James Rebhorn

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James Rebhorn at the Tribeca Film Festival (2009)

James Robert Rebhorn (born September 1, 1948 in Philadelphia , † March 21, 2014 in South Orange ) was an American actor who appeared in over a hundred television series, films and plays.

Life

Rebhorn was the son of Ardell Frances Rebhorn (née Hoch) and James Harry Rebhorn, an industrial engineer and salesman. He was of German descent and had a sister named Janice Barbara Galbraith. When he was a child, the family moved to Anderson , Indiana ; there he attended Madison Heights High School. After leaving school, the devout Lutheran studied political science at Wittenberg University in Springfield and became a member of the "Lambda Chi Alpha Nu Zeta 624" brotherhood . Rebhorn first experienced acting under the direction of Richard S. Huffman; so he played the leading role in Aristophanes Lysistrata and in Molière's Scapins pranks .

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1970, he moved to the School of the Arts at Columbia University in New York City, which was founded in 1948, and did his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in acting. He was a lifelong member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the AMC.

Rebhorn was married to Rebecca Fulton Linn and had two daughters; Emma Rebecca and Hannah Linn.

He died on March 21, 2014 at the age of 65 at his South Orange home of complications from black skin cancer , which he was diagnosed in 1992. He wrote his own obituary before his death.

Career

After his training, he worked in various theaters. In the 1980s he worked a. a. starred in the soap operas Springfield Story , The Doctors and Search for Tomorrow .

In the science fiction film Independence Day he played the Defense Nimzicki and in the Highsmith - filming The Talented Mr. Ripley an entrepreneur. He showed his comedic talent in the 2000 comedy film Meine Bride, Her Father and I alongside Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro as doctor Dr. Larry Banks.

The last episode of the fourth season of the television series Homeland was dedicated to him. In the plot, a funeral service is also held in honor of his role in the series, even if Rebhorn did not appear again this season.

Filmography

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Television films
  • 1982: Nixon's Right Hand - The Case of G. Gordon Liddy (Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy)
  • 1983: Sessions
  • 1984: He's Fired, She's Hired
  • 1986: Dirty Deal (Rockabye)
  • 1986: A Deadly Business
  • 1987: Every murder has its price (Kojak: The Price of Justice)
  • 1989: Our Town
  • 1989: Kojak: Ariana
  • 1989: Kojak: Dark Relationships (Kojak: Fatal Flaw)
  • 1991: A Sea for Sarah (Sarah, Plain and Tall)
  • 1991: Plymouth
  • 1991: Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
  • 1992: Blood on Silky Skin (Deadly Matrimony)
  • 1993: Sarah between land and sea (Skylark)
  • 1996: Alone against the law / Trial - A bull strikes back (Mistrial)
  • 1998: A Bright Shining Lie - Die Hölle Vietnams (A Bright Shining Lie)
  • 2001: Oprah Winfrey Presents: Amy and Isabelle
  • 2004: Scott Turow's Reversible Errors
  • 2006: Candles on Bay Street
TV Shows

Nominations

Web links

Commons : James Rebhorn  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US actors: "Homeland" actor James Rebhorn is dead. Spiegel online, accessed on March 24, 2014 .
  2. ↑ James Rebhorn Biography . In: TV Guide . Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ ARDELL F. (high) REBHORN Obituary . Legacy.com. April 22, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ a b c Debbie Emery: 'Homeland' Actor James Rebhorn Wrote His Own Obituary . The Hollywood Reporter . March 24, 2014. Accessed August 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ Veteran Actor Shines . In: Cross & Crescent . Lambda Chi Alpha. June 2007. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014.
  6. ^ In memory of Jim Rebhorn . St Paul Lutheran Church. March 24, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ 'Homeland' Actor James Rebhorn Dead at 65. In: Hollywoodreporter.com. March 23, 2014, accessed June 18, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Rebhorn, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rebhorn, James Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 2014
Place of death South Orange , United States