Lee Horsley
Lee Horsley | |
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Born | Lee Arthur Horsley May 15, 1955 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–2015 |
Spouse |
Stephanie Downer (m. 1980) |
Children | 2 |
Lee Arthur Horsley (born May 15, 1955[1]) is an American film, television, and theater actor known for starring roles in the television series Nero Wolfe (1981), Matt Houston (1982–1985), and Paradise (1988–1991). He starred in the 1982 film The Sword and the Sorcerer and recorded the audiobook edition of Lonesome Dove.
Career
Horsley began his acting career touring in stage productions of
He appeared in the feature-length cult film
In 1987-1988 Season, Horsley acted in the Jerry Herman musical, Mack and Mabel, at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Janet Metz, Scott Ellis, Ed Evanko, and Ruth Williamson in the cast. Robert Johanson was director.
Personal life
Horsley was born in Muleshoe, Texas,[1] the seat of Bailey County. He grew up in the Denver, Colorado area, sang in a church choir and graduated from Englewood High School in 1973. Horsley married Stephanie Downer in 1980 and fathered a daughter, Amber, in 1981 and a son, Logan, in 1983. Horsley is an outdoorsman, horseman, rodeo participant, and western novelist.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | Prince Talon | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor |
1994 | Unlawful Passage | Peter Browning | |
1999 | Nightmare Man | Ed Cody | |
2003 | Dismembered | Joe Kenny | |
2005 | Jasper: The Story of a Mule | Narrator | Voice role |
2007 | Showdown at Area 51 | Diamond Joe Carson | |
2010 | Tales of an Ancient Empire | Talon | Sequel to The Sword and the Sorcerer |
2012 | Django Unchained | Sheriff Gus | |
2015 | The Hateful Eight | Ed |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Nero Wolfe | Archie Goodwin | 14 episodes |
1982 | The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch | Captain John Cain | TV movie |
1983 | The Love Boat | Greg Munford | Episode: "China Cruise" |
1985 | Thirteen at Dinner | Bryan Martin | TV movie |
When Dreams Come True | Alex Kazloff | TV movie | |
1982–85 | Matt Houston | Matlock 'Matt' Houston | 67 episodes |
1986 | North and South, Book II | Rafe Beaudeen | Miniseries |
Crossings |
Nick Burnham | Miniseries | |
1987 | Infidelity | Nick Denato | TV movie |
1988 | Dolly | Jim Miller | Season 1, episode 15 |
1989 | Single Women Married Men | Ross Marino | TV movie |
1990 | The Face of Fear | Graham Harris | TV movie |
1991 | Palomino | Tate Jordan | TV movie |
1988–91 | Paradise | Ethan Allen Cord | Western Heritage Award (won)
|
1992–93 | Bodies of Evidence | Lt. Ben Carroll | 16 episodes |
1994 | The Corpse Had a Familiar Face | Ben Nicholson | TV movie |
French Silk | Detective Cassidy | TV movie | |
1994–95 | Hawkeye |
Natty 'Hawkeye' Bumppo | 22 episodes |
1995 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Seamus O'Neil | Episodes: "Rough Passage", "The Prodigal Father (1)" and "The Prodigal Father (2)" |
1996 | The Care and the Handling of Roses | Tom Doster | TV movie |
Home Song | Tom Gardner | TV movie | |
1998 | Wind on Water | Gardner Poole | |
2001 | Touched by an Angel | Guy Garfield | Episode: "I Am an Angel" |
References
- ^ All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the originalon March 18, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Todd (April 10, 2008). "Albert Pyun Reunites With The Sword and the Sorcerer Star Lee Horsley For Tales of an Ancient Empire". Retrieved January 6, 2021.
External links
- Lee Horsley at IMDb