Richard Lineback
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Richard Lineback | |
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Other names | Richard D. Lineback |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1975–present |
Richard D. Lineback (born February 4, 1952) is an American actor who appeared in the films Speed, Twister and Varsity Blues. He played Deputy Dodd in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.[1]
Lineback has appeared in many roles on the
He has also made numerous
, playing different characters.Early life
Lineback was born in Frankfurt as the son of American parents Carl Mayo Lineback (1922–2004) and Dorothy Anne Darnall (1923–2008). His siblings are Robert B. Lineback (born 1953) and Carol A. Lineback (born 1955). His father was a physician and an officer in the U.S. Army assigned to the 97th General Hospital in Frankfurt. When he retired from active military service in 1965, Dr. Lineback relocated with his family to Austin, Texas, where he established a private practice.[4]
Richard Lineback graduated from John H. Reagan High School in Austin in 1970, where he appeared in several student theatrical productions. After attending the University of Texas at Austin.,[5] he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career.
Career
In 1975, Lineback joined the Colony Theatre Company in
His film debut was the role of Steve Estes in the
His many
Lineback appeared as Al LeFauve in the world premiere stage production of Baby Dance, co-starring Linda Purl and Stephanie Zimbalist, at the Pasadena Playhouse, and was nominated for the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his performance. He later reprised the role at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, and the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven.
In the film Natural Born Killers (1994), Lineback's character, Sonny, was the first redneck to be shot to death by the murderous couple Mickey Knox (played by Woody Harrelson) and Mallory Knox (played by Juliette Lewis). In Twister (1996), his character, Mr. Thornton (Jo Harding's father), was the victim of a raging tornado. He played an FBI special agent, McMurphy, in the crime/thriller The Jackal (1997) with Bruce Willis, Richard Gere and Sidney Poitier.[6]
Lineback recreated his performance as Al LeFauve for the Showtime film The Baby Dance (1998) co-starring Stockard Channing and Laura Dern. He played the innkeeper in the horror film The Ring (2002) featuring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson.
Lineback resides in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Film
Title | Release | Genre | Role | Notes |
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Joni | 1980 | Biopic / Drama | Steve Estes | |
Hard Country
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1981 | Western / Drama | Larry | |
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | 1985 | Slasher / Horror | Deputy Dodd | |
Stewardess School | 1986 | Action / Comedy | Sgt. Striker | |
Beyond the Next Mountain | 1987 | Adventure / Drama | Mr. Young Man | |
Sommersby | 1993 | Mystery / Romance | Timothy Fry | |
Speed | 1994 | Action / Thriller | Sergeant Norwood | |
Natural Born Killers | 1994 | Crime | Sonny | |
The Stars Fell on Henrietta | 1995 | Drama | Les Furrows (banker) | |
Twister | 1996 | Action / Adventure | Mr. Thornton | |
Tin Cup | 1996 | Comedy / Romance | Curt | |
The Jackal | 1997 | Crime / Thriller | FBI Special Agent McMurphy | |
After the Game | 1997 | Drama / Mystery | Slim, the Bartender | |
Hush | 1998 | Drama / Thriller | Hal Bentall | |
Meet the Deedles | 1998 | Comedy | Mr. Crabbe | |
Varsity Blues | 1999 | Comedy / Sport | Joe Harbor | |
Ready to Rumble | 2000 | Comedy / Sport | Mr. Boggs | |
The Ring | 2002 | Horror / Thriller | Innkeeper |
Television
Title | Aired | Genre | Role | Notes |
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M*A*S*H’' | 12-03-1979 | Comedy | "Eddie" | "Dear Uncle Abdul" |
Riding for the Pony Express | 1980 | Western | Willy Gomes | |
Gideon's Trumpet
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1980 | Drama | Lester Wade | |
Death Ray 2000 | 1981 | Action / Fantasy | U.S. Army enlisted man | |
Johnny Belinda | 1982 | Drama | Dan | |
M*A*S*H | 1982 | Comedy | Pvt. Scala | "Trick or Treatment" |
Ghost Dancing | 1983 | Drama | Brian | |
Fatal Vision | 1984 | Drama | MP Captain | |
Return to Mayberry | 1986 | Comedy | Wally Butler | |
Matlock | 1986 | Legal Drama/Mystery | Banning | Pilot |
Inherit the Wind | 1988 | Drama | Sillers | |
Blind Vengeance | 1990 | Drama | Edwin "Ed" Rentzell | |
Woman with a Past | 1992 | Drama | Wayne | |
Somebody's Daughter | 1992 | Crime / Drama | Fielder | |
The Stand | 1994 | Horror / Fantasy | Poke | |
The Baby Dance | 1998 | Drama | Al LeFauve | |
The King of Texas | 2002 | Western / Drama | Warnell | |
Star Trek: Enterprise | 2003 | Sci-Fi | Kessick | |
McBride: Dogged | 2007 | Mystery | Frank Sinclair | |
NCIS | 2008; Episode: Heartland | Crime/Drama | Chuck Winslow |
References
- ^ "Richard Lineback". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "Colony Theatre Member Richard Lineback". colonytheatre.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ TV.com. "Richard Lineback". TV.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 11, 2004, Obituary of Carl Mayo Lineback.
- ^ "Richard Lineback – Deputy Dodd". Friday the 13th Films. Archived from the original on 2003-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ^ "Richard Lineback". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
External links
- Richard Lineback at IMDb
- Richard Lineback at the Colony Theatre Website