John Getz

John Getz

​John Getz is a stage-trained American actor. Getz dropped out of college to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. While working in a winery, he helped found the Theater Company in Napa County, California. His location in the grape-growing Napa Valley led to Getz's television debut in a made-for-television horror film Killer Bees. Killer Bees starred Gloria Swanson, Craig Stevens, Kate Jackson, and Edward Albert. Getz then moved to New York City, where he became active in local theater while doing an 18-month stint as Neil Johnson on the soap opera Another World. Getz appeared in The Happy Hooker and followed up with several other roles before starring in the Coen Brothers' neo-noir thriller Blood Simple. He played the doomed lover of a married woman (Frances McDormand) who woefully misinterprets his increasingly complex circumstances. Getz also appeared in The Fly and The Fly II as Stathis Borans, a science magazine editor who pays a heavy price for his curiosity. Also in 1989, he played a Marine Corps Major in Born on the Fourth of July. In 1991, Getz appeared as the unpleasant boyfriend of professional women in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Curly Sue. In 1990, Getz appeared as a crime boss in the Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez spoof Men At Work. In 1994, he appeared in the film Playmaker, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Rubin. In 2007, he had a role in David Fincher's film Zodiac. Also in 2007, he appeared in Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's documentary film Nanking as George Ashmore Fitch, head of the local YMCA and administrative director of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone. Getz also had a role in Fincher's film The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook. He appeared in the suspense thriller Elevator as a Wall Street executive trapped in an elevator with a group of strangers, one of whom has a bomb. Written and produced by Marc Rosenberg and directed by Stig Svendsen, Elevator was released in July 2012. He appeared in Trumbo (2015) as director Sam Wood. Through the decades, Getz has guest-starred in many television series, including Barney Miller and Three's Company, where he played Lee Tripper, brother of Jack Tripper. He has guest-starred in How I Met Your Mother, Prison Break, The King of Queens and Private Practice, and had recurring roles in Homeland, Timeless and Bosch. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Getz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
    Birthday
    10/15/1946
Blood Simple
Blood Simple
7.257
Elevator
Elevator
4.934
Desperate Acts of Magic
Desperate Acts of Magic
4.2
In My Daughter's Name
In My Daughter's Name
6
Playmaker
Playmaker
6.3
Majority Rule
Majority Rule
3
Not in Front of the Children
6
Muggable Mary, Street Cop
Muggable Mary, Street Cop
0
The Fly
The Fly
7.389
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
6.139
Thief of Hearts
Thief of Hearts
5.347
Awake to Danger
Awake to Danger
4
Untamed Love
Untamed Love
5.6
Police Story: Burnout
Police Story: Burnout
0
The Fly II
The Fly II
5.5
Curly Sue
Curly Sue
6.411
Nanking
Nanking
7.223
A Passion to Kill
A Passion to Kill
4.6
Hunger Point
Hunger Point
5
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
0
I Want To Go Home
0
Tattoo
Tattoo
5.5
Living 'til the End
Living 'til the End
3
Painted Hero
Painted Hero
5.4
Men at Work
Men at Work
5.663
A Line in the Sand
A Line in the Sand
0
Fortunes of War
Fortunes of War
3.3
Concrete Beat
Concrete Beat
4
A Friend's Betrayal
A Friend's Betrayal
7
Body at Brighton Rock
Body at Brighton Rock
4.991
Loose Change
Loose Change
0
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
0
The Happy Hooker
The Happy Hooker
4.3
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
5.357
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
7.333
Certain Women
Certain Women
5.997
Killer Bees
Killer Bees
4.2
Brampton's Own
Brampton's Own
4.8
Kent State
Kent State
6
Zenon: The Zequel
Zenon: The Zequel
5.7
The Social Network
The Social Network
7.363
The Perfect Guy
The Perfect Guy
5.692
The Late Shift
The Late Shift
6.561
Hard Four
7.2
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
0
Held for Ransom
Held for Ransom
5.8
Trumbo
Trumbo
7.16
Some Girl
Some Girl
4.625
Betrayal of Trust
Betrayal of Trust
6
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
7.4
Mojave Moon
Mojave Moon
5
Jobs
Jobs
6.134
Zodiac
Zodiac
7.521
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
6.128
Superhero Movie
Superhero Movie
5.243
Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July
6.997
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