Jeffrey Weissman

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Jeffrey Weissman as Mark Twain , 2015

Jeffrey Weissman (born October 2, 1958 ) is an American actor who has appeared in various films and TV shows, in particular as George McFly in Back to the Future II and III and as Teddy Conway in Pale Rider , with John Lithgow in Weird Shadow Lights , guest starred in Agent With Heart , Max Headroom , Dallas , The Man Show , and with Dick Van Dyke in Diagnosis: Murder and Screaming Guru in California High School .

Weissman continues to be active on stage and in film and television. He also teaches in the fields of commedia dell'arte to film technology. Weisman also teaches film acting, directing, screenwriting and improvisational theater at the San Francisco School of Digital Film Making. Most recently he got rave reviews for the role of winemaker Gerry Hannon in the feature Mockumentary Corked! . He has also been a co-star in several independent films since 2005 .

Career

Jeffrey Weissman has worked on a variety of commercials, television shows, and movies, and is probably best known for his portrayal of George McFly in the two Back to the Future sequels.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1983: Eerie Shadow Lights (Twilight Zone: The Movie)
  • 1984: Johnny G. - Unwilling gangster (Johnny Dangerously)
  • 1984: Crackers
  • 1984: Agent with a Heart ( Scarecrow and Mrs. King , TV series, episode "Filming Raoul")
  • 1985: Pale Rider - The nameless rider (Pale Rider)
  • 1985: Dallas (TV series, episode: "Lovers and Other Strangers")
  • 1987: Max Headroom (TV series, episode: "Rakers")
  • 1989: Back to the Future Part II
  • 1990: Back to the Future Part III
  • 1991: For the Boys
  • 1991: California High School ( Saved by the Bell , TV series, episode: "Rockumentary")
  • 1996: He's Dead, But He Won't Lie Down (short film)
  • 1997: Garbage (short film)
  • 1998: god @ heaven (short film)
  • 2000: Diagnosis: Murder ( Diagnosis Murder , TV series, episode: "Two Birds With One Sloan")
  • 2000: The '70s (TV movie)
  • 2001: To Protect & To Serve
  • 2001: 2002 - Crazy in Space (2001: A Space Travesty)
  • 2001: Max Keeble's Big Move
  • 2002: The Man Show (TV series, episode: "Assoholics Anonymous")
  • 2003: Touched (short film)
  • 2004: Slapdash
  • 2005: Return to Sender (short film)
  • 2005: Angels with Angles
  • 2006: Car Babes
  • 2006: Looking Back at the Future (documentary)
  • 2007: Hats Off
  • 2007: Edible as Father (short film)
  • 2008: Corked
  • 2008: We Missed You, Pete (short film)
  • 2008: Our Feature Presentation
  • 2009: American Disciples
  • 2009: Night Fliers
  • 2010: The Chateau Meroux
  • 2011: Kosher (short film)

theatre

  • 1998: Tallulah (Hollywood)
  • 2004: Tony Kushner's The Illusion (Cinnabar Theater)
  • 2005: Mellisa Gibson's "[sic]" (6th St. Playhouse / Sonoma Actor's Theater)
  • 2005: Wm. Shakespeare's "12th Night"
  • 2006: Tease-O-Rama Baggy Trouser Blackout Comedy, at Bimbo's 365 Club
  • 2006: Just For Laughs (SF Fringe Festival)
  • 2007: Just For Laughs (fundraiser establishing a Theater Department Scholarship at OSU)

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