Gordon Clapp

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Gordon Clapp (born September 24, 1948 in North Conway , New Hampshire ) is an American actor and Emmy Prize winner. He is best known for the role of Detective Greg Medavoy in all twelve seasons of the television series New York Cops - NYPD Blue .

Life

With degrees from Williams College and The National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (fall 1970), Clapp, who was born and raised in North Conway , New Hampshire , starred in various television series such as Check It Out! and Harry's Miraculous Criminal Court, and in four films directed by John Sayles .

Gordon Clapp also appears on various theater stages. On Broadway , he played in David Mamet 's Pulitzer Prize- winning play Glengarry Glen Ross (German also: Hillside Ocean View ) and was nominated for a Tony Award for "Best Actor" .

Already in 1987 Clapp played under the direction of John Sayles, in the film Matewan he portrayed the vile detective Griggs . In 1988 Clapp portrayed in the film Eight Men and a Scandal (Original: Eight Men Out ) with his portrayal of the Chicago White Sox - catcher “Cracker “ Ray Schalk is a real person. In 1995, Clapp portrayed the priest Father Paul in Flames of Death (Original: Her Hidden Truth ). In the war drama Flags of Our Fathers (2006) - director: Clint Eastwood , Gordon Clapp plays the role of the United States Marine Corps - General Holland “Howlin 'Mad' Smith again follows a real figure. In 2007 Gordon Clapp played the coach Mad Maddox in the comedy film Daddy Without a Plan (Original: The Game Plan ) - Director: Andy Fickman , opposite Dwayne Johnson and Kyra Sedgwick . Also in 2007, Clapp speaks the clown in the original of the horror film Drive-Thru Horny .

In the television series Criminal Minds , Clapp appears as Detective Dick Walenski (original episode: In Birth and Death ). In a 2008 episode of Cold Case , Clapp played a corrupt police officer.

Clapp also played in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode The Stone Walker . Clapp plays the father of lawyer Ellen Parson ( Rose Byrne ) in the FX television series Damages - Im Netz der Macht .

In the video game Prototype , Clapp plays the lead role of General Peter Randall .

Awards

  • 1994: Emmy - nominated for a supporting actor in a drama series for New York Cops - NYPD Blue
  • 1995 : Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama for New York Cops - NYPD Blue
  • 1996 : Screen Actors Guild Award - nominated for Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama for New York Cops - NYPD Blue
  • 1997 : Screen Actors Guild Award - nominated for Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama for New York Cops - NYPD Blue
  • 1998 : Screen Actors Guild Award - nominated for Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama for New York Cops - NYPD Blue
  • 1998: Emmy - supporting actor in a drama series for New York Cops - NYPD Blue
  • 1999 : Screen Actors Guild Award - Nominated for Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama for New York Cops - NYPD Blue
  • 2000 : Screen Actors Guild Award - nominated for Best Acting Company in a Television Series - Drama for New York Cops - NYPD Blue

Filmography (selection)

Movie
TV Shows

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Possible Emmy move to HBO raises hackles . In: USA Today , November 13, 2002. Retrieved September 26, 2015. 
  2. ^ Light in the Piazza sweeps the Tonys . In: The Stage , June 6, 2005. Retrieved September 26, 2015. 
  3. ^ A Pussycat Doll, Damages and Other Short Cuts . In: TV Guide . September 6, 2007. Accessed September 26, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Clapp, Gordon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and Emmy Award winner
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH North Conway , New Hampshire