Ed O'Ross
Biography
Ed O'Ross, born Edward Oross on July 4, 1946, is an American actor. His place of birth is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. His career in the entertainment industry includes seventy-one known acting credits. Among his prominent roles in film, he portrayed Itchy in Dick Tracy, Colonel Perry in Universal Soldier, Lt. Touchdown in Full Metal Jacket, the ruthless Georgian mobster Viktor Rostavili in Red Heat, and police detective Cliff Willis in The Hidden. Additionally, he appeared in the television show Shark, which ran from 2006 to 2008. He is also known by the names Ed Oross and Ed O. Ross.
Career overview
Edward Oross, known professionally as Ed O'Ross, is an American actor born on July 4, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. With seventy-one known credits in acting on The Movie Database, his career spans roles in both feature films and television.
Among his prominent film roles, he portrayed Itchy in Dick Tracy, Colonel Perry in Universal Soldier, and Lt. Touchdown in Full Metal Jacket. He also played the ruthless Georgian mobster Viktor Rostavili in Red Heat and police detective Cliff Willis in The Hidden.
In addition to his film work, his television credits include a role on the television show Shark, which aired from 2006 to 2008. He is also credited professionally under the alternative names Ed Oross and Ed O. Ross.
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- Curious George: Royal Monkey (2019) as Ivan the Doorman / Firefighter (voice)
- Dark Image (2017) as Ogden Edwards
- The Best Thanksgiving Ever (2016) as Officer Harris
- Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- Rivers 9 (2015) as Covington
- A Green Story (2013) as Van
- Fallout: Red Star (2013) as Barker
- Sorority Party Massacre (2012) as Sheriff Barney P. Lumpkin
- Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009) as Ivan the Doorman (voice)
- Star And The Forces Of Evil (2009) as Boris (voice)
- The Harsh Life of Veronica Lambert (2009)
- Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club (2008) as Coleman
- Delta Farce (2007) as Victor
- Nobody (2007) as Rolo Toles
- Shark (2006) as Yuri Denikov
- Curious George (2006) as Ivan (voice)
- The Closer (2005) as Ryan Littman
- CSI: NY (2004) as Paul Wojewedski
- Boston Legal (2004) as Judge Phillip Stevens
- Justice League Unlimited (2004) as General Olanic (voice)
- Justice League Unlimited (2004) as Tobias Manning / Guard (voice)
- A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins (2004) as Self
- NCIS (2003) as Dao Huang
- Teen Titans (2003) as Raskov (voice)
- The Gray in Between (2002) as Roman
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) as Gaavrin
- Six Feet Under (2001) as Nikolai
- I’m Not Russian, But I Play One on TV (2001) as Self
- Mindstorm (2001) as Caretaker
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Leo
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Mr. Furlong
- Grosse Pointe (2000) as Officer Volpe
- The Last Producer (2000) as Sarky
- Spanish Judges (2000) as The Bossman
- Y2K (1999) as Fairchild
- Enemy Action (1999) as Maj. Pedyed
- Evasive Action (1998) as Warden Jack Kramer
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) as Police Detective (segment "Murder On the Second Floor")
- Men in Black: The Series (1997) as Agent K (voice)
- Hoodlum (1997) as Lulu Rosenkrantz
- Dark Planet (1997) as Byron
- Navajo Blues (1996) as Not Lightning Struck
- The Power Within (1995) as Deriva
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Ev Wyman
- Midnight Run Around (1994) as Marvin Dorfler
- Another Midnight Run (1994) as Marvin Dorfler
- Universal Soldier (1992) as Colonel Perry
- Play Nice (1992) as Jack 'Mouth' Penucci
- Dick Tracy (1990) as Itchy
- The Outsiders (1990) as Convict
- Another 48 Hrs. (1990) as Frank Cruise
- Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) as Major Gates (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes (1990) as Self
- Seinfeld (1989) as Det. Blake
- Seinfeld (1989) as Cop #2
- Seinfeld (1989) as Detective Blake
- Red Heat (1988) as Viktor Rostavili
- Action Jackson (1988) as Frank Stringer
- The Verne Miller Story (1988) as Ralph Capone
- Glory Days (1988) as Dave Trumbo
- Full Metal Jacket (1987) as Lt. Touchdown
- Lethal Weapon (1987) as Mendez
- High Mountain Rangers (1987) as Bernie Cousins
- The Hidden (1987) as Cliff Willis
- Seven Minutes in Heaven (1986) as Mall Security Guard
- Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (1986) as Trooper Hudley
- Moonlighting (1985) as Mr. Navarone
- Stingray (1985) as Tino Di Augustino
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Det. Alex Maggio
- The Cotton Club (1984) as Monk
- The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) as Bartender at Sal's
- One Down, Two to Go (1982) as Tournament Thug
- Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982) as Glenn