John Getz
Acting
Born: October 15, 1946 (age 80) · Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Highest Rated
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
The Social Network
2010
Zodiac
2007
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Last of Us
2023
Better Call Saul
2015
American Horror Story
2011
Prison Break
2005
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Fly
1986
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Criminal Minds
2005
Bones
2005
Photos (1)
Movies (53)
The Social Network
Sy
The Fly
Stathis Borans
Superhero Movie
Lunatic Editor
Born on the Fourth of July
Marine Major - Vietnam
Zodiac
Templeton Peck
The Fly II
Stathis Borans
Jobs
Paul Jobs
Trumbo
Sam Wood
Blood Simple
Ray
Men at Work
Maxwell Potterdam III
Certain Women
Sheriff Rowles
Curly Sue
Walker McCormick
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Gus
The Perfect Guy
Renkin
The Dead Don't Hurt
Reverend Simpson
A Day Without a Mexican
Senator Abercombie
Zenon: The Zequel
General Hammond
The Sentinel
Film Crew (uncredited)
Thief of Hearts
Ray Davis
Nanking
George Fitch
Tattoo
Buddy
The Happy Hooker
Trout Fisherman
Mojave Moon
Police Officer
Some Girl
Claire's Father
A Friend's Betrayal
Dennis Hewitt
Elevator
Henry Barton
A Passion to Kill
Jerry
A Line in the Sand
Captain McClenon
The Late Shift
Brandon Tartikoff
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
Dan
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
Doug Hulin
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
Lester Dederow
Fortunes of War
Franklin Hewitt
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
Bernard Moss
Body at Brighton Rock
Sheriff
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
Dan Waters
Playmaker
Eddie
Hard Four
Blazedell Woodruff
Held for Ransom
Mr. Kirkland
Killer Bees
Attendant
Untamed Love
Dan
Betrayal of Trust
Curt
In My Daughter's Name
Michael Elias
Living 'til the End
Mr. Hines
Brampton's Own
Bart
Police Story: Burnout
Sgt. Jack Leland
Hunger Point
David Hunter
Awake to Danger
Steve Murdock
Majority Rule
Paul Taylor
Kent State
Prof. Ted Arnold
Concrete Beat
Mickey Thompson
Painted Hero
Sheriff Acuff
Desperate Acts of Magic
Don Tarzia
TV Shows (76)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Vincent Albers · 1 eps
NCIS
Walter Kane · 1 eps
NCIS
Captain Thomas Butler · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Michael Breyers · 2 eps
Criminal Minds
Andrew Kane · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Richard Zeigler · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Bill Harvey · 1 eps
American Horror Story
Mr. St. Pierre Vanderbilt · 1 eps
Bones
Steven Frank · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
George Risher · 1 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
Senator Lockhart · 1 eps
Prison Break
Dr. Roger Knowlton · 1 eps
Castle
Gustavo Bauer · 1 eps
JAG
Adm. Harrison Spencer · 1 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Bob Hewitt · 1 eps
Better Call Saul
Chairman · 2 eps
Homeland
Joe Crocker · 4 eps
The West Wing
Mark B. Sellner · 2 eps
The Pitt
Lloyd Wilkins · 3 eps
Without a Trace
Mr. Garrett · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Jonas Cole · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Kyle Kimball · 1 eps
The King of Queens
Mr. Dugan · 3 eps
Mad Men
Dr. Eric Stone · 1 eps
Scandal
Patrick Keating · 1 eps
The Last of Us
Dr. Edelstein · 2 eps
Bosch
Bradley Walker · 13 eps
Medium
Stuart McCallister · 1 eps
Cold Case
Bill Simmons · 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
Rudy Wharton · 1 eps
Three's Company
Lee Tripper · 1 eps
Las Vegas
Freddie Smith · 1 eps
Private Practice
Mr. Kent · 1 eps
How to Get Away with Murder
David Dolan · 1 eps
According to Jim
Frank · 1 eps
Barney Miller
William McKuen · 1 eps
Grace and Frankie
John · 3 eps
Murphy Brown
1 eps
Doom Patrol
Paul Trainor · 4 eps
The Guardian
Wendell Rapke · 1 eps
Nikita
Senator Ed Chappell · 2 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
Thomas Sanders · 1 eps
Halt and Catch Fire
Joe MacMillan, Sr. · 2 eps
Providence
Dr. Sullivan · 1 eps
Timeless
Benjamin Cahill · 9 eps
Touch
Henry Williams · 1 eps
Joan of Arcadia
D.A. Gabe Fellowes · 6 eps
Shark
Judge Nicholas · 1 eps
Transparent
Donald · 4 eps
Close to Home
Maurice Hardecker · 1 eps
Brilliant Minds
Dr. Doug Adler · 3 eps
Dirty John
Dwight · 3 eps
Dirty John
Doug Layton · 2 eps
Wonder Woman
Christian Harrison · 1 eps
Reservation Dogs
James Minor · 1 eps
A Man on the Inside
Elliott Haverhill · 9 eps
Eleventh Hour
William Gregory · 1 eps
Another World
1547 eps
Alaska Daily
Conrad Pritchard · 4 eps
Ned & Stacey
Les McDowall · 6 eps
Ghosted
Director Romslo · 1 eps
Day Break
Judge Tobias Booth · 5 eps
Fatal Attraction
Warren · 4 eps
Bad Teacher
Howard · 1 eps
Wanted
Mr. Salinger · 1 eps
Big Shots
Walter Storrs · 1 eps
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1 eps
On Our Own
Tom Ericson · 1 eps
MacGruder and Loud
Malcom MacGruder · 14 eps
Swingtown
1 eps
Rafferty
Dr. Daniel Gentry · 13 eps
Trust Me
Peter Derby · 1 eps
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
Roy Buchanan · 2 eps
The Andros Targets
Dan Bridger · 1 eps
A Woman Called Moses
Stewart · 2 eps
Loose Change
John Campbell · 1 eps
