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Richard Cox (actor)
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Richard Cox (born May 6, 1948) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Stuart Richards in the film Cruising and Max Frazier on Ghostwriter. He was nominated for Broadway's 1979 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for Platinum.
Richard Cox | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1948 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Career
Cox performed on Broadway with Ingrid Bergman in Captain Brassbound's Conversion before going to Hollywood in 1975 with the national company of Grease.[citation needed]
He appeared with Al Pacino in Cruising (1980) and Looking for Richard (1996). Other film credits include Seizure (1974), Between the Lines (1977), Sanford and Son (1975), King of the Mountain (1981), Hellhole (1985), The Vindicator (1986), Zombie High (1987) and Radio Free Albemuth (2010).
He can also be seen playing a terrorist fighting for independence in the Star Trek episode "The High Ground" (1990).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Seizure | Gerald | |
| 1977 | Between the Lines | Wheeler | |
| 1980 | Cruising | Stuart Richards | |
| 1981 | King of the Mountain | Roger | |
| 1983 | Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? | Customer At Cafe | |
| 1985 | Hellhole | Ron | |
| 1986 | The Vindicator | Alex Whyte | |
| 1987 | Zombie High | Philo | |
| 1987 | Street Justice | Sam Chandler | |
| 1989 | The Oasis | Paul | |
| 1996 | Looking for Richard | Self / Lord Catesby | |
| 1997 | A Hero's Climb | Storeman | |
| 2001 | Besotted | Raymond | |
| 2002 | Outta Time | Taylor | |
| 2002 | Storm Watch | Richard Clark | |
| 2003 | Missing Brendan | Sean Calden | |
| 2005 | Barry Dingle | Levinowsky | |
| 2008 | The Toe Tactic | Stalker Timmy | |
| 2010 | Radio Free Albemuth | Dr. Weinberg | |
| 2011 | Wilde Salomé | Robbie Ross |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Sunshine | Levis | Episode: "Buy the Book" |
| 1975 | Sanford and Son | Hippie Kid | Episode: "The Sanford Arms" |
| 1975 | Baretta | Detective Josephson / Pogo | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | The Adams Chronicles | Col. William Stephens Smith | Episode: "Chapter IV: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain" |
| 1976–1977 | Executive Suite | Mark Desmond | 18 episodes |
| 1978 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | Josh | Episode: "Reunion in Terror" |
| 1979 | The Rockford Files | Kenny Spector | Episode: "Love Is the Word" |
| 1980 | Stone | Peter Ward | Episode: "Just a Little Blow Between Friends" |
| 1980 | Camp Grizzly | Nick | Television film |
| 1982 | Alice at the Palace | Caterpillar / Mad Hatter | |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Tony Dinaldo | Episode: "Etched in Steele" |
| 1983 | Simon & Simon | Duke Dwyer | Episode: "What's in a Gnome?" |
| 1983 | Magnum, P.I. | Randy | Episode: "The Big Blow" |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Malcolm Burling | Episode: "Life of the Party" |
| 1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ben | Episode: "Four O'Clock" |
| 1986 | Slow Burn | Tommy Walsh | Television film |
| 1987 | Hunter | Carl Remick | Episode: "Crossfire" |
| 1987 | The Bronx Zoo | Charlie Turner | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Clay McCloud | Episode: "Witness for the Defense" |
| 1987 | Once Again | Jag | Television film |
| 1988 | Shattered Innocence | Brad Pullman | |
| 1988 | Tanner '88 | David Seidelman | 7 episodes |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Searles | Episode: "Mad Avenue" |
| 1988 | Unholy Matrimony | Irvin Dymond | Television film |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller | Mike Barnes | Episode: "After It Happened" |
| 1989 | Peaceable Kingdom | Frank Everett | Episode: "Aardvark" |
| 1989 | Freddy's Nightmares | Jerry | Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel" |
| 1989 | Designing Women | Barringer | Episode: "Manhunt" |
| 1989 | L.A. Law | Curtis Haber | Episode: "Lie Down and Deliver" |
| 1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Kyril Finn | Episode: "The High Ground" |
| 1990 | WIOU | Jimi Slavin | Episode: "Diamond Dogs" |
| 1991–1992 | Loving | Gifford Bowman | 124 episodes |
| 1992–1994 | Ghostwriter | Max Frazier | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Steven Gregg | Episode: "Right to Counsel" |
| 1995 | Young at Heart | Marco | Television film |
| 1995 | Legend | Flintridge Caine | Episode: "Custer's Next to Last Stand" |
| 1997 | Millennium | Alistair 'Al' Pepper | Episode: "Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions" |
| 1997 | Guiding Light | David Jacobs / Richard Jacobs | 2 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | The Visitor | Asst. Director Grushaw | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | The Net | Jericho Denain | Episode: "Harvest" |
| 2000 | Nash Bridges | Norman Craft | Episode: "Heist" |
| 2000 | Diagnosis: Murder | Administrator Zanuck | Episode: "A Resting Place" |
| 2000 | The X-Files | Daniel Brimley | Episode: "Brand X" |
| 2000 | The Huntress | Adam Kirkman | Episode: "Bad Boys & Why We Love Them" |
| 2000 | American Tragedy | Alan Dershowitz | Television film |
| 2000 | The Fugitive | Al Greenlaw | Episode: "Liar's Poker" |
| 2001 | The Practice | Attorney Stuart Miller | |
| 2002 | Titus | Dr. Franklin | Episode: "The Session" |
| 2003 | Dragnet | Alex Von Loy | Episode: "The Artful Dodger" |
| 2003 | ER | Rick Mathers | Episode: "Shifts Happen" |
| 2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Cosimo Medici | Episode: "The Lost Codex" |
| 2004 | JAG | Mr. Handy | Episode: "A Girl's Best Friend" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Father Gavin Cavanagh | Episode: "Risen" |
| 2005 | Threshold | Capt. Hank Mancini | Episode: "Blood of the Children" |
| 2005 | Numbers | Edward Barret | Episode: "Calculated Risk" |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Clifton Coleman | Episode: "Start-Up" |
| 2006 | Crossing Jordan | Clark Credle | Episode: "Code of Ethics" |
| 2006 | The Closer | Michael Henson | Episode: "Out of Focus" |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Henry Brooks | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 2007 | Raines | Richard Billings | Episode: "Closure" |
| 2007 | Bones | Atty. Leonard Huntzinger | Episode: "Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van" |
| 2007 | Moonlight | Richard Haggans | Episode: "Fleur De Lis" |
| 2008 | Blank Slate | Senator Davis Wilmont | Television film |
| 2008 | Leverage | Charles Dufort | Episode: "The Homecoming Job" |
| 2009 | Southland | David Milliard | Episode: "Westside" |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Judge Ebersol | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Brother Josef | Episode: "Ruddy Cheeks" |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Dr. Roy Hale | Episode: "History" |
| 2013 | Franklin & Bash | Greg Harrell | Episode: "Freck" |
| 2013–2014 | Alpha House | Graydon Talbot | 10 episodes |
| 2015 | A Mother Betrayed | Harry | Television film |
| 2015 | The Librarians | Prospero | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Franklin | Episode: "Winter" |
| 2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Marvin Reed | Episode: "I Walk The Line" |
| 2020 | Novelmore | Tindercloak | Episode: "Family Ties" |
External links
- Richard Cox at IMDb
- Richard Cox at the Internet Broadway Database
- Richard Cox at the Internet Off-Broadway Database