David Strathairn

RECENT CREDITS
The Tempest (FILM)  Dec. 10, 2010
Howl (FILM)  Sep. 24, 2010
Cold Souls (FILM)  Aug. 7, 2009
The Uninvited (FILM)  Jan. 30, 2009
The Sensation of Sight (FILM)  Aug. 8, 2008


HIGHLIGHTS
Although never formally trained as an actor, he attended Ringling Bros. Clown College and spent six months performing in one-half of a conjoined-twin costume.
Helped form a children's theater company in Glen Falls, NY, in the early '70s with Gordon Clapp from NYPD Blue.
Made his Broadway debut in the short-lived Einstein and the Polar Bear in 1981. Went on to perform in a number of shows on the Great White Way, including a 2003 staged reading of Salome
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Actor
Film


Lincoln   -William Seward
Actor
Film


The Uninvited  2009 -Steven
Actor
Film


The Sensation of Sight  2008 -Finn
Producer, Actor
Film


My Blueberry Nights  2008 -Arnie
Actor
Film


The Spiderwick Chronicles  2008 -Arthur Spiderwick
Actor
Film


The Bourne Ultimatum  2007 -Noah Vosen
Actor
Film


Fracture  2007 -Joe Lobruto
Actor
Film


We Are Marshall  2006 -President Dedmon
Actor
Film


The Notorious Bettie Page  2006 -Senator Estes Kefauver
Actor
Film


Good Night, and Good Luck.  2005 -Edward R. Murrow
Actor
Film


Twisted  2004 -Dr. Melvin Frank
Actor
Film


A League of Their Own  2003 -Ira Lowenstein
Actor
Film


Blue Car  2003 -Mr. Auster
Actor
Film


Harrison's Flowers  2002 -Harrison Lloyd
Actor
Film


A Map of the World  2000 -Howard Goodwin
Actor
Film


Limbo  1999 -Joe Gastineau
Actor
Film


A Midsummer Night's Dream  1999 -Theseus
Actor
Film


Bad Manners  1998 -Wes
Actor
Film


Simon Birch  1998 -Reverend Russell
Actor
Film


Passion Fish  1992 -Rennie
Actor
Film


Sneakers  1992 -Erwin "Whistler" Emory
Actor
Film


Bob Roberts  1992 -Bug's Attorney Mack Laflin
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


City of Hope  1991 -Asteroid
Actor
Film


Memphis Belle  1990 -Commanding Officer
Actor
Film


The Feud  1990 -The Stranger
Actor
Film


Call Me  1988 -Sam
Actor
Film


Dominick and Eugene  1988 -Martin Chernak
Actor
Film


Eight Men Out  1988 -Eddie Cicotte
Actor
Film


Stars and Bars  1988 -Charlie
Actor
Film


Matewan  1987 -Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Actor
Film


At Close Range  1986 -Tony Pine
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Big Apple  2001 -William Preecher
Actor
TV
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Actor
TV


Evidence of Blood   -Jackson Kinley
Actor
TV


In the Gloaming   -Martin
Actor
TV


Monk   -Patrick Kloster
Actor
TV


The Sopranos  2004 -Robert Wegler
Actor
TV
Expand


Narrator
TV
Expand


Actor
TV


Temple Grandin   -Dr. Carlock
Actor
Film


The Whistleblower   -Peter Ward
Actor
Film


Cold Souls  2009 -Dr. Flintstein
Actor
Film


Steel Toes  2007
Actor
Film


Ball in the House  2001 -Dr. Charlie
Actor
Film


The Giraffe  1999 -Charles Kaminski
Actor
Film


L.A. Confidential  1997 -Pierce Patchett
Actor
Film


Home for the Holidays  1995 -Russell Terziak
Actor
Film


Dolores Claiborne  1995 -Joe St. Goerge
Actor
Film


Losing Isaiah  1995 -Charles Lewin
Actor
Film


The River Wild  1994 -Tom
Actor
Film


A Dangerous Woman  1993 -Getso
Actor
Film


The Firm  1993 -Ray McDeere
Actor
Film


Lost in Yonkers  1993 -Johnny
Actor
Film


April One  1993 -John McCowan
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


When Nature Calls  1985 -Weejun
Actor
Film


The Brother from Another Planet  1984 -Bounty Hunter
Actor
Film


Silkwood  1983 -Wesley
Actor
Film


Racing Daylight   -Henry
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


O Pioneers!   -Carl Linstrum
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Climb   -Earl Himes
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Lovesick   -Marvin Zuckerman
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Missing in America   -Henry
Actor
Film


Freedom Song   -Peter Crowley
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Iceman   -Dr. Singe
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Judgment   -Father Frank Aubert
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Heat Wave   -Bill
Actor
Film


Heavens Fall   -Judge James Horton
Actor
Film


Arthur Miller's The American Clock   -Young Arthur Huntington
Actor
Film


Day One   -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Actor
Film


A Good Baby   -Truman
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Voice
Film


With Friends Like These...   -Armand Minetti
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Miracle Worker   -Captain Keller
Actor
Film


The Tempest  2010 -King Alonso
Actor
Film


Howl  2010 -Ralph McIntosh
Actor
Film




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Highlights

Although never formally trained as an actor, he attended Ringling Bros. Clown College and spent six months performing in one-half of a conjoined-twin costume.
Helped form a children's theater company in Glen Falls, NY, in the early '70s with Gordon Clapp from NYPD Blue.
Made his Broadway debut in the short-lived Einstein and the Polar Bear in 1981. Went on to perform in a number of shows on the Great White Way, including a 2003 staged reading of Salome


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