David Rasche
- Highest Rated: Manhattan (1979)
- Lowest Rated: Freedom (2015)
- Birthday: Aug 7, 1944
- Birthplace: Not Available
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A graduate of Elmhurst College and the University of Chicago, David Rasche's off-Broadway debut was in the 1976 production John. Rasche went on to co-star in Michael Cristofer's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Shadow Box. In movies since 1979's Manhattan, Rasche was especially active in made-for-TV features like Special Bulletin, in which he was cast as anti-nuke activist Dr. David McKeeson. Obsessive roles of this nature led to David Rasche's most famous characterization: the merciless, gun-worshipping eponymous detective in the satirical TV sitcom Sledge Hammer (1986-88).
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Highest Rated Movies
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Manhattan
95% -
In the Loop
94% -
United 93
90% -
The Discoverers
88%
Filmography
Movies
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Box
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Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85% | Swallow | Michael | — | 2019 |
| 0% | Freedom | Jefferson Monroe | $0.2M | 2015 |
| 77% | Amira & Sam | Jack | $32.3K | 2015 |
| Remembrance (Die Verlorene Zeit) | Actor | — | 2014 | |
| 88% | The Discoverers | Cyrus Marshall | — | 2014 |
| 76% | Kill Your Darlings | Dean | $0.7M | 2013 |
| The Strange Case Of Wilhelm Reich | Hills | — | 2013 | |
| Petunia | Percy Petunia | — | 2013 | |
| 7% | The Big Wedding | Barry | $21.6M | 2013 |
| 73% | Collaborator | Radio Host | — | 2012 |
| Blue Eyes | Actor | — | 2011 | |
| 94% | In the Loop | Linton Barwick | $2.3M | 2009 |
| Crimes of the Past | Tommy Sparrow | — | 2009 | |
| 71% | The Girl in the Park | Doug | — | 2008 |
| 78% | Burn After Reading | CIA Officer | $60.4M | 2008 |
| 73% | Flags of Our Fathers | Senator | $33.7M | 2006 |
| 90% | United 93 | Donald Freeman Greene | $31.6M | 2006 |
| 34% | The Sentinel | President Ballentine | $36.3M | 2006 |
| 0% | Perception | Phil | — | 2006 |
| 29% | The L.A. Riot Spectacular | Harry | — | 2005 |
| 25% | Off the Lip | Martin Shutte | — | 2004 |
| Exposed | Warren Ward | — | 2003 | |
| 20% | Just Married | Mr. McNerney | $56M | 2003 |
| 44% | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Taylor Abbott | $69.6M | 2002 |
| 0% | Teddy Bears' Picnic | Elliot Chevron | — | 2002 |
| Pros and Cons | Jack Stanford | — | 2001 | |
| 56% | The Big Tease | Stig | — | 2000 |
| Hostage Hotel | Robert Sinclair | — | 1999 | |
| 7% | Friends & Lovers | Richard | — | 1999 |
| Love and Testosterone | Actor | — | 1999 | |
| The Settlement | Denny | — | 1999 | |
| Tourist Trap | Derek Early | — | 1998 | |
| 43% | That Old Feeling | Alan | — | 1997 |
| Pie in the Sky | Amy's Dad | — | 1996 | |
| 21% | Magic in the Water | Phillip | — | 1995 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | Actor | — | 1995 | |
| Out There | Polson | — | 1995 | |
| Dead Weekend | Payne | — | 1995 | |
| Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter | Chaz Frederick | — | 1995 | |
| A Million to Juan | Jeff | — | 1994 | |
| 71% | Barbarians at the Gate | Ted Forstmann | — | 1993 |
| 75% | Twenty Bucks | Baker | — | 1993 |
| Bingo | Hal | — | 1991 | |
| 44% | Delirious | Dennis/Dr. Kirkland | — | 1991 |
| Silhouette | Sheriff Lauder | — | 1991 | |
| Masters of Menace | Buddy Wheeler | — | 1990 | |
| 38% | An Innocent Man | Mike Parnell | — | 1989 |
| Wedding Band | Sloane Vaughn | — | 1989 | |
| Wicked Stepmother | Steve | — | 1989 | |
| All Shook Up | Actor | — | 1988 | |
| 45% | Made in Heaven | Donald Sumner | — | 1987 |
| 56% | Native Son | Buckley | — | 1986 |
| 14% | Cobra | Dan | — | 1986 |
| Primal Scream | Actor | — | 1986 | |
| Best Defense | Jeff | — | 1984 | |
| The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck | Actor | — | 1983 | |
| Special Bulletin | Dr. David McKeeson | — | 1983 | |
| 20% | Fighting Back (Death Vengeance) | Michael Taylor | — | 1982 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | Eddie White | — | 1981 | |
| Just Tell Me What You Want | Stopwatch Producer | — | 1980 | |
| Something Short of Paradise | David | — | 1979 | |
| 95% | Manhattan | TV Actor | — | 1979 |
| Sanctuary of Fear | Jack Collins | — | 1979 |
TV
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Year |
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Madam Secretary
2014
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Ambassador Arlen Maxwell |
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| 33% |
Impastor
2015-2016
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Alden Schmidt Owen Schmidt |
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| 24% |
Black Box
2014
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Hunter Hunter Black |
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Blue Bloods
2010
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Armin Janko |
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| 93% |
Veep
2012
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Jim |
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| 79% |
Bored to Death
2009-2011
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Bernard |
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Are We There Yet?
2010-2012
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| 69% |
Rubicon
2010
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James Wheeler |
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| 97% |
Ugly Betty
2006-2010
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Cal Hartley Calvin Hartley |
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Law & Order
1990-2010
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Joe Delaney |
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| 67% |
Sherri
2009
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Las Vegas
2003-2008
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Tim Valentine |
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Malcolm in the Middle
2000-2006
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Lawyer |
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| 90% |
Monk
2002-2009
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Coach Patterson |
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Providence
1999-2002
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Doc Crock |
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For Your Love
1998-2002
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Dr. Bruckner |
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Suddenly Susan
1996-2000
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Evan |
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| 33% |
Grown Ups
1999-2000
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Walter Daniels |
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Just Shoot Me
1997-2003
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Columbo
1968-2003
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Patrick Kinsley |
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| 40% |
High Society
1995-1996
|
Peter |
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Empty Nest
1988-1995
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Jack |
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Nurses
1991-1994
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Jack Trenton |
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Sledge Hammer!
1986-1988
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Sledge Hammer |
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Kate & Allie
1984-1989
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Lawyer |
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Miami Vice
1984-1990
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Surf |
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All My Children
1970-2013
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Rob Gardner |
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QUOTES FROM David Rasche CHARACTERS
- CIA Officer
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Report back to me when it makes sense.