James Sloyan
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James Sloyan | |
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Other names | Jim Sloyan |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957–present |
Spouse |
Deirdre Lenihan (m. 1973) |
Children | 2, including Samantha Sloyan |
James Sloyan is an American actor.
Early years
Sloyan left the United States at an early age to live abroad in Rome, Capri, Milan, Switzerland, and Ireland. His career in show business began upon his return to the United States, in 1957, when Sloyan received a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Sloyan's acting career was interrupted in 1962, when he was drafted into the United States Army during the Vietnam War.[citation needed]
Career
Television
Sloyan's television career includes numerous brief performances on daytime dramas
Sloyan has appeared in a number of
Film
Sloyan is featured in The Sting as Mottola, who is used to illustrate the concept of a griftee, in a variation on the pigeon drop scam.
He has played roles in The Traveling Executioner (1970), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), and Xanadu (1980).
Advertisements
For 20 years, Sloyan was the voice of Lexus. The company's first commercial, "Balance," aired in 1989 and went on to win several awards as well as homages in pop culture and media. Sloyan served as Lexus' sole voice actor until 2009, when he was replaced by James Remar.[citation needed] Sloyan later narrated ads for Mitsubishi.[citation needed]
Sloyan was also a voice actor for
Personal life
Sloyan and Deirdre Lenihan, an actress, have been married since 1973. They are the parents of actors Daniel Sloyan and Samantha Sloyan.[citation needed]
Partial filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | The Traveling Executioner | Piquant | |
1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight |
Joey | |
1972 | The Doctors | Al Jarrett | guest role |
1972 | Between Time and Timbuktu | Dr. Paul Proteus | TV movie |
1973 | The Sting | Mottola | |
1974 | Hawaii Five-O | Charles Fleming | Episode: "Murder with a Golden Touch" |
1976 | The Million Dollar Rip-Off | Lubeck | TV movie |
1979 | The New Adventures of Wonder Woman | Mark Reuben | Episode: The Girl with a Gift for Disaster |
1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Barney | Episode: The Plot to Kill a City, Parts 1 & 2 |
1979 | Blind Ambition | Ronald Ziegler | TV Mini-Series, 4 episodes |
1979 | Kaz | Father O'Brian | Episode: "Trouble on the South Side" |
1980 | Xanadu | Simpson | |
1982 | Prime Suspect | John Malloy | TV movie |
1985 | Amos | Sheriff John Thomas | TV movie |
1987 | Billionaire Boys Club | District Attorney | TV movie |
1987 | Growing Pains | Max Drummond | Episode: "Confidentially Yours" |
1991 | Changes | Paul Stevenson | TV movie |
1991 | Quantum Leap | Theodore Moody | Episode: "Last Dance Before an Execution - S03E19" |
1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Alidar Jarok | Episode: "The Defector" |
1993 | Crime & Punishment | The Interrogator | 6 episodes (voice) |
1994, 1997 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Dr. Mora Pol | Episodes: "The Alternate", "The Begotten" |
1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | K'mtar/Future Alexander | Episode: "Firstborn" |
1994 | X Files | Dr. Frank Nollette | Episode: "Roland" |
1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Ma'bor Jetrel | Episode: "Jetrel" |
2008 | The Car and the Road | Short film (voice) |
References
External links
- James Sloyan at IMDb
- James Sloyan at AllMovie