Larry Cedar
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Larry Cedar | |
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Born | March 6, 1955 |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA, MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1978–present |
Larry Frank Cedar (born March 6, 1955) is an American voice, film and television actor, best known as one of the players of the
Life and career
Cedar's professional acting career did not begin until shortly after his admission to Hastings Law School when, on an impulse, he decided to audition for, and was accepted into the MFA Theater program at
Cedar spent six seasons in New York starring in the award-winning PBS series
In August 2008, Cedar appeared in Towelhead, the directorial debut of Alan Ball (creator of Six Feet Under). He co-starred opposite Adrien Brody as the demented Chester Sinclair in the Ben Affleck/Diane Lane noir feature film Hollywoodland, directed by Allen Coulter, and recurred for three seasons as Leon, the opium-addicted card dealer and thief, in the David Milch helmed HBO series Deadwood opposite Powers Boothe and Ian McShane. His independent film work includes the award-winning short Tel Aviv, the science fiction thriller Forecast, and the full-length horror film Midnight Son. He has also done voice-over work for hundreds of commercials, cartoon series, and video games.
In 2010, Cedar had a role in The Crazies, playing Principal Ben Sandborn. From 2011 to 2012 he portrayed Cornelius Hawthorne, father of Chevy Chase's character Pierce Hawthorne, on 2 episodes of Community.
Cedar is active in the Los Angeles theatre community. In 2013 he starred in King Lear with The Porters of Hellsgate.[2] For the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival, he developed the script for Orwellian: Rants, Recollections, and Cautionary Tales From The Works of Eric Arthur Blair, which is a one-hour adaptation of three works by George Orwell: Down and Out in Paris and London, Animal Farm, and Nineteen Eighty-Four. The play was produced by The Porters of Hellsgate in conjunction with the Orwell estate.[3]
Filmography
Film roles
- The Babe - Radio announcer
- Atlas Shrugged: Part III- Dr. Floyd Ferris
- C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. - Graves
- Constantine - Vermin Man
- Demonic Toys - Peterson
- Dreamscape - Snakeman
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Car Rental Agent
- Hollywoodland - Chester Sinclair
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters - Pete Ross (voice)[4]
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis - Thomas Curry (voice)[4]
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets - Control Room Guard
- Paparazzi - Charlie
- Pinocchio's Revenge - District Attorney
- The Ant Bully - Ant #8 (voice)[4]
- The Crazies - Principal Ben Sandborn
- The Gingerdead Man - Jimmy Dean
- The Hidden - Brem
- The London Connection- Roger Pike
- The Master of Disguise - Businessman
- Towelhead - Photographer
- Twilight Zone: The Movie - Creature on the Wing (Episode #4)
- The Snow Queen 2 - Eric (voice)[4]
Television roles
- Animaniacs - Andrew Lloyd Webber (voice)[4]
- Battlestar Galactica - Cadet Shields
- Batman Beyond - Manor Cop, Pilot (voice)[4]
- Ben 10 - Howell Wainwright, Head Scientist (voice)[4]
- Boston Legal - Robert Hooper
- Charmed - Demon Xar
- Community - Cornelius Hawthorne
- Cow and Chicken - French Guy, English Guy (voice)[4]
- Deadwood - Leon (3 seasons)
- Freakazoid! - Anton Mohans, Bernt, Chip Clavicle, Hans, Oblongata (voice)[4]
- Get a Life - Ted (2 episodes)
- Pinky and the Brain - Various voices[4]
- Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain - Salesman (voice)[4]
- Samurai Jack - Mr. Pibbles, Doorman (voice)[4]
- Saved by the Bell - Mystery Weekend actor
- Square One Television - Series Regular
- Stargate SG-1 - Ori Prior #2 (Episode: "Origin")
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Nydrom (Episode: "Armageddon Game")
- Star Trek: Voyager - Tersa
- Star Trek: Enterprise - Tessic
- State of Mind - Larry Carson
- Superman: The Animated Series - First Mate, Restaurant Owner (voice)[4]
- The Riches - Karl
- The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries - Potter, Conductor #3 (voice)[4]
- Two and a Half Men - Policeman/Announcer (2 episodes)
- W*A*L*T*E*R (unsold M*A*S*H spinoff) - Zipkin
- Without a Trace - Ray Pallidies
- The Last Tycoon - Dr. Harold Grife (episode "More Stars Than There Are in Heaven")
- Young Sheldon - Lawrence, as train museum keeper
- The Zeta Project - Gate Guard #2[4]
Video game roles
- EverQuest II - Rune Shimmerstar, Tristan Gallaway, Eorandalanu Otuden, Alchemist Alus Crispian, Dyric Pyre, Waylon March, The Glademaster, Generic Male Dark Elf Merchant, Generic Male Erudite Merchant, Generic Male Gnome Merchant, Generic Male Halfling Merchant, Generic Male Human Merchant, Generic Male Ratonga Merchant, Generic Dark Elf Guard
- Hitman: Absolution - Edward Wade[4]
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Loki[4]
- Shadow of Rome - Maecanas[4]
- SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs - Vandal
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Additional Voices
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 - San Francisco Bike Messenger
- Tony Hawk's Underground - Slave Driver, Second Tampa Cop, Team Filmer
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 - Additional Voices
- Ultimate Spider-Man - Additional Voices
References
- ^ "NOTABLE ALUMNI ACTORS". UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Larry Cedar to Star in The Porters of Hellsgate's King Lear". December 3, 2012. Shakespeare in LA
- ^ "Orwellian: Starring Larry Cedar". Hollywood Fringe Festival
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Larry Cedar (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 4, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
External links
- Larry Cedar at IMDb
- Larry Cedar's website