John Cothran Jr.

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John Cothran Jr. (born October 31, 1947 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American actor who can be seen regularly on US television.

life and career

John Cothran Jr. is from Missouri and has been an actor since 1979. He took one of his first roles in 1981 in the film The Rattlesnake . Since then, further appearances in films include The Knight of Misfortune , Boyz n the Hood - Jungs im Viertel , Ricochet - Der Aufprall , Jimmy Hollywood , Schnapt Shorty , ... because they are there to kiss , The Limey , The Cell , The Beat , Sin's Kitchen , Black Snake Moan , Der Ja-Sager , The Perfect Game , Rango or Viral .

However, Cothran can be seen much more frequently on television. Some of the series on which he took part in guest roles include Fighting the Mafia , Equal Justice , Who's the Boss? , Listen who's hammering , The Prosecutor and the Cop , Spaceship Enterprise - The Next Century , Viper , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Picket Fences - Tatort Gartenzaun , The Marshal , Seinfeld , The Prince of Bel-Air , Always Trouble with Dave , Emergency Room , Sparks & Sparks , Susan , Brooklyn South , Felicity , Becker , Pretender , A Touch of Heaven , Just in Case Amy , 24 , Providence , The West Wing , New York Cops - NYPD Blue , Charmed - Magical Witches , Star Trek: Enterprise , Monk , Without a Trace - Disappeared without a trace , Close to Home , Medium - Nothing remains hidden , Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten , Private Practice , Navy CIS , Harry's Law , CSI: NY , Revenge , Criminal Minds or The Night Shift .

Cothran also appeared in supporting roles in some series. In 1990 he played as Ralph Thomas in Brewster Place . In 2012 he played the role of a baseball coach in Eastbound & Down . 2015 followed the role of Captain Ernie Knubbins in Murder in the First . Then in 2016 as President Howard Oliver in The Last Ship .

Especially at the beginning of his career, Cothran was often on the stage. For his performances he was about 1978 for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Supporting Actor in a play for Ceremonies in Dark Old Men at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago . Cothran is married to actress Judyann Elder .

Since the beginning of his career, Cothran has appeared in over 100 film and television productions. Also for characters from video games he lends his voice occasionally, such as for Star Trek: Klingon , Star Trek: Borg , Madagascar or Grand Theft Auto V .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Cothran - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved January 7, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Cothran, John Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis , Missouri , United States