Gordon Clapp

Gordon Clapp
Gordon Clapp

Gordon Clapp as Greg Medavoy in NYPD Blue
Born September 24, 1948 (1948-09-24) (age 63)
North Conway, New Hampshire, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1979–present
Spouse Deborah Taylor (divorced)

Gordon Clapp (born September 24, 1948) is an American actor, best known for portraying the role of Det. Greg Medavoy for all 12 seasons on the television series NYPD Blue, winning an Emmy Award in 1998.

Early and personal life

Clapp, a distant relative of Ethan Allen, was born and raised in North Conway, New Hampshire. He attended South Kent School, a small private boarding school in Connecticut followed by Williams College, where he graduated as an English major. He is no relation to Gordon Clapp, former General Manager and Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Career

He has appeared in numerous TV shows like Check it Out! and Night Court, also movies (including 4 for his friend, director John Sayles), and stage plays.

In film, he appeared in Flags of Our Fathers as United States Marine Corps General Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith. He portrayed Chicago White Sox catcher Ray Schalk in the 1988 drama Eight Men Out. He appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Vortex". Most recently, he appeared as Coach Mad Maddox in The Game Plan. On Broadway, he most recently appeared in the revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, where he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.

He portrayed a corrupt police officer in a 2008 episode of Cold Case.

Clapp also played the main antagonist Gen. Peter Randall in the Prototype video game.

Now Clapp plays the father of (Ellen) Rose Byrne in the F/X show Damages starring Byrne and Glen Close.

External links

v · d · ePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Drama Series (1976–2000)

Anthony Zerbe (1976) · Gary Frank (1977) · Robert Vaughn (1978) · Stuart Margolin (1979) · Stuart Margolin (1980) · Michael Conrad (1981) · Michael Conrad (1982) · James Coco (1983) · Bruce Weitz (1984) · Edward James Olmos (1985) · John Karlen (1986) · John Hillerman (1987) · Larry Drake (1988) · Larry Drake (1989) · Jimmy Smits (1990) · Timothy Busfield (1991) · Richard Dysart (1992) · Chad Lowe (1993) · Fyvush Finkel (1994) · Ray Walston (1995) · Ray Walston (1996) · Héctor Elizondo (1997) · Gordon Clapp (1998) · Michael Badalucco (1999) · Richard Schiff (2000)
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