Six Feet Under (2001 - 2005)

AVERAGE TOMATOMETER

83%
84%

Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.

AVERAGE AUDIENCE SCORE

97%

Series Info

Life---and death---at a family-owned funeral home in Los Angeles plays out in this provocative, at times macabre series created by Oscar-winning screenwriter Alan Ball (`American Beauty'). A recipient of several Emmys, it's a compelling, superbly acted drama laced with considerable wit and poignancy. Each episode begins with a fresh corpse (including the clan's patriarch in the premiere), which usually has something to do with the ongoing dysfunction in and around the Fisher household.

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Seasons

96%
Critics Consensus: Six Feet Under offers a fitting end for the Fishers by concluding the way it began: an unexpectedly beautiful rumination on life, death and grief.

2005, HBO, 12 episodes

56%
Critics Consensus: Six Feet Under overreaches in its fourth season, with twists and story arcs that feel more contrived than compelling, though its willingness to venture boldly into the dark also proves occasionally exhilarating.

2004, HBO, 12 episodes

92%
Critics Consensus: Six Feet Under's third season dials down the comedy in favor of creepier narratives -- a challenge its cast is more than up to.

2003, HBO, 13 episodes

77%
Critics Consensus: Six Feet Under's deliberately paced second season is less endearing than the first, but the engaging ensemble remain reason enough to watch.

2002, HBO, 13 episodes

94%
Critics Consensus: Six Feet Under's unusual setting provides a perfect backdrop for the macabre meditations on mortality made by its brilliant, brooding cast.

2001, HBO, 13 episodes

Cast

Peter Krause
as Nate Fisher
Michael C. Hall
as David Fisher
Frances Conroy
as Ruth Fisher
Lauren Ambrose
as Claire Fisher
Rachel Griffiths
as Brenda Chenowith
Freddy Rodriguez
as Federico Diaz
Richard Jenkins
as Nathaniel Fisher Sr.
Mathew St. Patrick
as Keith Charles
Ben Foster
as Russell
Justina Machado
as Vanessa Diaz
Tina Holmes
as Maggie
Catherine O'Hara
as Carol
Peter Macdissi
as Olivier
Jeremy Sisto
as Billy Chenowith
Joanna Cassidy
as Margaret Chenowith
Justin Theroux
as Joe
Lili Taylor
as Lisa Kimmel Fisher
Chris Messina
as Ted Fairwell
Patricia Clarkson
as Sarah O'Conner
Giancarlo Rodriguez
as Julio
Robert Foxworth
as Bernard Chenowith
Rainn Wilson
as Arthur Martin
James Cromwell
as George Sibley
Melissa Marsala
as Angelica
Ivonne Coll
as Vanessa's Therapist
Eric Balfour
as Gabe
Mena Suvari
as Edie
Sprague Grayden
as Anita
Brenna Tosh
as Maya
Idalis DeLeon
as Sophia
Idalis de Leon
as Sophia
Bronwyn Tosh
as Maya
Kathy Bates
as Bettina
Ed O'Ross
as Nikolai
Michelle Trachtenberg
as Celeste
Mo Collins
as Charity Organizer
Kathy Bates
as Bettina
Ed Begley Jr.
as Hiram
Garrison Hershberger
as Matthew Gilardi
Marina Black
as Parker
Tim Maculan
as Father Jack
David Hornsby
as Patrick
Dina Waters
as Tracy Montrose Blair
Aysia Polk
as Taylor
Peter Facinelli
as Jimmy
Paul Terrell Clayton
as Eddie
David Noroña
as Gary Deitman
Julie Dretzin
as Barb
Joel Brooks
as Robbie
Anne Ramsay
as Jackie Feldman
J.P. Pitoc
as Phil
Timm Sharp
as Andy
Arye Gross
as Frank Muehler
Michelle Trachtenberg
as Celeste
Illeana Douglas
as Angela
Grant Show
as Scott Axelrod
Geoffrey Nauffts
as AVM Specialist
Beverly Todd
as Lucille Charles
Matt Winston
as Terry
Jennifer Elise Cox
as Mary
Myndy Crist
as Dana
Julie White
as Mitzi Dalton Huntley
Wendy Schaal
as Vickie Dimas
Steven Pasquale
as Kurt
Robert Cicchini
as Todd
Nicki Micheaux
as Karla
Jeff Yagher
as Hoyt
Alice Krige
as Alma
Ricardo Antonio Chavira
as Ramon
Brian Poth
as Marc Foster
Jenna Fischer
as Sharon Kinney
Matt Malloy
as Roger Pasquese
Bobby Cannavale
as Javier
Graham Jarvis
as Bobo
Lombardo Boyar
as Powerful
Bill Cobbs
as Mr. Jones
Tracy Middendorf
as Adele Swanson
Mare Winningham
as Eileen Piper
Sean O'Bryan
as Tom Wheeler
Josh Stamberg
as Sarge
Kimberlin Ann Brown
as Soap Actress
Jennifer Mason
as Missy Yager
Dennis Christopher
as Kevin
Justine Machado
as Vanessa Diaz
Karmin Murcelo
as Paco's mother
Shawn Hatosy
as Brodie
Jason Graae
as Dennis
Hayden Tank
as Young Nate
Lisa K. Wyatt
as Kroehner mortician
Mary-Pat Green
as Priest
Nolan North
as Soap Actor
Maximillian Orion Kesmodel
as Young David
Mary Gross
as Floral instructor
Alexandra Holden
as Becky Maxwell
Michael Weston
as Jake
Chandler Swanson
as Mark Devine
John Capodice
as Tommy Romano
Veronica Hart
as Viveca St. John
Jake Gridley
as Anthony Finelli
Aaron Leigh
as Dink
Manuel E. Urrego
as Dance Teacher
Sandra Purpuro
as Barbara Romano
Missy Yager
as Jennifer
C.J. Sanders
as Anthony
Stewart Finlay-McLennan
as Connor
Harriet Sansom Harris
as Catherine Collins
Carol Ann Susi
as Pauline Romano
Arthur Taxier
as Marcus Foster Sr.
Evan Hander
as Scott Philip Smith
Page Kennedy
as Josh Langmead
Kendre Berry
as Durrell
Candy Brown Houston
as Det. McBride
Michael Cudlitz
as Dennis
Sandra Oh
as Porn Starlet
Nan Martin
as Rita Piper
Stark Sands
as Toby
Evan Handler
as Scott Smith
Ted Marcoux
as Sam Finelli
Glenn Fitzgerald
as Aaron Buchbinder
Sarah Rafferty
as Rachel Mortimer
Christina Carlisi
as Judy Romano
Matt Ross
as Daniel Showalter
Joan McMurtrey
as Patsy Foster
Tuc Watkins
as Trevor
Dean Norris
as Det. Shea
Adam Scott
as Ben Cooper
Anthony Vatsula
as Bob Griffin
Dale Raoul
as Rosemary
Donna Bullock
as Karen Pepper
Cynthia Stevenson
Daniel Zacapa
as Mr. Suarez Jr.
Cristine Rose
as Hannah
David Andrews
as Michael Piper
Megan Austin Oberle
as Callie Mortimer
Armando Valdes-Kennedy
as Luis
Dagney Kerr
as Patty
James Pickens Jr.
as Roderick Charles
Ellen DeGeneres
as Herself
James Waterston
as Kyle
Diana Delano
as Teri
Jim Ortlieb
as Andrew Wayne Milne
Joe Basile
as Morgue Attendant
Elizabeth Rodriguez
as Sylvie
Michelle Ruben
as Amber
Scott Atkinson
as Kevin Miller
Julie Ariola
as Dorothy Milne
Jim Holmes
as Kevin's Friend #1
Julie Brown
as Sissy Pasquese
Deirdre O'Connell
as Isabel Silvera
Leon Rippy
as Daddy
Judith Hoag
as Dawn
Judith Baldwin
as Paula Mortimer
Josh Radnor
as Will Jaffe
Tara Karsian
as "Dr. Dave" Coordinator
Veronica Cartwright
as Peg Kimmel
Rhys Coiro
as Wolf
Jordan Ladd
as Ginnie
Jed Allan
as Dr. Feinberg
Anne Dudek
as Allison Williman
Richard Penn
as Attorney
Lindsey Parks
as Jeannie Fritzen
Jordan Brower
as Topher
Mageina Tovah
as Pink Haired Girl
Silas Weir Mitchell
as Dion Corelli
Pamela Bowen
as Friend in Lavender
Graham Beckel
as Carl Williman
Andrew Prine
as Ed Kimmel
Chase Ellison
as Young George
Tony Perez
as Paco's father
Maria Carmen
as Graciela
David Knell
as Kevin's Friend #2
Chris Pine
as Young Sam
Claudette Sutherland
as Cynthia Showalter
Larry Drake
as Inspector Gerson
John Billingsley
as Boring Man
Ann Cusack
as Linda Hoviak
Melissa Egan
as Debbie
Zach Shaffer
as Marc's boyfriend
Cleo King
as Life
Zachary Quinto
as Hip Student
Amanda Carlin
as Friend in Green
Ellen Albertini Dow
as Roberta
Marty Belafsky
as Bakery Worker
Blake Adams
as Brad
Todd Merrill
as Kevin's Friend #3
Janice Lynde
as Mrs. Sibley
Edward Conery
as Jim Showalter
Ken Abraham
as Bowling buddy
Patrick Cavanaugh
as Dillon's father
Stanley Kamel
as Death
Caroline Lagerfelt
as Alternate Wife
James Black
as Duane
David Peterson
as "Nessum Dorma" Soloist
Michael G. Hagerty
as Tom Jaffe
Mike Hagerty
as Tom Jaffe
Brian Stepanek
as Melissa's Ex-Fiance
Bruce Nozick
as Mark Feldman
Chip O'Neil
as Ronnie
Christopher Michael
as Deadwagon Attendant
Joyce Greenleaf
as Mrs. Murdoch
Gwendolyn Whiteside
as Woman on Boat
Paul Hayes
as Joe Marti
Jim Beaver
as Prison Officer
Anna Gunn
as Madeline
Lisa Banes
as Victoria
Eric Payne
as Police captain
Tenaya Cleveland
as Massaging Student
Ann Weldon
as Aunt Jeanie
Bahni Turpin
as Wolf's girlfriend
Terence Knox
as Larry Wadd
Mandy June Turpin
as Crying Widow
Lori Alan
as Macy's Saleswoman
Lenny Wolpe
as Gregory Fasteau
David Carrera
as Lisa's Boyfriend
Steffani Brass
as Michaela
Irina Maleeva
as Irina
Fred Stoller
as Telemarketer
Deven Streeton
as Spencer
Karen Landry
as Eve
Momo Tashima
as Mrs. Su
Van Epperson
as Angry man
Darren Le Gallo
as School Boy No. 1
Jim Ryan
as A/C repairman
Veronica Lauren
as Dillon's mother
Barbara Tarbuck
as STD Clinic Doctor
Kristopher Logan
as Jack
Erik Stolhanske
as Man on Boat
Tereza Rizzardi
as Melinda Bloch
Netta Most
as Sylvia Feldman
Ted Garcia
as TV reporter
Timothy Landfield
as Marv Chenowith
Benjamin King
as Greg
Rosalind Chao
as Cindy
Jessica D. Stone
as Young Brenda
Jason Matthew Smith
as Basher No. 1
Frank Birney
as Walter Kriegenthaler
Jerry Hauck
as Stan
Leonard Kelly-Young
as Inspector
Marc Worden
as Zach
Nick Toth
as Will's Eulogizer
Colton James
as Josh Feldman
Blaine Pate
as Redneck
Denalda Williams
as Becky's Manager
Allrise
as The Crematorium Band
Michael Flynn
as Jan Van Hoozen
Michael James Reed
as Single Dad
Lena Woroboff
as Lotte
Jenette Goldstein
as Obstetrician
Melissa Paul
as Female Bruncher
Elaine Kagan
as Eileen Goldberg
Scott Torrence
as School Boy No. 2
Cheryl White
as Abigail
Michael Flynn
as Jan Van Hoozen
George Cheung
as Mr. Su
Catherine Paolone
as Doctor
Robert Baker
as Priest
Vanessa Marano
as Tate
Michael Bofshever
as Minister
Luis Robledo
as Rivel
Linda Klein
as Delivery room doctor
Nancy Linehan Charles
as Connie
Michelle L. Gardner
as Nurse
Elayn Taylor
as Nurse #1
Jonathan Tucker
as Bruno
Billy Rieck
as Basher No. 2
Anastasia Basil
as Record Store Cashier
Nathan Norton
as Enzo
Eric Keith
as Newlywed Man
Stephen Snedden
as Alternate Son
Santo C. Ragno
as Gay Bruncher #1
Molly Hagan
as Rachel
Peggy Miley
as Landlady
Jillian Armenante
as Shirley
Tate Taylor
as Job Applicant No. 1
Sarah Lancaster
as Alternate Daughter
Alan Lambert
as Gay Bruncher #2
Amanda Foreman
as Rebecca
Joel Moore
as Video Clerk
Larry Sullivan
as Deputy Wheeler
Paula Malcomson
as Woman in Bar
Harry S. Murphy
as Kroehner funeral director
Eddie Jemison
as Casket salesman
Luck Hari
as Tahira
Terri Hanauer
as Diane Buckner
K.T. Thangavelu
as Nurse #2
Gunther Jensen
as Fundamentalist No. 1
J. Paul Rogen
as Callie's Friend #1
Linda Cevallos
as Teacher's Partner
Angela Goethals
as Cindy
Lenora May
as Freckles' Mom
Roger Velasco
as Young man with tatoos
David Shatraw
as Shiatsu Client
Joel David Moore
as Video Clerk
Mimi Michaels
as Brenda's female client
David Ursin
as Processing officer
Stewart Skelton
as Fundamentalist No. 2
Glen McDougal
as Mourner
Jeremy Gushkin
as Student Volunteer
Beans Morocco
as Freckles
Jeremy Roberts
as Callie's Friend #2
Bill Doyle
as Police Officer
Guillermo Cespedes
as Organist
Peter Birkenhead
as Lawyer
Scott Alan Smith
as Job Applicant No. 2
Ben Scott
as Butcher
Grant Thompson
as Sam
Raymond O'Connor
as Man on Phone
Alicia McCutcheon
as Soap-Watching Wife
Yareli Arizmendi
as Carmen
Gary Bristow
as Convenience Store Robber
Bob Richardson
as Homeless Man
Brian Tahash
as Coach
Paul Cassell
as Evan
Ken Takemoto
as Funeral Guest
Dave Power
as Nolan
Dana Desmond
as Art Teacher
Smith Cho
as Art Student #1
David Doty
as Schaeger
Kyra Groves
as Nurse
Dennis Cockrum
as Chris Buckner
Landry Allbright
as Mary Jane
Ken Davitian
as Krikor Hovanessian
Scott Paetty
as Hairdresser
Violetta Gevorkian
as Anahid Hovanessian
Patty Tobin
as Carmen
Quinby Jasch
as Hannah Grace
Cameron Watson
as Doctor
Romy Rosemont
as Professor
Josette di Carlo
as Sheila
Kiyoko Yamaguchi
as Funeral Guest
Steve Hofvendahl
as Dooley
Shashawnee Hall
as Richard Longmead
Julia Vera
as Cleaning Woman
Josette DiCarlo
as Sheila
Baron Rogers
as Waiter
Shawn Carter Peterson
as Art Student #2
Jonathan Brent
as One-night stand
Dee Freeman
as Susan Longmead
Patrice Walters
as Anesthesiologist
Markus Rudel
as Three-Way Guy
Gail Borges
as Mrs. Tully
Berlinda Tolbert
as Debra
Frank Crim
as Convenience store clerk
Christina Cabot
as Hiking Woman
Kyle Mullaney
as Boy Asking for Cheese
Amy Wheaton
as Female Student
Eric Ustian
as Waiter at Resort
Adam Nelson
as Match-Lighting Guy
Julianna McCarthy
as Beatrice
Ben Weber
as Hiking Man
Antoinette Peragine
as Jenny
Eve Sigall
as Bartender
Gloria Garayua
as Agnes
Herschel Bleefeld
as Male Student
Jamie McShane
as Paramedic
Bobbin Bergstrom
as Scrub Nurse
Katie Mitchell
as Sheila
Benjamin John Parrillo
as Plan Man
Glenda Tusher
as Lila
Lindsey Ginter
as Boo
Jack Grinnage
as Minister
Ron Rogge
as Smog Check Technician
Barbara Gruen
as Plan Woman No. 1
Noah Frank
as Ratso
Magda Harout
as Anahid's Mother
Bree Michael Warner
as Plan Woman No. 2
Susan Merson
as Realtor
Greg Shamie
as Guy in Car
Evan Arnold
as Graduate
Tim Ryan
as Father with Bird
Jillian Henry
as Daughter
Drake Johnston
as Will
Leo Marks
as Actor with Hat
Sonja Alarr
as Federico's Dance Partner
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Series Details

TV Network: HBO
Premiere Date: Jun 3, 2001
Genre: Drama
Executive Producers: Robert Greenblatt, Alan Poul, Alan Ball, David Janollari, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Christian Williams
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