Daniel von Bargen
Daniel von Bargen (born June 5, 1950 in Cincinnati , Ohio , † March 1, 2015 in Montgomery , Ohio) was an American actor .
Life
Daniel von Bargen began his career in Broadway productions . In film and television he mostly played policemen or officers. He became known for his role as Commander Edwin Spangler in the television series Malcolm in the Middle , as Air Force General Ken Shannon in The West Wing - In the Center of Power , Amy in Just in Case as Judge and Sheriff Cooley in O Brother, Where Kind thou? - A Mississippi odyssey . In addition, he played in the 1998 teen - horror film The Faculty a teacher. He also starred as Kruger in Seinfeld and Jacob Steven Haley in The X-Files: The FBI's Scary Cases .
On February 22, 2012, the US website TMZ.com reported that von Bargen, who had severe diabetes, shot himself in the temple in an apparent suicide attempt. He then made an emergency call himself, whereupon he was taken to the hospital by an ambulance service. On March 1, 2015, von Bargen died of complications from his diabetes at the age of 64 in Montgomery, Ohio.
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs)
- 1991: Company Business
- 1991: Shadows and Fog (Shadows and Fog)
- 1992: Basic Instinct
- 1993: RoboCop 3
- 1993: The Cradle of the Sun (Rising Sun)
- 1993: Philadelphia
- 1994: IQ - love is relative (IQ)
- 1995: Crimson Tide (Crimson Tide)
- 1995: Lord of Illusions
- 1996: Operation: Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow)
- 1996: Before and After (Before and After)
- 1996: Thinner - the curse (Thinner)
- 1997: The Jane Files (GI Jane)
- 1997: Real Blonde (The Real Blonde)
- 1997: Amistad
- 1997: Postman (The Postman)
- 1997–1998: Seinfeld (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1998: The X-Files - The X Files , Ep 5x18. The Pine Bluff Variant (The X-Files: The Pine Bluff Variant)
- 1998: Civil Procedure (A Civil Action)
- 1998: The Faculty
- 1999: Defenseless - The General's Daughter
- 1999: Snow Falling on Cedars (Snow Falling on Cedars)
- 1999: Universal Soldier - The Return
- 2000: O Brother, Where Art Thou? - A Mississippi Odyssey (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
- 2000: The Kid - Image is everything (The Kid)
- 2000–2002: Malcolm in the Middle ( Malcolm in the Middle , TV series, 15 episodes)
- 2001: Super Troopers - The Super Cops (Super Troopers)
- 2001: The Majestic
- 2002: S1m0ne
- 2006: things hanging from trees (Things That Hang from Trees)
- 2009: London Betty
Web links
- Daniel von Bargen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steve Barton: Lord of Illusions Star Daniel von Bargen Survives Self-inflicted Gunshot Wound to the Head . Dread Central, February 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Malcolm in the Middle" star shoots himself in the head . T-Online, February 23, 2012.
- ^ "Malcolm in the middle" actor Daniel van Bargen has passed away. In: Courier of March 5, 2015 (accessed March 5, 2015).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | From Bargen, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5th 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cincinnati , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 2015 |
| Place of death | Montgomery , Ohio |