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Cotter Smith Born Joseph Cotter Smith
May 29, 1949
Washington, D.C., United StatesOccupation Actor Spouse Christina Egloff (1972 - 1980)
Mel Harris (October 22, 1988 - 1996)
Heidi Mueller (March 31, 2001 - present)Website http://www.cottersmith.org/ Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor.
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Biography
He was born Joseph Cotter Smith in Washington, D.C., the son of Madeline (née Cotter) and John Lewis Smith, Jr., who was a federal judge.[1] In 1972, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in literature at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
Career
He began his acting career in New York in 1978, studying with Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. His New York theater credits include Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter (the Broadway premiere); Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive; Lanford Wilson's Burn This; Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play; Athol Fugard's Blood Knot and the premiere of Craig Lucas' The Dying Gaul, among many others. He spent ten years as a member of the Circle Repertory Company working exclusively on the premiere productions of new American plays, and is currently a member of the Vineyard Theatre Company in New York. He co-starred with Judd Hirsch in the National Tour of Art.
He is currently appearing in the premiere of Michael Weller's two-character play SIDE EFFECTS with Joely Richardson at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York, directed by David Auburn and produced by MCC Theater Company. He recently completed a run of the new play KIN by Bathsheba Doran, directed by Sam Gold, at Playwrights Horizons in New York. He also appeared in the new play NEXT FALL by Geoffrey Nauffts for the Naked Angels Theatre Company, which completed its critically acclaimed off-Broadway run in the summer of 2009 and moved to Broadway, opening at the Helen Hayes Theatre in March 2010, where it played for six months. It was nominated for a Tony Award for Best New Play of the Year.
He spent five summers as a member of the Playwrights Lab at Robert Redford's Sundance Institute and four at the New York Stage and Film Company working on the development of new American plays. He co-founded the Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles, where he has appeared in The Seagull, The Homecoming, Endgame, Mad Forest, and Habeas Corpus. Other Los Angeles performances include Romeo and Juliet, Love Letters, and Raft of the Medusa, as well as the West Coast premieres of A Soldier's Play and How I Learned to Drive at the Mark Taper Forum.[citation needed]
With his wife, Heidi Mueller Smith, he founded and served as Artistic Director from 2001-2007 of the Cornerstone Theatre Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he directed and taught acting. Among his directing credits for the company are Edward Albee's The American Dream, Harold Pinter's Night School, and Lanford Wilson's The Gingham Dog. Some of his acting credits there include 12 Angry Men, Betrayal, Long Day's Journey into Night, and Educating Rita.[citation needed]
Smith has been nominated four times by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle and is the recipient of their Outstanding Performance Award. He has received four Drama-Logue Awards and two Ovation Award nominations.
His television and film work ranges from his debut 25 years ago co-starring as Robert Kennedy (opposite Robert Blake's Jimmy Hoffa) in the mini-series Blood Feud, to his role as the President of the United States in the 20th Century Fox film, X2. His most recent film roles have been in the upcoming BURNING BLUE and FRIENDS WITH KIDS. Over the years he has appeared in many television shows, from his regular roles on the ABC series Equal Justice and Night Stalker to his recurring roles on Judging Amy, Tru Calling, Courthouse, and Orleans. His most recent television role was on the series "White Collar."
Personal life
He and his wife, Heidi Mueller Smith, live in New York City.
Cotter Smith is the father of Madeline, a student at Barnard College in New York. He has four stepchildren: Brianne, Christopher, Evan and Byron.
Cotter was married to actress Mel Harris from 1988 to 1996. They have a daughter Madeline together born in 1990.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Other notes 1984 Nickel Mountain Tucker 1987 Lady Beware Mac Odell 1988 Cameron's Closet Sergeant Sam Taliaferro 1989 K-9 Gilliam 1996 Invader Dr. Case Montgomery Alternative title: Lifeform 2003 Reeseville John Meyers X2 President McKenna 2005 The Sleeper Dr. Altman 2008 Lunatics, Lovers & Poets Scotty MacGregor 2011 "Burning Blue" Admiral Lynch "Friends With Kids" Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 St. Elsewhere Dr. Rowe 1 episode Hill Street Blues Intern 1 episode 1983 Blood Feud Robert F. Kennedy Television movie 1984 Mistral's Daughter Frank Miniseries The Master Chad Webster 1 episode Cagney & Lacey Captain Fuller 1 episode 1985 A Bunny's Tale Ned Holcomb Television movie Moonlighting Brian Baker 1 episode The Rape of Richard Beck Lt. Hugo Television movie Hardcastle and McCormick Randy Hopke 1 episode 1986 The Twilight Zone Mitchell Chaplin 1 episode Murder, She Wrote Robert Rhine 1 episode D.C. Cops Michael Halsey Television movie 1990 Equal Justice Deputy D.A. Eugene "Gene" Rogan Television movie 1990-1991 Equal Justice Deputy D.A. Eugene "Gene" Rogan 25 episodes 1991 The Last Prostitute Joe Television movie 1992 Midnight's Child Television movie A Message from Holly Television movie 1993 A Place to Be Loved Mike Caldwell Television movie With Hostile Intent Officer Rob Arnold Television movie L.A. Law Tony Henderson 3 episodes Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story Steve Television movie 1994 Armed and Innocent Lonnie Television movie 1995 Chicago Hope Dr. Bob Marinak 1 episode Courthouse Andrew Rawson 6 episodes Remember Me Adam Nichols Television movie 1996 High Incident 1 episode 1997 Spy Game Adam Quill 1 episode Bridge of Time Robert Creighton Television movie Orleans Bill Brennecke 1 episode Law & Order Eric Martin 1 episode 1998 Oz Judge Benjamin Fee 1 episode Trinity Agent 1 episode 1999 Vengeance Unlimited Stan Garcos 1 episode 2000 Run the Wild Fields Silas Green Television movie 2001-2005 Judging Amy ASA Jeremy Friedman 4 episodes 2004 Alias Agent Foster 1 episode 2004-2005 Tru Calling Richard Davies 6 episodes 2005-2006 Night Stalker Tony Vincenzo 10 episodes 2006 Commander in Chief Governor Stan Preston 1 episode NCIS NCIS Special Agent in Charge Sam Stevens 1 episode Invasion Deputy Buell 1 episode Without a Trace Fr. Sean McGinnis 1 episode The Unit 1 episode 2008 Depth Charge Television movie References
External links
- Cotter Smith Official Website
- Cotter Smith at the Internet Movie Database
- Cotter Smith at the Internet Broadway Database
Categories:- 1949 births
- Living people
- American stage actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- People from Washington, D.C.
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