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Dabney Coleman

Acting Born Jan 3, 1932 Died May 16, 2024 Austin, Texas, USA 199 credits

Biography

Dabney Wharton Coleman was an American actor born on January 3, 1932, in Austin, Texas, and he passed away on May 16, 2024, at the age of ninety-two. He was known for acting with one hundred seventy-two known credits. His film appearances included 9 to 5 in 1980, On Golden Pond in 1981, Tootsie in 1982, WarGames in 1983, Cloak & Dagger in 1984, The Muppets Take Manhattan in 1984, The Beverly Hillbillies in 1993, You've Got Mail in 1998, Inspector Gadget in 1999, Recess: School's Out in 2001, Moonlight Mile in 2002, and Rules Don't Apply in 2016. His television roles featured the title characters of Buffalo Bill from 1983 to 1984 and The Slap Maxwell Story from 1987 to 1988, Burton Fallin on The Guardian from 2001 to 2004, the voice of Principal Peter Prickly on Recess from 1997 to 2001, and Louis The Commodore Kaestner on Boardwalk Empire.

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Career

Career overview

Dabney Wharton Coleman was an American actor born on January 3, 1932, in Austin, Texas. Over the course of his extensive career, he accumulated 172 known acting credits in film and television.

Coleman appeared in numerous well-known feature films starting in 1980 with 9 to 5. His subsequent film credits included On Golden Pond in 1981, Tootsie in 1982, WarGames in 1983, Cloak and Dagger in 1984, and The Muppets Take Manhattan in 1984. Later film appearances included The Beverly Hillbillies in 1993, You've Got Mail in 1998, Inspector Gadget in 1999, the animated feature Recess: School's Out in 2001, Moonlight Mile in 2002, and Rules Don't Apply in 2016.

In addition to his film work, Coleman had prominent television roles. He played the title characters in the series Buffalo Bill from 1983 to 1984 and The Slap Maxwell Story from 1987 to 1988. He also portrayed Burton Fallin on The Guardian from 2001 to 2004, provided the voice of Principal Peter Prickly on the animated series Recess from 1997 to 2001, and played Louis The Commodore Kaestner on Boardwalk Empire. Coleman passed away on May 16, 2024, at the age of 92.

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Career timeline

Still Working 9 to 5
YellowstoneFor the People
Rules Don't Apply
Ray Donovan
Char·ac·ter
Boardwalk EmpirePound Puppies
HeartlandHard Four
Courting Alex
Domino
NCISRecess: Taking the Fifth GradeRecess: All Growed DownWhere the Red Fern Grows
Moonlight MileThe Climb
The GuardianThe Zeta ProjectRecess: School's OutThe Making of MidwayKiss My Act
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStuart LittleInspector GadgetGiving It UpMust Be Santa
You've Got MailExiledMy Date with the President's DaughterTarget Earth
RecessA Witch's Way of Love
E! True Hollywood StoryDevil's Food
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildIn the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
The Magic School BusMadman of the PeopleJudicial ConsentClifford
The Beverly HillbilliesAmos & Andrew
There Goes the NeighborhoodLincoln
Never ForgetDrexell's Class
Meet the ApplegatesWhere the Heart IsShort TimeThe Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Hot to TrotBaby MMaybe Baby
Plaza SuiteDragnetHappy 100th Birthday, HollywoodGuilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter StoryThe Slap Maxwell Story
FresnoThe Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerMurrow
Night of 100 Stars IIThe Man with One Red Shoe
The Muppets Take ManhattanCloak & Dagger
WarGamesBuffalo Bill
TootsieYoung Doctors in Love

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