Ralph Seymour (actor)
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Born | Lansing, Illinois, U.S. | May 4, 1956
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1980–2002 |
Ralph Seymour (born May 4, 1956) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He began his career in theater, starring on
Biography
Seymour was born in Lansing, Illinois,[1] the third of five children.[2] He graduated from Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing in 1974, and was active performing in school plays and community theater.[2]
Seymour relocated to New York City, where he appeared on
He appeared in the short-lived sitcom Makin' It (1979)[3] before making his film debut in Underground Aces (1981).[4] Next, he co-starred with Leif Garrett and Linda Manz in the television film Longshot (1981), about a group of teenage foosball players.[5]
Seymour subsequently appeared in the comedy Back Roads (1981) with Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones, and had roles in the slasher film Just Before Dawn (also 1981) and the comedies Surf II (1983) and Meatballs Part II (1984).[4]
Other film roles include in the horror-comedies Ghoulies (1985) and Killer Party (1986), the drama Empire of the Sun (1987), and the comedy-drama Rain Man (1988).[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1981 | Underground Aces | Zig | [4] | |
1981 | Back Roads | Gosler | [4] | |
1981 | Just Before Dawn | Daniel | [4] | |
1981 | Longshot | Leroy Curtis | [4] | |
1983 | Surf II | Becker | ||
1984 | Meatballs Part II | Eddie | [4] | |
1985 | Ghoulies | Mark | [4] | |
1985 | Fletch | Creasy | [4] | |
1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Francis' Accomplice | [4] | |
1986 | Killer Party | Martin | [4] | |
1987 | Empire of the Sun | Cohen | [4] | |
1988 | Rain Man | Lenny | [4] | |
1989 | Let It Ride | Sid | [4] | |
1992 | Rage and Honor | Sleazoid | [4] | |
1997 | The Relic | Sergeant | [4] |
Select television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1979 | Makin' It | Al 'Kingfish' Sorrentino | Main role | [3] |
1992 | Sinatra | Budd | Miniseries | [4] |
References
- ^ "Ralph Seymour". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c Sherman, Richard (September 3, 1989). "Area native's key to success is keeping himself busy". The Times. p. F5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b McLean, Robert A. (February 1, 1979). "A disco family". The Boston Globe. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Ralph Seymour". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016.
- ^ Scanlan, Kathryn (August 20, 2022). "Twenty-Eight Portraits Of Linda Manz (1961–2020)". Another Gaze. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022.
External links
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- Ralph Seymour at IMDb
- Ralph Seymour at the Internet Broadway Database