Barney Miller and Three's Company, where he played Lee Tripper, brother of Jack Tripper. He has guest-starred in How I Met Your Mother, Prison Break, The King of Queens and Private Practice, and had recurring roles in Homeland, Timeless and Bosch. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Getz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Grey's Anatomy
2005
NCIS
2003
NCIS
2003
Criminal Minds
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
American Horror Story
2011
Bones
2005
Castle
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
JAG
1995
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Vincent Albers · 1999
Grey's Anatomy
as Michael Breyers · 2005
NCIS
as Walter Kane · 2003
NCIS
as Captain Thomas Butler · 2003
Criminal Minds
as Andrew Kane · 2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Richard Zeigler · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Bill Harvey · 2000
American Horror Story
as Mr. St. Pierre Vanderbilt · 2011
Bones
as Steven Frank · 2005
Castle
as Gustavo Bauer · 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Senator Lockhart · 2009
JAG
as Adm. Harrison Spencer · 1995
CSI: Miami
as George Risher · 2002
How I Met Your Mother
as Bob Hewitt · 2005
Prison Break
as Dr. Roger Knowlton · 2005
The West Wing
as Mark B. Sellner · 1999
The Pitt
as Lloyd Wilkins · 2025
Better Call Saul
as Chairman · 2015
Homeland
as Joe Crocker · 2011
Mad Men
as Dr. Eric Stone · 2007
Ghost Whisperer
as Rudy Wharton · 2005
Medium
as Stuart McCallister · 2005
The King of Queens
as Mr. Dugan · 1998
Scandal
as Patrick Keating · 2012
Bosch
as Bradley Walker · 2015
Cold Case
as Bill Simmons · 2003
Without a Trace
as Mr. Garrett · 2002
Las Vegas
as Freddie Smith · 2003
Murder, She Wrote
as Jonas Cole · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Kyle Kimball · 1984
Private Practice
as Mr. Kent · 2007
The Last of Us
as Dr. Edelstein · 2023
Barney Miller
as William McKuen · 1975
How to Get Away with Murder
as David Dolan · 2014
According to Jim
as Frank · 2001
Grace and Frankie
as John · 2015
The Guardian
as Wendell Rapke · 2001
Doom Patrol
as Paul Trainor · 2019
Murphy Brown
· 1988
Three's Company
as Lee Tripper · 1977
Providence
as Dr. Sullivan · 1999
Nikita
as Senator Ed Chappell · 2010
Close to Home
as Maurice Hardecker · 2005
Timeless
as Benjamin Cahill · 2016
Touch
as Henry Williams · 2012
ABC Afterschool Special
as Thomas Sanders · 1972
Joan of Arcadia
as D.A. Gabe Fellowes · 2003
Brilliant Minds
as Dr. Doug Adler · 2024
Halt and Catch Fire
as Joe MacMillan, Sr. · 2014
Wonder Woman
as Christian Harrison · 1975
Transparent
as Donald · 2014
Shark
as Judge Nicholas · 2006
The Fly
as Stathis Borans · 1986
The Social Network
as Sy · 2010
A Man on the Inside
as Elliott Haverhill · 2024
Dirty John
as Dwight · 2018
Dirty John
as Doug Layton · 2018
Ned & Stacey
as Les McDowall · 1995
Zodiac
as Templeton Peck · 2007
Another World
· 1964
Eleventh Hour
as William Gregory · 2008
Reservation Dogs
as James Minor · 2021
Fatal Attraction
as Warren · 2023
Day Break
as Judge Tobias Booth · 2006
Ghosted
as Director Romslo · 2017
Alaska Daily
as Conrad Pritchard · 2022
The Fly II
as Stathis Borans · 1989
Superhero Movie
as Lunatic Editor · 2008
Bad Teacher
as Howard · 2014
Wanted
as Mr. Salinger · 2005
Big Shots
as Walter Storrs · 2007
Born on the Fourth of July
as Marine Major - Vietnam · 1989
Blood Simple
as Ray · 1984
Swingtown
· 2008
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
· 1996
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
as Roy Buchanan · 1994
Police Story
as Sgt. Jack Leland · 1988
Curly Sue
as Walker McCormick · 1991
Certain Women
as Sheriff Rowles · 2016
Trust Me
as Peter Derby · 2009
Maggie
as Dr. Arthur Day · 1998
The Dead Don't Hurt
as Reverend Simpson · 2024
The Andros Targets
as Dan Bridger · 1977
MacGruder and Loud
as Malcom MacGruder · 1985
Jobs
as Paul Jobs · 2013
On Our Own
as Tom Ericson · 1977
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
as Gus · 1991
The Perfect Guy
as Renkin · 2015
Rafferty
as Dr. Daniel Gentry · 1977
The Sentinel
as Film Crew (uncredited) · 1977
Trumbo
as Sam Wood · 2015
Men at Work
as Maxwell Potterdam III · 1990
Loose Change
as John Campbell · 1978
A Woman Called Moses
as Stewart · 1978
Thief of Hearts
as Ray Davis · 1984
Tattoo
as Buddy · 1981
Mariah
· 1987
Mojave Moon
as Police Officer · 1996
Zenon: The Zequel
as General Hammond · 2001
Elevator
as Henry Barton · 2013
Maggie Briggs
· 1984
Some Girl
as Claire's Father · 1998
A Day Without a Mexican
as Senator Abercombie · 2004
The Late Shift
as Brandon Tartikoff · 1996
Nanking
as George Fitch · 2007
Body at Brighton Rock
as Sheriff · 2019
A Friend's Betrayal
as Dennis Hewitt · 1996
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
as Self / Sy · 2011
The Happy Hooker
as Trout Fisherman · 1975
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
as Dan · 2005
Fortunes of War
as Franklin Hewitt · 1994
Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses
as Maurice Perrin · 2006
A Line in the Sand
as Captain McClenon · 2008
Living 'til the End
as Mr. Hines · 2005
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
as Dan Waters · 1982
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
as Doug Hulin · 1993
Not in Front of the Children
as Dr. Paul Adams · 1982
Held for Ransom
as Mr. Kirkland · 2000
In My Daughter's Name
as Michael Elias · 1992
Majority Rule
as Paul Taylor · 1992
Killer Bees
as Attendant · 1974
Brampton's Own
as Bart · 2018
A Passion to Kill
as Jerry · 1994
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
as Self · 2005
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
as Bernard Moss · 2013
Concrete Beat
as Mickey Thompson · 1984
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
as Lester Dederow · 1981
Kent State
as Prof. Ted Arnold · 1981
Awake to Danger
as Steve Murdock · 1995
Betrayal of Trust
as Curt · 1994
Painted Hero
as Sheriff Acuff · 1997
Playmaker
as Eddie · 1994
Hunger Point
as David Hunter · 2003
I Want to Go Home
as Thomas Sanders · 1985
Police Story: Burnout
as Sgt. Jack Leland · 1988
Hard Four
as Blazedell Woodruff · 2007
Untamed Love
as Dan · 1994
Desperate Acts of Magic
as Don Tarzia · 2013