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John Getz
Actor

John Getz

15 Oct 1946Born
79Age
132Credits
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.Birthplace

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.

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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.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 132 credits.

  1. 2025The PittSeries: Lloyd Wilkins (3 episodes)
  2. 2024A Man on the InsideSeries: Elliott Haverhill (9 episodes)
  3. 2024Brilliant MindsSeries: Dr. Doug Adler (3 episodes)
  4. 2024The Dead Don't HurtFilm: Reverend Simpson
  5. 2023Fatal AttractionSeries: Warren (4 episodes)
  6. 2023The Last of UsSeries: Dr. Edelstein (2 episodes)
  7. 2022Alaska DailySeries: Conrad Pritchard (4 episodes)
  8. 2021Reservation DogsSeries: James Minor (1 episode)
  9. 2019Body at Brighton RockFilm: Sheriff
  10. 2019Doom PatrolSeries: Paul Trainor (4 episodes)
  11. 2018Dirty JohnSeries: Dwight, Doug Layton (3 episodes)
  12. 2018Brampton's OwnFilm: Bart
  13. 2017GhostedSeries: Director Romslo (1 episode)
  14. 2016TimelessSeries: Benjamin Cahill (9 episodes)
  15. 2016Certain WomenFilm: Sheriff Rowles
  16. 2015TrumboFilm: Sam Wood
  17. 2015The Perfect GuyFilm: Renkin
  18. 2015Grace and FrankieSeries: John (3 episodes)
  19. 2015Better Call SaulSeries: Chairman (2 episodes)
  20. 2015BoschSeries: Bradley Walker (13 episodes)
  21. 2014TransparentSeries: Donald (4 episodes)
  22. 2014How to Get Away with MurderSeries: David Dolan (1 episode)
  23. 2014Halt and Catch FireSeries: Joe MacMillan, Sr. (2 episodes)
  24. 2014Bad TeacherSeries: Howard (1 episode)
  25. 2013Eagleheart: Paradise RisingFilm: Bernard Moss
  26. 2013JobsFilm: Paul Jobs
  27. 2013Desperate Acts of MagicFilm: Don Tarzia
  28. 2013ElevatorFilm: Henry Barton
  29. 2012ScandalSeries: Patrick Keating (1 episode)
  30. 2012TouchSeries: Henry Williams (1 episode)
  31. 2011American Horror StorySeries: Mr. St. Pierre Vanderbilt (1 episode)
  32. 2011HomelandSeries: Joe Crocker (4 episodes)
  33. 2010The Social NetworkFilm: Sy
  34. 2010NikitaSeries: Senator Ed Chappell (2 episodes)
  35. 2009NCIS: Los AngelesSeries: Senator Lockhart (1 episode)
  36. 2009CastleSeries: Gustavo Bauer (1 episode)
  37. 2009Trust MeSeries: Peter Derby (1 episode)
  38. 2008Eleventh HourSeries: William Gregory (1 episode)
  39. 2008SwingtownSeries (1 episode)
  40. 2008A Line in the SandFilm: Captain McClenon
  41. 2008Superhero MovieFilm: Lunatic Editor
  42. 2007Hard FourFilm: Blazedell Woodruff
  43. 2007Big ShotsSeries: Walter Storrs (1 episode)
  44. 2007Private PracticeSeries: Mr. Kent (1 episode)
  45. 2007Mad MenSeries: Dr. Eric Stone (1 episode)
  46. 2007ZodiacFilm: Templeton Peck
  47. 2007NankingFilm: George Fitch
  48. 2006Day BreakSeries: Judge Tobias Booth (5 episodes)
  49. 2006SharkSeries: Judge Nicholas (1 episode)
  50. 2006Home, James, and Don't Spare the HorsesFilm: Maurice Perrin
  51. 2005Living 'til the EndFilm: Mr. Hines
  52. 2005Ghost WhispererSeries: Rudy Wharton (1 episode)
  53. 2005Criminal MindsSeries: Andrew Kane (1 episode)
  54. 2005Close to HomeSeries: Maurice Hardecker (1 episode)
  55. 2005How I Met Your MotherSeries: Bob Hewitt (1 episode)
  56. 2005BonesSeries: Steven Frank (1 episode)
  57. 2005Prison BreakSeries: Dr. Roger Knowlton (1 episode)
  58. 2005WantedSeries: Mr. Salinger (1 episode)
  59. 2005Grey's AnatomySeries: Michael Breyers (2 episodes)
  60. 2005Mystery Woman: Sing Me a MurderFilm: Dan
  61. 2005MediumSeries: Stuart McCallister (1 episode)
  62. 2004A Day Without a MexicanFilm: Senator Abercombie
  63. 2003Cold CaseSeries: Bill Simmons (1 episode)
  64. 2003Joan of ArcadiaSeries: D.A. Gabe Fellowes (6 episodes)
  65. 2003NCISSeries: Walter Kane, Captain Thomas Butler (1 episode)
  66. 2003Las VegasSeries: Freddie Smith (1 episode)
  67. 2003Hunger PointFilm: David Hunter
  68. 2002Without a TraceSeries: Mr. Garrett (1 episode)
  69. 2002CSI: MiamiSeries: George Risher (1 episode)
  70. 2001According to JimSeries: Frank (1 episode)
  71. 2001The GuardianSeries: Wendell Rapke (1 episode)
  72. 2001Zenon: The ZequelFilm: General Hammond
  73. 2000Held for RansomFilm: Mr. Kirkland
  74. 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries: Richard Zeigler, Bill Harvey (1 episode)
  75. 1999The West WingSeries: Mark B. Sellner (2 episodes)
  76. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries: Vincent Albers (1 episode)
  77. 1999ProvidenceSeries: Dr. Sullivan (1 episode)
  78. 1998The King of QueensSeries: Mr. Dugan (3 episodes)
  79. 1998MaggieSeries: Dr. Arthur Day (22 episodes)
  80. 1998Some GirlFilm: Claire's Father

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