Leon Russom

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Leon Russom
Russom as Willis Frame and Toni Kalem as Angie Perrini in Another World, 1976.
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Leon Russom is an American actor who appeared in numerous television series, particularly

The Die is Cast") and the Starfleet Commander-in-Chief in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. In his later years, he has appeared in shows such as X-Files, Bones, Jericho, Prison Break, and Cold Case. Russom worked with the Coen brothers twice, playing smaller parts in The Big Lebowski (1998) and True Grit
(2010).

Early career

Russom's first acting work was on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light in the late 1960s. He subsequently appeared in another CBS soap opera Love is a Many Splendored Thing as Joe Taylor from 1972 to 1973. Russom was the second actor to play the role of Willis Frame on the NBC soap Another World, a role that he kept for several years. His early film career included The Trial of the Catonsville Nine as David Durst and Stephen King's Silver Bullet. He also appeared on the TV show Mission: Impossible as Sam Evans.

Later work

Leon Russom's later work included many appearances in dramas, mainly legal or crime. He appeared in many TV shows in the 1990s and the early 2000s, including L.A. Law, Bones, Cold Case, Law & Order, JAG, NYPD Blue, John Doe, The X-Files, Dark Skies, Seinfeld (as an Astros representative in "The Hot Tub") and other shows. He played the police chief of Malibu in the Coen brothers' The Big Lebowski (1998). He appeared in Prison Break as General Jonathan Krantz, head of The Company.

Russom is also a stage actor, and in 2012, he was nominated for an LA Weekly Theater Award[1] for his portrayal of Hamm in Samuel Beckett's Endgame at Los Angeles' Sacred Fools Theater Company,[2] where he served as a co-artistic director for the company's sixteenth season, alongside fellow company members French Stewart and Alyssa Preston.[3] In 2013, he appeared as the Earl of Gloucester in King Lear with The Porters of Hellsgate, alongside Larry Cedar as King Lear.[4] In 2018, he appeared in a small but significant role in John Krasinski's acclaimed horror film, A Quiet Place.[5]

Filmography

Film

Leon Russom film credits
Year Title Role
1972 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine David Darst
1985 Silver Bullet Bob Coslaw
1987 Hotshot Coach
1987 No Way Out Kevin O'Brien
1988 The Rescue Captain Miller
1988 Fresh Horses Kyle Larkin
1991 He Said, She Said Harry
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Chief-in-Command
1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn Shanty Lady's Husband
1994 Double Dragon Chief Delario
1995 Goldilocks and the Three Bears Joshua Crane
1996 The Phantom Mayor Krebs
1996 Reasons of the Heart Drew Hadley
1998 The Big Lebowski Malibu Police Chief
2000 Men of Honor Decker
2000 A Visit from the Sergeant Major with Unintended Consequences Mr. White
2000 Ascension Old Man
2001 Behind Enemy Lines Ed Burnett
2003 Buttleman Reverend Buttleman
2010 True Grit Sheriff
2012 Fuzz Track City Victor Swick
2013 Lost on Purpose Gene Lee
2016 The Binding Uriel
2016 The Midnighters Victor
2017 Bethany Doctor Merman
2017 The Fuzz Victor Swick
2018 A Quiet Place Man in the woods
2023 The Primevals Rondo Montana

Television

Leon Russom television credits
Year Title Role Notes
1969 Guiding Light Peter Wexler 1 episode
1971 Mission: Impossible Sam Evans Episode: "The Miracle" (S6.E5)
1972–1973 Love is a Many Splendored Thing Joe Taylor 248 episodes
1975 Kojak Gallen 1 episode
1978–1980 Another World Willis Frame 272 episodes
1987 The Equalizer Sergeant Worley Episode: "Solo"
1988 The Equalizer Lieutenant Borley Episode: "Something Green"
1993 L.A. Law Matthew Wilton 1 episode
1993 Law & Order Gordon Bryce Episode: "Benevolence"
1993 The X-Files Detective Miles Episode: Pilot
1995 NYPD Blue William Crawford 1 episode
1995 Seinfeld Clayton Episode: "The Hot Tub"
1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Vice Admiral Toddman Episode: "The Die is Cast"
1996 Dark Skies Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter 1 episode
1997 JAG Captain Gayle Osbourne 2 episodes
1998 The Magnificent Seven Mr. Wheeler 1 episode
1999 Diagnosis: Murder Claude Campbell 1 episode
2000 The Practice Brian Kerns 2 episodes
2000 The X-Files Detective Miles Episode: "Requiem"
2002 JAG Lt. General Anthony Manzarek 1 episode
2002 John Doe Lorne Barker 1 episode
2002 The West Wing Network News President 1 episode
2004 NYPD Blue Larry Praegitzer 1 episode
2005 Alias James Lehman 1 episode
2006 Cold Case Owen Murphy 1 episode
2006–2008 Jericho Sheriff 2 episodes
2006-2009 Prison Break General Jonathan Krantz 30 episodes
2007 Bones Archbishop Stephen Wallace 1 episode
2007 Boston Legal Colonel George Hegarty 1 episode

References

  1. ^ Theater Awards: The Nominations, Laweekly.com; accessed August 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "SACRED FOOLS - MAINSTAGE 2011 - Endgame". Sacredfools.org. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "SACRED FOOLS - Past Productions". Sacredfools.org. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ "The Porters of Hellsgate Stage KING LEAR, Jan 4-Feb 9". Losangeles.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ^ Walsh, Savannah (July 6, 2018). "This 'A Quiet Place' Scene Is Even More Depressing Than You Realized, According To The Actor Behind "The Man In The Woods"". Bustle. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
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